—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 7, 1977
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Ag weather
service stalled
for the government. Spokesmen at PASTEL say they
haven't been able to find sponsors for the service. Bell of
Pennsylvania confirmed the lack of business backing in
an interview with Lancaster Fanning yesterday.
The weather service, when implemented, will depend
heavily on telephone lines. According to a spokesman at
PASTEL, callers will have access to their respective
weather reports by calling a local number. Taped
messages will be given. Information is compiled by the
U.S. Weather Bureau and distributed by PASTEL.
Congressman' Walker, spokesmen at PASTEL, the
telephone companies, and Ui>DA all seem to be en
thusiastic and eager about the possibilities of the
specialized weather service. They have been unable to sell
the program to businesses, however. Figures on the costs
of such a program were not available at press time.
Some rough estimates given by PASTEL, however,
indicate that the costs could range from several hundred
to several thousand dollars per month, depending on the
size of the communities involved.
PASTEL also indicated that similar weather programs
are already in existence in other portions of the country.
The difference is that those are not primarily geared to
the farmer. Rather, they’re aimed at broader audiences,
a concept which sponsors in Lancaster County would like
to envision if they pour money into it.
According to a USDA weather specialist, there’s a lot of
weather information his Department could provide if an
economical system of dissemination is devised. There are
plans within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build
information systems to aid in long-term and day-to-day
agricultural planning. Secretary Bergland is largely
credited for stimulating such programs.
According to USDA, the weather has a “definite impact
on farmers’ decisions, even to the point of whether or not
he buys a certain parcel of property.” Weather has
become so important in agricultural production since 1972
that farm prices are no longer influenced by just local
weather, but by global conditions, USDA affirms.
USDA further contends that greater cooperation is
needed between them and other agencies in order to
realize their goal of providing more weather information
for fanners.
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