Hallowell cites Farm Show achievements
HARRISBURG - State
Agriculture Secretary Penrose
Hallowell last week told the State
Senate Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee that the Farm
Show Commission, the Farm Show
and the Farm Show complex all
provide major contributions to the
state’s society and economy.
Testifying at the Farm Show
Commission’s “sunset” hearing,
Hallowell emphasized the Farm
Show Commission’s role nf
education,’ marketing and con
sumer awareness, and projected
improvements planned for the 53
year old complex.
“Much of the public attention
centers on the annual Farm Show,
and the hundreds of thousands of
visitors who attend each year. But
the 72 other agricultural events,
from the biweekly farmers’
market to major international
shows also provide a broad range
of public service,” he said.
“The Farm Show Complex is the
most visited site in the city of
Harrisburg,” Hallowell said. “The
series of events held at the com
plex, through the 460 event-days
each year, yield a greatly varied
entertainment schedule for the
central Pennsylvania community
and beyond. In fact, the Farm
Show was identified as one of the
TOP 100 EVENTS in North
America by the American Bus
Association.”
Hallowell noted that in five
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years, 1977-1982, use of the com
plex had increased by 123 percent,
from 206 show days to 460. “This
not only advances the interests of
the shows and exhibitions, but the
industries involved and provides a
significant boost to the central
Pennsylvania economy,” he said.
"In addition, the events held at the
Farm Show complex generate tax
dollars for the City of Harrisburg,
the state and federal govern
ments.”
Hallowell said that the state’s
capital budget, signed by Governor
Thornburgh on May 18, provides
$3,872,000 for design and con
struction of a new exhibition hall
for the Farm Show Complex. “This
new hall will help keep the com
plex competitive with exposition
centers in other East Coast cities,”
he said
"The new building will have
72,000 square feet of floor space for
exhibitions, livestock washroom,
storage areas and office space. It
will allow us to pick up the
exhibition space lost when fire
corridors were built into the main
hall several years ago,” he said.
Hallowell said that Governor
Thornburgh’s capital budget for
next year includes funding of
$1,430,000 to replace the floor in the
main exhibition building with a
new reinforced concrete floor with
plastic barriers and a non-skid
surface.
The Secretary said a long range
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plan for improvements has been
initiated, with improvements in
progress including handicap
parking facilities, installation of a
zoned hot water heating system,
air conditioning of offices, and
installation of pedestrian bridges.
Future improvements planned
for the complex include expansion
and improved accessibility for
parking, installation of new
REHOBOTH, Del. - The top
agricultural leaders from the
Northeast will be meeting in
Rehoboth Beach in mid-June to
discuss items ranging from the
1985 Farm Bill to farmland
preservation.
Delaware Agriculture Secretary
Donald J. Lynch, current president
of the Northeastern Association of
State Department’s of Agriculture
(NEASDA), is hosting the
Secretaries and Commissioners of
Agriculture from 9 other Nor
theastern States including Penn
sylvania, New York, Vermont,
New Jersey and Maine.
Officials from the United States
Department of Agriculture and
key leaders from the House
Agriculture Committee are also
planning to attend the 4-day
NEASDA Conference June 10-13 at
the Henlopen Hotel.
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heating and lighting systems in the
Large Arena, installation of storm
windows, insulation and air con
ditioning, and a variety of
cosmetic repairs to the building.
“Major improvements have
already been made at the complex,
and we will continue our emphasis
on such improvements to maintain
and expand the Farm Show
complex' abi! -f y to serve as host
officials to meet
Items on the agenda include a
symposium on the United State’s
agricultural policy which will
come in the form of the 1985 Farm
Bill, and a status report on the
sensitive issue of farmland
protection in the Northeast.
“We are very pleased to have the
opportunity to host the Secretaries
and Commissioners here in
Delaware and we plan to roll out
agriculture’s red carpet for them”,
said Secretary Lynch.
“In addition to the various
meetings, we’ve also planned tours
of the chnro qrp a and other sites of
interest. Each participant will
leave the meeting with a better
grasp of what Delaware
agriculture is all about.
Each Secretary and Com
missioner will also leave with a
“Basketful of Delaware” thanks to
donations from area
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for agriculture and trade shows,
expositions and conventions,”
Hallowed said.
“We are proud of the services
provided by the Farm Show
Commission, staff and the com
plex, and of the essential role they
play m advancing the interests of
agriculture and other state in
dustries,” Hallowed said.
agribusinesses.
The NEASDA meeting is held
annually in the home state of the
groups president. Lynch was
elected to that post last summer in
Vermont. He will be stepping down
in September.