PA'S BEEF INDUSTRY
Pennsylvania Beef community
Have you ever wondered where your food comes from? How it got from the farm to your fork? We have answers for you! Pennsylvania’s 53,000 farm families are stewards of more than 7.7 million acres of farmland. In Pennsylvania people outnumber cattle 12.6:1. We are home to nearly 23,000 cattle farms, including nearly 8,800 beef cattle farms.
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a Snapshot of PA Beef Production
meet some Pa's Finest Beef Producers:
meet the dunn family
Dunn Herefords, operated by Bill, Bobbi, Walker and Reagan Dunn, is a cow-calf operation with both purebred Herefords and commercial black-baldy cattle located in Crawford County.
meet the nissley brothers
Darwin and Bernard Nissley operate a cattle feeding operation, Nissley Brothers Farm where they feed and finish approximately 1,250 head of cattle per year.
meet the hoffman family
Three generations of Hoffman Farms family members operate the 800 cow dairy in Shinglehouse, Potter County.
lifetime of commitment & passion:
is beef good for you?
Meet Bobbi Dunn, a mom and beef producer from Western Pennsylvania who chooses beef to feed her family. Happy Nutrition Month!
how are cattle treated on the farm?
Meet Bill Dunn, a beef producer who shares why it is important to provide quality care to the cattle on his farm and how he takes pride in feeding families just like yours!
The right way, the only way
PA Beef quality Assurance
The Pennsylvania BQA program has evolved to include best practices around good record keeping and protecting herd health. Farmers choose to be educated and certified in BQA as they know it's the right way and ultimately the only way!
Meet Frank Stoltzfus, Farm Manager at Masonic Villages farm the 2016 National BQA Cow-Calf Award Winner
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