A34-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 15, 1999 HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Agriculture Secretary Samuel E. Hayes Jr. this week said that the 1999-2000 state budget signed in to law by Gov. Tom Ridge and passed by members of the General Assembly “provides a solid foundation for Pennsylvania agri culture “From making sub stantial investments that preserve our precious farmland to providing additional food assis tance funding for the needy, this new budget says that agriculture is essential to the future of Pennsylvania,” Hayes said. A major component of the new $19.1 billion budget is $43 million ot accelerate the purchase of easements under Pennsylvania’s Farm land Preservation Pro gram, administered by the Agriculture Depart ment “This funding will nearly double our farm land-preservation effort by helping to address a growing backlog of prime farms and protect them from the threat of sprawl,” said Hayes, who noted that Pennsyl vania currently is pre serving farmland at a faster rate than any state in the nation. The budget also in cludes funding for Gov. Ridge’s “Growing Greener” initiative, which requires imple menting legislation now being considered. “Growing Greener” would dramatically re structure $1.3 billion in environmental funding over the next five years, redirecting money to priority programs such as protecting water sheds, preserving open space, investing in parks and environment al recreation, reclaim ing abandoned mines and wells, and reorient ing other programs to encourage sound land use practices and to dis courage sprawl. Other key agriculture components in the new budget are: • $14.46 million for the State Food Purchase Program, for counties to purchase and distribute food to needy Pennsyl vanians; • $4.1 million to help county fairs and $446,000 to help the 4-H, FFA and agricul tural expositions, such as the All-American Dairy Show and the Keystone International Livestock Exposition; • $3.75 million for the Animal Health Commission. 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