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York County Conservation District Attends State Conservation Event
CHAMPION (Allegheny Co.)
The 52nd Joint Annual
Conference for the Pennsylvania
Association of Conservation
Districts (PACD) and the State
Conservation Commission
(SCO was conducted from Nov
Glickman Backs Closer
Oversight Of Research,
Promotion Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. Agri
culture Secretary Dan Glickman
recently endorsed all the recom
mendations of a USDA task force
calling for enhanced oversight of
agricultural commodity research
and promotion programs.
“These steps will help assure
American farmers, ranchers, and
consumers that their money is
being spent wisely,” said Glick
man. “Research and promotion
programs can help our farmers and
ranchers remain competitive in
domestic and international mark
etplaces. USDA’s job is to ensure
that these programs, funded entire
ly by agricultural producers, not
taxpayers, remain fiscally sound
and fully accountable.”
The task force, which
Glickman formed in
November 1958,
reviewed operations and
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enact all 21 of the task |
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mendations. Many of
the recommendations
will be included in a
new set of oversight
guidelines in the Federal
Register on Friday, Dec.
17 and open to public
comment for 90 days.
Other recommendations
will require legislative
action.
The recommenda
tions include:
• Require a super
majority to establish
new programs.
• Hold mandatory
continuance referen
dum for each program at
least once every five
years.
• Require the partici
pation of at least one
public or consumer vot
ing member on each
board.
• Strongly encourage
boards to consider
diversity as a factor in
nominations.
•Require boards to
use Generally Accepted
Government Auditing
Standards.
• Require boards to
use competitive bidding
whenever possible.
• Require boards to
draft written policies,
subject to USDA
approval, regarding
travel and expense
reimbursement.
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Mountain Resort in Champion
Chairman Keith Eisenhart
and Director Pat Sueck, repre
senting the York County
Conservation District, attended
the joint annual conference as
•Place greater emphasis on
training and orientation for board
members, particularly regarding
the misuse of board funds to influ
ence government legislation or
policy and conflicts of interest
“We believe our recommenda
tions will make a positive differ
ence in the operations of research
and promotion boards and will
strengthen USDA’s responsibility
for oversight,” said Michael V.
Dunn, undersecretaiy for market
ing and regulatory programs and
chair of the task force. “We invite
the public to scrutinize these
guidelines and provide their best
advice on how to move forward on
these issues.”
The task force’s full report can
be found at
www.ams.usda.gov/r&p/rpfinal.h
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PACD, the State Conservation
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The purpose of the joint
annual conference was to pro
vide the county conservation
district leaders and supporters
an opportunity to strengthen
their network and learn about
new and emerging conservation
issues.
The theme of this year’s con
ference was “Conservation
Partnerships.” John C. Oliver,
secretary of the Pennsylvania
Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources, deliv
ered the keynote address and
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the Pennsylvania Department of
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addition to workshops on leader
ship development and general
sessions, the state association
conducted committee meetings
and annual business activities,
including the adoption of poli
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(Westmoreland CD), first vice
president, Jarrett Miller (Erie
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Phyllis Hoople, (Crawford CD),
secretary, Keith Eisenhart,
(York CD), Treasurer, and
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Newly elected president
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expanding these services to con
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Seven regional directors also
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A new feature of this year’s
conference was the first annual
Conservation Expo, which host
ed more than forty exhibitors
and demonstrators from around
the state who assisted or sup
ported conservation efforts. The
Expo facilitated the sharing of
resources, introduced new prod
ucts, and provided networking
opportunities to lead Pennsyl
vania’s conservation efforts into
the 21st century.
The York County
Conservation District received
PACD’s “Annual Report of the
Year” for its 1998 annual report.
Kan Umphrey, former educa
tion/communications coordina
tor, coordinated the conservation
district’s 1998 annual report.
The Izaak Walton League, York
Chapter #67, was awarded “Best
Non-Commercial Exhibit” by
PACD.
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