New Regulations Improve Labeling For Liming Materials
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Agriculture Secretary Boyd E.
Wolff has announced the creation
of new regulations dealing with
agricultural liming materials. The
regulations require manufacturers
to provide more information about
the materials.
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Everett Newswanger, managing
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photojournalism farm story at the
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“These regulations will benefit
both the producers of liming
materials and consumers,” Wolff
said. “Additional products will be
made available for agricultural
use, and consumers will be assured
of getting the type of materials that
they need.”
Everett Newswanger
ation named Newswanger Honor
ary State Young Farmer at their
annual meeting in Lancaster.
Newswanger and Ellen, his wife
of 37 years, have two married
children and four granddaughters
ages five and under.
gressmen, farmers attending PA
Farm Bureau’s Washington Tour
will hear addresses from Con
gressman Rick Santorum (R-18th
Dist.) and PFB president Keith
Eckel. The farmers will be
updated on the activities of the
U.S. House Agriculture Commit
tee by Rep. Tim Holden (D-6th
Dist.), Pennsylvania’s only con
gressman on the committee.
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the 4.2-million member American
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Under the new regulations, lim
ing materials sold in Pennsylvania
must include labels staling the
name and principal office address
of the manufacturer or distributor,
the brand or trade name of the
material, the type and classifica
tion of liming material, minimal
calcium carbonate equivalent
(CCE), minimum effective neutra
lizing value (ENV), maximum
moisture, percentage of total cal
cium and magnesium, and percen
tage passing through U.S. Stan
dard mesh sieves.
The new regulations have been
developed in response to requests
from agribusinesses who sought
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meetings to develop uniform label
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HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-100# FEW
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BULL&HFRS ,/HD. 45.00-100 00.
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210-255# 40.00-45.00; #2-3 255-280#
37.50-42.00; SOWS #l-3 300-500#
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FEEDER PIGS: 1-3 25-35#
12.00-30.00/HD.
LAMBS: HIGH CHOICE 55-75 LBS.
68.00- CHOICE 90-105#
55.00- FEEDER LAMBS GOOD
60.00- EWES 18.00-40.00.
GOATS: LARGE 35.00-50.00/HD.;
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Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynoburg, Pa.
Thun., February 24, 1994
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