Vol. 41 NO. 21 Streambank Work Controls Damage From January Flooding ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff ELIZABETHVILLE (Dauphin Co.) —Who will forget the winter of *96? Larry Shade certainly won’t Shade remembers the tremend ous flooding the weekend of Jan. 19*21, when floodwater from melting snow and ice carved out a “40-50 foot broad river” that ran through a field, ripping up stream banks. tearing up sod, and deposit ing silt everywhere. Land Preservation Celebrates Achievements, More Money Pledged LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Farming Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Farm owners, public officials, and members of die Lancaster County Preservation Board and the Lancaster Farmland Trust cele brated a landmark achievement at the Franklin and Marshall College = Reid House on March 22. y>9 Although the celebration war intended to laud the preservation of 245 farms and 20,000 acres, the 350 people in attendance were in, for an additional surprise when the county commissioners presented a check for $500,000 to be used to preserve more farmland. With the $2.9 million allocation from the state and $1.25 million previously pledged from the coun ty, the nine-year waiting list of farms slated for preservation is expected to be speeded up. Sec. of While spring has arrived according to the calendar, the weather doesn’t let go of winter. But we saw a tractor with rubber tires, a tractor with steel wheels, and quite e few horse and mule teams in the MoMe this week, around the Lancaster Faming office., hi the photo, our Amish neighbor bad his team working along Rockvale Road east of ttraaburg Plkelam|Yednes daySftemoon. The bright tow sunlight oeat deep Shadows 60* Far Copy Dauphin Conservation Farmer Of Year Reveal/ Erosion Control Challenges Shade said of the flooding, which also damaged homes, boat marinas, and dams in several coun ties in the Susquehanna Valley. “It tore a bridge out in Harrisburg, you know and it sure ain’t going to let a little grass stop it” Acts of Mother Nature can easi ly destroy efforts of even the most stringent soil stewards. And there’s nothing erosion control experts and conservation planners can do about it (Turn to Page A 26) Agriculture Biosius also indicated that the U.S. Farm Bill that is expected to pass allocates $35 mil lion to be used for farmland preser vation over a three-year period. A portion of that money will be relayed to the county. When the Lancaster County Agricultural Preserve Board first Tdtofßd, many observers thought ■that farmland preservation was too controveisiai to succeed. Amos Funk, a founding mem ber, recalled die obstacles and the frustration in trying to influence farmers and officials to become interested in the program. He often questioned fellow board members, “Are we getting anywhere? Are we going to see anything come out of this?” Last Friday, an exuberant Funk said, Tm glad I lived long enough (Turn to Pag* A 24) Lancaatar Fanrtng, Saturday. March 30, 1996 Hit Shtdt family ferms about 235 acres (200 tHlablt) In tht hollow btlow Tannery Hill in tht Lyfctnt VaHty. Larry Shade, left, farms with wilt Lily and sons Todd, 27, light, who works full-time and Jason, 18, center, a senior at Upper Dauphin High School who works part-time. National Cattlemen Post Advisory On ‘Mad Cow Disease * ENGLEWOOD, Colo. On Tuesday this week, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association posted the following advisory regarding Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also referred to as “Mad Cow’s Disease”: aeroaa tha fiakla and highlightad tha whita farm building* in tht background. By Thuraday, tha anew, alaat, and rain took away tha thought of apitag, and did nothing for tha far* mar** plowing and planting diaaasa that ovartaka* every tniaparaon of tha doll about thla tima each year. Surely tha waathar will oateh up with tha calandar toon. Photo by Cvntt Ntwawongor, mtntglng •dltor. Since the British Ministry of Health’s statement on March 24 indicating the possibility of a link between Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in humans, the issue has Hv* Sections $25.00 Psr Yssr made headlines around the world. However, the Ministry also pointed out that there was no direct evidence of a link. In addition, the Ministry noted that steps were taken in 1989 to ensure that meat and milk are safe and they remain safe today. Based upon 10 years of monitor ing and surveillapce data in the United States, we can confirm that there is no BSE in the U.S. and there are a number of long standing, aggressive programs to prevent BSE from ever entering the U.S. Consumers should be reassured about the safety of U.S. beef. The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) imposed a ban in 1989 on the importation of live ruminants (cattle, sheep, etc.) or products from countries whore BSE has been found. In addition, the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service said that no beef has been imported from the UK since 1985. In addition, since 1986 the U.S. has maintained a sophisticated and aggressive BSE surveillance prog ram involving 250 APHIS veter inarians who conduct field investi gations of suspicious symptoms. In addition, more than 60 veterin ary diagnostic laboratories around the country work on BSE surveil lance in cooperation with the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, lowa. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is working with scien tists and appropriate government agencies to consider additional steps to ensure wc are not at risk (Turn to Pag* A 35)
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