BlHjncaster Finning, Saturday, March 7,1992
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
The Pennsylvania Farmers
Union (PFU) submitted testimony
to the Senate Agriculture and Rur
al Affairs Committee opposing
House Bill 496, also known as the
Nutrient Management Act.
Allen Deiter, immediate past
president of PFU, expressed the
concerns of the union at a hearing
held recently in Bloomsburg.
Deiter listed the PFU’s con
cerns as follows:
Berlin FFA Awards Members
From left, Doyle Paul, chapter advisor; Andrew Deeter,
37th honorary member, Steve Landis, chapter president;
and Chris Relchard, state FFA treasurer.
GAY N. BROWNLEE
Somerset Co. Correspondent
BERLIN (Somerset Co.) Christopher Reichard,
Chambersburg, the state FFA treasurer, was guest speak
er at the Berlin-Borthersvalley FFA annual banquet.
He noted in his remarks that Pennsylvania governor
Robert P. CAsey proclaimed the State FFA Week in con
junction with National FFA Week.
“We’re very proud as a state association to have this
honor bestowed upon us.” he said.
Using apples to illustrate his message about FFA mem
bers, Reichard said, “Most people know what the rotten
apple is, except that in this chapter, I don’t think there are
any.”
Like the apple, FFA members have roots, trunk, and
branches by which they are nourished, Reichard said,
comparing those components to family, school leaders,
and community organizations.
He said there are green apples, good polished apples,
and rotten apples. The green apples arc the FFA Green
hands, while the good polished apples are those members
who have learned well under the leadership of persons
such as Doyle Paul and Bonnie Murphy of the local
chapter.
“FFA gets its reputation from apples it produces,” said
Reichard. “Each member has to decide what kind of
apple he’s going to be.”
The 186 banquet guests were also entertained by the
state demonstration team, who whipped up homemade
ice cream. The gold medal winning team consisted of Bill
Hersch, Steve Landis, and Eric Landis.
Calling their demonstration “a treat for all ages,” the
team explained each ingredient and piece of equipment
they used. They also listed alternative methods of making
homemade ice cream. (Their ice cream was made in a
hand-cranked freezer.)
State FFA gold medal winners were Jacob Baughman,
Jr. pulbic speaking; Steve Landis, conservation public
speaking; Matthew Welch, FFA public speaking; Matth
ew Johnson, livestock judging; James Burkholder, state
ag record book; and Steve Landis, state ag record book
(two categories).
State silver medals went to Jeremy Hay for livestock
judging; Jason Baughman, dairy cow record book con
test; and William hersch, on-farm worlc experience.
State bronze medals went to Matthew Poor for lives
tock judging; Daniel Delaney, on-farm work experience;
and Matthew Johnston, swine breeding.
Hoffman’s Nursery received a slate FFA Citation
Award.
Keystone Farmer winners were James Burkholder,
Daniel Delaney, William Hersch, and Steve Landis.
American Farmer pins were given to Keith Leydig, Phil
lip Martz, Corey Will.
Chapter Farmers were Jason Baughman, Doug Bell,
Barry Benning, Kenneth Benning, Lonnie Coughenour,
Allen Durst, Michael Griffith. Chad Hyatt, Eric Landis,
Bryan Sarver, Jonathan Smiley, and Chad Webreck.
Chapter scholarship pins and certificates went to Jason
Baughman, James Burkholder, Jeremy Coughenour, Wil
liam Hersch, Steve Landis, Jonathan Smiley, and Matth
ew Welch.
County first place winners in record book keeping con-
• The study should target areas
of known or suspected problems
and a statewide study would not
be prudent use of state funds.
• PFU is concerned about regu
lating the time and manner in
which manure is spread. Agricul
ture’s varying enterprises and
Pennsylvania’s diverse topogra
phy and weather conditions could
PFU Opposes H.B. 496
produce nightmares.
• House Bill 496 does not con
sider the impact on the economic
state of family farmers.
• Proposed legislation addres
ses density criteria but mandates
all agriculture operations to deve
lop and implement a plan. It seems
foolish to develop a plan if a far
mer has 10 cows on 100 acres.
From left, Bill Hersch, Connie Cooney, and Matt Johnson
received one-acre corn growing awards from W.J. (Dub)
Brant of the Pioneer Seed Co. Cooney stood in for her son,
Michael, who Is in Germany.
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This is a waste of time and finan
cial resources, according to PFU.
• Fees. Another cost to the far
mer with no regard for his income,
said PFU.
• Establishment of advisory
board. As presently outlined, we
have the probability of two far
mers on a nine-member board that
will promulgate and implement
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regulations that could be a finan
cial and operational. millstone
according to PFU. This is not tol
erable. Farmers should have an
equitable input on the implemen
tation of agriculture programs.
Deiter also said, “The proposed
legislation has some merit in
advocating the study of some of
the other probable causes of
stream pollution. We believe agri
culture has too long been a whip
ping boy for the problem at hand.
“There is, I believe, one other
major problem that is not being
addressed. Reports that I have
seen indicate many of our towns
and cities have the storm drains
leading to the sewer drains,” he
said.
In limes of heavy rainfall, ihc
sewer plants cannot handle the
extra inflow and everything goes
straight through to the stream,”
said Dcitcr. “It would cost some
towns millions to correct the prob
lem, so I suppose it is easier to
blame a farmer. I have been told
when it goes through the sewage
plant in times of heavy runoff it is
diluted. My answer is, so is the
runoff from the manure the farmer
spreads on his fields.”
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