Snap Shot: Snow Day

Posted: April 19, 2021

Nestled on 16 rolling acres, the original swine facility was opened in 1958 and has provided swine education to Pennsylvanians for decades.

Photo by Michael Houtz

Today, the Swine Education and Research Farm keeps a herd of 65 sows and produces over 1,400 pigs a year to support teaching, extension, research, and the local community with market hogs and pork.

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