Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker, and Kimberly Paley, president of PA State Council of Farm Organizations, came to Adams County’s Hollabaugh Brothers Farm in Biglerville on Tuesday, to attend an award ceremony honoring three frontline agriculture workers who had been nominated as “Pennsylvania Farmworkers of the Year”.
Leer in EspañolThe newly created award went to Jose Mateos of Hollabaugh Brothers, Stephen “Cowboy” Kulp of Clemens Food group in Hatfield, and Charles “Cam” Bishop of Pennsylvania Packinghouse in Washington County. Mateo and Kulp were present for this week’s ceremony, as was a large group of Hollabaugh farmworkers who attended the event to honor one of their own. At the initial meet-and-greet event with State representatives, Hollabaugh hosts, stakeholders and award recipients, attendees were treated to Hollabaugh’s popular peach ice cream and pies.
Kimberly Pale opened the ceremony by emphasizing that “frontline workers have long days and face many challenges while exuding their love and devotion to their jobs to ensure that we all have a safe and secure food supply.” She further explained that it is important to raise awareness of the roles of frontline workers, “so everyone understands how food finds its way from the farm to our table in Pennsylvania.” The award was created to highlight the “often unsung heroes of the most crucial work in Pennsylvania agriculture,” she said.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding presented the awards, provided background on the importance of farm and frontline workers, and credited the Shapiro Administrations’ support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses. “Pennsylvania agriculture today is what it is because of the frontline workers,” Secretary Redding said in his address. “Skilled, diligent team-players like Jose, Stephen and Charles feed our families, inspire their coworkers and are the foundation of their employers’ success.” The Secretary also noted how impressed he was with the sense of close community he was able to observe that day between Hollabaugh’s owners and their workforce. He pointed out various pictures displayed inside the market which depict the workers and their families.
“Today we celebrate not just the vital work of Jose, Stephen, and Charles, but the dedication of every agriculture worker who contributes to Pennsylvania’s prosperity,” said Labor & Industry Secretary Walker. “The Shapiro Administration is proud to support these exceptional individuals and to invest in the future of agriculture, ensuring that every worker has the opportunity to thrive and continue feeding our communities and our economy.” Addressing the workers present at the ceremony, Secretary Walker said, “Muchas gracias, for your service to others, to the communities who enjoy the fresh food and produce you so diligently provide.”
Brad Hollabaugh, President of Hollabaugh Brothers praised Jose Mateos, a 23-year employee who had started as a seasonal orchard worker. “Jose’s careful, patient guidance helped those with lesser skills achieve at a level that met company standards. That same patient style has been a trademark of Jose’s personnel management. He is strict about company policies and proper techniques. But he is also kind in his approach as he works with people. One could say his people skills are as finely tuned as his ability to understand and train an apple tree.” Mr. Hollabaugh also gave credit to his late son, Bruce, for having been instrumental in building the Hollabaugh Farm workforce over the years and creating a tightly knit community amongst the workers who partially come from the South, Central America, and the Caribbean. The specially designed shirts worn by the Hollabaugh workers carry the workers’ motto: “Dedicated; Enduring; Learning.”
In nominating Stephen “Cowboy” Kulp, Clemens Food Group’s Mark Musselman described Kulp’s dedication to his work as truly inspiring. “Cowboy understands the importance of his role in delivering safe and high-quality products to customers and approaches each task with a sense of pride and responsibility. His willingness to share his knowledge and expertise with his colleagues speaks volumes about his commitment to the success of the Clemens team.” General Manager, Brett Moyer, represented Clemens Food Group at the ceremony.
Charles “Cam” Bishop was nominated by the Pennsylvania Packinghouse for his 50 years in the meat industry, being a mentor to coworkers and bringing pride to his job. He was nominated for his “dedication to not only the business but also to the people he works with and for,” among some of his amazing attributes. Mr. Bishop was not present at the ceremony and will be honored in a separate event in the future.
State Representative, Torren Ecker, provided additional remarks and emphasized the importance of this award in highlighting the invaluable contributions by the agricultural workers to the State’s economy.
Hollabaugh Bros., Inc. is a fruit and vegetable farm and market located on 500 acres on Yellow Hill in Adams County. The family run farm and market in Biglerville started in 1955 and is owned by the 2nd and 3rd generations of the Hollabaugh family. For more information, go to: www.hollabaughbros.com.
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Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Secretary Redding presents plaque to Stephen “Cowboy” Kulp – Clemens Food Group
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley joins Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker and Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley joins Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker and Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Secretary Redding presents plaque to Stephen “Cowboy” Kulp – Clemens Food Group
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Brad Hollabaugh joins Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker, and PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Brad Hollabaugh joins Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker, and PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
PA Rep. Torren Ecker joins Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker, and PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Brett Moyer Clemens, Clemens Food Group General Manager, joins Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker, and PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker and Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding joins PA State Council of Farm Organizations President Kimberly Paley at Hollabaugh Brothers Orchard in Biglerville to recognize Pennsylvania’s 2024 Farmworkers of the Year. The awards highlight outstanding frontline farm and food-processing employees who work tirelessly to produce a safe, secure food supply, feeding families and local economies across Pennsylvania.
Three award-winners, recognized in Food-Processing, Field and Livestock, and Meat-Processing categories, are among the 593,000-plus workers whose jobs sustain Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry. The event also underlines Shapiro Administration support for building the skilled workforce Pennsylvania farmers need to grow and sustain their businesses, and the critical roles farm and food-processing workers play in our state economy and our everyday lives.
Photo above: Awardee Jose Mateos of Hollabaugh Brothers, Inc.
Pictures in gallery by Donate Gardner and Department of Agriculture
Donate Gardner is a freelance writer and journalist who came to Gettysburg from Montgomery County, Maryland. A former linguist-turned-legal professional, Donate recently retired and is eager to support her new community in a variety of ways. She currently serves as the news communicator for the Adams County migrant outreach program, Pasa La Voz and supports various pro bono legal services to migrants in the area.
An immigrant born, raised, and educated in Western Europe, Donate uses her multi-lingual background to maintain connection to other cultures, both as a writer, historical researcher and advocate.
Donate is also an active musician, multi-instrumentalist and award-winning songwriter, enjoying the rich music and arts community in Gettysburg, and supporting traveling musicians coming through the area. Donate can be reached at: dvbgardner@gmail.com.