CAMP HILL (Cumberland
Co.) “Farm Bureau has been
involved in a lot of legislative ac
tivity in Congress in recent
months aimed at helping to save
costs and improve net income,
both long term and short term,
for farmers,’’ said Guy Donald
son, president of the Pennsylva
nia Farm Bureau. “Here’s a
report on some of the major
issues Farm Bureau has been
working on.”
Crop Insurance/
Farm Assistance
President Clinton signed leg
islation H.R. 2559 passed by
Congress to spend $15.2 billion
for crop insurance reform and
farm assistance. The legislation
provides $B.l billion for in
creased premium subsidies, and
expansion of crop insurance
programs, including revenue in
surance for livestock.
Another $7.1 billion is in
cluded for market assistance
payments with $5.5 billion going
to Agricultural Marketing Tran
sition Assistance (AMTA) and
$1.64 billion in payments for
minor crops.
The legislation provides $5.1
million for loss of income to fruit
producers whose orchards must
be destroyed because of Plum
Pox Virus infection.
Permanent Normal Trade
Relations For China
Passes House
The U.S. House of Represent
atives passed legislation grant
ing Permanent Normal Trade
Relations (PNTR) for China by
a larger margin than expected.
The U.S. Senate agreed to
consider the legislation and act
on its passage without amend
ments. This action will avoid the
need for the legislation to go to
Pa. GLFCC Sets State Dairy
Grazing Field Day
MIDDLEBURG (Snyder Co.)
On Aug. 23, the Pennsylvania
Grazing Lands Forage Conser
vation Coalition (GLFCC) will
sponsor a statewide dairy graz
ing field day here at Mabarbil
Farm operated by Tim and
Denise Wetzel.
Tim and Denise milk 85 Hol
stein cows in a swing parlor.
They practice intensive grazing
on 242 acres with a good fence
and water system.
The program will start at 10
a.m. at the farm.
The morning will feature the
following speakers: Karen Sulli
van, animal scientist with NRCS
in New York; Donald Wild,
western New York grazing land
specialist with NRCS; and Alan
Rotz, agricultural engineer with
the USDA ARS Pasture Lab.
Sullivan will discuss feeding
programs to optimize milk pro
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Provides
National Legislative Report
conference, and will allow it to
go directly to the President upon
U.S. Senate passage.
However, Senate Majority
Leader Trent Lott (R.-Miss.) is
withholding Senate action on
PNTR for China. The specula
tion is that the Senate Majority
Leader is holding the PNTR
vote as a bargaining chip to gain
more cooperation with the ad
ministration in passing appro
priation bills.
The Senate is expected to pass
the legislation by a wide margin.
Sen. Rick Santorum (R.-Pa)
favors PNTR for China, while
Sen. Arlen Specter (R.-Pa.) op
poses it.
Estate Tax Eliminated
The House passed The Death
Tax Elimination Act (H.R. 8)
with a near veto-proof vote (279-
136). The House-approved legis
lation repeals death taxes by the
year 2010. The legislation re
tains assets (up to $5.6 million)
on a stepped-up basis when the
tax is repealed in 2010.
The stepped-up amount
would be indexed to increase au
tomatically with the inflation
rate. All estate sizes would
retain stepped-up basis assets of
$1.3 million. If an estate were
larger than $1.3 million, the
heirs could choose which assets
retain the stepped-up basis.
There would be an additional $3
million of assets eligible for step
ped-up basis on estates transfers
between spouses, bringing the
total value of stepped-up basis
assets in such transfers up to
$4.3 million.
The legislation also reduces
all estate tax rates by about IS
percent over 10 years and lowers
the bottom effective rate from 37
percent to 18 percent. The top
duction on pasture. Wild will
discuss water systems for graz
ing systems. Rotz will discuss
the economics of storing feeds
for winter feeding programs.
The afternoon will feature a
pasture walk on the Wetzel
Farm. The pasture walk should
end by 2:30 p.m.
Lunch will be provided, but
reservations are required by
Aug. 16. For reservations, call
the Snyder County Conserva
tion District at 570-837-0007
ext. 102.
The Pennsylvania GLFCC,
the Natural Resources Conser
vation Service (NRCS), and the
Snyder County Conservation
District are sponsoring this
event.
Directions: From the intersec
tions of Rt. 104 and Rt. 35, go
1.5 miles north on Rt. 35 to the
Mabarbil Farm on the left.
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rate is cut from 55 percent to 53
percent in 2001 and to 50 per
cent in 2002. All rates are re
duced by one percent in 2003-
2006 by 1.5 percent in 2007, and
by two percent in 2008-2009.
The unified credit is changed to
an exemption in 2001 which
lowers the bottom estate tax rate
from 37 percent to 18 percent.
Pennsylvania’s Congressional
Delegation vote on the legisla
tion split along party lines with
Republicans favoring and Dem
ocrats opposing the legislation.
