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Changing Farming’s Grueling Work Could Be Key to PA’s Agricultural Future

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Pennsylvania farmers are getting older, and state officials say there aren’t enough people to take over what is often grueling work that doesn’t make much money. But WESA’s An-Li Herring reports changing that could be key to raising a new generation of agricultural workers.

Read the full story at: https://www.wesa.fm/economy-business/2021-11-08/pennsylvania-farmers-are-aging-creating-an-uncertain-future-for-their-communities-and-industry

(Original air-date: 1/10/22)

An-Li Herring is a reporter for 90.5 WESA, with a focus on economic policy, local government, and the courts. She previously interned for NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg in Washington, DC, and the investigations team at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A Pittsburgh native, An-Li completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan and earned her law degree from Stanford University.