Brent Landis ' Agriculture Services Coordinator l-xuu aster [•4|pl C lunuhcr Phone (' E-mai [717)397-3531 ext 62 ill blandis@lcci com A FREE RESOURCE FOR Commerce and Industry has an- AGRICULTURAL nounced the release of the third EDUCATION edition of the Lancaster County The Lancaster Chamber of Farming Facts brochure. This Lancaster County I-AIIMINC i-ACiS vW Edition t«*jnrci;ui /A. Lancaster County holds the distinction of being the MOST PRODUCTIVE non-imgated farming county in the United States. LANCASTER COUNTY KEY FACTS • 257,100 total workforce, 10,499 jobs in farming & 51,420 jobs * (1 in 5) in the agriculture industry M Every J 1 of products leaving flj Lancasters farms boosts our 1 economy by J 5 88 a value m over $4 Billion per year M Over 99% of Lancaster farms are family owned Lancaster s farmland & culture is the primary reason that 7 million tourists spend $1 3 billion per year 55,000 acres of preserved farmland in Lancaster (15% of total farmland), ranked #1 in the U S Between 1994 & 2001 For every 1 acre lost to development, 2 acres have been preserved VVAUR f U >AO OF LAND USE: e* <>r SI 00 ')♦ * Residential services use sl.3o * Commercial services use- $0.15 * Industnal services use $O.lO * Farm services use. $0.07 tAt H VIAR lANcASUH 1 ARMLRS M f [> I * 4 m. 'll9 Million people * 9 9 Million people ♦ 4 8 Million people ' 1 9 Million people ' 454,000 people LANCASTER'S VALUE TO PA AGRICULTURE: Number of farms Average farm size:... Total acres of farmland. .., %of land in farmland .., Value of farmland per acre- Cash receipts of crops. Cash receipts of livestock; Total cash receipts WORID FOOD m ' | (,RAPH Food is most affordable in the U S (% of income spent on food) United State! 1 o.9*^ United Kingdom 11 .2^ Australia 1 4.9 % % 14 mmco 24.5 % - 10 ItK j ,| ) H > ) I l)f. , M) (C r i Farmland collects 34 Million gallons of ground water from rain Cows & family use f Million gallons of water Nearly 33 Million gallons of ground water contributed The housing development collects at least 1/3 less ground water from ram 300 families use over 16 Million gallons of water 26 Million fewer gallons of ground water contributed EGGS MILK CHICKEN PORK Total PA Agriculture , .59,000 .131 acres .7 7 Million 28% . .$2,720 $1 2 Billion $2 9 Billion . $4.1 Bfflion Lancaster County 5,910 71 acres.. .421,000 .65% .$6,1 37 ... .582 Million .$644 Million .$726 Mifflon .**' 7 brochure is avail able free of charge to the community to enhance their awareness and un derstanding of Lancaster County agriculture. I encourage you to obtain copies to become more fa miliar with our ag riculture industry and to use it as a resource in increas ing visibility of the industry to your nonfarm associ ates. There have -'j ' * - ,(■* ' J V' 1 * * > V.\ tm|y,ngeißDWiy,mra|Q. Ptorwer* tiraiur stage comtiyfMtfs deliver all three, whW» means mow milk potential from every asm. To help simplify your hybrid seiec ~ Mon process, Ptorteer Offers an elite proup of hybrids selected especial for silage. PHD (proven highly digestible) hybrids offer an outstanding combination of scores for key silage traits. Reid after /*fT\ held, Pioneer brand hybrids offer | j i ] performance andvatue. Kttm ? * » - >jhb fC PKNKER r'H ’ * been 40,000 copies of the prior editions of the brochure distrib uted, with many success stories. Here are just a few of the re sponses from people who have found this brochure useful: “The farming facts brochure is a great resource to convey the im portance of agriculture as it re lates to our community and is very useful when communicating with local government officials or the nonfarm public.” Daniel Heller, Flintrock Farms. “When speaking to family and friends that are unfamiliar with agriculture, this brochure pro vides the foundation for your message. Plus, people can take the brochure home with them. It’s written in a format that peo ple can relate to.” Lowell Fry, Fulton Bank. “We use the Farm Facts when groups visit our facility, or con duct meetings and ensure that all employees receive a copy which we refer to at various meetings. Why? We have discovered that most individuals have no idea of the scope and impact of agricul ture in regards to the economic contribution, the labor force and its positive effect on the environ ment such as ground water re plenishment.” Jamie Rowley, Wenger's Feed Mill Inc. The new edition points out of our most noted traits as being Quality forage... Ae complete lineup from Pioneer. -iv v www.pioneer.com/forages PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL INC ® SM TM Trademarks and service marks registered or applied for of Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc All purchases are subjectto the terms of labeling and purchase documents (t 1 2002 PHII the most productive nonirrigated farming county in the U.S. I’m sure most of us have heard this many times before, but it is im portant to remind ourselves of the important role agriculture plays in our community, which should never be underestimated. In creating the third edition of the Farm Facts, our goal was to convey new areas of information that are becoming important is sues in Lancaster County or have a significant value that many may not realize. A new feature on the brochure is the correlation between agricul ture and the tour ism industry, of which the success and growth has been traditionally based on the beauty and cul ture of our farm ing community. A unique study highlighted on the brochure is a gauge of the amount of farm land lost to devel opment vs. the amount of farm land preserved. With the recent drought and dis- Cutting after cutting. /§b\ Pioneer# brand alfalfa varieties nwm» deliver top tonnage and nutritional H quality, Winterterdy varieties from Pioneer are developed to persistently, consistently stand up against insect and disease pressures todudtog potato leafhoppers. Season after season, Pioneer brand alfalfa varieties offer performance and value. JH p«B' IZ j/ ■ i** * WBBggpi wiwiw ■w.'g-' k TECHNOLOGY THAT YIELDS® Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 21,2002-A2l ,1 r . v N - Every ton, every time. (ao\ . Pioneer offemtwideaiTfyofunique, ntmta crop-specific inocularrts that help 4 protect the quality of your forage. “ They're the most tested, most trusted products in the industry. Whether storing com siege, alfalfa haylage, alfalfa hey or higlwnofsture com, there's a Pioneer* brand inoculant for your crop. Choose between dry and liquid formulations, including the patent ed Appß-Pro* system. Silo after silo, Pioneer . bund inoculants offer performance and value. n » 11 'HWgB T~* u it ,'j, iT- ’ * lit cussion of water use, we included statistics of an average farm’s contribution to ground water and then compared that to the same farm becoming developed into houses. Another interesting study highlighted on the brochure is the impact of land use, which com pares agriculture to residential, commercial and industrial uses and examines the cost of services (Turn to Page A 26) \ A * -r n \ >2f *l^ 1 - * *** * M wtr t /3£\ PIONEER. A DuPont Company i rj u^ ' h 'ikp' s V 4
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