Farmers to Visit Harrisburg In Support of Legislative Goals
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courts, has skyrocketed insur
ance costs to farmers and busi
nesses, has prevented farmers
and others from obtaining insur
ance coverage, has caused tax
payers to pay more taxes to
protect government from law
suits, has discouraged manufac
turers from marketing useful
products, and has discouraged
government and civic organiza
tions from providing helpful
public services and programs.
Farm Bureau is a member of the
Civil Justice Coalition, which is
proposing changes in law and
court rules. The coalition has in
troduced S.B. 5, the Lawsuit
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Abuse Reform package, which
would accomplish the following;
give courts more authority to
penalize those responsible for
frivolous lawsuits, put limits on
punitive damage amounts, elim
inate the practice of searching
for a rich defendant in a lawsuit,
let juries hear evidence of sub
stance or alcohol abuse leading
to a plaintiff’s injury, reduce
awards for “future losses” to a
reasonable present value, and let
juries hear about compensation
being received from other
sources due to an injury suffered
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coalition is urging senators to
write the chief justice of the state
supreme court in support of pro
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bring about tort reform.
•Drought relief assistance.
The 1999 drought was one of the
worst ever suffered by Pennsyl
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estimated at between $5OO mil
lion and $7OO million. In re
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assistance, Farm Bureau sought
$2OO million in drought relief
from the General Assembly last
year. While only $65 million was
committed for drought aid,
during floor debate on the issue
legislators said additional fund
ing could be included in the new
state budget if necessary. Out
dated crop yield calculations
have limited th* amounts of
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crop loss that are eligible for fed
eral relief, which in turn reduces
state assistance, since Pennsyl
vania’s aid is restricted to 75
percent of the federal aid a
farmer receives. Hay crop losses,
Northwest Regional Ag,
Dairy Day Announced
ERIE (Erie Co.)-The 2000
Northwest Regional Ag and
Dairy Day will be held on
Thursday, March 23, 2000, at
Allegheny College’s Shafer Au
ditorium in Meadville, PA.
This year’s event will feature
50 agri-business exhibitors and a
slate of nationally known speak
ers, according to George C.
Wilcox, County Extension
Agent. Doors will be open at
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in particular, are not being ade
quately addressed. Farm Bureau
is asking its members to talk to
their legislators about the situa
tion and the need for additional
state drought relief.
8:30 a.m. for viewing exhibits.
Advanced reservations are re
quired and lunch tickets are
available for $3 each at the
Crawford County Cooperative
Extension, phone (814) 333-
7460; Erie County Cooperative
Extension, phone (814) 825-
0900; Mercer County Coopera
tive Extension, phone (724) 662-
3141; or many of the area ag
businesses.
Computer
Workshops
LANCASTER
(Lancaster Co.)-Two
different hands-on
computer workshops
are being offered by
Penn State Coopera
tive Extension to help
dairy producers and
their record keepers
learn how to utilize
computers to help
them manage their fi
nancial and herd data
more effectively.
These workshops are
designed for the
people who are actu
ally responsible for
keeping the farm
records.
The first workshop
is three days and is on
“Using Quick Books
Pro” as a way to help
people learn the basics
of farm financial
records. Dates of the
course are March 30,
April 4, and April 6.
Cost is $4O per farm,
and preregistration is
required. Call (717)
394-6851 before
March 27. The work
shop will be at the
Lancaster Farm and
Home Center, and
lunch is on your own.
The second work
shop is on “Using
Spreadsheets” such as
Excel to help a variety
of records and to per
form a variety of
records and to per
form a variety of cal
culations, such as
ration adjustments,
economic analyses,
generating a variety of
summaries, and other
reports that help pro-
ducers make more in
formed management
decisions. Dates of this
course are April 5 and
April 7, cost is $25 per
person and registra
tion is required. Call
(717) 394-6851 before
March 31. The work
shop will be at the
Lancaster Farm and
Home Center and
lunch is on your own.