A2O-Unca«tef Farming, Saturday, May 3, 1997 (Continued from Pago A 1) ago was manifest in the efforts to create the first Pennsylvania Grange meeting in Reading, by spreading the word from commun ity to community. State Ll Gov. Mark Schweiker was first speaker of the afternoon workshops. From 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. he discussed emergency prepared ness in rural Pennsylvania and the role of the volunteers, who in many rural areas serve first and sometime second line defense in battles against tragedy. From rural fire fighters to volun teer ambulance drews and radio dispatchers, rural communities in Pennsylvania have served to demonstrate the cooperative abili ties of people to organize and maintain such protective services for the good of all. The rest of the afternoon offered a choice of workshops. From 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., members could either attend a talk about the dairy crisis and the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board, or a work Senate Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee, presents the Senate pro clamation for State Grange Week and Day, and also discusses some of the achievements and changes in the state’s agricultural policies. Charlie Wismer, president of the Pa. State Grange Service Corporation, and a past state master, receives a bag of seed com in honor of his heading efforts to Institute and operate the member-service non-profit State Grange Day shop on threats to the sense of hearing. The next set of workshops offered insight into insurance reform in the state, and review of the first 125 years of the Grange activities through a review of the State Grange history in conjunc tion with the upcoming 125 th anniversary. From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Gene Barr, slated to soon become the executive directoritve director of the Associated Petroleum Indus tries organization, and Robin Ross, with the William Hawkins public relations consulting firm in Harris burg, discussed the proposed tight ening of air particulate standards by the federal Environmental Pro tection Agency (EPA). While representing the petro leum industry, the implications for agriculture ate significant Barr said that adoption of the standards would result in further departure of United States petro leum industries and jobs to other nations where such standards are nonexistant The basic argument from both men was that the EPA has prop osed standards without consider ing the potential for achievement, for benefits, and for cost to indus MEIXOE. w •nftjßiasE “bobcat Event Focuses On Rural From the left, state Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brosius is presented with a framed certificate of appreciation from the Pennsylvania State Grange by William Steel, master, while others applaud in the second of two standing ovations. _>y Dei,.,. _,.ly hydraulic controls ♦ Front and rear lights ♦ New lift-arm stop ♦ Dual path cooling system ♦ 40 hp liquid-cooled Kubota diesel engine ♦ 1300 lbs Rated Operating Capacity Set your work standard* high with a new 753 Bobcat Skid- Steer loader It’s the world's best, and it's available only from your Bobcat dealer .g See One of These Local Dealers Toda' QwnyvH*. PA Muncy, PA GRUMELLTt Lstwnon.PA Owntwiburg, PA BESTUNE FARM BERV. EVERGREEN CUUQBTON LEASING, INC. 717-7W7314 TRACTOR CO. AO A TURF INC 717-9444422 MNIHuaPA 717-MUWI 7174W41M MO-321 -2374 BS4BREFAM 14004414430 7174004750 try and the national economy. For agriculture, opponents maintain that the standards are so tight that they would seem to fairly well shut down traditional as well Issues as modem confinement housing practices: field work could be sub stantially affected, as could a wide range of normal human activities (Turn to Pago A2l) Work With America's Best! 753 MariMwgiM BURCHFIELDS, INC. Raadbig, PA CLARKUFT BSMCES •IMIM4OO MMwn.PA Cl4-7M-21M Man Mum, M HKWWAY EQUPMENT 717-**MO3l INfeM 71MW4M0
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