LANCASTER - The annual
Lancaster County Dairy Days will
be held March 4th and 11th at the
Lancaster Farm and Home
Center. The program starts at 10
a.m. and concludes at 3 p.m. Come
early to enjpy the coffee, milk and
donuts and to inspect the exhibits
on display.
The first day’s program will
focus primarily on managing the
Huntingdon County farmers seek set-aside revisions
BY BETSY STITT
HUNTINGDON - A group of
Huntingdon County farmers have
joined forces to try to get USDA to
make changes in the regulations
for the grain set-aside program.
Led by Herman Espy, chairman
of the Huntingdon County ASC
Committee and a member of the
county DHIA board of directors,
the group is concerned because
many of the county’s farmers
would not be eligible for the
program under the department’s
current interpretation.
They’ve enlisted Congressman
Bud Schuster in their effort,
following a meeting here last
week.
Current USDA regulations
require that farmers establish a
“base,” using any of several
different measures to prove their
crop yields during the period 1981-
1983. Those measures for proving
late acreage reports include; sales
receipts of grain sold, receipts
from custom harvesting, acreage
reports obtained and certified by
state or local governments, or crop
insurance reports.
Many Huntingdon County far
mers may not be eligible for the
program, says Espy, because they
do not have any of those figures to
verify their “base.”
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Lancaster Dairy Days set for March 4, 11
farm as a business, adjusting to
today’s economy and feeding cows
economically.
On the second day, March 11th,
speakers will discuss alfalfa
management, heifer management,
producing and utilizing good
quality forages, feeding and herd
management concepts, and
nutrition and reproduction. There
will also be an opportunity for
private applicators of pesticides to
Espy says few farmers in the
county have filed acreage reports
because most of their grain was
fed to livestock, and thus, there
was no need to report the acreage
or yield to federal authorities.
In addition, most area farmers
used their own equipment to
harvest their crops, and did not
participate in crop insurance
programs because of the low yields
in the area.
As a result, they may not be
eligible for payments that, for
some, could total as much as
$30,000.
Espy’s group feels that counties
throughout the state could lose as
much as $500,000 to $1 million
annually, if their farmers cannot
establish a base.
The group proposes that USDA
accept the following additional
verification of the “base” amount:
• Seed receipts showing amount
and type of seed purchased.
• Receipts for cleaning and
treating of seed planted on the
farm.
• Certification of three area
farmers regarding the crop and
number of acres planted.
• Aerial slides, if available,
proving the crop’s identities and
boundaries.
Allowing these additional forms
be recertified the second day.
Speakers include Penn State
Extension specialists, Farm Credit
personnel, veterinarians and
farmer panelists.
The event is being conducted by
the Penn State Cooperative Ex
tension Service of Lancaster
County Anyone interested in
dairying is invited to attend. The
Penn State Extension Service is an
affirmative action equal op-
of verification, Espy said, would
greatly increase participation in
the program. In addition, he said,
it might increase the participation
in the herd buyout program, since
dairymen who currently feed their
grain to cows could have a crop
farming alternative with a
guaranteed price.
“It would benefit everyone
concerned,” said Espy. “Not only
farmers, but consumers as well. It
would keep farmers in business
and keep the price of food down for
consumers.”
Schuster pledged to pressure
USDA for a review of the proposal.
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The detailed agenda for both
days is as follows;
March 4
10 00-Adjusting to a Market-
Oriented Economy by H. Louis
Moore, Penn State.
10:30-The Money Situation and
Money Management by Donald
Shiflet, Farm Credit.
Il:00-How We Manage Our
Farm Business by panelists:
And Espy urged farmers
throughout the region to join his
campaign by writing their
legislators.
The group has already met with
some success in its efforts, Espy
noted. Officials have approved
haying and grazing on set-aside
lands, he said, a decision which
helps all concerned.
But he’s still hoping for a ruling
from USDA that would add ad
ditional verification procedures so
farmers can establish a base.
Others participating in the group
include Glenn Houck, Gordon Cox,
John Lake and Harry Gensimore.
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Ralph McGregor, Donald Risser,
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11:45-Characteristics of
Profitable Farms by Larry
Jenkins, Penn State.
l:15-Feeding Cows
Economically by David T.
Galligan, New Bolton Center.
2:00-Tax Laws Affecting
Dairy Farmers by Larry Jenkins,
Penn State.
10:00—Growing Weed-Free,
High Yielding, High Quality
Alfalfa by John Yocum, Penn State
Research Farm.
10:30—The Value of a Good
Heifer Program by Glenn Shirk,
Extension Agent.
10:45-Dairy Herd Management
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Burkholder, Dale Hershey, Tim
Kissling, Nelson Wenger.
Noon-Recertification of
private applicators of pesticides.
1:10-Nutrition and
Reproduction by James D.
Ferguson, New Bolton Center.
2:00-Our Future - Where Are
We Going? How Do We Adjust? by
Panelists: Robert Dever, Stephen
Graybeal, Gordon Hoover, Robert
Kindig, Daniel Martin
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