A22-Lanca*tar Fanning, Saturday, January 30, 1993
(Continiwd from Pag* A 1)
tion by nutrification, not only as it
relates to agriculture; would be
within the purview of the State
Conservation Commission, an
established board created to over
see the multi-government agency
work done via county conservation
districts; establish a regulatory
review and advisory council to the
commission; set up a system
whereby fanners whose operations
depend on high density livestock
situations must establish a reason
able and workable means of con
trolling nutrients; and create a cer
tification program for those who
would create and approve such
plans.
The proposal
would also override
local Municipal ordi
nances and policies 7
covering nutrient
management
Though the actual
document is more
specific, details have
been reported previ
ously in Lancaster
Fanning.
However, within
the past three weeks,
a group which was
activated in 1991 in
response to an unpo
pular version of
nutrient management
long since replaced,
has announced its
own version of nutri
ent management
The Lancaster
based group is called
Family Farm Move
ment and was organ
ized and is headed by
Allen Weicksel, of
Peach Bottom. It is
apparently not a for
mally established
organization.
The proposal from
the FFM is to set up
additional levels of
state and local gov
ernment via commis
sions and full-time
administrative ser
vices to establish a
program whereby
farmers who volun
teer to create and
operate their farms
according to an oper
ational plan (not just
manure manage
ment) would be free
from normal pollu
tion prosecution.
The FFM proposal
would allow local
nutrient management
ordinances. It does
not address any other
sources of nutrients.
And, any fanner
not volunteering for
the FFM program
would be on his own
and subject to full
redress according to
existing water pro
tection laws.'
The FFM propos
al, as of presstime,
had not yet received
any acknowledge
ment of support from
any political
representative.
However, in
newspaper reports
published this week
announcing the Coy
sponsored legisla
tion, Wcicksel has
been quoted as say
ing that the House is
attempting to “ram”
Nutrient Management
“ram” the nutrient management
legislation through without proper
public review.
Weicksel’s vocal objections and
allegations have caused some con
sternation for many close to the
Coy proposal, especially those
within statewide agricultural orga
nizations which have been active
in forming the Coy proposal.
While many did support a
charge of “ramming through” last
session because of a last-minute
effort to get it passed. Crawford
and many others involved with the
process said they don’t understand
the basis of Weicksel’s charges
especially since the proposal has
just started its entire review pro
cess through the state Legislature.
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“The process is above board,”
Crawford said, in response to cri
ticizm of Coy. attributed to Weick
sel in published reports.
“The support (for the nutrient
management bill) is broad. The
intention is to move with delib
erate speed to get this past the
House, the Senate and on the gov
ernor’s desk.
“Again, we have been at the
counsel of the agricultural and
environmental organizations.
“Anything that the ag and envir
onmental people can agree to will
be received favorably by Rep.
Coy," Crawford said. “It’s that
simple.”
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