Pennsylvania State Grange: Cultivating Community Champions
The Grange is a place for people of all ages to connect with others and with their community. We offer programs to develop leadership skills, build character and provide service to your community. In the spirit of friendship, Grangers accomplish great things while having a great time. Our gatherings are designed to be enjoyable for the WHOLE family.​
We added a new Grange Benefit!
​Make sure to go to the member
benefits page to check it out!

Pennsylvania State Grange Session

2018 Resolutions
(voted and adopted at
state session)

Make sure to send your upcoming Grange events to publicrelations@pagrange.org.

December 2019

National Young Farmers Association Institute coming to Lancaster, PA!

Pennsylvania Young Farmers
are hosting the
​National NYFA in December 2019 

Sponsors and Vendors Needed!

NYFA Convention Information

What is Broadband?
2018 Pa State Grange Legislative Meeting held at the PA Farm Show
Panel discussion on Broadband.
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IN THE NEWS...

Pennsylvania Grange News
November/December 2018

Senator Vogel reads resolution No. 457 
Recognizing Women of  the Grange

​Read resolution here... 

Family Activities Quilt Raffle

Congratulations to Barbara Schroeder, winner of the Pennsylvania State Grange Family Activities Quilt Raffle!

President Wayne Campbell talks about Infrastructure...

Caleb Wright from Versant Strategies stopped by the Pennsylvania State Grange office to talk to President Wayne Campbell about infrastructure which Broadband is a part of and how it effects our lives.

2018-2019 PA State Grange Officers

Front row (l-r) Lady Assistant Steward, Lorena Baughman; Executive Committee, Barbara Gross; Executive Committee, Janet Pratt; Secretary, Debbie Campbell; Lecturer, Jennifer Nauss; Flora, Virginia  Mangel; Executive Committee, Dr. James Diamond
Row 2 (l-r): Chaplain, Judy Pressler; Gatekeeper, Gene Zvarick; Assistant Steward, Robert Kleckner; Overseer, JV Lamb; President, Wayne Campbell; Steward,  Andrew Kieffer; State Treasurer, Henry Seidel; Executive Committee, Richard Mangel
Absent from picture: Pomona, Jennifer Beamon and Ceres, Hannah Leibensperger.

The 146th Pennsylvania State Grange convention was held in Cranberry Township October 19-21, 2018. We were honored to have Russell Redding, PA Secretary of Agriculture, Betsy Huber, National Grange president, Susan and John Plank, National Grange officer representatives, and Wayne Campbell, PA State Grange president, attend the convention.

2018 Granger of the Year Recipient

2018 Granger of the Year, was bestowed to Jim Scott from Hookstown Grange #1980, Beaver County at the 146th Pennsylvania State Grange Convention during the 'All Grangers" banquet. Jim is pictured with Pennsylvania State Grange President Wayne Campbell.

Are you a Junior Granger at Heart?
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House-Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs meeting held at Ag Progress Days

Click here for more Legislative information.
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Pennsylvania State Grange
Heritage Quilt Trail announces
​new location!

Dedication of the Pennsylvania State Grange Heritage Quilt Trail at Ag Progress Days.
(L-R). PA Grange President Wayne Campbell, National Grange President Betsy Huber, PA Grange Heritage Quilt Trail Coordinators, Barb and Glenn Gross, Penn State Dean of College of Agricultural Sciences Dr. Richard Roush, and PA Secretary of Agriculture, Russell Redding.

President Wayne Campbell gives testimony at the PA House & Senate and Rural Affairs Committees Meeting held at Ag Progress Days!
Testimony Broadband

Pennsylvania State Grange
​2018 - 2019 Outstanding Young Patron
​Jodi Keith Kensinger

Congratulations to Jodi Keith Kensinger of Lincoln Grange in Huntingdon County as she was selected as the 2018 - 2019 Outstanding Young Patron.

Pennsylvania State Grange 
​2018 - 2019 Junior Prince and Princess

Congratulations to the new 2018-2019 PA Junior Grange Prince Zack Perseghetti and Princess Casandra Kehs.  We are very proud of these two Juniors.  Casandra is from Russellville Grange in Chester County and Zack is from Log Cabin Grange in Mercer County

Pennsylvania State Grange
2018-2019 Youth Ambassadors

Congratulations Mikayla Davis from Ontelaunee Grange, and Isaac Mengel, Fleetwood Grange on being selected as the 2018/19 PA Grange Youth Ambassadors. Best wishes for a wonderful fun year!

Cumberland Valley withdraws bid to build school on protected farmland

Gail Switzer, our Deaf and Community Service Director, is going on a personal mission trip in November. Below is information on her trip and how to contact her if you would like to help her meet the financial needs to make this trip.

Gail Switzer's Nigeria Trip

Dr. James Diamond represented the Pennsylvania Grange at the Engage Cuba event and was a featured speaker.  He emphasized the importance of peace and trade.  Dr. DiamondFormer Dean at Delaware Valley University, has visited over 50 countries in a variety of official capacity beginning his International work as a Peace Corp volunteer. Dr. Diamond will be visiting Cuba this summer.

Engage Cuba Press Release
Updated edition of the directory!
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PA State Grange Directory 2107-2018
(revised June 2018)
Grange: Exempt preserved farms from seizure
PA Agricultural Mediation Program
PA Department of Agriculture
Dairy Resources

Rural America and the Opioid Crisis:
USDA hosted a discussion on the opioid crisis in Middletown, PA on Wednesday, March 14th.
​Very informative and provided a lot of perspective!

Part 1 Video
Part 2 Video

Governor Wolf at Broadband Press Conference  where he announces financial support for companies to expand service in rural areas.  President Wayne Campbell is pictured with Mark Smith, a former Bradford County commissioner who has served the Wolf administration as a deputy chief of staff, will serve as executive director of the office.
Morning Ag Clip Article
State Grange supports Wolf's
broadband initiative.
MEDIA STATEMENT on Wolf Broadband Initiative
 PA State Grange President Wayne Campbell says, 
"AG DAY MEANS HELPING PA DAIRY FARMERS."

​President Wayne Campbell's Letter to
School Programs Branch Policy and Program Development Division Food and Nutrition Service
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PA STATE GRANGE CALLS FOR
​WHOLE MILK IN SCHOOL
​NUTRITION FLEXIBILITY RULE