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