'OL. 33 No. 6 Pennsylvania’s Governor Robert Casey (left) and Secret ary of Agriculture Boyd Wolff at the signing of the Chesa peake Bay Agreement. No-Till Farmers Urged To Voice Complaints In Washington BY PAT PURCELL TIMONIUM, MD Alan R. Tank said he blamed members of Congress for not representing the interests of the farmers in Washington, but added he also blamed the farmers for not repre From The News Staff, At Lancaster Farming senting themselves better and making their voice be heard. “Agricultural program*; have been singled out for big cuts from the federal budget and your represen tation is shrinking and they have not heard from any of you people,” Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 19, 1987 Agriculture Involved In Bay Cleanup BY EVERETT NEWSW ANGER Managing Editor BALTIMORE, Md. “We borrowed the land from our child ren as much as we inherited it from our parents,” Pennsylvania’s Gov ernor Robert Casey said here Tues day at the signing of the Chesa peake Bay Agreement The histor- RCMA Elects Officers LIVERPOOL. N.Y. Rep resentatives of 22,000 dairy far mers from 11 northeastern states gathered Friday (Dec. 11) at the Sheraton Inn in Liverpool for the first annual meeting of the Region al Cooperative Marketing Agency Inc. since the organization estab lished an over-order premium on fluid milk and distributed $2.5 mil lion to members. During the meet ing dairymen elected officers for the organization, which was estab lished to get farmers a fair price for milk, and discussed issues facing the organization. For 1988, RCMA officers will (Turn to Pag* A 37) said Alan R. Tank. ‘‘But you can bet they have heard from the mem bers of the postal service and social security. You should get involved in what is going on.” Tank, assistant viejf-presidentof the National Com Growers Asso- ciation, spoke to more than 300 farmers at the 14th Annual Mid- Atlantic No-Till Conference, held in Timonium, Maryland, Wednes day. He is responsible for helping to formulate policies affecting the nation’s com industry and is a registered lobbyist in Washington and maintains contacts with mem bers of Congress and their staff. He (Turn to Page A 32) Holiday Deadlines The office of Lancaster Farming will close for the Christmas holiday at noon Thursday, Dec. 24 and will reopen at 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 28. Deadlines for the Dec. 24 issue are as follows: Mailbox Market Ads- 5 p.m. Friday. Public Sales Ads- 5 p.m. Friday. General News- 5 p.m. Monday. Classified Section B Ads- 5 p.m. Monday. All Other Classified Ads- 9 a.m. Tuesday. Late-breaking News- 5 p.m. Tuesday. ic event brought together officials of the state of Maryland, the Com monwealths of Virginia and Pen nsylvania, the District of Columbi a, the U.S. Environmental Agency and the Chesapeake Bay Commission. Signatures were placed on a liv ing document that proposes to eli minate 40 percent of the nitrogen and phosphate in the Chesapeake Bay over the next 12 years. The agreement breaks down the politi cal barriers of state and govern ment agencies in favor of the wel fare of the environment. While sewage, hazardous waste and fumes from our cars and facto- Ninety-two years young and the oldest active sheep pro ducer in Pennsylvania, Christian Wilson, Washington, received a Keystone Shepherd’s Award at the recent state symposium. Shepherd’s Symposium An Educational High BY DOROTHY JO ALACKNESS Pa. Sheep And Wool Growers CARLISLE Over 328 parti cipants registered for the Second Annual Keystone Shepherd’s Symposium held December 4-5 at the Embers Convention Center, Carlisle. Through the combined efforts of the Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool Growers Association (PSWGA) members, Penn State Extension and the Embers Staff, a very com fortable, entertaining and enjoy able selling complete with excel lent sound and visual aids was created for all who attended. Four Sections rics add to the problem, excessive fertilizer and chemicals from agri culture cannot be ignored. “To date, more than $lO million has been spent to support (he cost of installing conservation manage ment practices on farms in the Sus quehanna River Basin,” Casey said. ‘This helps to prevent eroded soils and fertilizers from washing into streams and the Chesapeake Bay. We plan to continue and expand this program so agriculture (Pennsylvania’s number one industry) can remain economically viable without polluting the rivers Launching the symposium was Dr. Don Bailey, D.V.M., from Rosebud, Oregon. Dr. Bailey, recently the recipient of the “George McConnell Sheep Veter inarian of the Year” award at the American Veterinary Medical Association meeting, can only be described as a very human, capti vating and knowledgeable sheep veterinary specialist who is highly regarded across the United States. Dr. Bailey spoke at two sessions during the symposium oivthc sub jects of managing abortion prob lems of sheep and assisting diffi cult births. Dr. Bailey explored (Turn to Pag* A 36) $8.50 Per Year (Turn to Pag* A2O)
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