A3g-Lamatter Farming, Saturday, January 23, 1993
PFA “Stunned” At Proposed
CAMP HILL (Cumberland Keith Eckel, PFA president, “but
Co.) —The leader of the Pennsyl- the field office eliminations being
vania Farmers’ Association (PFA) planned for our stale will be a
expressed stunned disbelief at the great disservice to Pennsylvania
number, of farm agency closings agriculture. In particular, the clos
announced for Pennsylvania by ing of 18 of the 60 local offices of
the United States Department of the Agricultural Stabilization and
Agriculture (USDA) yesterday. Conservation Service (ASCS) is
far more devastating than we ex
pected. One targeted county,
Berks County, is the third most
“We’re proponents of greater
efficiency in government,” said
Meeting Features
Friendly Persuasion
WARREN (Warren Co.)
The Warren County Cooperative
Extension annual meeting will be
held Monday, January 25, from 7
p.m. - 9 p.m. in the Slater Room of
the Warren County Library. A
panel of speakers will address the
topic, “Promoting Your Interest
Active and Friendly
Persuasion.”
Nearly everyone has at one time
or another had to communicate
their thoughts or ideas to a spouse,
coworker, government official, or
an entire group. This program
should give you some tips on how
to make your point. Many of the
same communication principles
apply, no matter what the situation
is.
The distinguished panel of
speakers have ceretainly used
their good communication skills
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• Thurs, Jan. 28 - Shad; Maple Smorgasboard
Along Rt. 23, One Half Mile East Of Rt. 322
Free Breakfast At 8:30 AM, Till Noon
Mike Brubaker - Update Pesticide License
Ron Dodds - On New Com, Soybean, Alfalfa
Varieties
Louis Bush On Silage Innoculants
• Wed, Feb. 3 ■ Midway Diner Along Rt. 78
2 Miles East of Rt. 501 or 1 Mile West of Rt. 419
9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
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Mike Brubaker - Update Pesticide License
Ron Dodds - On New'Com, Soybean, Alfalfa
Varieties
Louis Bush Silage Innoculants
For Mora Information Contact:
• District Manager, Ron Dodda 717-436-5514
• Territory Salas Manager, Elvln Hurst
717-733-3536
• Arthur Aukar 717-665-6627
• John Aukar 717-933-5224
• Clarence Mull 717-865-2037
- Robert Rlneer 717-284-4658
• Nelson Nq|t 717-355-2428
• Earl Miller 717-345-1181
ASCS Office Closings
in a variety of occupations or situ
ations. The speakers include Joy
Dunbar, chief executive officer of
the Pennsylvania Rural Leader
ship Program and Ph.D. candidate
in speech communication at Penn
State; Nancy Powers, trainer/-
planner with the Warren and For
est counties department of Human
Services and member of the Fami
ly Community Leadership team of
Warren County Cooperative
Extension; and Mary Wirth,
executive director of the Alle
gheny hardwood Utilization
Group and a staff writer for Coun
try Folks pf Pennsylvania
newspaper.
The cooperative extension
board will elect six new directors
and will present “Volunteer of
Extension” awards to several local
residents.
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productive agricultural county in
the state.”
Eckel said farm leaders in
PFA’s county associations sched
uled for closings will be looking at
the plans to see how they affect
members. “The closings are part
of a nationwide effort to stream
line USDA,” Eckel said. “If it
leads to reduced paperwork and
time spent by farmers in ASCS of
fices to enroll and comply with
federal farm programs, it will be
welcomed by our members. But, if
it only leads to more travel time,
expense and inconvenience for
farmers, we will fight to slop the
shutdowns.”
PFA is a statewide, voluntary
farm organization which repre
sents 23,189 member families in
54 county associations. It is affil
iated with the nation’s largest
farm organization, the 4-million
member American Farm Bureau
Federation.
A listing of planned USDA
county office closings, and the
farm community affected, is at
tached.
Piepoeed USOA Offlc* Ctoalng* In Pvmwytvanla
ASCS No. of Aotm Farm Cash Qovammant
Farm* Farmed Receipt* In Paymant*
(Mflßon t) (Tliouaand t)
J 2 2 2 2
Barit* • Laaaport 1,809 243,280 112.0 1,163
Cambria-Ebenaburg 805 85,784 19.5 412
Clarion • Clarion 541 102,577 19.2 909
Claarflald ■ Claaiflald 421 82,259 11.7 239
Clinton •MB Hall 295 48,986 14.8 420
DaupMn - Dauphin 675 101,892 60.3 694
FuHon • McConnaHaburg 487 99,920 19.4 408
Qraana • Waynaaburg 838 148,002 11.0 158
Lackawanna ■ Clarita Summit 299 42,033 12.7 326
Lawranc* ■ Naw Caatla 749 98,284 32.8 609
Mktlln ■ Burnham 677 87,546 62.0 443
Monroa - Broadhaadavtlla 192 26,898 4.2 183
Montgomery • CollaoavHla 686 58,734 38.0 340
Montour • Dan villa 270 41,870 14.4 635
Northampton • Nazaralh 484 86,694 30.7 1,174
Pottar ■ Couderaport 328 95,605 22.4 486
Snyder • Mlddlaburg 702 89,998 46.4 568
Warren - Warren 472 80,943 18.7 148
'** Third most produdkt county h PanniytvtnU
FmHA
Butter • Butter
Cambria • Ebontburg
Huntingdon • Huntingdon
Lycoming • Wllltemaport
SCS
Alegheny ■ Pltubutgh
Ort«n« - Wayneeburg
Monro* - BroadheatUvlll*
Montour •
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