A2B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 18,1996
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Responding to Gov. Tom
Ridge’s request, the United States
Department of Agriculture has
designated 46 Pennsylvania coun
ties as natural disaster areas.
In December, Gov. Ridge made
the request because of the crop
damage and reduced yields which
were caused by drought condi
tions last summer and fall. Dam
age assessment reports were com
pleted and confirmed by the Pen
nsylvania Agricultural Statistics
Service and the State Emergency
Board.
State Agriculture Secretary
Charles C. Brosius explained that
this designation qualifies some
family farmers for Farm Service
Agency (FSA) emergency loans
due to damages and losses caused
by severe drought conditions,
beginning one year ago.
“We arc very pleased that Gov.
Ridge’s request for assistance to
the commonwealth’s number one
industry has been honored, and
that some farmers will now be
eligible to receive assistance,”
Brosius said. “Last year was very
difficult for Pennsylvania farmers
as they saw their crops wither and
die under the severe drought con
ditions we experienced in a large
portion of the state.
“The drought, coupled with the
severe winter of 1996, leaves
some family farmers in a very dif
ficult financial situation as they
begin their 1996 growing season.
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Brosius said that estimated Pen
nsylvania agriculture losses tot
aled nearly $2OO million due to
drought damage.
The 46 counties included in the
disaster designation are Allegh
eny, Beaver, Bedford, Bucks, But
ler. Cambria, Cameron, Carbon,
Centre, Chester. Clarion. Clear
field, Clinton, Cumberland, Dau
phin, Elk, Fayette, Franklin, Ful
ton, Greene, Huntingdon. Jeffer
son, Juniata, Lackawanna,
Lancaster. Lawrenece, Lebanon,
Lehigh. Luzerne. Lycoming,
McKean. Mercer, Mifflin. Mon
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Northumberland, Pike. Potter,
Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Sus
quehanna, Washington, Wayne
and Westmoreland.
There were 20 addidonl Pen
nsylvania counties named as con
tiguous counties where eligible
family farmers may quality for
FSA physical loss‘loan assistance,
pursuant to provisions of the Con
solidated Farm and Rural Deve
lopment Act
Those counties are Adams,
Armstrong, Berks. Blair, Brad
ford, Columbia, Crawford, Dela
ware. Forest Indiana, Montour,
Perry, Philadelphia, Somerset,
Tioga. Union, Venango, Warren,
Wyoming and York.
Applications for loans will be
accepted through Nov. 12, 1996
for physical and production los
ses; applications pending cm that
day may be processed and
completed.
Emergency loans will be made
under the Farmers Home Admi
nistration. Brosius encouraged
any farmers with questions to con
tact their local Farm Service
Agency for details and applica
tions for loans.
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AFB Elects Knill
To National Board
(Continued from Pago A 1)
1996, stepped down Bom the
AFBF board last month after serv
ing for 10 years. His most recent
term* was to expire in January.
Mr. Knill, who lives with his
wife. Jean, in Mount Airy, Carroll
County, will continue to serve as
Maryland Farm Bureau president
A lifelong fanner, Mr. Knill raises
C. William Knlll
President
Md. Farm Bureau
beef cattle and grain crops on 3SO
acres.
He is the fourth Maryland Farm
Bureau president to be elected to
the national board.
Previous AEBF board members
from Maryland were Roy Weagly
from Washington County (MFB
president, 1943-1946); Wilson
Heaps from Harford County (1949
to 1936); and Willard Oaldey of
Wicomico County. Mr. Oakley
who was Maryland Farm Bureau
president from 1967 to 1972, was
elected to the AFBF board in
1969.
Maryland Farm Bureau repre
sents the interests of nearly 13.000
farm families across the state. It is
one of 31 Farm Bureau organiza
tions associated witih the Ameri
can Farm Bureau, which repre
sents about 4.6 million farm fami
lies nationwide.
The American Farm Bureau is
based in Park Ridge, Illinois. The
AFBF Northeast region consists
of 12 states: Maryland, Delaware,
West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, New York, Connecti
cut. Massachusetts. Rhode Island,
New Hampshire, Vermont and
Maine.