Seven Public Meetings, Four Hearings Set For Nutrient Regs
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) —Notice was given this week
by the Pennsylvania Conservation
Commission that seven public
information meetings and four
public hearings will be held on the
proposed regulations for nutrient
management on farms within the
state.
The proposed regulations
would require those farms with
over 2,000 pounds (liveweight) of
livestock per acre of land suitable
for the application of manure to
develop and implement a nutrient
management plan. Farms that do
not meet these criteria are encour
aged to develop nutrient manage
ment plans under these regulations
as well. These proposed regula
tions are mandated by the Nutrient
Management Act (Act 6 at 1993).
Public Information
Meetings
The State Conservation Com
mission will hold seven public
information meetings for the pur
pose of discussing the proposed
regulations and answering ques
tions. No formal recording of
questions or comments will be
done at these meetings. The meet
ings will be held on the following
dates and times; Jan. 30,6:30-9:30
p.m., Somerset County Vo-Tech,
RD #5, Vo-Tech Road, Somerset;
Jan. 31, 6;30-9:30 p.m.. The
Leslie N. Firth Learning Center,
The Home of Mercer County
Extension, PO Box 530 (Route 19,
1 mi. north of Mercer). Mercer;
Feb. 1, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Wysox
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Wysox; Feb. 8, 6:30-9:30 p.m.,
Brynwood Inn, Routes IS and 45.
Lewisburg; Feb. 12, 6:30-9:30
p.m., Shippensburg Senior High
School. 201 Eberly Drive, Ship
pensburg; Feb. 13, 12:30-3:30
p.m. and 6:30-9:30 p.m„ Farm &
Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road
Lane, Lancaster.
Public Hearings
The State Conservation Com
mission will hold four public hear
ings for the purpose of accepting
comments on the proposed regula
tions. The hearings will be held at
7 p.m. on the following dates;
Much 4, Somerset County Vo-
Tech, RD #5. Vo-Tech Road,
Somerset; March S. The Leslie N.
Firth Learning Center, The Home
of Mercer County Extension, PO
Box 530 (Route 19.1 mi. north of
Mercer), Mercer, March 6, Bryn
wood Inn, Routes 15 & 45, Lewis
burg; March 11, Farm & Home
Center, 1383 Arcadia Road,
Lancaster.
Persons wishing to present tes
timony at the hearings must con-'
tact Karl Brown at the State Con
servation Commission, Room
304, Agriculture Building, 2301
North Cameron Street, Harris
burg, PA 17110, (717) 787-8821,
at least one week in advance of the
hearing to reserve a time to pre
sent testimony. Oral testimony
will be limited to ten minutes for
each witness, and three written
copies of the oral testimony must
be submitted at the hearing. Each
organization is requested to desig-
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In lieu of or in addition to preservation Commission. The sum
senting oral testimony at the hear- mary will be provided to each
ings. interested persons may sub- member of the Slate Conservation
mit written comments, sugges- Commission in the agenda packet
tions, or objections regarding the distributed prior to the meeting at
proposal to the Stale Conservation which the final regulation will be
Commission, Room 304. Agricul- considered,
ture Building, 2301 North Came- If you are a person with a disa
ron Street, Harrisburg. PA 17110. bility and wish to attend any of
Comments must be received by ."these meetings or hearings and
March 29, 1996. Comments you require an auxiliary aid. ser
received by facsimile (fax) will vice or other accommodation to
not be accepted. In addition to the participate in the proceedsing,
written comments, interested per- please contact David Reed at
ANNAPOLIS, Md. In only
the second ceremony of its kind in
Maryland, Governor Parris N.
Glendening honored 18 families
from across the state whose farms
have remained in the same family
for a century or more.
Glendening presented the fami
lies with a certificate from the
Maryland Department of Agricul
ture, recognizing their longevity
in farming and a sign declaring
their* operation to be a “Maryland
Century Farm.”
“These farm families represent
not only a strong tradition, but our
hope for the future. They have
demonstrated a clear commitment
to keep their farms as family-run
businesses,” said Glendening.
LANCASTER
Governor Honors
Century Farm Families
ROHRER’S Quality SEEDS
• Arrow Alfalfa
• Apollo Supreme
• Aggressor Alfalfa
• Alfagraze Alfalfa
• Redland 111 Red Clover
• Toro Timothy
• Climax Timothy
• Cert Climax Timothy
• Crown Orchard Grass
• Pennlate Orchard Grass
• Reeds Canary Grass
• Brome Grass
• Perennial Ryegrass •
• Bastion Perennial Ryegrass
• Ky. 31 Tall Fescue
• Highland Pasture Mix
• Horse Pasture Mixture
• Triple Purpose Hay & Pasture
Mixture
• Waterway Gtass Mix
• Special Hay Mixture
• Hairy Winter Vetch
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sons may submit a summary of
their comments to the State Con-
Maryland established the Cen
tury Farm Program to honor those
families whose farms have been in
the same family for more than 100
consecutive years, contain at least
10 of the original acres, and gross
mote than $2,500 annually from
the sale of farm products.
Maryland Secretary of Agricul
ture Lewis R. Riley presided over
the ceremony that included fami
lies from Carroll, Cecil, Dorches
ter, Frederick, Garrett, Harford,
Kent, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s,
Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester
counties.
“This is a continuous program
and we are still accepting applica
tions. We made 35 awards in 1994
and 18 more this year. If you think
your farm might qualify, please
fill out an application,” Riley said.
Applications may be obtained
from the Maryland Department of
Agriculture, SO Harry S. Truman
Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401,
from local cooperative extension
service offices, or over the internet
(http://www.mda.state.md.us/
mda).
Century Farm families honored
FOR OVER 75 YEARS
(717) 772-5649. or the AT&T
Relay Service at 800-654-5984
(TDD users) to discuss how your
needs may be accommodated.
Copies of this regulatory prop
osal and additional information
may be obtained from Karl
Brown, State Conservation Com
mission, Room 304, Agriculture
Building, 2301 North Cameron
Street, Harrisbug, PA 17110,
(717) 787-8821.
Md.
in 1995:
• Carroll County John and
Illona Hull and Helen and John
Totura.
> Cecil County Clarence
Brown and Delmar and Dorothy
Fanner.
• Dorchester County John
and Suzanne Trice.
• Frederick County Paul and
Val Bussard and Mehrlc and Thel
ma Ramsburg, Jr.
• Garrett County Harold and
Helen Harris.
• Harford County George,
Betty and Thomas Grier.
• Kent County Walter Har
ris, Louise Lusby, and Harry and
Elizabeth Williams.
• Queen Anne’s County
James Thomas Rhodes. Sr. and
William, Ellen, Wendy and Alli
son Walmsley.
• St Mary’s County P. Jones
Thompson.
• Talbot County Lewis
Smith.
• Wicomico County Ray
mond and Joyce Adkins.
• Worchester County Roger
Richardson.
Seed Grains
• Cert. Ogle Oats
• Cert. Hercules Oats
• Agripro Soybeans
• Rohrer Brand Soybeans
• Cert. Agripro Hybrid Corn
Special Grazing Grasses
• Matua Prairie Grass
•. Zero Nui Perennial Ryegrass
• Dairymaster Perennial
Ryegrass Mixture
• Tekapo Orchard Grass
• Southern Cross White Clover
Mixture
• Rangiora Rape Seed'
• Fuego Tall Fescue
Copies of the
Proposal