*"**** , *:“*^*— *—-**-***S-Dl6 IT 16802 K ' ‘ 960430 ~ DIVISION 041 f V 01.43 No. 26 Moyer’s Improvements To Junge Farms Net Conservation Honors ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff NEW TRIPOLI (Lehigh Co.) — Ray Moyer believes you should leave the farm in better shape than you find it Since he began managing the farm complex owned by the Robert Junge family 28 yean ago, Moya 1 has incorporated smart con servation on the farm in the form of terraces, waterways, diversions, and all the items necessary to ensure a more improved farm with better soil. Preserving Our Most Valuable Resources BOYD E. WOLFF Former Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture In the eight yean since the Pennsylvania Farmland Protection Program was created in 1989, Pennsylvania has preserved more acres of farmland than any other state in the nation. At the end of 1997*. Jl]£. amount of land pre served in perpetuity was 107,748 acres at a total cost of $217.7 mi£ Grange Members Urged To Support Lawsuit Abuse Reform VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Fanning Staff UNION DEPOSIT (Dauphin Co.) Several years ago, some one claimed to have found a needle in a can of Pepsi. A lawsuit seemed pending. Within hours of being televised nationwide, similar reports were being reported across the nation. It was all a lie, an attempt to rip off a global business giant Some consider the incident a j Jim and Barb McMath’s milk bottle collection Includes rare finds from Knagy’s Superior from Big Valley, Oppelhome Dairy from Newton-HamlKon, Shlrley-Ayre Farms, and one Imprinted with the words “Keep ’em Flyln’ Buy a War Bond Today.” mad more about the McMaths’ quest to keep farm history alive through antique col- Four Sections Moyer believes that he doesn’t want to take good farmland and simply milk it and, he said, “let the next guy worry about it” For their farm conservation pol icies, Junge Farms was honored in mid-December last year as the Lehigh County Conservation Far mer of the Year. Moyer cares for six farms own ed by the Junge family in Lynn Township. The Moya 1 family includes Ray’s wife Karen, sons Jason, 27 with wife Keena and (Turn to Pago A 26) lion in state and county funds. It is interesting to note that 48,325 acres or 44.8 percent— of those acres were saved in the eight county South Central As sembly for Effective Governance area. This assembly area includes Franklin, Perry, Cumberland, Adams, Dauphin, Lebanon, York and Lancaster counties. And over (Turn to Pago A 10) national embarrassment; a testa ment to the concept that more and more Americans are that unethical and immoral that they will do any thing and say anything to get their hands on undeserved riches. Others consider that the ruse, if successful, wouldn't have hurt anyone, since a company that size could afford to lose a couple hundred thousand or million and not suffer. Victimless crime? Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 2, 1998 For his farm conservation policies, Ray Moyer, left, was honored in mid-December last year as the Lehigh County Conservation Farmer of the Year. Moyer manages the six farms owned by the Rev. Robert Junge family in yttßAMUthip. The Moyer family includes, from left, Ray and Karen Moyer, Jay Carls, Robin Bedford, and Suzann. In front are Suzann’s children, Jordan and Levi. Photo by Andy Andnwa. What if an attorney filed a law suit against his mother, claiming that poor lighting conditions and steps in disrepair not only were to blame for his wife's fall and subse quent injuries, but prevented the son from enjoying his wife’s com pany, and therefore his mother ought to not only pay doctor bills, but mote for pain and suffering? Is it frivolous? Or is it an accept able practice, because it isn’t illeg al to be repugnantly greedy? $29.50 Per Year Such a scenario defies common sense and logic, but can it be, and should it be controlled? If such a thing were to occur between a mother and a son who are close and mutually respectful, it can be assumed that most people would interpret such a claim as merely a son’s collaborative effort with mother to capture a greater settlement from the mother’s insurance company. Otherwise, most would probab ly wonder why the son wasn’t able to help out and fix mother’s steps, or at least be smart enough to exit the house via a known safe passage. Scenarios aside, the court records are filling up with actual cases where claims stretch the lim its of understanding, according to Penn State Dairy Science Club Presents Awards, Holds Expo JUDITH PATTON Union Co. Correspondent STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) Meet a cow, adopt a cow, milk a cow, or show a cow. The Penn State Dairy Science Club had something for everyone at its 73 Dairy Expo here in the Ag Arena last week. ' On Meet-A-Cow Day, 500 Centre County second graders answered the club’s invitation to learn about what cows eat, and how milk is marketed, as well as how to . wUL c opr* * 600 Per Copy many reports over the past 10 to 20 years. They are being called an abuse of the judicial system the filing of frivolous lawsuits. According to George Wolff, a private consultant and lobbyist, die years of failed effort by the Pen nsylvania Legislature to pass effective tort reform legislation has not lessened the need for the reform. Wolff was one of several speak ers Monday at the Pennsylvania State Grange Legislative Day and Grange Week celebration. The General Assembly and state Gov. Tom Ridge proclaimed Monday, April 27, as state Grange Day, in recognition of the rural and agricultural organization. National (Turn to Page A 22) Another part of the Dairy Science Club public outreach is the Adopt- A-Cow program in which 230 peo ple submitted four empty milk and yogurt cartons from the University Creamery and an application to adopt a cow in the university herd. They receive an adoption certifi cate with the cow’s name and can visit their adopted cow at the Dairy Expo. Penn State students who adopt a cow are invited to show in the Expo competition. Jen Davis and Tetri Snook co-chaired this event *V to Page A3®)
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