A Year To Challenge Understanding (Continued from Pago A 22) Philadelphia, was appointed to begin architectural design work. A contract for construction of the facility is expected to be awarded in 1994, and the $6.7 mil lion project is scheduled for com pletion in 1995. The CHEMSWEEP program, started two years ago as a pilot program, has grown in popularity. Through the program, farmers can dispose of certain types of pes ticides at no cost to them. There were six counties included in the program during 1993 and nine counties are anticipated to partici pate in 1994. To date, more than 85,000 pounds of pesticides have been collected, or are scheduled for col lection, according to the PDA. Farmland protection in Pennsyl vania continued to grow this past year, and is expected to expand in 1994. According to the PDA, by the end of 1993, there was land on 381 farms in 2S counties which had sold development rights to the respective counties. Also this past year, for the first time, a Pennsylvania Farm Show Foundation was formed with funds provided through the sale of junior livestock champions at die 1993 Farm Show. What had happened was a syn dicate of buyers paid $15,100 for a champion market swine raised by Mark Simmon, of Lebanon. Sim mon had said that if he could receive a price of $5,000 for his swine, he would turn over all the remaining proceeds to establish a scholarship fund. 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Wolff, state secretary of agriculture, exports of Pennsylvania farm pro ducts are expected to continue growing at a record pace. The val ue of agricultural exports from Pennsylvania has more than doubled over the past seven years, according to the PDA. With the passage of NAFTA, it is expected that exports to Canada and Mexico will increase, he said. “Participation in international trade shows in 1994 will permit the Department of Agriculture to help fotiegn buyers discover quality Pennsylvania products. “Pennsylvania companies are invited to participate and are pro vided with the opportunity to easi ly travel to and evaluate foreign marekts for their many products, such as candy, snacks, grocery items, beverages, lumber, logs and wood ” . Also during 1993 was perhaps the biggest Midwestern flood of modem times, with the Mississippi engulfing thousands of acres and homes and farms that weren’t even considered to be flood prone. While the impact of the flood is most directly affecting grain and feed prices, there are many with relatives or friends who suffered great personal losses. And of ACHINERY A number of support and *id efforts to those in Midwest came directly and indirectly from the Pennsylvania agricultural and rur al community. In other news, a Holstein, Robthom Suzet Paddy, bom Dec. 1, 1986, this year set a world record for milk production. Paddy recorded a verified 59,300 pounds of milk, 2,297 pounds of fat, and 2,038 pounds of protein in a „ 365-day lactation with twice-per day milking. Owned by Robert Thomson Jr. of Springfield, Mis souri, she peaked at 200 pounds of WINDMILLS ON TOUR MIND? We’ve got them. jdtf&A Send $2 for our catalog. O’Brock Windmills 9435 12th St. North Benton, Ohio 44449 HijX? (216) 584-4681 nr FRANK A. FILLIPPO. 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A follow-up is antici pated for 1994. The Pennsylvania Farmers’ Pa. Rivers Conference Set HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The Department of Environ mental Resources (DER) and the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) will host a three day conference on the direction of Pennsylvania’s river conservation initiatives into the next century, June 20-22, at the Harrisburg Hilton. The Pennsylvania Rivers 2000 Conference, “Building Partner ships for River Conservation,” will present technical and educa tional topics to guide interested individuals in river conservation strategies and objectives. The conference will feature dis cussion by all participants on how business, industry, agricultural, and community leaders can work together to enhance Pennsylva- i. smm, Association is no longer called as such. The new name is Pennsylva nia Farm Bureau, ending decades of having a different name than many of its peer state affiliates to the National Farm Bureau. Pennsylvania had to use the “Farmers’s Association” name because when it formed a now defunct commercial business had rights to the Farm Bureau name. nia’s river resources. Participants will attend case studies whose parmership efforts have lead to the conservation of rivers and river values. Conference attendees also will be able to exchange ideas on the future of river conservation in focus groups on the final day of the conference. More than 30 regional, state and national experts in river conserva tion, water resources, and the environment are scheduled to par ticipate in panel discussions, lec tures, and focus groups. The conference will be kicked off with an evening welcoming reception on June 19. For more information about the conference, call (814) 234-4272. I.HM-A23
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