PORTLAND, Ore. Penn sylvania Agriculture Secretary Penrose Hallowell has been elected president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA). The selection was made Sept. 19 at the organization’s annual meeting in Portland. As president of the association, which represents all 50 states and four U.S. territories, Hallowell has the responsibility of overseeing agricultural policies and developments within NASDA, while Serving as a liaison between the group and federal agencies on issues and concerns affecting U.S. agriculture. “I am honored to serve in this very important capacity. Penn sylvania is a national agriculture t CHAMBERSBURG Cumberland Farm A Dairy Supply, Inc. Larry Hurras Gary Walton, Salas Mgr. 717-263-0826 COCHRANVILLE Farm Construction A Equipment Robert L. Janney 215-593-2365 JERSEY SHORE Tom L. Dunlap 717-398-1391 Hallowell heads NASDA leader, and this election is in dicative of Pennsylvania’s role in the total U.S. agriculture picture,” said Hallowell following his selection. Hallowell has served the organization in the past as a member of its executive board and as president of the Northeast Association of State Departments of Agriculture. James Boillot, Director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture, was chosen president elect, and Thomas Irwin, Com missioner of the Georgia Depart ment of Agriculture, was elected vice-president. S. Mason Car baugh, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Ser- COLUMBIA. MONTOUR & NORTHUMBERLAND GO'S Williams Farm Systems Dave Williams 717-398-2692 LITITZ Fisher A Thompson Assoc. Amos Fisher Rick Thompson 717-627-1530 MIFFLINBURG Wohr’s Dairy Equipment Mark Wehr 717-966-1396 vices, was re-elected secretary treasurer. In addition to the NASDA post, Hallowed serves as co-chairman of the National Advisory Council on Rural Development of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He is past president of the Eastern United States Agricultural and Food Export Council (EUSAFEC). The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., meets twice each year to review national agricultural developments, discuss issues with agricultural leaders, and to adopt organization “policy positions” on those issues. 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