New York Farm Bureau Seeks Dairy Compact Legislation
GLENMONT, N.Y. New “Dairy Compact Bill." r ®
Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman New York Farm Bureau hopes
signed legislation recently allow- 1,131 Ncw York Legislature
ing New Jersey to join the North- will follow New Jersey’s lead and
east Interstate Dairy Compact adopt the legislation.
Similarly, New York’s Senate “k « amazing how a state like
Agriculture Committee passed the New Jersey, which is home to
only 230 dairy hums, can over-
MONTROSE (Susquehanna
Co.) Beginning Jan. 1, a new
system of identifying dairy cows
went into effect.
The new identification num
bers, called “American ID Num
bers,” are to be accepted by any
United States database as an ani
mal’s primary identification and
Woodland Owners
Conference
WILLIAMSPORT (Lycoming
Co.) —The Northcentral Pennsyl
vania Woodland Owners Confer
ence is scheduled for Saturday,
The conference is designed to inform
woodland owners and others about the many
aspects involved in owning and caring for
woodlands.
The opening keynote speaker will feature
Linda Fitlerer, president of the Pennsylvania
Forestry Association and woodland owner.
Her address is titled “What Woodland Own
ers Should Know.” In addition to Fitteier’s
keynote, Mike Ondik, a wildlife management
consultant, will present “Managing the
White-Tailed Deer.”
Attendees will have the option of choosing
from several topics offered during three con
current sessions beginning at 1 p.m. and con
cluding at 3:30 p.m.
The sessions include: “How Timber Value
is Determined,” “Pond Management Con
struction and Stocking,” “Landowner Lia
bility Recreation,” “Marketing Timber
From Your Woodlot,” “Conservation Ease
ments and My Woodlot’s Future,” “Forest
Products - Veneer," “Pond Management
Long Term Weed Control and Fisheries,” and
“Wildlife Habitat Improvement”
Guest speakers include Richard Lauchle of
Lauchle Lumber Co.; Steve Means of the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection; J. Michael Wiley of Rieders, Tra
vis, Mussina, Humphrey, and Harris Law
Firm; Dr. Jim Finley of the School of Forest
Resources, Penn State; Renee Carey of North
central Pennsylvania Conservancy: Dan Pine
senault of Keystone Veneers; and Jerry Has
singer of the Pennsylvania Game Commis
sion.
The conference fee is $2O per person and
includes lunch. Two individuals from the
same property can register jointly for $3O.
Registration after February 20 will not be eli
gible for this discount The registration dead
line is March 3.
This event is an outreach service of Penn
State Cooperative Extension, Penn State Con
tinuing Education, and the Pennsylvania Col
lege of Technology in cooperation with Key
stone Veneers, Inc., Lauchle Lumber, Ly
coming County Conservation District,
North central Pennsylvania Conservancy,
Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, Pennsylva
nia Forestry Association, Lycoming County
Woodland Owners Association, Woodland
Owners of Centre County, Central Susque
hanna Woodland Owners Association, Brad
foid-Sullivan Forest Landowners Associa
tion. and Clinton County Forest Landowners
Association.
For registration brochures contact your
county Penn State Cooperative Extension Of
fice, North central Pennsylvania Conservancy
(717) 323-6222, Penn State Continuing
Education at Penn College (717) 322-5771,
Lycoming County Conservation District
(717) 433-3003, or the Bradford County Co
operative Extension Office at (717)
265-2896.
New ID System
Submitted by Nick Place
Susquehanna County Cooperative Extension Director
are compatible with international ceiving their first identification
systems, according to Chuck Salt- number will be issued an Ameri
ler, genetic programs administra- can ID Number once the transition
tor. National Association of Ani- is complete,
mal Breeders. Dairy producers who do not
Animals currently enrolled in currently ID their animals through
DHIA or breed programs will not DHIA or one of the breed or
need to be renumbered, Sattler ganizations will not be required to
said, but calves and animals re- do so undo' the new system.
“But I’m convinced we’ll face
more and more pressure on the
food safety side” of the industry,
said Sattler.
Scheduled
March 7, at 9:45 a.m., in the Penns
Inn of the Alvin Bush Center at
the Pennsylvania College of Tech
nology, Williamsport
whelmingly pass legislation that
will financially help their dairy
farmers in an economic crisis,’’
said John Lincoln, New York
Farm Bureau president
“Here, in New York, where the
dairy industry holds more promin-
The thrust behind the change
was to unify the handful of num
bering systems in the U.S. dairy
industry. Reprinted with permis
sion Dairy Profit Weekly, Decem
ber 22, 1997.
Working together. Isn’t it a wonderful thing?
ence in the slate’s economy, legis
lators have yet to decide which
direction to take with the Com
pact I commend New Jersey for
passing the Dairy Compact Bill
and hope New York will do the
same.”
Unlike New Jersey’s dairy
industry which generates $44.8
million and only accounts for 6
percent of the state’s farm re
ceipts, New York’s industry is
much larger.
New York’s dairy industry is
the largest sector of the state’s
largest industry. State dairy farm
ers contribute more than $1.32 bil
lion to the state’s farm receipts
that is SO percent of the total re
venue.
Losing such an industry would
financially upset the state and
would economically devastate
rural, upstate New York.
There are more than 8,900 dairy
farmers remaining in New York,
most of whom are straggling to
overcome an intense cost/price
squeeze that the current milk pric
ing system has forced upon them.
These farmers need an immediate
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solution and joining the Northeast
Interstate Dairy Compact is an an
swer to this problem which can be
implemented easily.
As stated in the Compact,
“Each new stale must be contigu
ous to a participating state.”
With the Northeast Interstate
Dairy Compact implemented in
the six New England States, the
Compact leaves New York as die
“gatekeeper” for states to the
south, such as New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, to join.
“It is unfortunate that New Jer
sey’s entry in to the Compact rests
on New York’s decision, but New
York can help those farmers and
the farmers of this state by passing
the legislation,” said Lincoln.
New York Farm Bureau is the
statewide lobbying/tradc organi
zation that represents more than
28,400-member farm families.
The organization is known to its
members and the public as “the
voice of agriculture.*' Farm Bur
eau is dedicated to solving eco
nomic and public policy issues
challenging the agricultural indus
try.