PFA Charges McHale’s Programs Are Destroying Pa. Agriculture
The following statement was
adopted January 20 by the board
of directors of the Pennsylvania
Farmers’ Association, the far
mer organization which has over
1,000 members in Lancaster
County and 14,000 in Penn
sylvania:
PFA has been patient
maybe, too patient as many
respected agricultural in
stitutions have fallen victim to
the blows from the political ax of
Agricultural Secretary Jim
McHale.
Early in the birth of this Ad
ministration, the Pennsylvania
Farmers’ Association met with
Shapp officials, including
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Secretary McHale, to discuss the
future of agriculture in the
'Keystone State. We explained to
them how PFA’s policy is
adopted, and briefly discussed
our policies.
We explained that if our policy
agrees on any given proposal put
forth by the Administration, PFA
would support it 100 per cent. But,
if our policy differs, we could
take the role of the loyal op
position.
We, also explained that when
official goals did not meet with
PFA policy objectives, PFA
would speak out. We believe that
it is time to speak out on the
conduct of the Secretary of
Agriculture, and his apparent
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The Beginning— Item No. 1
Secretary McHale decided to
hold bi-weekly breakfast
meetings with farm
organizations and department
officials. The purpose of these
meetings was to discuss proposed
legislation and other agricultural
programs. PFA, along with other
farm organizations, knew these
meetings could be beneficial to
agriculture and agreed to par
ticipate.
Participants in these breakfast
“summits” agreed to bring all
proposed legislation before the
group. Not necessarily for
, agreement. . . just a matter of
courtesy toward one another.
Mr. McHale violated this trust
by initiating legislation in the
General Assembly without any
prior knowledge of the breakfast
participants.
PFA brought this matter to the
attention of Secretary McHale,
and we continued to meet with
the breakfast group.
When PFA met with Governor
Shapp, we were assured by the
Governor that advice from ALL
farm organizations would be
sought iby the Department of
Agriculture and the Ad
ministration.
Shortly, after Secretary
McHale’s appointment, a series
of meetings were held around the
state by the new secretary. At
one such session in Western
Pennsylvania, Secretary McHale
had invited farmers for the stated
purpose of surfacing agricultural
problems and seeking possible
solutions to pressing rural issues.
Mr. McHale was the featured
speaker along with other
department officials, and Jim
Patton, former president of the
National Farmers Union.
At the close of this meeting, a
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Harry E. Hershey Jr.
Ronald Herr
Nelson Habecker
Daniel Esh
Daniel Brubaker
Organizational Push
Item No. 2
Mount Joy
Holtwood
Lancaster
Paradise
Ephrata
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 29,1972
introduced two organizers for the
National Farmers Union. The
two organizers presented “a
.sales pitch” to the group of
fanners, invited by the Secretary
of Agriculture. Membership
applications, or cards were
handed out to the audience.
Secretary McHale denied any
(knowledge of this event taking
place, although he had personally
greeted them and his deputy
introduced them.
Research Funds —Item No. 3
The Agricultural Research
Funds Advisory Committee acts
in an advisory capacity to the
Secretary of Agriculture, who is
responsible for the funds
generated by Harness Racing.
Secretary McHale “stacked” the
committee, and planted a
resolution permitting him to
spend the funds as he deems
necessary.
The committee, stacked or
otherwise, has not met again
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since McHale has been
Secretary.
Rural Advisory Councils —
Item No. 4
PFA informed Secretary
McHale that our organization
would oppose the formation of
Rural Advisory Councils in the
Department of Agriculture. We
felt that the Department’s role is
regulatory by law, and not a
policy development organization.
We told Mr. McHale that if these
Councils were formed we would
disagree and so state in the public
news media.
Mr. McHale decided to move
forward with the formation of
these councils. PFA disagreed in
the public news media. Secretary
McHale cancelled the breakfast
meetings.
Breakfast Summits —Item No. 5
PFA and other Farm
organizations have continued the
breakfast sessions with a per
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