In 2004, PA Department of Agriculture launched PA Preferred to identify and promote food and agricultural products grown, produced, and processed in Pennsylvania. In 2011, the PA Preferred Act became law, and officially named PA Preferred® as Pennsylvania's statewide branding program for local foods and farms.
Pennsylvania is home to 7.7 million acres of land in farms with the average farm size of 133 acres.
Commonwealth boasts 57,900 farms, 97 percent of which are family-owned.
PA Preferred is providing farmers and agribusinesses with a brand identity for the products they grow, harvest, and make, creating opportunities for Pennsylvanian’s to easily identify and support Pennsylvania farmers.
