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HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) —Maybe gubernatorial candi
dates in the early history of Pen
nsylvania developed an agricultur
al policy platform to run on, but no
one has donerit in recent memory.
No one, that is, until this week at a
press conference at the Farm Show
where Republican candidate Tom
Ridge introduced his “A Plan For
Pennsylvania Agriculture:
Strengthening Our Greatest
Resource.”
Ridge called for the strengthen
ing of the state’s number one
industry and making fundamental
changes in the way government
works with farmers and food pro
cessors. ”1 would like to build on
the traditions that are in the farm
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duces Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Ridge at a
press conference Monday morning at the Farm Show.
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community,” Ridge said. “I want
Pennsylvania to not only feature
farming for the one week of the
Farm Show, but I want us to feature
farming S 2 weeks out of the year.
“Farmers contribute $4O billion
worth of goods, services and wages
in Pennsylvania, and it ought to be
the business of government in Pen
nsylvania to help you do business.
A productive agriculture is good
business for all of Pennsylvania.”
Ridge listed five major points to
his plan. They are: develop a PDA
that knows agriculture; overhaul
DER to make it user friendly; put
new emphasis on marketing; deve
lop an export- driven economy;
and commit to research and deve
lopment in agriculture.
“You have struggled like every
other business in this state under
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the burden of high taxes and over
regulation. Your problems are
compounded by dealing with indi
viduals in state government who
seem to have little or no under
standing of the day-to-day deci
sions and challenges that you
face,” Ridge said.
“Today, I am laying before you
my plan to fight back against the
high-tax, no-growth policies that
are impeding your ability to com
pete like every other business.
This plan reflects my commitment
to less government intrusion,
more common sense governing
and helping Pennsylvania’s agri
cultural community reach its ful
lest potential.”
“In a Ridge Administration. I
will put together a Department of
Agriculture with men and women
who know agriculture and who
understand that the strength of
Pennsylvania’s economy is only
as great as the strength of its agri
cultural industry.”
“My new Department of Envir
onmental Protection will work
with you in partnership. I am
going to put an end to months of
delays for permits and insist that
law-abiding individuals are
treated as such.”
Ridge reiterated his call for
overhauling the Department of
Environmental Resources to make
it “a partner of farmers rather than
a prosecutor.”
“We can protect the environ
ment in a way that does not bring
your ability to compete to a halt,”
Ridge continued, “Under my
Administration, we will.”
In addition, “A Plan for Pen
nsylvania Agriculture” calls for
bolstering the efforts of the
Department of Agriculture to
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Tom Ridge at the Farm Show news conference.
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Citing the fact that the state’s
number one industry makes up a
small percentage of the state’s
exports, Ridge called for doubling
the amount of farm and farm fac
tory products when he is Gover
nor. Ridge’s ■■ already-released
“Keystone Export Strategy”
includes the appointment of agri
cultural representatives to serve
on the Governor’s Export Task
Force. In addition, Ridge said he
believes that trade missions
abroad to promote Pennsylvania
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morning by retired State Rep
resentative, Samuel Hayes, who
has been a leader in the agricultur
al community. Hayes pointed out
Ridge’s broad range of experience
in dealing with farming concerns,
including his efforts to bring
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