A34-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 23, 19f5
Neighbor Relations Help Protect Producers From Lawsuits
(Continu'd from Pago A2S)
and bend over backward," said
Andrews. That means opening up
your farm to neighbors for tours,
sitting in on township meetings,
and altowing the township to
become involved in the decision
making on the farm. Make sure
your operation is environmentally
sound and you are doing your best
to control farm odors—and adver
tise these facts whenever possible.
Don’t, as Andrews suggested,
sit there and offer excuses when
something has gone wrong. He has
heard them all, including:
• From a Wisconsin pork pro
ducer: ‘T don’t know what came
over me. ’ ’ The producer asked that
the fine be retracted for pumping
manure slurry from a pit into a
stream.
• “It was my employees’
fault.’’ A producer spoke about the
difficulties of communicating to
his non-English speaking employ
ees. There is no legal excuse for
this.
• “It was the inspector’s fault.”
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• Other excuses have included r
“It was the weather’s fault, it was
too cold”; “It was the weather’s
fault, too wet, and I just can’t get
enough cost-share”; “The weeds
were too high”; and even ‘ Tt must
have been the pigs’ fault.”
All these are no excuse.
The solution? Develop good
community relations. Do “anthing
to foster goodwill, ’’said Andrews.
While fighting the nuisance
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(make your farm a “showplace,” dent, provided a pseudorabies program “packages,” said Gray
said Andrews), know your rights, update. As of last week, said Her- an( j to establish a plan that is
and let others know them. Respond ? h ®y* “J®”; . we f e 4 * known best f or farm,
appropriately to complaints and do ®fected herds in the state. Thirty- Kult Good, LanChester Council
“not appear to be hard-nosed and °* “ ,cm W1 “ 4681 °“ in 1996- president, said that the local orga
profit-driven.” ™5 a " s t * iat ? nization attended the Food and Fun
If a situation arises, according to herds w “* ex,st at end pest in Ephrata this year with the
Andrews, investigate it complete- 01 } A state pork council. The state board
ly, keep careful records, gather As of now, 10 herds do not have has been working on promotional
witnesses to substantiate records, ueracteanup plans in place. leaflets with packers to be distri
develop an emergency response - Producers need to start the cem- buted in supennarkcts.
plan, suggest mediation, take the “catom Level lu process now and Also, three directors were
lawsuit seriously, and defend sj lou /Lk® J^ er !j?® ( |i elected to serve three-year terms
yourself vigorously. Robert Graybill and Dr. Tun Tray- LanChester Council. They
Andrews said producers can CT were at the meeting to conduct are Scott Bailey, farrow unitmana
contact him toll-free at (800) quality assurance semmarsforjwo- Reinholds; Nelson Beam,
705-6270 if they have concerns. , “ rs ‘ P*°d ucers w ® re *°kj 10 fanow-to-fmish producer in Elver-
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