tMK I J I V 01.46 No. 42 With Ridge, Pa. Becomes National Leader In Farmland Preservation Wednesday at Ag Progress, Gov. Tom Ridge, far right, greets, from left, Dean Robert Steele, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences and Graham B. Spanier, Penn State president. Sam Hayes Jr., state ag secretary, accom panies Ridge. Photo by Andy Andrews, editor Students Widen Horizons At Governor’s School DAVELEFEVER Lancaster Farming Staff STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) People who are con cerned about the future of agri culture and the environment have 64 new reasons to be hope Richard Ferraioli Jr., back, right, was presented with a special Outstanding 4-H’er citation by Rep. John Lawless, standing at left, at last week’s Montgomery County 4-H Fair. In front, two 4-H ambassadors were also honored: Matt, left, and brother Ryan Kadwill. See story page A 24. Photo by Andy Andrews, editor www.lancasterffarnning.com ful. That is how many high school (Turn to Page A 36) Winner Chosen Winner of the ice cream freezer contest at Ag Progress was Barbara Sheriff, Carlisle. Four Sections ANDY ANDREWS Editor ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.) It is a time of celebration, and a time of action. State dignitaries turned out in force Wednesday during Ag Progress Days to provide some groundbreaking news: Pennsyl vania leads the nation in ag Visitors enjoy watching alfalfa chopping during a wide array of equipment demonstra tions at Ag Progress Days. More coverage of the event is included throughout the issue. Photo by Andy Andrews, editor Conservation Practices For Lanes, Woodlots Demonstrated At Ag Progress DAVE LEFEVER Lancaster Farming Staff ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.) Visitors to Ag Progress Days this week had opportunities to learn about a variety of agricul tural and woodland sustainabil ity practices. Besides seminars on basic conservation ag methods, land owners and others also took tours that demonstrated prac tices such as budding and main taining farm lanes and managing woodlots. Woody Colbert, coordinator of the State Conservation Com mission (SCC) Dirt and Gravel Office Closed Labor Day On Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3, Lancaster Farming office isxlosed, The office will 4. General News noon, Thursday, Sept. 6. Saturday, August 18,2001 preservation. But a Farm Bill approaches, and farmers must make their voices heard. The state’s “Growing Greener” program, what state leaders believe is the largest en vironmental investment in Pennsylvania history, helped to preserve 467 farms, more than 53,000 acres since January 2000, Road Pollution Prevention Pro gram, said that some of the prin ciples that work best when it comes to road construction were employed by the Romans centu ries ago. One of the ancient principles rediscovered recently is that road surfaces in wet areas last longer if they are underlaid with a “separation fabric” to prevent fine clay particles from being drawn by water up into the sur- Accompanied by Linda Wagner, Misty Owens is at the halter of Daisy, a 13-year-old draft horse, dui’ing a special Franklin County 4-H Therapeutic Riding Center demon stration Wednesday at Ag Progress. For more about the benefits of the program, see story page A2l. Photo by Andy Andrews, editor $34.00 Per Year the program’s start. “It took eight years to pre serve the first 100,000 acres,” Ridge told hundreds of guests at the beginning of the Govern ment and Industry Lunch hosted by the College of Agricul tural Sciences in the Special Events Building at Ag Progress. (Turn to Page A 37) face layer. Clay particles in the water make a slippery fluid at the base stones of the surface layer and cause it to deteriorate, leading to potholes. According to Colbert, materi als used by the Romans for laying under road surfaces in cluded burlap and straw, but today a geosynthetic petroleum based fabric is used for essen tially the same purpose. (Turn to Page A 29) 750 Per Copy
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