Source: US State of Pennsylvania
June 27, 2025 – Lemoyne, PA
ADVISORY – LEMOYNE – Shapiro Administration Continues to Stand Up for Pennsylvania Farmers and Businesses Who Will be Hurt by Proposed Federal SNAP Funding Cuts
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding will join agriculture and manufacturing leaders and farmers at Karns Foods to bring attention to the potentially devastating implications of proposed federal funding cuts for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and how they will hurt Pennsylvania farmers, food businesses, and families.
Media are invited to attend the press conference at the grocery store to hear directly from Secretary Redding and those who will be harmed by federal funding cuts proposed by Congress.
The event will highlight the Shapiro Administration’s commitment to fighting hunger in Pennsylvania while supporting our farmers, manufacturing, and agriculture industry and holding government accountable. Governor Josh Shapiro’s 2025-26 proposed budget increases investments to help end hunger and support farms across Pennsylvania.
WHO:
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding
State Representative Nate Davidson
Karns Foods Board Chairman Scott Karns
Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association Communications Director John Zimmerman
Local farmers
WHEN:
Friday, June 27, 2025, at 10:30 AM
WHERE:
Karns Foods
1023 State Street
Lemoyne, PA 17043
RSVP:
Press attending should RSVP with news outlet and photographer and reporter names to aginfo@pa.gov “.