A32-Lancastef Farming, Saturday, July 22, 2000
Land Use Resources Available
From The DCED
In S 3 hearings throughout the
state, representatives from the
Pennsylvania Department of
Community and Economic De
velopment, (DCED), spent
much of 1999 listening to Penn
sylvanians on land use. With
regard to land use, Pennsylva
nians’ concerns were diverse. In
tergovernmental cooperation
and farmland preservation were
the top issues raised at the
forums. Both issues were men
tioned at nearly every forum.
Open space and historical
preservation, as well as water
concerns and urban revitaliza
tion, were also leading issues.
Accordingly, many participants
supported the use of growth
areas and efforts to encourage
development in areas where de
velopment already exists.
Nonetheless, it was widely ac
cepted that local government
should keep the power to control
Virginia
Cow/Calf
Producers
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knowledgeable breed
ing decisions.
“Some of us sell
feeder .cattle into this
kind of an operation
and never see the
feedlots,” said Donna
Haldane, from Third
Hill Farm in Shenen
doah County, Vir
ginia. “I usually send
one load of cattle a
year and I wanted to
come up a see my cus
tomers.
“We’re all looking
for ways to make the
business more profita
ble. It’s a little risky
and we’re all a little
risk-adverse. But
we’re open to other
options and possibili
ties.”
‘We came to look at
the other end of the
deal, to get a better un
derstanding of health
problems, what we can
do to help them avoid
that, what they’re
feeding them, and
what we can do to
jump-start the cattle,”
said Haldane.
Cattle type was an
other hot topic of dis
cussion as the feeders
could be clear on the
cattle which they’d
prefer to feed. If given
a choice between a tall
or short animal, feed
ers determined that
they would rather feed
shorter cattle which
may grade, rather
than taller cattle,
which take longer to
grade Choice and then
the carcass may be too
matters of land use. Education
and training was one area where
there was no disagreement, ev
eryone agreed that participants
in all phases of the planning pro
cess are in need of education.
Participants from across the
Commonwealth asked for more
technical assistance and finan
cial assistance for planning.
Gov. Ridge’s “Growing
Smarter” proposal is based on
recommendations garnered
from these forums. “Growing
Smarter” will start with the
largest state investment ever in
land-use planning $3.6 mil
lion to give local governments
the tools they need to plan effec
tively for the future.
The budget will provide
grants for land use planning
($2.6 million) and added techni
cal assistance ($1 million) from
the DCED’s Center for Local
Government Services.
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Lancaster Black and White
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National Red and White Associ-
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Soil and Water Field Night, Van
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Red and White Cattle National
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Fayette County Fair, thru Aug.
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Shippensburg Fair Holstein
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Lane. Co. Holstein Show, Quar
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Vegetable Growers Twilight
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Lebanon Area Fair thru Aug 5
Aquaculture Field Day, Piketon
Research and Extension
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West Central District Junior
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Carroll County 4-H/FFA Fair,
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