A2o—Uncaster Farming, Saturday, October 16,1982 Thornburgh signs prime HARRISBURG - Last Friday Gov. Dick Thornburgh signed an executive order establishing a prime agricultural land policy under which all state agencies are expected to take every step possible to preserve prime agricultural land in Pennsylvania. Thornburgh also announced the creation of the Bureau of Agricultural Development within the state Department of Agriculture, and charged it with the responsibility of promoting the agribusiness interests of the state’s rural community and serving as an advocate for Penn sylvania farmers. “The executive order com plements our previous and on going efforts to keep prime far mlands in agricultural produc tion,” the governor said. In the executive order, Thorn burgh directed that no state funds or federal grants administered by the state be used to remove prime agricultural lands from fanning. He also authorized the secretary of agriculture to identify prime agricultural lands in the state. “This Commonwealth’s abun dant supply of agricultural lands has for generations sustained farm families, family farm operations, rural communities and, ultimately, the people of Penn sylvania and this nation,” the governor said. “It is in our best interest that this policy be established to preserve these farmlands.” Thornburgh said that the reorganization of the Agriculture Department, under which the new bureau was established, also locates the State Horse Racing Commission within the depart ment (as mandated by Act 135 of \ * N z* agricultural land policy 1981) and realigns several ad ministrative offices and divisions. Formerly the Bureau of Rural Affairs, the new Bureau of Agricultural Development will be organized into the divisions of: • Economic-Development. This division will serve as liaison between the agribusiness com munity ana government agencies. It also will assist the development and expansion of businesses in the state. * Agricultural Exports. Working with farm and food industries— this division will encourage the development of products for overseas markets. It will also Sia Putchmaiu & FAVORITE Two companies known to the poultry farmers and farm*managers as having the best equipment money can buy.., havecometogether. Yotiask, “Now does this affect me, a termer with houses of FAVQRiTB _ _ equipment and/or SIC DUTCHMAN equipment BIG DUTCHMAN and FAVORITE can answer this only by saying u Bqth product lines are even strongernow- V stronger. We are now one team determined to have the bm .... t ™tormtic pouhryeqmpmnt m the world... AN UNBEATABLE TEAMFOR THISGREAT INDUSTRY" Mjwiirf QwWy Spttm fer Pwfy, S*he art Grthi Hwiteg Bid Putdimao^/Fm/ORITE provide specialized services to improve prospects for foreign marketing of Pennsylvania food products. * Farmland Preservation. This ■fcv * S ' ’’■>*%/ * <* ' Authorized -'V4 IJf ■. IJERSHEV MIHWidCtiT >.-. Iri fCOMPANV. INC. % wssßwtem’wwt'- •-•' ZSS PUNE TSE6DRWE, LANCASTER, PA, IT* Route 30Wi^«tiheC«rtt«nfllfeExft division will work to farmland resources, owned, as well as st farmlands under the A; Department’s jurisdictioi s' * ■* ' s' £ X ' % V
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