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VOL 28 No. 36
Farmland preservation logo
contest opens in Lancaster
LANCASTER Would you like to get artistically involved in
Lancaster County’s farmland preservation effort?
» And, possibly win a prize to boot.
| Then, enter the logq contest being sponsored by the Lan
caster County Agricultural Preserve Board, The Board wants
to find a logo that artistically and graphically represents
agricultural land preservation in a simple manner and also is
representative of the beauty and productivity of the county's
rich farmland resources.
U.S. Savings Bonds to be awarded
Three prizes will be awarded in U.S. Savings Bonds - $2OO
lor first prize, $lOO for second and $5O for third.
Members of the Agricultural Preserve Board will serve as
judges.
Original contest entries must be in a black and white format
and be submitted by Friday, Aug. 12.
Entrants’ names will only be revealed -- even to the judges -
after the selection of the winners.
Some of the contest rules
The contest is open to any resident of Lancaster County and
students are especially encouraged to enter.
Artwork must be original, in a black and white medium and
The interesting life
of a county agent
You'd never imagine the interesting people (?) that a
county agent meets while serving his ag constituents.
1 Veteran York County Agent John Smith, who’s getting ready
to retire, is a good example. Above, he shares center stage
with Tu-Tu Tomato. For more of Joyce Bupp’s review of his
career, turn to A 35.
Four Sections
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 9,1983
Discussion of dairy legislation drew a crowd to the Lancaster Farm and Home Center
this week. At left, Congressman Robert Walker, of Lancaster County, addresses group.
In center, Steve Kerr, of the Minority Staff of the House Ag Committee and aide to Rep.
James Jeffords, of Vt., explains some of the details of proposed bills. At right, Marian
Furman, of PFU, asks question.
Political spotlight on dairy
BY TRISH WILLIAMS
LANCASTER Dairymen from
Lebanon, and Chester
counties assembled Tuesday
evening at die Lancaster Farm
and Rome Center to be updated on
pending changes in federal dairy
legislation. Congressman Bob
Walker (R), 16th district, con
ducted the informational session
that drew more than 100 dairymen.
The session focused on House bill
1875, the “Dairy Compromise”
bill. H.E. 1875 has been passed by
both the House and Senate
Agriculture Committees and will
be debated in the full Congress
sometime during the next month.
Congress will recess August 6 until
fall. If some form of dairy
legislation is not passed during the
next month, the current 50 cent
assessment will remain in place
until at least next April.
Walker called on Steve Kerr, a
Republican staff member of the
House Agriculture Committee to
give the specifics of the com
promise plan. Pat Wolff of the
Pennsylvania Farmer’s
Association also gave details about
the PFA dairy bill, H. R. 2812.
The Dairy Compromise was
designed in January by members
of both the House and Senate
Agriculture Committees, and
Secretary of Agriculture John
Block, ft is called the Dairy
Compromise, said Kerr, because it
contains elements of bills proposed
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by the different dairy interest
groups in hopes that it can pass
Congress.
Kerr said. Congress has been
wrestling with finding a solution to
the daily surplus problem for two
and-a-half years. Congress has
debated everthing from a price
cut, on the (me hand, to a very
strict quota system, such as they
have in Canada, on the other hand.
The two extremes have not found
much favor in Congress, and they
have continued to be debated. The
one thing that Congress seems to
agree upon is that the current SO
cents assessment is not the way to
go.
There are three co-equal parties
involved with dairy legislation,
Pa. Ag Dept, requiring
PRY herd cleanup plan
BY DICK ANGLESTEIN
HARRISBURG - In order to
once and for all eradicate
pseudorabies from Pennsylvania,
the PDA’s Bureau of Animal In
dustry will now require owners of
infected swine herds to submit and
implement an approved plan of
cleanup before a permit is issued
permitting movement of animals
from quarantined operations.
Heretofore, owners of infected
herds could continue movement of
animals either directly to
slaughter or to quarantined feed
lots.
Now, beginning August 1 such
movement will be stopped unless
the owner of the infected herd has
submitted an approved cleanup
plan and begins implementation of
that plan.
Goal for the elimination of PRV
from the herds through the ap
proved cleanup plans is eight
months. -
Permission to move swine from
such herds will be contingent on
compliance with the approved
cleanup plan and elimination of the
PRV virus. Failure ' to make
$7.50 per Year
said Kerr. The House, the Senate,
and the Secretary of Agriculture
on behalf of the administration.
Very simply the Secretary of
Agriculture and the majority of the
Senate has held out lor something
simple like a price cut, Kerr said.
The House on the other hand has
held out for some land of supply
management program. However,
the House has found it difficult to
come to a consensus because of the
regional differences in preferences
of dairymen that are reflected in
the House. Congress is no more
than a reflection of its constituents,
he said.
In January, with the August 1
deadline for the second 50 cents
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reasonable progress towards
eradication will result in an ab
solute quarantine of the operation
and refusal to permit any swine to
be moved from the farm for any
reason.
Nine herds still remain
quarantined - all in Lancaster
County. They include six breeding
herds and three feed lots. Most are
located in the northeastern section
of the county, but one new herd
was found infected in the past
couple of weeks in the Columbia
area.
The Columbia infestation is
believed due to the importation of
out-of-state feeder pigs. That
operation also suffered the death
loss of market-weight beef cattle
from the disease.
“Of the infected herds, we have
six quarantined for more than a
year and three of them for two and
one-half to three years,” said Dr.
Max Van Buskfrk Jr., of the
Bureau of Animal Industry.
“We feel compelled to bring to
bear whatever leverage we can to
have these herds cleaned op.
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