(File Photo of the Penn State Beaver Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Monaca, PA) Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Penn State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Dr. Troy Ott will celebrate a milestone for Pennsylvania farmers, cutting the ribbon to open the Keystone Animal Diagnostic Center at Penn State University’s Beaver Campus today at 11 a.m. at the Michael Baker Building. The lab will expand the capacity of Pennsylvania to respond to animal disease outbreaks, speeding diagnoses for farmers in the western part of the state, lowering their business costs, and helping protect their animals and investments funded by a $6 million investment from Governor Josh Shapiro’s bipartisan 2024-2025 budget. The people who will be present at the event will be Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, Pennsylvania State Veterinarian Dr. Alex Hamberg, Penn State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Dr. Troy Ott, Penn State University Regional Chancellor Carey McDougall, Pennsylvania State Senator Elder Vogel, and Pennsylvania State Representative Eddie Day Pashinski.