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Topics covered include: agritourism liability, animal & wildlife, energy/environment, farm safety, financial, labor, marketing, natural gas development, Pennsylvania’s Acre Law, Risk Management, Crop Insurance, Taxes and Transportation

Latest News

July 26, 2025
PFB Statement on MAHA Report
July 26, 2025
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Applauds the State House for Passing House Bill 1431
July 26, 2025
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Praises President Trump’s Commitment to Agricultural Labor
July 26, 2025
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Statement on Immigration Enforcement on Farms
July 26, 2025
Friends of Agriculture Foundation Holds Annual Golf Outing
July 26, 2025
Cost of Summer Cookout Nearly Unchanged from 2024
July 26, 2025
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Applauds the Senate for Passing Key Wildlife Legislation
July 26, 2025
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Announces Partnership with R&B Insurance 
July 26, 2025
Farm Bureau Applauds Senate Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill
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Ohio County Farm Bureaus Bring Farmers, Others Together for Cultivating Strong Futures Conference
14 Aug 2025
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By AFBA
Farm Bureau Seeks to Recognize Outstanding County Farm Bureaus
11 Aug 2025
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By AFBA
County Farm Bureaus Bring their Communities Closer
7 Aug 2025
figcaption {text-align:left!important; top:0!important;} figcaption p {margin:0!important;} p:empty {margin:0!important; line-height:0!important;}Content origin www.FB.orgphoto credit: Bourbon County Farm Bureau, Used With PermissionBy Lilly StewartThrough its annual County Activities of Excellence Awards, the American Farm Bureau Federation celebrates county Farm Bureaus for their unique, volunteer-driven programming. The following counties are being recognized for their…
By AFBA
Great American Farmers Market: Farm Bureau Connects with Consumers
5 Aug 2025
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By AFBA
Industry Links
Nationwide – Land as Your Legacy

You devote a significant part of your life to your family business, which represents one of your most valued assets. One day, this will be the legacy you pass on to the next generation. Nationwide developed the Land As Your Legacy program to assist farm owners like you in making the critical decisions that help to secure your farm as a family business. Transition planning may seem like something only the wealthy need to worry about, but it’s really just a way to ensure that your home and other assets are distributed the way that you want after you’re gone. Nationwide’s Land As Your Legacy program is here to help you throughout the entire transition planning process.

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Center for Farm Transitions

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture — The Center for Farm Transitions is staffed by personnel who have knowledge and experience in many aspects of issues faced by a farmer in transition. The Center can assist: beginning farmers; next generation family farmers; retiring farmers; relocating farmers; and farmers wishing to expand, develop new areas of their operation or convert to another type of farm. If your situation is unique, the Center’s staff will research your situation and work with you to develop a plan of action.

Center for Farm Transitions

PA Farm Link

Pennsylvania Farm Link, a 501c3 non-profit, is dedicated to the mission of creating farming opportunities for the next generation; with the goal of ensuring farmlands such as these stay in farming. This is accomplished through an online database. 

Pennsylvania Farm Link

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