A34-Umcast»r Farming, Saturday, April 22, 1995
National Ag Secretary Here For 1995 Farm Bill Font
(Continued trom Pago 30)
Ralph Heffner, owner-operator
of a 500-acre family farm near
Pine Grove, and board chairman of
Agway. said that with the many
new members of Congress, one of
the biggest challenges we face is to
educate the members of Congress
about the production capabilities
of the nation’s farmers and the
issues we face domestically and
internationally.
Ralph Heffner,
owner-operator of a
500-acre family farm
near Pine Grove, and
board chairman of
Agway, said that with
the many new members
of Congress, one of the
biggest challenges we
face is to educate the
members of Congress
about the production
capabilities of the
nation’s farmers and the
issues we face domesti
cally and
internationally.
“Many issues face
us,” Heffner said. “But
one issue may deter
mine the future of farm
ing and agribusiness in
Pennsylvania and this in
many ways can be deter
mined by our ability to
adequately address farm
related water quality
issues.
“Pennnsylvania far
mers, especially those in
the Chesapeake Bay
area, are among the
nation’s leaders in
addressing non-point
source polution. There
is a cost involved here
that for the most part
cannot be made up on
the milk check and high
er commodity prices. It
is generally recognized
that the 1995 farm bill
and the reauthorization
of the clean water act
will deal with many
environmental issues
facing farmers.
“As we move forward
on the farm bill and the
clean water legislation,
we urge you to give con
sideration to several
issues that are essential
to establish a framework
for agriculture in Pen
nsylvania and through
out the nation to com
pete in today’s global
economy.”
Heffner listed the fol
lowing points for
consideration:
1. We need to insure
that ag is not unfairly
singled out for dispro
portionate spending cuts
in the federal budgets.
2. We should consid
er changing the conser
vation program to pro
vide additional cost
sharing assistance to
address agriculture’s
non-point source
pollution.
3. We need to conso
lidate federal water
quality programs where
possible and send one
clear policy signal to the
states.
4. Any program aimed at agri
cultural non-point source pollution
should be a voluntary incentive
program based on an approach that
will allow farmers to develop cost
effective solutions.
John Haberen, president,
Rodale Institute, said we are facing
a soil health crisus. "One of our
most important natural resources
has been neglected or abused for
much too long,” Haberen said.
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