PA Agricultural Industry Breakfast: Managing Risk and Building Resilience

2710 W. Pine Grove Road
Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 16865

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Pennsylvania Beef Producers Working Group, Center for Beef Excellence, Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence, Center for Dairy Excellence, Center for Plant Excellence, and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Join us for the 2026 PA Agricultural Industry Breakfast, Managing Risk & Building Resilience! Every day Pennsylvania’s farm families face emerging risks, from the spring freeze in April to the droughty conditions in June, from HPAI in poultry to New World Screwworm infecting beef herds along the southern border. Remaining viable in today’s agricultural industry requires adaptability, risk management, and a solution-based mindset. Join us for breakfast at Ag Progress Days where we’ll discuss the economics of risks in agricultural operations and how we can better equip our farm families with the resources to navigate through the challenges to seize opportunities for greater profitability.

The PA Agricultural Industry Breakfast will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 from 7-9 a.m. in the Special Events Building at Ag Progress Days. Both producers and sales and service professionals working in the animal ag industry are invited to join us for breakfast and learn about managing risk and building resilience across PA agriculture sectors.

The breakfast is free, but pre-registration is required. Click here to RSVP using the form below, or call 717-346-0849. 

View the program and meet the speakers:

• Breakfast
• Introductions and Setting the Stage – Nichole Hockenberry
• Welcome from the Department – Secretary Redding
• Navigating the Risks, Seizing the Opportunities – Dr. Becca Weir, PSU
• A Case Study: New World Screwworm Disease – Dr. Kellie Hough, USDA
• A Farmer’s Perspective – Mike Flinchbaugh, Flinchbaugh Farms
• Discussion Panel and Wrap Up – Jayne Sebright

This event is being held as part of an initiative of the Pennsylvania Beef Producers Working Group, Center for Beef Excellence, Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence, Center for Dairy Excellence, Center for Plant Excellence, and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

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