Gov. Ridge Signs Bill To Give
Pa. Farmers Additional Crop-Loss Payment
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Gov. Tom Ridge re
cently signed Senate Bill 1417 to
allow the Department of Agri
culture to make final crop-loss
payments to producers who
qualified under Act 57, the
Glickman Details Plans
For $3O Million To Help
Sheep, Lamb Farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Secretary Dan Glickman an
nounced recently that sheep and
lamb producers will receive a
total of $3O million in direct cash
payments to help improve their
production efficiency and the
marketability of lamb meat.
Sign-up for the program
started June 19, 2000. This is
part of the Clinton Administra
tion’s three-year $lOO million
assistance plan to help U.S.
sheep and lamb farmers.
Poor market conditions and
record low prices have caused
major losses for America’s sheep
and lamb producers during the
last several years. This step is
designed to bring immediate fi
nancial assistance to those who
need it most.
During the first year of the
program July 22, 1999 to
September 30,2000 payments
may be made for rams, sheep
improvement, and facility im
provement. Year one involves
payments for Rams at $lOO per
head, limited to $2,500; sheep
enrolled in an eligible sheep im
provement program at 50 cents
Congressman Demands Sound
Science In Dredging
Upper Hudson Valley
GLENMONT, N.Y. Farm
ers and rural landowners of the
Upper Hudson River appreciate
Congressman John Sweeney’s
recent actions to oppose the En
vironmental Protection Agen
cy’s (EPA) dredging of the
Hudson River without the re
sults of a study on the risks asso
ciated with dredging.
New York Farm Bureau, the
state’s largest general farm ad
vocacy organization, joins Con
gressman Sweeney in
encouraging EPA to delay
dredging until completion of a
National Academy of Sciences
(NAS) study that would make
comprehensive, science-based
recommendations regarding re
mediation technology for con
taminated sediments.
“Farm Bureau thanks Con
gressman Sweeney for support
ing the use of sound science
when addressing the ecological
and environmental needs of this
state,” said John W. Lincoln,
MILK.
IT DOES A
BODY GOOD.
drought disaster relief
signed into law last year.
“Our farmers exemplify the
best of Pennsylvania,” Gov.
Ridge said. “They work hard,
and they don’t ask for much in
return. I was proud last year to
sign legislation offering our
per head, limited to $500; and
sheep facility improvement at 20
percent of cost, limited to
$2,500.
The maximum combined pay
ment per farm is $5,500, accord
ing to the interim final rule for
the program that was published
in the Federal Register June 21,
2000. Sheep and lamb farmers
whose gross income for 1999
was greater than $2.5 million are
not eligible for payments.
For years two and three,
farmers are eligible for pay
ments of $3 for each feeder
lambs, and $8 for each slaughter
lamb marketed during the June
1-July 31 period. There will be
no maximum payments or herd
limits during years two and
three of the program. However,
feeder lamb producers who
gross income for 2000 or 2001
exceed $2.5 million are not eligi
ble for payment.
The Lancaster County Farm
Service Agency (FSA) is accept
ing applications for year one.
The FSA is located at the Farm
and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia
Road, Lancaster PA 17601.
president of New York Farm
Bureau. “With the NAS study
being concluded in September, it
is a short amount of time to wait
to ensure that factual data is
presented to the residents of the
Hudson Valley.”
The proposed dredging of the
Hudson River could involve the
removal of 1.5 to 2 million cubic
yards of sediment and could
take between IS and 20 years to
complete. The sediment to be re
moved would more than likely
be relocated on the fields of
dairy farmers in the area. With
insufficient data to back the suc
cessfulness of this project, EPA
is continuing to raise doubts in
the public’s eye regarding their
decision-making process.
“Sound science is the way to
go,” said Lincoln. “We are
grateful for Congressman Swee
ney’s initiative to stand up for
the farmers in his district that
would be severely impacted by
this quick and politically-based
decision.”
farmers the largest state
drought-aid package in the
nation. And, today, I’m proud to
help them again as they con
tinue to recover from last year’s
devastating drought.
“With this new law, our De
partment of Agriculture will be
able to complete the job. We will
send a final payment to quali
fied applicants, in an amount
that will be nearly equal to what
they already have received.”
Gov. Ridge thanked Sen.
Noah W. Wenger (R-Lancaster)
and Rep. Raymond Bunt Jr. (R-
Montgomery) for supporting
this bill.
Last year, Pennsylvania pro-
law
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vided more drought assistance
for Pennsylvania farmers ($5
million for hay assistance, $5.6
million for crop insurance, and
$6O million in crop-loss pay
ments for a total of $70.6 million
in state funds) than in any other
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assistance, eliminating the need
for producers to be reimbursed.
“I am very proud of our pro
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