HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Agriculture Secretary
Sam Hayes reminded fruit
growers, business owners, and
homeowners in the quarantine
zones in Adams, Cumberland,
Franklin, and York counties of
restrictions on planting trees
and shrubs that are susceptible
to plum pox virus.
“Plum pox virus is a serious
threat to the stone fruit industry
of Pennsylvania,” Hayes said.
“The goal of the Department of
Agriculture is to lead the fight in
eradicating this devastating
virus. To do this, we need the
help of everyone in the quaran
tine zones. We don’t want to re
infect our orchards once they
are free of plum pox virus, nor
do we want reservoirs of infec
tion to be lurking in landscape
trees around homes and busi
nesses.
“By working together and
abiding by current planting re
strictions, we can avoid future
plum pox outbreaks and the tre
mendous economic hardships
they bring fruit growers.”
The plum pox quarantine
covers the following areas: the
townships of Huntington and
Latimore, portions of Menallen
and Tyrone townships, and the
Borough of York Springs in
Adams County; the townships of
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hazards and inherent dangers
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promoting safe practices. The
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homes, businesses, and commer
cial orchards within plum pox
quarantine zones.
“The restrictions on plantings
in the quarantine zones elimi
nate the addition of new host
parents assign tasks that are
age-appropriate and protect
children, especially younger
children and toddlers, from situ
ations that they are not develop
mentally capable of handling.
Nevertheless, education, as
well as laws and engineering, are
only tools in the prevention of
farm fatalities: Parents and
community leaders must assume
the primary role in the effort by
taking a stand and focusing on
the underlying issues that con
tribute to farm tragedies. If they
don’t, warns Shutske, “Farming
will continue to be one of the na-
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plants and shrubs susceptible to
plum pox, thus speeding up
eradication of the disease while
enabling us to conduct a more
effective survey,” Hayes said.
tion’s most dangerous indus
tries.”
The American Society of Ag
riculture Engineers is a profes
sional and technical
organization dedicated to the
advancement of engineering ap
plicable to agricultural, food,
and biological systems. Founded
in 1907 and headquartered in St.
Joseph, Mich., ASAE comprises
9,000 members representing
more than 90 countries. For fur
ther information about the Soci
ety, contact Dolores Landeck at
ASAE, (616) 428-6339, lan
deck@asae.org.
lives from York City, including
the mayor; numerous munici
palities; industries; county plan
ners, engineers; and Department
of Environmental Protection
(DEP).
The U.S. Army Corps of En
gineers, Baltimore District, gave
a presentation relating their
availability and willingness to
partner with CCWA in making
improvements to the flood con
trol banks in York City. Options
for improvements were ex
plained as well as funding meth
ods. Their work in assessment of
the channel would be cost free.
The Corps can also partner with
CCWA for restoration projects
elsewhere in the watershed.
The Association’s \winter
meeting took place Feb. T 9 at
the P.H. Glatfelter Company.
The meeting began with a tour,
followed by a program at 7 p.m.
presented by Glatfelter repre
sentatives on the progress of
their New Century Project.
To join the Association, con
tact Ryan Ural at the York
Water Company at (717) 845-
3601 for membership informa
tion.