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WVIA News visited the Pennsylvania Farm Show last week to report on the richness of the annual event as it happened, but also with an eye toward larger trends in Keystone State agriculture, from potatoes to rodeo riding and bird flu.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held his first ‘Eat Real Food’ rally Wednesday in Harrisburg. Gov. Josh Shapiro pushed back against the visit on social media.

From fluffy Silkie chickens to ‘mini’ Bantam chickens, the Pennsylvania Farm Show welcomed a variety of birds to Harrisburg for the first year since the 2022 avian flu outbreak.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. hosted an ‘Eat Real Food’ rally today in Harrisburg, touting the changes he’s made in the past year to federal health policy.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins did a whirlwind tour of the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg on Thursday. State Ag Secretary Russell Redding said he

The WVIA News team will bring WVIA Radio listeners to the Pennsylvania Farm Show during All Things Considered today, Thursday, Jan. 15. Listen for live coverage from 4 to 6 p.m.

A Luzerne County boy took top honors Monday in a mullet contest at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. Drew Fleschut, 10, of Dallas, wore a red-and-black shirt in an homage to movie character Joe Dirt and carried Joe’s trademark mop.

The Pennsylvania Farm Show starts tomorrow. The week-long event informs, inspires and connects residents with one of the state’s largest industries -- agriculture. And, Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro officially announces his reelection campaign.

Just one month after Congress moved to strengthen legislation around the hemp industry, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to support research into medical marijuana for chronic pain and other conditions.

This week, WVIA's Lydia McFarlane and Sarah Hofius Hall discuss cell phone bans in area schools and what school leaders say are positive effects.