OGALLALA, NE. Farm women are a giant step closer to being treated equally under USDA farm program payment regula tions, thanks to a decision made yesterday by Secretary of Agricul ture Clayton Yeutter. “Secretary Yeutter called Janu ary 7 to let me know that he would use his discretionary authority to provide for a much more reason able and equitable treatment of farm spouses. This will correct part of the inequity that has plagued farm spouses, and parti cularly women, for many years,” said Elaine Stuhr, president of Women Involved in Farm Eco nomics (WIFE). “This decision does not mean spouses are automatically consid ered separate persons,” adds Stuhr. “But it will give many qual ified individuals a chance to see if they are eligible to be compen- Estate Planning ELIZABETH VELLE (Dauphin Co.) — You can help your survivors through a difficult time upon your death if you deal with the hard financial facts before you die. 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Hus bands and wives who are both actively involved in their farming operations should recheck their ‘person status’ at their local ASCS office when they sign up for farm programs this spring.” After repeated attempts to per suade USDA to analyze a women’s contribution just as they would analyze the contributions of a husband, son, 6r non-farm inves tor, the national farm women’s organization sued the agency in 1987. WIFE members argued that USDA regulations discriminated against married couples because they basically treated a husband and wife as one person when they applied for farm program pay ments even though two unmar ried individuals who farmed together, such as two brothers, would qualify for two separate payments. MILLER-LAKE INC. Ballsvllla, PA 717-935-2335 plans with your spouse, parents, children, or others whom you want to share in your estate, you minimize and per haps eliminate the confusion of settling financial affairs which must be settled soon after your death. You can also help prevent many bitter family quarrels. in POLE TAVERN SMITH’S EQ. SALES CORP. IMPLEMENTS, INC SALES & SERVICE Elmar, NJ Marcaraburg, PA Lion. PA 609-728-2703 717-328-2244 717-244-4168 GEORGE V. SEIPLE TOBIAS EQUIPMENT M s YEARSLEY & SON CO., INC. & SONS Easton, PA Halifax, PA Waal Chastar, PA 215-258-7146 717-362-3132 215-696-2990 The group won their case in dis trict court, but the decision was reversed by an appellate court and upheld by the Supreme Court one year ago today. Since that time, WIFE members have worked with Sen. Bob Ker rey (D-NE), Sen. Nancy Kasse baum (R-KS), Rep. Ron Marlenee (R-MT) and several other Con gressmen to make changes through the legislative process. The 1990 Farm Bill contained a provision that would allow quali fied farm spouses to be eligible for separate payments if they agree not to receive farm program pay ments directly or indirectly through any other entity. But because of budgetary concerns, this provision was made discre tionary for the Secretary of Agriculture. Yeutter also announced that individuals who inherit land that is Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 19, 1991-827 enrolled in the long term Conser vation Reserve Program (CRP) will get some relief under this rule change. “In the past, heirs affected by the payment limitation were put in the difficult position of either sell ing the land or terminating the CRP contract when a family mem ber died. The new procedure allows that payments received with respect to the inherited land will not be charged against the heirs own CRP payment hmita- A special estate planning seminar will be held on Thursday, January 24, at7:3o p.m., in the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville. Patricia Powley, financial management agent with Penn State Cooperative Extension, will discuss wills, record keeping, estate planning strategies, and tax laws in regard to estate planning. Anyone, age 18 and older, should plan to attend (espe cially if you have children). There is no registration fee; however, to adequately plan for attendance, please call (717) 921-8803 to register. YORK (York Co.) — If you have admired the beautiful sampler quilt displayed at fairs and quilt shows, here’s your chance to learn to make one. The Penn State Cooperative Extension Service is offering an eight session class “Let’s Make a Sampler Quilt” starting Janu ary 29, 10:00 a.m. at the extension meeting room in the County Departments Building, 112 Pleasant Acres Road, York. The class will meet every other week until May 7. Sheila Arnold, a member of the local Quilters Guild will teach advanced piecing and applique techniques as well as methods for marking and setting lap-quilted squares together. This whole quilt will be made without using any quilting frames. A knowledge of basic quilting skills is required. Advanced registration is required. Call 757-9657 for more information on cost and registration. 4-H Organizes Wildlife Conservation Club On Saturday, January 19, 1991, a new 4-H Wildlife Conservation Club formed. The new group will meet at 9 a.m. at the Dauphin County Agriculture and Natural Resources Center, in Dauphin. All youth ages 12 to 18 are welcome to join. This new 4-H Club will concentrate on educational and hands-on experiences with wildlife conservauon. Some possible experiences include the eagle restoration prog ram and the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area This group is to be held by Keith Snyder, wildlife con servation officer for the Pennsylvania Game Commis sion, and Joel Myers, agronomist for the Soil Conserva tion Service, USDA. These two men bring a wealth of knowledge to our Pennsylvania wildlife and habitat group. The Adams County 4-H Potato Judging Team placed first at the annual state 4-H potato judging competition held at the 1991 Farm Show. The A Division team mem bers were Mike Linebaugh, New Oxford; Todd Racey, New Oxford: Abe Bucher, New Oxford: and Dawn- Renea Hoffman, Gettysburg. The individual placing for combined divisions are as follows; Mike Linebaugh was first place individual with 454.5 points; Abe Bucher was sixth place individual with 438 points; and Todd Racey was tied for tenth place indi vidual with 427.5 points. The Adams County first place A Division Team score was 1,320. The score was seven points higher than the second place team. The teams have been practicing for the contest for the last 12 weeks. The contest consists of: 1) deciding if each of 100 potatoes is either in or out of grade - a time and tion,” Yeutter said. Stuhr said there will undoubted ly be many questions about how these new rules will actually work once all of the final rules are writ ten. She anticipates that Agricul tural Stabilization and Conserva tion Chief Keith Bjerke will address some of these concerns when WIFE’S Board of Directors meets in Kansas City, January 25-27. Bjerke’s speech is sche duled for Jan. 26, at the Embassy Suites Airport Hotel. You are what you I s r* Sampler Quilt Class nil HAPPENINGS 4-H Potato Team
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