Voices of Agriculture

Video productions by Pennsylvania Farm Bureau in conjunction with RFD-TV in 2012.

Agritourism:
Growing Fun and Making Friends on the Farm

This show relates how farm families are diversifying their operations by introducing their acres and animals to the public. The 30-minute program also addresses how agri-tourism enterprises offer a fun-filled experience to families who want to get closer to the countryside, while generating new income helping farm families to prosper and preserve their agricultural heritage.

Bridging the Food Gap

The half-hour show, entitled “Bridging the Food Gap,” explores how farmers are intensifying outreach efforts to consumers to talk about how food is raised and grown. It also demonstrates how farmers are listening to consumer concerns and actively discussing controversial issues and myths associated with farming practices.

The program features interviews with a wide variety of farmers, other agriculture industry stakeholders and people who buy food for their families. As part of the television show, Union County farmer Jim Brubaker takes viewers inside one of his chicken houses, Lancaster County farmer Maria Forry opens her family dairy operation to the public, Centre County fruit grower Jason Coopey sells his products directly to consumers at his family’s farm market and the public gets an opportunity to learn about modern farming practices during a visit to the “Today’s Agriculture” exhibit at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.

“Cultivating Farming Knowledge”

This PA Farm Bureau produced TV program aired nationally on RFD-TV, the show explores various farmer-supported agricultural education outreach efforts designed to inform students and the general public about the important role farmers play in feeding, clothing and providing energy for Americans.