CONNOQUENESSING TWP — On a 226 acre farm with 80 cattle, elected officials, agricultural industry representatives and farmers discussed policy and the industry’s present and future well being at the local, state and federal level on Friday, Aug. 15.

Local officials at the discussion included Butler County Commissioners Kim Geyer and Leslie Osche; state Sens. Elder Vogel, R-47th, and Scott Hutchinson, R-21st; and state Reps. Marci Mustello, R-11th, Aaron Bernstine, R-8th, Stephenie Scialabba, R-12th, and Emily Kinkead, D-20th. Also present were representatives for U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-16th, and Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., and members of the Butler County Farm Bureau leadership. Local

A big topic of discussion was prevailing wages, with multiple farm bureau members saying there should b

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