HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) —Legal action has been taken
against several vegetable growers
who have not paid the annual
assessment to the Pennsylvania
Vegetable Marketing and
Research Program. The action
was authorized under new regula
tions promulgated in January 1994
by the secretary of agriculture.
The program and its regulations
require all vegetable growers who
grow one or more acres of veget
ables for sale (or who grow green
house vegetables in 1,000 or more
square feet of greenhouse area) to
file an annual production verifica
tion statement and to pay an annu
al assessment of $25 plus $1.50
for each acre over 10 acres (or
each 1,000 square foot over
10,000 square feet).
The funds collected by the
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HERNLEY’S FARM EQUIPMENT. INC.
2095 S. Market St. Elizabethtown, Pa.
717-367-8867
STOLTZFUS FARM SERVICE, INC.
Rts. 10 &41 Cochranville, Pa.
215-593-2407
ZIMMERMAN’S FARM SERVICE
School Road, Rt. 1 Bethel, Pa.
717-933-4114
C.J. WONSIDLER BROS.
Finland Rd., Quakertown, PA
215-536-1935 f 215-536-7523
Rts. 309 & 100, New Tripoli, PA
610-767-7611
Growers Prosecuted For Non-Payment
program are used to promote
Pennsylvania-grown vegetables
and to fund practical, production
vegetable research. A board con
sisting of 12 growers, the secre
tary of agriculture, and a represen
tative of collecting sales agents
govern the program and determine
how the funds are spent.
The board began its enforce
ment effort by prosecuting grow
ers who have consistently refused
to pay the assessment. The
Department of Agriculture’s
Bureau of Market Development
sent certified letters to growers
who had failed to respond to the
program’s regular assessment
notices. Five growers received let
ters from the Department of Agri
culture’s legal office. Three of
these five chose to pay the assess
ment rather than face legal action.
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The department then filed a
civil complaint with a district
magistrate in Harrisburg against
the two remaining growers. One
of these two then paid the assess
ment The other grower failed to
appear for the scheduled hearing
and judgement was entered
against him in the program’s
favor. The matter has now been
referred to the Attorney General’s
office.
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STANLEY'S FARM SERVICE
RD 1, Box 46 Klingerstowrf Pa.
717-648-2088
UMBERGER'S OF FONTANA, INC.
RD 4, Box 545 Lebanon, Pa.
717-867-2613
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The Vegetable Maiketing and
Research Program and the Depart
ment intend to continue their
enforcement efforts in 1995.
While the program’s board is
reluctant to take fellow growers to
court, they also feel it is their duty
to the hundreds of growers who
regularly pay their assessments.
To allow other growers to ignore
the assessment payment require
ment is not fair and only encour-
lence
Bangor Implement
6 Ricksville Road
Bangor, PA 18013
610-588-5922
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Betts Equipment
3139 Windy Bush Road. Rt. 232
New Hope, PA 18938
215-598-7501
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C.B. Hoober &
Son, Inc.
Main Street
Intercourse, PA 17534
717-768-8231
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Cannonsburg Supply
& Equipment Co.
RD 1, 80X247
Cannonsburg, PA 15317
412-746-2500
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for all
Deerfield Ag &
Turf Center, Inc.
RR 2 Box 212
Watsontown, PA 17777
717-538-3557
Detlan
Equipment, Inc.
141 East Mam St.
Silverdale, PA 18962
215-257-5177
Dunkle & Grieb, Inc
RR 2, Box 14
Centre Hall, PA 16828
814-364-1421
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Caldwell Tractor &
Equipment, Inc.
480 U S. Route 46
Fairfield, N J. 07006
201-227-6772
Rodio Tractor Sales
North White Horse Pike ,
Hammonton, N J 08037
609-561-0141
ages more noncompliance.
The program’s assessment poli
cy is based on the principle that
because the program’s research
and promotion efforts potentially
benefit all the growers in the com
monwealth, it is reasonable and
fair to require all growers to pay
the assessment. Moreover, since
the program was established by a
referendum of growers and is sub
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Eckrofh Bros
Farm Equipment
Rd 2. Box 24A
New Ringold, PA 17960
717-943-2131
Hines Equipment
RT. 220, Belwood, PA
814-742-8171
Keller Brothers
R 7 Box 405
Lebanon, PA 17042
717-949-6501
1950 Fruitville Pike
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-569-2500
Lost Creek
Implement, Inc.
Route 35, Box 123
Oakland Mill, PA 17076
717-463-2161
M.S. Yearsly & Sons
West Chester, PA
610^696-2990
Marshall
Machinery, Inc.
Route 642
Honesdale, PA 18431
717-729-7117
Nicarry _ . . u
Equipment Co. Triple H
RD 2, Rt 61,3 Miles S BSkflP 1 ?- n r?’J nC u
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d 9i PA peach Bot, ° m ’ pA 17563
610-926-2441 717-548-3775
Frank Rymon & Sons, Inc
RD 3, Box 355
Washington, N.J 07882
908-689-1464
Warren County Service Center
228 Route 94
Blairtown, N J.
908-362-6916
Norman D. Clark &
Son, Inc.
Honey Grove, PA
717-734-3682
Pikeville
Equipment Inc.
RD 2, Oysterdale Road
Oley, PA 19547
610-927-6277
Sollenberger’s
Equipment, Inc
80 Statist.
Everett, PA 15537
814-652-6990
Stoltzfus Farm
Service
Cochranville, PA
610-593-2407
Stouffer Bros Inc.
1066 Lincoln Way West
Chambersburg, PA 17201
717-263-8424
Thomas L. Dunlap
Rt. 220, Mam St. Exit
Jersey Shore, PA 17740
717-398-1391
Tractor Parts Co.
335 Central Road
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
717-784-0250