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

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James Baltz

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)

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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.