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Designates March 16-20, 2026, as "Pennsylvania Ag Literacy Week" to connect agricultural volunteers with local classrooms to share stories about farming

Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation and Pennsylvania Farm Bureau originated this annual initiative; the Foundation was established in 1986 to preserve and promote agriculture

The 2026 featured book is "Cows Can MOO! Can You? All About Farms" by Dr. Seuss, which volunteers will read to students

Pennsylvania agriculture includes nearly 53,000 farms across 7.3 million acres in every county, contributing $132.5 billion annually and supporting over 593,000 jobs

Foundation programs include Educator's Ag Institute, Mobile Ag Education Science Lab, and Positively 4 Kids! magazine to provide agricultural education to elementary and middle school students