Join Andrew Frankenfield, a Montgomery County agricultural educator, to learn about some of the latest farming advancements and challenges. We will look at agriculture as it exists in today’s society, and what to expect in the future. The topics of biotechnology, globalization, equipment, no-till farming, yields, environmental impacts, biofuels, and markets will be discussed.

About the instructor: Andrew Frankenfield

Andrew Frankenfield has a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness and M.B.A. in food and agribusiness from Delaware Valley College. He has worked for the Penn State Extension in Montgomery County since 2001, where he is part of the field crops and forages team that focuses on grain crop and forage production, pesticide education, and farm business management. Andrew is the sixth generation to live on his family’s farm, where he manages and sells seasonal vegetables at the Frankenfield Farm Market. In addition he assists his father and son with managing a small herd of Black Angus cattle. Andrew and his wife, Tanya, live in Souderton and have three children.