Why Agriculture Matters to Everyone

Policy Committee    July 31, 2024

SCRANTON, May 15 – Rep. Emily Kinkead (D-Allegheny) hosted a House Majority Policy Committee tour and roundtable discussion at AHN Suburban in Pittsburgh, a former hospital now used for hands-on learning, health care services, and a home for budding businesses.  Kinkead’s roundtable and tour illustrated why agriculture matters to everyone. Testifiers detailed food insecurity that happens across the state, in rural areas and cities Several testifiers explained how important state funding has been to address food insecurity and the need to preserve prime farmland. 

• Host: Rep. Emily Kinkead, D-Allegheny
• Testifiers:
  • Chuck Turner- President, Turner Dairy Farms, Inc.
  • Amy McChesney- Owner, McChesney Farms
  • Dr. Jeff Cohen- Chief Physician Executive, Community Health & Innovation, Allegheny Health Network
  • Dr. Chris Caton- Director of Curriculum, Northgate School District
  • Stephen O’Brion- Advocacy Coordinator, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

Agenda + Testimony

• Hearing agenda and testimony: Why Agriculture Matters to Everyone

Media Release

• Kinkead highlights community work at formerly closed hospital, July 31, 2024

Photos

• Click here to view photos from the hearing