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visits amputees and tarm acci
dent victims.
“The accident made me a better
manager,” he said. “I had to learn
to rely on my brain more than my
muscles.” TTie Ramsbuigs farm
with their children, Virginia Crist,
Mary Jane Roop, and Judy. Their
daughter Barbara is deceased.
Farm Bureau Names Top Issues
CAMP HILL (Cumberland
Co.) The PA Farm Bureau
(PFB) will be placing emphases
on 11 different issues this year at
the local and state levels, accord
ing to an announcement this year
at the local and state levels,
according to an announcement
today by Guy F. Donaldson, presi
dent of the statewide membership
organization. The 11 issues were
designated by the PFB Board of
Directors as the “priority issues”
for legislative or regulatory action
this year.
“Our 54 county Farm Bureaus
all participated in designating
these priority issues for 1997.”
Donaldson said. PFB is a general
farm organization with more than
26,000 family members and is
affiliated with the American Farm
Six Master Farmers
Ramsburg spends much time
serving agriculture in leadership
roles. He has served as a director
and officer of the Frederick Coun
ty and Mid-East DHIA and has ben
a director of the county Farm
Bureau. He is a dairy representa
tive on the Maryland Ag Commis
sion, a director of the Maryland
and Virginia Milk Producers
Cooperative, vice president of the
Bureau Federation.
In alphabetical order, here are
the 11 issues:
Bottle Legislation: PFB wants a
deposit placed on certain contain
ers in an effort to stop dumping
trash in the country.
Local Tax Reforms: PFB seeks
legislation that will make the local
taxation system fair and equitable
for all citizens.
Milk And Commodity Pricing:
PFB seeks marketing techniques
to increase the price of all com
modities, including milk.
Private Property Rights: PFB
seeks legislation that would pro
tect farmers’ private property
rights.
Reconstruction Of Local
Bridges And Roads: PFB wants
additional funds to build and
Thurmont Cooperative, a director
of Central Maryland Farm Credit,
and vice president of the Dairy
Council of Greater Metropolitan
Washington. He also serves on the
American Farm Bureau Federa
tion’s dairy advisory committee,
Frederick County’s Farm Safety
Camp For Kids committee, and the
county’s property review
committee.
repair rural roads and bridges to
transport produce and supplies tc
and from the farm.
Rural Health Care: PFB seeks
legislation and regulations to pro
vide adequate health care in the
country.
Tort Reform: PFB seeks ton'
reform in the area of the unreason
able awards being granted in legal
suits.
Water Use Management/
Rights; PFB wants legislation and
regulations for fair distribution of
water during times of drought, and
to clarify water use rights of prop
erty owners.
Wildlife Mangement/Crop
Controls: PFB wants legislation
and regulations geared to controll
ing wildlife crop damage.
Clockwise, from top, Dwight, Jack, and Wilma Mickey,
Chambersburg, operate 60 acres of fruit and other produce
marketed mostly on the farm.
Wetland: PFB seeks legislation Workers’ Compensation: PFB
that defines wetlands and esta- seeks further reforms in workers’
blishes wetland priorities. compensation to lower premiums
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