EPHRATA (Lancaster) Dr.
David R. Brubaker, executive
vice president of PennAg Indus
tries Association, testified at the
recent public hearings on Pennsyl
vania House Bill #2213. PennAg,
an Ephrata-based agribusiness
trade organization with more than
500 members, opposes the pas
sage of H.B. #2213 in its present
farm.
House Bill #2213 would further
amend the Pennsylvania Pesticide
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PennAg Opposes Pesticides Bill Ammendment
Control Act of 1973, which was
previously amended in 1986.
Final regulations for the 1986
amendment have yet to be pub
lished. H.B. #2213 would severely
restrict the use of pesticides in the
state and make pesticide applica
tion in Pennsylvania extremely
difficult to perform.
Dr. Brubaker stated in his testi
mony that PennAg opposes this
bill for the following reasons;
• Timing. Currently, the U.S.
National Lamb Feeders Associa
tion, National Live Stock Produc
ers Association, National Milk
Producers Federation, National
Pork Producers Council, National
Wool Growers Association, River
Markets Group, the United Stock
yards Corporation and Farm
Bureau.
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and government sectors. The
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Environmental Protection Agency
and other federal and regional
organizations are studying the
problems of pesticide regulation.
They are seeking more informa
tion prior to recommending com
prehensive legislation which may
best serve the public interest. At
this time, it is premature to enact
as severe a measure as H.B. #2213
while these important studies are
being conducted. Since the final
regulations of the 1986 amend
ment will be forthcoming soon,
group said the Packers and Stock
yards Act should be reviewed to
determine whether changes are
needed. They also said that the
price discovery and price report
ing processes should be research
ed to pinpoint problems and find
opportunities for improvement.
Voluntary private sector actions
might also be considered to
strengthen competition and
improve the marketing system.
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• Breadth. H.B. #2213 encom
passes such extreme regulations
that pesticide application would
be difficult to perform, and would
be very burdensome to the appli
cator. Examples are;
a. requirement to notify any
person, who resides within a
one-mile radius of the applica-
The participants voiced a need to
create greater industry awareness
of the concerns, along with a bet
ter understanding of short and
long term implications.
Last year, the four largest meat
packing firms within each live
stock category accounted for 66
percent of the finished beef cattle
slaughtered, 37 percent of the
hogs, 75 percent of the sheep and
lambs and 82 percent of boxed
beef sales. Producers are con
cerned that such concentration of
buying power may have serious
effects on competition for live
stock, price discovery and price
reporting.
A recent survey of 1,741 pro
ducers and feeders showed that
market outlets and bids received
for their livestock have declined
significantly over the past six
years. The survey was conducted
by the American Farm Bureau
Federation in cooperation with
fourteen state Farm Bureaus and
USDA’s Agricultural Cooperative
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lion site, of the date of an appli
cation of a pesticide.
b. requirement to post signs
at reasonable intervals, which
is not practical in nature.
c. requirement for applicator
to notify within 48 hours of
application any person request
ing such notice.
d. combining general and
restricted use pesticides is
overly broad, and recognition
should be given to the relative
risks inherent in different
pesticides.
e. the allowance that any
person could request to be
included in a central registry
and could vfeto the application
by any commercial applicator
three times per season.
f. mandatory certification of
all applicators, even those
using small quantities of gener
al use pesticides.
g. pesticides could not be
applied prophylactically unless
there is strong evidence of
potentially hazardous infesta
tion to human health or to prop-
erty or to the environment
While the issue of pesticide reg
ulation is very complex, PennAg
feels that the common goal should
be to protect and foster a healthy
environment and safe food supply,
while protecting agriculture and
our economy. Pesticides do have
the potential for harm, but have
proven to be an integral part of
present-day agriculture.
While PennAg does not support
H.B. #2213, it will work with gov
ernment to prevent the misuse of
pesticides, while maintaining a
safe, plentiful and inexpensive
food supply.