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Southcentral Young Farmers
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with the PYFA and is director of
membership.
Glen Krall was named new
president of the association.
Krall and wife Linda are mem
bers of the Cedar Crest Chapter
and manage a dairy farm in Leb-
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About 175 people attended
the convention, which included
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motto: “A young farmer is any
farmer willing to learn.”
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Budget Squeezes Agriculture
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agriculture research, animal
health and indemnification,
plum pox indemnification, All-
American Dairy Show, Key
stone International Livestock
Exposition, Junior Dairy Show,
4-H, FFA, market promotion,
hardwoods development, farm
safety, and county fairs are all
scheduled to be preserved at
their historic levels,” Hayes said
in the statement.
Schweiker’s budget message
recommends increases for
homeland security and educa
tion. It also includes tax cuts for
the eighth consecutive year.
The Pennsylvania legislature
will continue to work on the
budget through June.
House Ag and Rural Affairs
Committee member Edward
Krebs (R-101) said the ag
budget will probably see some
shifting of funds within it prior
to final approval this summer.
However, because of the state’s
revenue shortage, the total allo
cation for agriculture is not
likely to change.
“We’re in a money drought,”
he said.
To balance this year’s state
budget, Schweiker has proposed
drawing $550 million from the
$1.2 billion budgetary reserve
known as the Rainy Day Fund.
A press statement from the
Pennsylvania State Grange
noted that “the budget proposal
seems to be a mixed bag for agri
culture.” The grassroots ag or
ganization will be requesting
funding increases for agricul-
tural research and education.
“While we are disappointed
that many agricultural pro
grams will not enjoy increased
funding, we are pleased that
they are not being severely cur
tailed,” said prenda Stam
baugh, the Grange’s legislative
director.
One area of interest to rural
Pennsylvania is the expansion of
the Rural Transportation Ser
vices pilot program for Pennsyl
vanians with disabilities.
Currently a pilot program in
eight counties, this program will
be expanded if the additional
$l.B million proposed by
Schweiker stays intact, Stam
baugh noted.
The program allows rural
Pennsylvanians with disabilities
to be transported to various lo
cations such as doctor’s offices
with older Pennsylvanians.