—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 13,1979 106 Snyder addresses “right to farm 99 MENGES MILLS - Some 250 members and guests turned out for the annual meeting of the York County Farmers’ Association, held Thursday, October 4 at Colonial Valley. Featured speaker of the evening dinner meeting was state deputy secretary of agriculture, J. Luther Snyder. Snyder, formerly head of the state Grange for over 12 years, oversees the regulatory agencies under the jurisdiction of the agriculture department. “Just a few months ago, I was pointing fingers at the bureaucracy,” he com mented. “And now I’m on the other side of the fence.” While current focus on the preservation of the family farm is important, Snyder says that preservation of the farmer himself is far more crucial. Because agriculture is the second largest in dustry in Pennsylvania, Snyder says that the state is looking at several key “right to farm” issues. Taxation of farmland is the focus of proposed legislation aimed at assessment on use, rather than market value, especially for estate set tlement. Too frequently, farmland must be sold to simply pay the tax bill. Nuisance lawsuits, being levied against farm operations by both urban oriented neighbors and environmental agencies, are also being studied by the state ag officials. Proposed ag districting measures would include exemptions from such nuisance suits. A producer security fund for the dairy industry is another prune concern of the ag bureau, although various dairy cooperatives and organizations are at odds on the methods of handling such a fund The disposal of state owned farms, says Snyder, is being considered, with NORTHAMPTON FARM BUREAU CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION FEED. SEED CHEMICALS LIME AND FERTILIZER CUSTOM APPLICATION TEXACO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SIMPLICITY LAWN & GARDEN EQUIPMENT EASTON 215-258-2871 York Comity PFA meeting officials eyeing proposals to eventually turn these Justice department farms back into private ownership. Theoretically, they could be put under the ag depart ment’s jurisdiction for long term lease, and possible eventual sale, to young farmers starting out. Snyder also mentioned briefly some of the bureaus he oversees and their key functions. Foods and Chemistry specialists monitor food quality from its beginnings on the farm until final retail consumer sales. Under the Bureau of Weights and Measures, inspectors monitor the Com monwealth’s weighing devices. Converting service stations to half-gallon sales was a most recent assign ment; and officials are now studying the possibility of gomg to the metric system m fuel sales. Although intensive lob bying efforts for a new Farm Show complex have been underway for the past several years, Snyder told his York County farm audience that the “cost of government” precludes a new complex. Im provements on the present structure, however, will continue and efforts are being stepped-up to add even more exhibits to the present schedule. Included in the increased exhibit schedule will be shows geared to in ternational farm trade. The state’s ag officials list economic development through increased in ternational marketing as their most important cause. A development of a “Penn sylvania products logo” is the first advertising step in the push to sell more Commonwealth-produced foodstuffs around the globe. Four new directors were elected to the board during the annual business meeting. Serving for three-year terms United W^y of Lancaster County ■**l TV-TAM/, PA issues are Charles Hess, York R 2, representing District 3, John Wilcox of New Park, District 5, George Shue, Brodbecks Rl, District 8 and Karen Laughman, Thomasville HZ, director at large. County members were commended for their par ticipation in the Penn sylvania Farmers’ Association’s cooperative type supplies purchase Safemark products. York County finished with the highest dollar volume in the program. During committee reports, local affairs chairman Lou Wambaugh briefed mem bers on the association’s efforts on dairymen Dennis McWilliams, whose farm is included in the controversial sewage landspray plans in Springfield Township. He noted that meetings with agency and legislator representatives on the sewage plans are continuing. 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