PA FARMS
Tracking Animals throughout Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Farm
Premise Identification Project Web site
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Is PAFarms Just For Animal Farms?
No. Similar to the Department’s need to notify animal producers in the event of a disease outbreak in their area, the Department also needs the capability to notify non-animal farm owners of plant pathogens that may impact their area. Whether it is plum pox or some other emerging disease of commercial plants or crops, knowing what to look for, and who to notify becomes critical information. Additionally, in the event of a chemical spill or wind-borne pollutant event that can impact the safety of crops grown within an impacted area, identifying and notifying farm owners becomes a critical activity for the Department. From time to time waterways may experience a chemical spill incident that can impact farms many miles downstream. Again, if the Department has the capability to rapidly identify and notify these landowners of the event, the damage can be minimized and the agent contained before it enters the human or animal food supply via crops.
PA Farms Mailing
Project Background
- Home - About the Project
- Why Is This Necessary?
- Types Of Farms That Apply?
- What Are Other States Doing?
- What You Should Do
- Timeline and Contact Information
More Information From USDA
- Background
- What Should Producers Know?
- Premises Registration, The First Step
- Definition Of Premises
- ID System Components
- Numbers Assigned Through The System
- Registration Info And Cost
- What Happens After Registration
- Who Manages Registration
- Confidentiality Issues & Implementation
Additional Materials
- PAFarms Fact Sheet (pdf format)
- PAFarms Poster (html)
PaFarms is a cooperative effort between Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture(PDA) and PSU Cooperative Extension. If you have any questions regarding PaFarms, contact PDA at 717-705-2178 or via email at PaFarmsInfo@state.pa.us.