A26-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 1,2003
LOL: Culture Of Accountability Required
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.
Setting the tone for the 82nd
Land O’Lakes Annual Meet
ing, Board Chairman Jim Fife
reflected on the past, de
scribed the current climate of
agribusiness, and addressed
Land O’Lakes’ “culture of ac
countability.”
“Let me tell you why our
culture of accountability will
sustain us,” Fife said, building
on the meeting’s “People,
Principles, Performance”
theme. “The management is
accountable to the board, the
board is accountable to the
membership, and the member
ship is accountable to be in
volved in its cooperative.”
Fife explained management
is accountable to the board,
which carefully monitors busi
ness performance, direction
and focus, and works with
SRBC Sets Public Meeting On Water Budget
Study For Northern Lancaster County
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The Susquehanna River
Basin Commission (SRBC) has
notified northern Lancaster
County community officials, citi
zen groups, and others of the first
public meeting on the develop
ment of a water budget and re
source protection plan for the
area. The purpose of the water
budget study is to determine if
the area’s water supplies are ade
quate to meet current and pro
jected water demands. The public
meeting wili take place March 27
at the Ephrata Public Library,
Ephrata. To accommodate
schedules, two identical sessions
are being offered on
March 27 —an after
noon session from
12:45 to 3 p.m. and an
evening session from
5:45 to 8 p.m. Interest
ed parties are to RSVP
by March 12 to SRBC.
The water budget
study and resource
protection plan, which
is being funded largely (
by a grant from the*
Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Environ
mental Protection
(DEP) Growing
Greener Program, is a
partnership effort of
SRBC, DEP, Lancas
ter County Conserva
tion District, and the
Delaware River Basin
Commission. The
study area covers six
watersheds in north
ern Lancaster County:
Cocalico Creek, Indi
an Run, Middle Creek,
Hammer Creek, Lititz
Run, and Chiques
Creek. The following
townships and bor
oughs are located en
tirely or in portions of
the six watersheds:
Akron, Clay, East Co
calico, Denver, Eliza
beth, Ephrata, Lititz,
Manheim, Penn,
Rapho, Warwick, and
West Cocalico.
SRBC Executive
Director Paul Swartz
said that a water bud
get study is essentially
like assessing a finan
cial account, where
you determine how
much watei is being
deposited in an area
and how much is
management to develop crit
ical strategies for the system
as a whole. The board is ac
countable to members, as their
elected representatives, to pre
serve, protect, and grow mem
ber equity in the cooperative.
“We are your elected repre
sentatives,” Fife said. “We
represent you. You ultimately
control the direction of your
co-op. And that is why you
are accountable to Land
O’Lakes to be involved.”
Fife said cooperative boards
often bring unique insight to
their responsibilities.
“The Land O’Lakes Board
of Directors is different than
other boards because we are a
reflection of you, the mem
bers,” Fife said. “Unlike direc
tors at other companies, who
oftentimes are not experts, nor
even involved in the industries
they serve, your directors are
being withdrawn.
“By calculating the area’s sur
face- and ground-water sources
and quantities and comparing
that to the storage capacity and
the water uses, we will be able to
determine if the water supplies
for this northern Lancaster
County area are adequate to
meet the demands,” said Swartz.
“As in financial accounting,
water budgeting is an important
first step that allows for the plan
ning and management of water
resources in a sustainable man
ner.”
Swartz said, “The study part
ners are conducting this initial
public meeting to explain the
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active participants in our in
dustry. Your board under
stands agriculture and agribu
siness.
“Our system of governance,
and tiers of accountability,
also set us apart from those
business-as-usual corpora
tions. It is member involve
ment that ultimately sets the
direction, and makes coopera
tives the grassroots, democrat
ic organizations that they
are,” Fife said.
The Land O’Lakes Board is
focused on the future of its co
operative system and in doing
what it takes to achieve solid
business performance such as
managing its business portfo
lio deciding on appropriate
strategic growth opportuni
ties, and maintaining a strong
commitment to Land O’Lakes
cooperative principles and
mission, Fife said.
water budget study and discuss
issues concerning water use, sup
ply, and impacts on ground
water supplies.”
We also will explain the pur
poses and benefits of a resource
protection plan, as well as seek
volunteers who may want to
serve on a local advisory commit
tee to help guide the water bud
get and resource protection plan
processes,” said Swartz. “At the
end of this water budget study
and resource protection plan,
local government officials will
have the information nec-
essary to properly plan for
the area’s growth consis-
tent with available water
resources.”
Houser ; Troutman Honored
For Holstein Member Solicitation
BETHLEHEM (North
ampton Co.) The Penn
sylvania Holstein Associa
tion recognized
membership solicitors at
their awards program at
their recent annual conven
tion here.
While the association
honored efforts of all mem
bership solicitors around
Delaware Valley College
Open House March 22
DOYLESTOWN (Bucks Co.)
Delaware Valley College will
host an open house for high
school students on Saturday,
March 22 from 10:15 a.m.-2 p.m.
in the College’s Student Center,
located on Route 202.
At the open house, participants
will be able to discuss career pos
sibilities with department chair
persons, explore financial aid op
portunities, and receive
information regarding counseling
and tutoring services for stu
dents. Current Del Val students
Correction
MIDDLETOWN (Dauphin
Co.) In the February 15 issue,
the Beef Quality Assurance ses
sions at the Adams County ex
tension office was incorrectly list
ed. The date for the
recertification session is March
13 at 6 pm and classroom session
at 7pm.
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