A22-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 4, 1991
Lancaster Chamber Adopts Nutrient Management Policy
LANCASTER (Lancaster
Co.) The directors of The Lan
caster Chamber of Commerce
recently adopted a policy position
toward nutrient management legis
lation, which is currently under
consideration in the state House
Agricultural and Rural Affairs
Committee.
According to Jay Howes, mana
ger of agricultural services for the
Chamber, the board adopted the
policy during a recent board
meeting.
The policy position is:
As Pennsylvania’s premier agri
cultural county, Lancaster pro
duces in excess of $672.7 million
in farm value of dairy, livestock
and poultry products annually,
representing approximately 30
percent of Pennsylvania’s total
production of these commodities.
While recognizing the tremend
ous economic benefit of this inten
sive animal agriculture to the eco
nomy of the county, The Lancaster
Chamber of Commerce and Indus
try also recognizes that all indus
tries must operate in the most
environmentally sound manner
possible.
The Chamber, therefore, has
taken great interest in the report of
the Governor’s Select Committee
on Nonpoint Source Nutrient Man
agement and, in general, endorses
its recommendations.
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Recognizing the tremendous
impact nutrient management reg
ulations will have on both our agri
cultural sector and the general eco
nomy, the Chamber strongly
believes that any specific legisla
tion enacted should:
• Strike an appropriate balance
between environmental concerns
and economic realities.
• Specify the representation of
all key sectors on the proposed
Nutrient Mangement Advisory
Board to the Slate Conservation
Commission, including represen
tatives of government agencies,
Pennsylvania State University,
production agriculture and com
mercial agri-business.
• Designate to the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture an
integral role in developing specific
guidelines for on-farm nutrient
management planning.
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• Not require multiple layers of
certification or approval. Any plan
prepared by a certified individual
should not be subjected to approv
al by any agency at the county or
state level.
• Insure that any nutrient man
agement technician certification
program instituted encompasses
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Two men have recently
been named distinguished alumni
of the Penn State University Col
lege of Agriculture.
David Slusser, a Crawford
County dairy farmer, has been
named the 1991 Dairy Distin
guished Alumnus by the depart
ment of dairy and animal science
in Penn State's College of Agricul
ture. He received the award at the
evening banquet held during the
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all individuals who prepare or
review plans, allows for both pri
vate individual and commercial
private sector certification catego
ries, and is uniformly administered
and enforced statewide.
• Supercede all municipal level
nutrient management ordinances.
In summary, the Lancaster
Chamber of Commerce and Indus-
State Names
66th Dairy Expo at Penn State's
Agricultural Arena.
Also, William A. Hiller, presi
dent and chief executive officer of
Agway Inc., has been named a dis
tinguished alumnus of Penn State's
College of Agriculture.
Alumni whose professional
achievements and community ser
vice embody the objectives of the
university are selected annually for
this honor by Penn State's Board of
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try fully supports nutrient manage
ment legislation that effectively
balances environmental and eco
nomic considerations, provides for
significant input from all relevant
sectors in writing the specific reg
ulations and adequately protects
individual and private sector inter
ests from excessive regulation and
bureaucracy.
Two
Hiller holds a master's degree in
agricultural economics from the
university.
Slusser graduated in 1965 with a
B.S. in dairy science. While at
Penn State, he was treasurer of the
Dairy Science Club and a member
of the Gamma Sigma Delta honor
society and the Delta Theta Sigma
fraternity. He worked at the uni
versity's dairy research farm and
was a manager of the Nittany
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