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Cattle leaders urge restoration of Ag Excellence beef line item, tout school and grant programs
Summary
Darwin Nisley of the Pennsylvania Cattlemen's Association praised a state Ag Excellence beef line item that funded Penn State extension, grants, and a PA beef-to-school cost-share, and urged restoration of the funding after proposed cuts in the 2025-26 budget.
Darwin Nisley, president of the Pennsylvania Cattlemen's Association, told the joint committee that Pennsylvania's cattle industry is sizable and diverse and that recently funded Ag Excellence beef grants delivered measurable benefits to producers and school meal programs.
Nisley provided a state snapshot: "We have 13,175 cattle farms in the state of Pennsylvania with a 1,600,000 head in…
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