A3B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 10,2001 (Continued from Page AIO) a.m.-3 p.m. Soil Fertility and Productivity Workshop, Franklin County extension office, Chambers burg, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., also Cumberland County exten sion, Carlisle, on March 16; March 23 Lebanon County extension, Lebanon; and March 29, York 4-H Center, Bair. Innovative Ways For Dairy Farmers To Make and Save A Buck, Williamsfield Commu nity Center, Ashtabula County, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., and Country Kitchen, Alliance, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Western Pa. Potato and Vegeta ble Meeting, Garden Gate Restaurant, Prospect, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Chester County Holstein Club Tour to Somerset County, Sam Stoltzfus Farm, Parkes burg, 7:15 a.m., (610) 495- 7929, or (610) 998-0672, or (610)857-2780. Cumberland County Dairy Day, Penn Township Fire Hall, Huntsdale, 9 a.m., (717) 240- 6500. North Central Agricultural Risk Management For Dairy Oper ators, Walker Township Building, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. “Passing On The Farm,” Gap Diner, 9:30 a.m., (717) 664- Maryland State Holstein Con vention. Four Points Shera ton, Hagerstown, Md., thru March 17 Hoof Balance Clinic for Profes sionals, Willowbrook Farm. Snyder County Holstein Associ- BUY, SELL, TRADE OR RENT THROUGH THE CLASSIFIED ADS IN Lancaster Farming PHONE 717-626-1164 OR 717-394-3047 FAX 717-733-6058 Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri. 8 AM to 5 PM Thurs. 7 AM to 5 PM ation annual meeting, Middleburg Fire Hall, 7 p.m. 4-H Teen Retreat, Hartman Center, Milroy, 7 p.m., thru March 18. Mid-Atlantic Fruit Plant Growth Regulator School, Adams County Ag and Natu ral Resources Center, Gettys burg. Tractor Safety Training, Lehigh County Ag Center, Allen town, 7 p.m. Officer Training, Dauphin County Agricultural and Nat ural Resources Center, 6:30 p.m. Crop and Forage Day, Wayne County, Wayne County Visi tors’ Center, Honesdale, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., (570) 253- Holiday Inn, Phillipsburg, N.J. Farm Family Appreciation Day, Hamburg Field House, 7 p.m.- 10:30 p.m. Maintaining the Sound and User-Friendly Performance Horse, Inn at Towamencin, Best Western, Kulpsville, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Penn State Gardener Sympo sium, Farm and Home Center, Lancaster. Woody ornamental pesticide update, The Chadwick, Wex ford, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Regional Christmas Tree Semi nar, Rustic Lodge, Indiana, 8:30 a.m.-3;30 p.m. Backyard Compost Workshop, extension office, Towanda, 9 a.m.-noon. Equine Expo, Diamond 7 Ranch, Dillsburg, 9 a.m. PAINT-TECK, INC. Brush & Spray Painting • Sandblasting Roof Coats • Waterproofing & Repairs Dukaßed* COW MATTRESS , si?' 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IN a hearing recently before the Senate Agriculture Committee, National Farmers Union (NFU) Vice President for Government Relations Tom Buis told sena tors that agriculture-based con servation programs are, for the most part, sound policy. While these programs are good for family farmers and ranchers, as well as rural com munities, Congress needs to work at providing a level of funding that will sustain long term success for these initiatives and more directly target com pensation to family-sized opera tions, he told the panel. In addition, Congress needs to implement new initiatives to ad~ dress additional conservation*' and environmental concerns in rural America. “Our current conservation programs have, more than at any other time, helped preserve ommercial, Industrial, •ches & Farms We Paint i rm Equipment USD A’s Forest Service Farmers Union Asks Congress To Bolster Successful Conservation Policy for restoring the landscapes and helping communities affected by this year’s severe fires, reducing future impacts of wildland fires in the wildland-urban interface, and ensuring sufficient firefight ing resources in the future. Up to 1,000 of the positions will be permanent. The other jobs will be temporary or sea sonal, lastinjg up to six months per year, with opportunities to become permanent seasonal em ployees. Most of the 3,500 jobs will be forestry aids and techni cian jobs assigned to firefighting positions. The deadline for ap plications has been extended to Jan. 19,2001. More than 84,000 fires broke out across the nation this America’s soil resources, en hance wildlife habitat, and ini prove the quality of both the air and water,” said Buis. “While they have done right by the land, we must also make sure that they do right by our family farmer and rancher. We must aggressively pursue incentives to preserve our resources. We must also ensure assistance for family-sized farms and ranches, not unneeded subsidies to large, integrated operations.” Farmers Union also supports incentives and technical assist ance to encourage implementa tion of carbon sequestration programs to address growing problems associated with green house gasqs. 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