Shapiro Administration Releases Results of Crop Samples Showing No Contamination on PA Farms Near Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
June 28, 2023
June 28, 2023
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 28 (TNSgov) -- The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau issued the following news release on June 27, 2023:
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced today that samples from crops in Beaver and Washington Counties show no contamination stemming from the East Palestine, Ohio Norfolk Southern train derailment on February 3, 2023. Area producers requested testing of plant tissue to understand the full impact of the derailment on their agricultural products.
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced today that samples from crops in Beaver and Washington Counties show no contamination stemming from the East Palestine, Ohio Norfolk Southern train derailment on February 3, 2023. Area producers requested testing of plant tissue to understand the full impact of the derailment on their agricultural products.