Thornburgh budget HARRISBURG - Gov. Dick Thornburgh’s 1985-86 budget proposal supports the revitalization of the state’s farm and rural community, according to state Agriculture Secretary Penrose Hallowed. Pennsylvania is working again, and our agricultural industries should continue in the economic forefront,” he said. • The Department’s budget provides an increase of 5.8 percent in general government operations, which will allow us to expand services to the agricultural community. The budget also provides funding for expansion of direct farm marketing into major consumer markets.” Included in the Department's 5.8 percent increase are three productivity improvement initiatives which are receiving one time funding to support long-term cost savings and efficiency benefits; • $140,000 to provide for com puterization to improve analysis ot agricultural product samples and use of robotics to replace manual operations in the Foods and Chemistry laboratory. • $38,000 to provide for com puterization ot submissions, tests and test results at the Summerdale Laboratory to eliminate errors and expedite processing. • $40,000 to allow the purchase of electronic scales for use in test CALCIUM CHELATE SOLUTION For Fall Or Spring Application Efficient And Easy-To-Use. A Long-Lasting And Readily Available Calcium For All Crops, Orchards, Vegetables And Plants. Call Your Area Dealer For More Information Pennsylvania HAROLD REDCAY. TITUS ftOOVER DOUG WOOD MERV LANDIS CHUCK KEENEY JEFF HARTLINE GREENWAY SERVICES LARRY WOLFE COVE DEHYDRATING . FORMAN GRAIN & FERTILIZER Maryland GEORGE SCHEAFER .. LIQUIDS GROW LAWN. TOM BACHMAN Virginia MARKMUMMAU New York LARRY BISHOP ALROGGIE weighing packaged products ot fered for sale in food and retail stores. Major initiatives in the govei nor’s budget request for the Department include $lOO,OOO for an Agricultural Development Commission and $200,000 for Farm Market Promotion. The governor requested fun ding last year for the Agricultural Development Commission, as an incentive to establish a program to attract and expand agricultural businesses and promote sales ot Pennsylvania food and agricultural products, the Secretary said Although legislation to create the Com mission failed to win approval in the General Assembly, we are confident that such a program would promote further growth tor farmers and agricultural businesses alike. Hallowed noted that the othei states have begun new programs to promote their agricultural in dustries, and that an Agricultural Development Commission would help Pennsylvania compete in the marketplace through private public initiatives The proposed Department budget also includes a $200,000 to expand the Farm Market 1 romotion program to mner-citj areas,’ he said Pennsylvania farmers have already used moie than $1 million in loans from thi Mountville Selinsgrove . Richfield Bird-In-Hand York Allentown... Doylestown . Belief onte... Martinsburg . Turbotville Denton Westminster Fallston Orange . Waterloo.. . Booneville Farm Market Loan Program to expand direct marketing ventures. These new tunds will help generate a major investment in community and tarmer-owned markets, creating job opportunities and increasing the availability ot 1 ennsylvania foods to inner (ity residents Several c ities have been ex ploring the feasibility of these farm/community markets, and funding for this program will act as a catalyst in drawing othei public tunds and private in vestment, ' he said. Funding toi ongoing Department piograms is maintained oi ex panded in the governoi s budget request, with the exception ot major items me luded in 1984-85 on a one-time basis to assist the poultry industry in recovering from the economic cnsis ot avian influenza. h or the second yeai, the t enn sylvania h air Fund is supported b\ icvenues trom the General Fund, providing $2.5 million in renn hursements to the state s tans, supporting agi icultural resean li (717) 285-4156 (717 ) 367-2667 (Office) (717) 374-5416 (717) 694-3648 (717) 394-9654 (717) 741-1426 (717) 897-6292 (215) 822-1226 (814) 355-9714 (814) 793-2118 (717)649-5579 (301) 479-0752 (301) 876-6633 (301) 557-7529 (703) 672-2578 (315) 923-9768 (315) 942-4978 includes key farm measures spwtcfcter SPECOLS BIG Factory Discounts... Now you can start the spring right with great deals on our complete line of MF compact tractors. 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The Bureau of Forestry has notified the County Coordinator that none of the 63 blocks submitted for spraying in May of 1985 can qualify. The number of viable egg masses cannot meet the minimum requirements. Last October the Berks County proposal of 3,874 acres in 63 spray blocks was forwarded to the Bureau of Forestry. They have inspected all these blocks in ten Hurry! These offers end May 4,1985. MARLIN W. SCHREFFLER GUS FARM EQUIP. INC. Pitman, PA Int. Rt's. 616 & 214 Ph: (717) 648-1120 Seven Valleys, PA 17360 Ph; (717) 428-1967 N.H. FLICKER & SONS, INC. Maxatawny, PA Ph: (215) 683-7252 Plus 9.9% Financing Along with big factory discounts, you'll save even more over the long haul wjth a special Massey offer of 9.9% APR financing. 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