ADVISORY - DAUPHIN COUNTY - Shapiro Administration to Visit Jubilee Dairy to Highlight $971,000 RISE PA Investment to Turn Farm Waste into Clean Energy

October 29, 2026 - Middletown, PA

ADVISORY - DAUPHIN COUNTY - Shapiro Administration to Visit Jubilee Dairy to Highlight $971,000 RISE PA Investment to Turn Farm Waste into Clean Energy

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Jessica Shirley and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding will visit Jubilee Dairy, LLC, a dairy farm and cheese producer to highlight the importance of the Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA) program for the agricultural and industrial sectors.

The Shapiro Administration will is investing $971,006 through the RISE PA program to help the farm install an anaerobic digester and a 0.2-megawatt combined heat and power system that will convert manure and animal scraps into biogas to generate electricity and heat for the farm.

RISE PA is a $396 million statewide industrial decarbonization grant program funded through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants. Jubilee Dairy was among the first-round recipients of medium-scale and large-scale awards announced in April.

WHO:
DEP Secretary Jessica Shirley
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding
State Senator Patty Kim
State Representative Tom Mehaffie
TeamAg Inc. John Williamson
Jeff and Kendra Nissley, Jubilee Dairy owners

WHEN:
Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 10:30 AM

WHERE:
Jubilee Dairy, LLC
1612 Pecks Road
Middletown, PA 17057

MEDIA RSVP:
Media interested in attending must RSVP with the name of the reporter and photojournalist to [email protected]

MEDIA CONTACT:
Nate Wardle, [email protected], 717-908-2670

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