Most Democrats are supportive
of alternative legislation that
would address elimination of
estate taxes for family-owned
businesses. The Senate is ex
pected to act on estate tax elimi
nation after the July 4 recess.
Passage is questionable, and the
Senate legislation is expected to
mirror the House version. Sen.
Santorum supports estate tax
elimination, while Sen. Specter
is undecided. President Clinton
has threatened to veto the House
passed measure.
Agriculture Appropriations
U.S. Representative George
R. Nethercutt, Jr. (R-Wash.) has
proposed an amendment that
would lift sanctions on agricul
tural and medical exports to
Iran, Libya, North Korea,
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830 Int'l Chopper w/Extra
Parts; CIH 8435 Round
Baler, Silage Special.
570-265-2580
NH 353 Grlnder/Mixer
w/Unloadlng Auger Ex
tension, Excellent
Condition 610-285-6525
JD 2280 Ji>. haybine A.C.
12 ft., cut, 800 hrs., ex.
cond. $ll,OOO 080. mt.
560 N. F. gas dual remote
$3,300 080 Adams Co.
717-642-9199.
Shaver post drivers, 3pt
hitch complete, HCIO
$2150, HCB $1395. We can
deliver anywhere. Taney
town Farm Eq.
410/751-1500.
Wisconsin eng, V46ID,
overhead valve w/
Rockford clutch, $7OO.
VF4 elec start eng, $4OO.
717-652-1957
JD 640 rake w/dollv
wheel, $1450; Mohawk
7-tooth puH type chisel,
$1150; MF 175 dsl, $6400.
610-562-4464.
NH bale wagons, aH mod
els, delivery available.
1-877-735-2108
406-883-2118 for FREE
brochure. Farm Equip
ment Finding Service,
PosoaAAT
1998 JD model 870 dsl
4WD tractor, brand new,
100 hrs, w/loader,
$17.000.908-879-5851.
John Deere 10, 20, & 30
series tractor parts, used
& new. We ship.
800-730-4020.
MF 860 Combine, 4x4,
3100/hrs. Good Cond.,
$14,000 717-733-2808
AAF 410 combine, shed
kept, good condition.
410/721-2446 after Bpm.
NH 615 disc mower, like
new condition, $4250
080. 717-898-2069.
Sudan, and Cuba. However, the
amendment would allow the
President to reimpose the sanc
tion with both the House and
Senate approval.
Lacking sufficient support to
defeat the sanction’s amend
ment in the House agricultural
appropriations bill (H.R. 4461),
House leadership delayed voting
on the measure. A similar sanc
tion amendment passed the
Senate Appropriations Commit
tee and was included in the
Senate agricultural appropria
tions bill (S. 2536). Sen Lott will
not allow the Senate to act on
the agricultural appropriations
bill until the House acts.
The estimated value of agri
cultural imports by these five
currently sanctioned countries is
$7 billion. If sanctions are lifted,
U.S. agricultural exports are ex
pected to increase for rice,
wheat, com, soybeans, feed
grains, milk powder, animal
products, fruits, and vegetables.
The Veterans Administration
Housing and Urban Develop
ment (VA HUD) appropriations
bill contains language to delay
the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) from implement
ing its proposed Total Maxi
mum Daily Load (TMDL)
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PHONE: 717-626-1164 or 717-394-3047
FAX 717-733-6058
Mon., Tue«., Wed., Frl. 8 AM to 5 PM; Thurs. 7 AM to 5 PM
570-222-9090.
JD 337 rebuilt plunger, 30
ejector, ex. cond.
717-235-1766
New Holland LX 865 skid
loader, turbo, diesel, 1996.
717-838-6265.
JD 643 lo tin 6R com
head, $6500; Gehl 2170
haybine, $2650.
570/437-4355.
605 F Vermeer round
baler, good cond, $3500.
717-463-3938
Nl 325NR com picker, 12
roll bed, $1,500. Kinze 6x30
no-til corn planter, HD
semi-mount w/monitor,
$3,900.717-653-5344.
Massey Harris pony re
stored, very nice, motor
runs good but it smokes,
$2500.215-350-1285
NH 269 baler w/PTO
trhower, $575. High side
wooden hay wagon $775.
3pt AC com planter $lB5.
717-534-1253
Flotation tires & rim kits
for manure trucks. Tires
for manure spreaders.
660-429-4048.
Case 2290 coming out of
repair shop w/new ring 8>
pinion, power shift over
haul, only 4600 hrs, runs
good, $14,500. Zeislott Eq.
800-919-3322.
Oliver Crawlers, Models
HG, OC3, OC4 8. OC6,
Complete & Parts for
Same. Also OC6 3pth.
908-850-1565
JD 958 combine, 14' grain
head, motor needs some
work, $lOOO.
570/759-1308.
JD 6R front mount culti
vator w/new cylinders 8<
hose, $450.814/736-9080.
