Farm Jobs in Pennsylvania

Discover agricultural careers in Pennsylvania, the Keystone State where 49,053 farms across 7 million acres (average 144 acres) generate $10.3 billion in agricultural product sales, with crops valued at $3.5 billion and livestock/poultry/products at $6.8 billion (66% of total sales). Leading sectors include dairy (Pennsylvania's largest agricultural industry, #8 nationally for milk production with 9.78 billion pounds from 4,850 licensed herds averaging 96 cows, 466,000 total cows, 24% of farm receipts, 93% family-owned), mushroom production (#1 nationally with 69% of U.S. sales, Chester County as "Mushroom Capital of the World" with Kennett Square producing 60% of nation's mushrooms at 400+ million pounds, $3 billion county economic impact, 9,500 jobs), chicken eggs, broilers, corn, cattle and calves (455,651 dairy cattle), and diversified agriculture, offering year-round employment in dairy operations, climate-controlled mushroom production, poultry farming, and seasonal crop cultivation across Pennsylvania's diverse agricultural regions.