YORK (York Co.) nine’s not much lime for fruit growers who need to learn mote about recently enacted changes to federal crap insurance the application deadlines are very soon. Further, those who suffered large losses from an almost non existant 1994 peach crap can find out what they may be eligible to receive to help during a producer’s meeting on both recently approved disaster relief and a crop insurance reform bin. Hie meeting is set for 7 p.m., Nov. 14, at the Penn State Univer sity fruit research laboratory in Biglerville. According to information com ing from the PSU Extension offices in York and Lancaster counties, fruit growers should attend the meeting for an explana tion of what was recently passed by Congress. Details of the disaster bill for 1994 losses are to be provided dur ing the meeting. As well, John Gartside, an account executive with Agri-Business Insurance Agency Inc., and a former director of the federal crop insurance divi sion, out of Harrisburg, is to pro vide insight into aspects of the reforms of federal crop insurance and what it may mean to the producer. Some highlights of the insur ance reform bill were included in a news release from the Lancaster County extension office. According to that, while disaster payments apparently will be avail- jsrnmmzm % FIRST TOBACCaSALE: DECEMBER 5, 1994 j FIRST RECEIVINO DATE: NOVEMBER 30TH,. BAM - 3PM Sale Euery Mon., Wed. 81 Fri. Thereqfter STRIP YOUR TOBACCO EARLY! 609 tobacco companies are saying: get your crop on auction in December. They say they need PA 609 tobacco to blend with buriey tobacco. This is good news for PA 609 as it is becoming known worldwide. Tennessee and Kentucky auctions open at Thanksgiving. Local tobacco farmers should bring some of thei: best tobacco to first sale, December sth, with a full warehouse to attract buyers. There are reports tobacco buyers are telling tobacco companies in the south that they can buy cheaper on the farm. If this is true -- think twice! We at tobacco warehouse wanMo help market your tobacco at an all-time high price. We are not in the tobacco processing business, we are in the business of selling your tobacco. Please don’t misrepresent your tobacco inside the bale with nesting. Try your best with neat bales - it’s worth your time. You have worked hard to grow a good crop, don't go wrong in stripping your crop. Watch your moisture and keep green out. THIS MIGHT BE THE YEAR BUYERS WILL BE PICKY WITH STRAIGHT STRIPPED TOBACCO. x. Why does a tobacco buyer want to buy tobacco on T contract and say they will pay what the price is at hi auction? Does the buyer offer that at high offer for the jr season or does it stop at delivery? Keep selling your L tobacco on contract for $1.20/lb. and that will be the price V for the season! PARADISE TOBACCO SALES r 717-687-0990 Mitch Whit«-Sal« Mgr. • Mitch A«hby-Auct. You can order a bale box and take cost off tobacco check when you sell at Paradise. Cotton twine also in stock. Experts Call For Fruit Growers Meeting To Review 1994 Disaster, Crop Insurance Bill able to help cover 1994 production losses, it may be necessary to purchase crop insurance for next year’s crop in order to be consid ered fbr