C2-Lancaster Farming. Saturday, June 27, 1998
House Goes Home Without
Passing Research/Crop Insurance Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. A
dispute over food stamp benefits
resulted in members of the U.S.
House leaving recently for a
10-day congressional recess with
out passing the final version of the
agriculture research bill.
Action on the research bill,
which also included provisions to
fund crop insurance and partially
restore food stamp benefits for
legal immigrants, stopped when
House members voted 120-289
against the “rule” which would
have stripped food stamp funding
from the bill.
“lt is critical that the House
move forward with this bill,” said
NFU President Leland Swenson.
“Sales closing dates for crop in
Regional Christmas
Tree Meeting Set
TUNKHANNOCK (Wyoming Co )
Wyoming County Cooperative Extension is
holding a Christmas Tree Workshop and
meeting on Thursday, July 2, here at the
Barziloski Christmas Tree Farm
Barziloski’s have more than 100 acres of
planted Christmas trees and use a variety
of species and planting techniques. There
will be many practices and growing tech
niques to observe and get ideas from.
Two separate workshops will be offered.
An afternoon workshop will be held from 3
p.m. - 5:30 p m with topics including tree
shearing and tying, deer fencing, tree dig
ging, planting methods, and equipment
demonstration.
The evening workshop, from 6:30 p.m -
9:00 p.m., will feature insect and disease
identification and control methods as well
as new techniques in sprayer and pesticide
equipment use. Pesticide applicator update
credits will be offered to participants in the
evening workshop. Refreshments will be
available from 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. courtesy
I the Wyoming County Master Gardeners.
Participants are encouraged to attend
th workshops however attendance at
ith workshops is not mandatory,
irziloski’s is a large farm with a lot of
lly terrain. If you think you may need
assistance in getting around, contact Bill
Pencek at (717) 836-3196 so accommoda
tions can be made for you. To register and
get further information, call (717) 836-
3196.
Pa. Juniors
Show Herefords
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Members of the
Pennsylvania Junior Hereford Association
exhibited their animals at the annual
junior preview show May 23 in Butler, at
the Butler Fairgrounds.
Jeff Hiltner, Ashland, Ohio, judged the
27-head show.
Results are as follows.
Champion heifer Jessica Dye. Amity, with Boyd
Fasination 7087 by Boyd Heavy Hitter 4007
Reserve champion heifer Matt Cross, Kennerdell, with
HJF Bottom Line 8G by HJF Slick 4D
Bred-and-owned champion heifer Emihe Miller
Womelsdorf, with ECM Ric Key 701 by DS Assemblage
Reserve bred-and-owned champion heifer Jessica Dye
with BVF Victoria 26G by Feltons 517
Cow-calf champion Cody Filges, Butler, with CL
Grandeta and a March bull calf by WNH CHR MCA
Decathlete
Reserve cow-calf champion Luke Vogel, Evans City, with
DCF 25C Vaquenta 626 and a May heifer calf by WF 8D
Winchester
Bred-and-owned champion bull Zach Dye, Amity, with
BVF Clarenes Z Boy 28G by MSU Optimum ZO3
Champion steer Connie Shaw, Newcomerstown, Ohio
Reserve champion steer Amanda Frasier, Georgetown
Showmanship Connie Shaw, senior, Jessica Dye, junior,
and Randall Dye, Amity, peewee
Go-getters Award Cody Biddle, Sefneca, Samuel Rimer,
Butler, and Emihe Miller
surance are coming up fast, and
the uncertainty caused by the
House’s failure to pass the bill jeo
pardizes crop insurance coverage
for many. Now is not the time to
cripple our nation’s crop insur-
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five-year, $1.7 billion measure,
which includes $6OO million in
new funding for agriculture re
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ance, and $lOO million for the
Fund for Rural America. It also re
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“NFU urges House members to
promptly reconsider the bill as
passed by the Senate and sup
ported by the president,” Swenson
said. “Failure to consider the bill
on a timely basis could result in
money allocated to research being
moved to increase highway spend
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