The Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation is pleased to join Remake Learning Days this May.
Remake Learning Days is an innovative learning festival for youth and families. This multi-day festival is designed for parents and caregivers to learn alongside their kids and offer relevant and engaging educational experiences for youth of all ages.
Although Remake Learning Days has passed for this year, you can watch recordings from our past events below.
2024 Events
Explore a PA Beef Farm
Join us for a virtual farm tour to learn more about a Cambria County beef and crop farm. Visitors will be able to learn more about life on the farm and how beef travels from the farm to fork.
Marty Yahner is a sixth-generation beef cattle and grain farmer in Northern Cambria County. Yahner and his brother Rick own and operate Yahner Brothers Farms, where they grow corn, soybeans, oats, wheat, and hay on 2,600 acres and feed 450 steers annually. The farm has been in the family since 1839.
He was elected to the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Board of Directors in 2023. Yahner has served on the Cambria County Farm Bureau Board of Directors since 1985 and he is currently serving as President.
In 2016, Yahner was honored with the 2016 Mid-Atlantic Master Farmer Association Award.
Yahner resides on the Yahner homestead that was built in 1870 near Patton with his wife Chris. They have two children, Brianna and Travis.
2023 Events
Dairy Deep Dive
Hear about the history and tour Oakliegh Farm, a robotic dairy farm with Matt Brake.
After a devastating fire in 2019, Matt and his family decided to rebuild their barn with a focus on robotic technology that increase efficiency and cow comfort at the dairy farm.
2022 Events
Farmer William Thiele: About Drones
Ever wonder how a dairy farmer can utilize a drone on his operation? This is a chance to get a bird’s eye view of what it takes to operate a drone and how one farmer uses this technology around his farm.
William Thiele is a sixth generation dairy farmer in Cabot, PA. He has been flying drones for 6 years. William is known as the #droneguy and enjoys talking to farmers and the public about using a drone in agriculture. He will be showing the drone, its components and how it works.
2021 Events
Pennsylvania Pig Farm Showcase
The Pennsylvania Pig Farm Showcase is designed for students in grades 3 through 8. Learn about the inner workings of a Pennsylvania pig farm by National Pig Farmer of the Year Chris Hoffman. He will highlight the inner workings of his farm and the many ways pigs impact the lives of all Pennsylvanians. Hoffman is also the vice chairman of the Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation, a charitable organization of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.
Grades 3-8 Video
Cream to Butter with Paula
Our second event is an on-demand event featuring a cream to butter experiment from our Ag Lab Program Coordinator Paula Shoop. Students can learn how food processors convert milk into dairy products such as butter.