A36—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 7,1984 Farmland Preservation— It’s worth it Williamsburg , Blair County - BY JACK HURLEY LANCASTER Following the recent retirement of general manager Carl Brown, the Lan caster Farm Credit Associations recently welcomed Scott Owens to their Lancaster office. As the firm’s new general manager, Scott will assume responsibilities for both Produc tion Credit and Federal Land Bank lending in the Lancaster Associations’ Lancaster-Lebanon- Dauphm County area. A native of Tioga County, Owens joined the Farm Credit System in 1970 as assistant manager of the Headwaters Associations com prising Tioga, Potter, Elk, McKean and Cameron Counties. “When I first started with Farm Credit a 120-acre dairy farm in Tioga County would sell for $35,000 to $40,000. That same farm today is worth $150,000 to $175,000,” Scott remarks. Owens’ next move was to the 16- Scott Owens has recently been appointed general manager of Farm Credit’s Lancaster Associations. The Tioga County native has 14 years experience with the Farm Credit System. Farm Credit names new manager county Northeastern Associations five eastern states and Puerto move,” says Scott, pointing out fomi here,” he adds, where he served for 11 years, being Hico. According to Owens, about 25 that he considers the chance to Officially assuming his position named associate manager in 1975, percent of Pennsylvania’s service the area’s agriculture in on July 1, Owens will reside in East and associate general manager production agriculture is located in this capacity to be a once-in-a- Petersburg with his wife, Jane, and chief operating officer in 1981. the Lancaster Associations’area. lifetime opportunity. “I think and two children, Jill and Steve, Living in Lewisburg during his “I’m really excited about the you’re really challenged to per- ages 12 and 10, respectively, tenure with the Northeastern Associations, Scott observes that production agriculture in that part of the state is very similar to the Lancaster County area. One big difference, however, is in the population density here and the much greater density of individual farm units “The intriguing thing to me about this area,” Scott points out, “is the proximity of agriculture, industry and suburban living. In as small an area as one square mile you can see examples of all three.” One of nine Farm Credit divisions statewide, the Lancaster Associations account for the largest loan volume, and rank in the top three throughout the entire Baltimore District, which includes Photo by Laura England
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