A3O-Lancastsr Farming, Saturday, Fabruary 13, 1993 VERNON ACHENBACH, JR. Lancaster Fanning Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The Pennsylvania State Council of Farm Organizations held its annual meeting Monday at the Harrisburg Hilton to review and adopt policy on agricultural issues which affect its 69 member associations. The meeting is also planned to provide an opportunity for rep resentatives of each organizations to meet face-to-face with state legislators to discuss those issues and policies: during the evening, a reception, called the Cornucopia, is held and all legislators are invited. The date was changed this year to coincide with a legislative ses sion day to maximize the atten dence of legislators and to have policy more relevent to current legislative action. The plan slightly backfired when the House of Representa tives extended its session day through the evening to discuss the highly controversial student grading program called Outcome Based Education (OBE). More than 100 representatives who were expected to attend failed to make it to the two-hour reception. However a number of state senators and some legislative aides, the sate Secretary of Agri culture and the heads of many of the agricultural organizations were able to talk informally about the issues important to them. Farm Forum (Continued from Page A 10) these emerging countries, in this case Hungary, where it would then be processed into Goya cheese and sent duty-free into the US. In addition, American corpora tions could go to the emerging countries and operate the same way. It will not serve the people of the third world. The Goya cheese from Hungary is produced by a corporation from the Netherlands. They already control 75 percent of the Goya cheese market. Now they want the U.S. market. Generalized System of Prefer ence is in need of restructuring. Women Involved in Farm Eco nomics (WIFE) and the National Milk and The Dairy Trade Coali tion were able to stop Hungary from dumping Goya cheese in the US. However, this situation requires constant monitoring by every dairy organization in the country. It requires unity in policy and an unwavering stand by the U.S. dairy industry. WIFE, National Milk and The DTC cannot do it alone. One hole in the bucket and the imported products will be here. We will very closely monitor NAFTA and GATT and will call for action as it is needed. Lyn Forkal, PA WIFE Nuholson, Pa. Dairy farm route sales and service West Agro, Conklin, and other fine products. Watch for our route trucks 1 (800) 262*7331 State Council Adopts Policy Farm Council President Ernie Miller addressed the crowd to tell them of the situation at the House and also to remind attendees that though many of the legislators were unable to attend, the function was not without merit “I hope we don’t lose sight of the purpose of the organization,” he said, adding that sometimes life doesn’t always go the way it is planned. On the upside, Monday’s recep tion was also a first for the Pen nsylvania Wine Growers’ Associ ation to display their ware’s, hav ing several tables set up for tasting of the state-produced products. Miller, finishing his last year as president, also thanked the wine industry people for their support and recognized a number of orga nizations that donated food for the occassion. To help legislators remember what types of agricul tural products are produced in Pen nsylvania, the council puts together food baskets with the donated items, which is the reason for the name, Cornucopia. In other business, the organiza tion adopted some changes to poli cy during its meeting held earlier in the day. The council adopted two new resolutions for state policy to bring it up to a total of 46 resolutions held by the council. There were also two changes made to existing resolutions. The new state resolutions con cern county tax structure and farm vehicles. One Dav Only HONDA TRUCKLOAD SALE Feb. 18, Thursday - 7 AM to 7 PM Mm • 1500 PSI Washer SALE PRICES ON HONDA ENGINES GlOO, 2.2 HP $210.90 GXI2O, Oil Alert GXI6O, Oil Alert.. GX24O, Oil Alert ..$419.00 GX27O, Oil Alert $445.00 GX34O, Oil Alert $495.00 GX39O, Oil Alert, Electric Start $608.00 Add $5.00 For U.P.S. All Mail Orders Must Be Pre-Raid Pa. Residents Add Add 6% Sales Tax, Unless Exempt FULL LINE OF 2.2 TO 20 HP 25% Off List Price ALL HONDA ENGINES Buy Filters Get 1 FREE 18 HP & 20 HP 2 cyl. Honda Engine On Sale HONDA Power Equipment j Engines 10% OFF All Hydraulic Motors, Belts, Pulleys, Batteries, Fittings And Bearings All Mail Orders Must Be Received By Thursday, Feb. 18 For These Truckload Prices! Changes which the organiza tions would like to see in county tax structure would give individual counties the flexibility to choose from a variety of sources for taxing. With farm vehicles, the council would like to extend to 25 miles from the farm, the distance traveled by farm vehicles that are exempt from registration; to SO miles when the vehicle is in need of repairs; and to exempt from registration any trailer that is pulled by a registration-exempt vehicle. Customer Appreciation Days Held In Lebanon Automatic farm Systems and Cadar Crest Equipment combined resources this week for a customer appreciation open house held at the Lebanon Fairgrounds. Company representa tives met with farmers to review equipment and answer questions. The open house was held Tuesday and Wednesday and about 400 people were present for lunch. Inthe photo the lunch line forms in the new facilities at the fairgrounds. Many In Store Specials GEORGETOWN HYDRAULICS 343 Christiana Pike, Christiana. PA 17509 (1 Mile East of Georgetown) Changes to the wording in the existing state resolutions affect its policy for a nutrient management program by requesting that Penn State University develop a “train ing” program for nutrient manage ment technicians. Prior wording was for a “certification” program. The policy nows better reflects wording included in the amended H. 8.100 which passed the House last week and is in the Senate for consideration. Another state resolution with a word change concerns animal care. 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