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County commissioner highlights new Penn State Beaver diagnostic lab as economic boost for regional farmers
Summary
Commissioner Rehan said a fourth regional veterinary diagnostic lab is opening at Penn State Beaver and called it a major investment that will localize testing for farmers; he said the facility could reduce dependence on out-of-region labs and referenced trade and labor pressures affecting local agriculture.
Commissioner Rehan told the Beaver County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 17 that a new veterinary diagnostic lab at Penn State Beaver will open soon and that county leaders view it as a significant local economic development.
Rehan said the lab — described in the meeting as the fourth regional testing facility in the Commonwealth — will provide animal diagnostic testing closer to regional farms. "This is…
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