A44-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 31,1990
CAMP HILL (Cumberland
Co.) More than 400 farmers
from throughout the state will
travel to Harrisburg on Monday,
April 2 to meet with their state
legislators concerning problems
facing agriculture.
The meetings have been sche
duled as part of the annual Harris
burg legislative tour of the Penn
sylvania Farmers’ Association
(PFA). PFA is a voluntary, state
wide farm organization represent
ing more than 22,600 families in
54 county associations.
Keith Eckel of Clarks Summit,
Lackawanna County, president of
PFA, said, “Wetland regulations,
roadside litter, trespass by vehicle
on private lands, and proposed
nutrient management plans are
among the major concerns our
members will be discussing.
We’re looking forward to meeting
with our state legislators to per
sonally convey our policy views
on these and other issues.”
PFA leaders will be voicing
support for S.B. 1326, which
would establish a program to pre
serve and protect wetlands. The
legislation would more thorough
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Farmers Will Address Legislators
ly define the characteristics of
wetlands to be regulated, set
timetables for government agen
cies to review wetlands permit
applications, and provide for com
pensation to landowners if a per
mit for wetlands use is denied or is
excessively restrictive. The legis
lation would also allow wetlands,
which had been farmed during the
last 25 years, to be returned to
production.
PFA is also supporting H.B.
193 and S.B. 1272, which would
create a new vehicle code offense
for trespass on private lands by
motor vehicles, including all
terrain vehicles (ATVs) and snow
mobiles. Penalties would include
fines for trespassing on fenced or
posted private roads and for
destroying property or driving on
cultivated fields. Violators would
face a driver’s license suspension
for the second offense.
PFA will be asking legislators
to incorporate PFA policy into
two bills, H.B. 1838 and H.B.
1980, which would require nutri
ent management plans for farms.
PFA is recommending that the
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nistering the program and provide
sufficient state funds to assist far
mers in implementing manure
management plans. PFA is also
requesting that farmers with
approved nutrient management
plans be protected from pollution
liability. A state nutrient manage
ment program should also
preempt local regulations, PFA
believes.
PFA will be collecting signa
tures at the conference for its
Ag Land Program Expects Big Year
ANNAPOLIS, Md. The
Maryland Agricultural Land Pre
servation Foundation (MALPF)
expects, in 1990, to see the highest
level of activity since the program
began in 1977 thanks to its new
Two-Cycle Easement Offer Prog
ram and bid consideration.
Prior to this year, MALPF con
sidered easement sales applica
tions once a year. According to
Leonard Lowry, the foundation’s
new chairman, “We are seeing a
major increase in applications so
far this year and expect our big
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‘Em” campaign, aimed at placing
deposits on beverage bottles and
cans. The signatures are being col
lected in support of S.B. 1360,
which would put the “bottle bill”
question on a referendum for
Pennsylvania voters to decide in a
statewide election.
The results of the nonbinding
referendum could then guide the
General Assembly in dealing with
the issue. PFA believes the recy
cling law will not solve the prob-
gest year ever.”
Lowry recently became chair
man of MALPF. He has a long
background in Maryland’s agri
cultural land preservation efforts,
having served as a member of the
original 1973 “committee to study
the preservation of agricultural
land. He joined MALPF’s board
in 1983.
, For many years, Lowry oper
ated a dairy farm in the Fairview-
Cearfoss area near Hagerstown
and has served as a district super
visor of the Washington County
Soil Conservation District. He
also is a past president of the
Washington County Farm Bureau
and the Hagerstown-Washington
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farmers millions of dollars annual
ly in damage to farm equipment
and injury to farm animals.
“We hope to make a strong case
for each of these issues during our
face-to-face meetings with law
makers,” Eckel said. The PFA
leaders will also host their state
representatives at a banquet at the
Harrisburg Marriott, where Eckel
will highlight key farm issues.
County Chamber of Commerce.
Moving up to take Lowry’s post
as vice-chairman of MALPF is
Dan C. Shortall Jr. of Queen
Anne, Maryland in Queen Anne’s
County. Shortall raises broiler
chickens and operates a 700-acre
grain farm. He is serving his sec
ond term on the MALPF board
and was one of the founding mem
bers of the Queen Anne’s Ag Land
Preservation Advisory Board.
The next deadline for submis
sion of applications to sell deve
lopment rights easements will be
July 1,1990. For additional infor
mation, contact the Maryland
Agricultural Land Preservation
Foundation, (301) 841-5860.
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