Lancaster Arming, Saturday, July 8, 2000-C5
Other Issues
JD 2 60 Loader w/8' Buck
et; Case IH Bale Proces
sor; 1970 Mack Grain
Truck, 20' Bed, Exc; 120'
Badger Feeder; JD 4R
Stalker Com Head, Wide
Rows. Franklin Co.,
717-597-7295
Zetor Zebra 2040, 4WD,
20hp diesel tractor, 35
hrs, like new. 570-455-7963
JD 84" gang mower to fit
755, 855, 955. $5OO obo.
717-859-3158
Dion 1016 forage wagon,
right hand unload, tan
dem axle; NH 36' eleva
tor, $475.717-530-0406.
AC G w/AC sickle bar
mower. Woods 42" belly
mower. All original, like
new, $5,000. LanCo,
717-336-1282 eves.
Kiilbros. & JM Gravity
Bins. 400 bu. 2/wheel
grain cart. 717-665-4743.
BELTING: We specialize in
flat belting, cut to order,
baler throwers, self un
loading wagons, long
table blower belts. Frank
lin CO. 717-263-0573. NO
Sunday calls.
1993 JD 6758 skid loader,
rebuilt hyd pump, good
tires, new paint, $7,500.
717-859-3456.
JD 2501 D NF 500 Hrs on
Motor 8000 Vicon 3pt
Disc Mower 2500
717-545-4194
WANTED;
JD 420 C For Ports, Must
Hove Good Final Drive 8.
Differential. Warren
County. NJ 908-362-8151
Fancy Fancy! Case IH
1660 axial flo, as nice as
you can find. Low Low
hours! 1700 hrs. You got
to see it! Was $48,500,
now $44,900. Zeisloft Eq.
800-919-3322.
Kernel processor $6OOO,
13' grass head $5OOO, twin
grass auger $l5OO. Fit all
JD 5000 series harvest
ers. All completely recon
ditioned. Also JD 5820,
burned unit, brand new
knives, good cutter head,
final drives, eng. block,
etc, $3OOO. Watertown,
NY 315/583-5867 lv.msg.
changes for a year. The lan
guage prohibits EPA from
spending funds to finalize or im
plements the TMDL rule. The
House has passed (256-169) the
VA HUD and Independent
Agencies Appropriations bill
(H.R. 4635). The proposed
TMDL changes would mean
more regulatory compliance
costs for farmers and owners of
forest lands.
The Health and Human Ser
vices (HHS) appropriations bill
stops the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration
(OSHA) from implementing er
gonomics regulations. The
Senate passed the bill on a par
ty-line vote with Democrats,
joined by Sen. Specter, opposing
it. The ergonomics proposal
could affect many agricultural
workplaces.
Rep. Richard Pombo (R.-
Calif.) has introduced H.R.
4548, his long-awaited reform
bill dealing with migrant labor.
This legislation creates a new
migrant labor program along
side the existing program to
demonstrate the value of Farm
Bureau-supported reforms.
“We will continue to work for
implementation of our organiza
tion’s policy goals on these
issues,” said Donaldson.
NH LXBBS skid loader,
800 hrs., $18,500.
610-273-2557.
USED TRACTOR PARTS,
also rebuilt clutches and
torques. We ship UPS.
Hill-T Fam Inc., 4295 Rich
mond Palestine Rd, New
Madison, OH 45346.
937-548-0718.
New Idea 5209 Discbine
$3OOO 717-249-7612
Loader, Farmhand 22,
exc cond, fits many trac
tors, $3250. Brillion 10' al
falfa seeder, $l5OO.
717-862-3253.
BOOM MOWERS
-4 each Landpride
RCP2S6O, 12' reach,
5' deck, 3 are new.
301-662-1127 BAM-SPM
FORKLIFTS: Direct
wholesale liquidation.
Must sell. Many makes.
For pictures & listing visit.
WWW.
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Call J.R. 1-888-440-LIFT
NH 492 haybine $4,500;
NH 315 baler $4,100;
NH 258 rake $2,500;
all in excellent cond.
200 gallon sprayer
$150; 3500 bu., grain
bin U-remove $500;
16 ft. kicker wagon $9OO
(570)275-8786.
Case 4208 H loader w/
backhoe, not run for 6
years, has anti-freeze in
It but motor won't turn,
$1200.215-350-1285
NH 278 baler w/kicker,
good condition, $3500
080. 717-642-8950.
Vemeer R-23 Twin Fold
ing Hydraulic Drive Hay-
Rake, Same as JD 700.
V.G. Cond. 540-885-6297
Nl Uni system, 702, heavy
duty axles w/4R corn
head. 570-648-8051
Bobcat 7753 Skid Loader
580 Hrs, Good Cond.,
$13,900 814-358-2217
NH 158 hay tedder, good
condition, $975. York Co.
717-757-7177.
MF 236 Front End Loader
Almost New. $3,000.
610-933-0991
Honda Engine, good
running condition.
717-768-7005