Farms.com Home   News

Congressman Deluzio Celebrates $1.2 Million in Federal Grants to Three Western PA Dairy Farmers

Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) celebrated the award of $1,254,169 in federal funding to three dairy farms in Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District. The funding will support new equipment and infrastructure projects to modernize and boost Western PA milk production at Turner Dairy Farms ($750,000), Broadrun Farms (previously known as Caldwell Farms—$43,451), and Brunton Dairy ($460,718)—which suffered a devastating fire in 2023.  

“Pennsylvania cows make the best milk,” said Congressman Deluzio. “Our dairy farmers work hard to provide fresh, healthy milk and dairy products.

Source : house.gov

Trending Video

Season 6, Episode 3: Manure Handling Connections Between PRRSV and PEDV

Video: Season 6, Episode 3: Manure Handling Connections Between PRRSV and PEDV

Biosecurity is vital to any swine operation, and manure handling can pose serious potential risks. Research from Ana Paula Serafini Poeta Silva, a research scientist from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University, studied the association between manure management practices and disease outbreaks, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV). On today’s episode, she highlights the analysis on improving pumping procedures and which disease showed a stronger association in wean-to-market pigs