(Continued from Page A 10) point out that this is what farm ing, and living in the country, is all about. These are the kind of elected officials we need in office. In the southern end of our county, how ever, supervisors have tried pass ing illegal antifanning ordinances to stop large hog farms from forming. One township has done their best to make applying bio solids illegal. Some people wonder that with townships running on extremely tight budgets, if supervisors should be wasting dollars on passing illegal ordinances. Anti agriculture groups are actively pushing elected officials to pass their ordinances that prohibit farmers from changing or ex panding their operations. Last year marked a tough year for Farm Bureau members in their effort to stop local over-reg ulation and illegal regulation of agriculture, according to a Penn sylvania Farm Bureau spokesper son. The time has come for us to encourage our farm neighbors to run for township supervisor, planning commission member, or school board director, according to many. Too many people with their eye on big spending and ur banization, at the cost to farming, are elected to key positions. The time is now for us to step up and take the lead in protect ing our vital resources according to several farm residents. As the Honorable Sam Hayes once said, “Farmers have to be the board supervisors and be the township legislators to prevent these things from happening.” Jayne Jewart Home MaPaca Eastern Alpaca Jubilee Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex Harrisburg, PA Friday, April 25 thru Sunday, April 27 8:30 am - 5:00 pm 900 alpacas 265 farms 31 vendors Fleece show Friday A Saturday Agility A Showmanship Friday A Saturday Halter classes Friday thru Sunday Free Educational Seminars Friday A Saturday Admission: adults $4; children free Adults - two for one special with this ad see www.mapaca.org for more info Editor: Agriculture, nutrition, and conservation groups sent a joint letter to budget conferees on April 3 opposing any cuts that would effect the programs under the oversight of the House and Senate Agriculture committees and the House Education and Workforce Committee. The full letter and list of or ganizations follow. April 3,2003 The Honorable Don Nickles, Chairman Budget Committee United States Senate 621 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Jim Nussle, Chairman Budget Committee U.S. House of Representatives 309 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Nickles and Chairman Nussle: The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA) was enacted less than one year ago following two years of ex haustive debate in the House and Senate. It is not even fully imple mented. The new farm law repre sents a delicate balance by effec tively addressing the stability of our agricultural production base, protecting our important natural resources and enhancing nutri tion and food assistance pro grams for our citizens. The care ful allocation of resources evidenced by the new law should not be upset so soon after its en actment. The mandatory programs ad- Meet Alpacas! at the 7th Annual ministered by the Department of Agriculture (i.e., commodity, con servation, crop insurance, nutri tion, forestry, and other valuable programs) are of enormous im portance to farmers, ranchers, rural businesses, low-income Americans, and all our nation’s children. Therefore, we respect hilly urge the conferees to avoid reconciliation instructions to any committees other than the Fi nance and Ways and Means committees. In addition, we urge the con ferees to adequately fund discre tionary spending, and ask that you adopt a discretionary spend ing total at the level of the Senate resolution, which is similar to the President’s budget. The undersigned organizations respectfully urge the conference committee not to include any rec onciliation instructions in the final budget resolution to the Senate Committee on Agricul ture, the House Committee on Agriculture, or the House Com mittee on Education and the Workforce. Thank you for consideration of our views. Sincerely, National Farmers Union National Cotton Council Advocates for Better Chil dren’s Diets Afterschool Alliance American Association of Crop Insurers American Association of School Administrators American Commodity Distri bution Association American Com Growers Asso ciation American Dietetic Association American Farm Bureau Feder ation American Farmland Trust American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employ ees American Federation of Teachers American Friends Service Committee American School Food Service Association American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers American Soybean Association American Sugar Alliance Americans for Democratic Ac tion America's Second Harvest Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs Bread for the World Center on Hunger & Poverty, Brandeis University Child Nutrition Forum Children’s Defense Fund Children’s Foundation Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism Community Family Farmers Congressional Hunger Center Crop Insurance Research Bu reau Defenders of Wildlife Evangelical Church in Ameri ca Farm Credit Council Food Research and Action Center Migrant Legal Action Program National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd National Association for the Education of Young Children National Association of Child Advocates National Association of Con servation Districts National Association of Farm er-Elected Committees National Association of Re source Conservation and Devel opment Councils National Association of State Conservation Agencies National Association of State Departments of Agriculture One of our favorite times of yoar it just around tho eornor: Juno Dairy Month! ft And what a troat wo have far Lancattor Faming roadort in our Juno Dairy lotuo tehodulod Juno 7. Included will bo family farm features, brood and Mmjt ameiation nowt and highlights, and othor groat J nTU reading for our dairy families. ■*uunari> Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 12, 2003-A35 National Association Wheat Growers National Audubon Society National Barley Growers Asso ciation National Center on Poverty Law National Coalition for the Homeless National Com Growers Asso ciation National Education Associa tion National Grain Sorghum Pro ducers National Grange National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty National Milk Producers Fed eration Alliance with National Recreation and Park Association National School-Age Care Alli ance National Sunflower Associa tion National WIC Association National Wild Turkey Federa tion RESULTS Share Our Strength South East Dairy Farmers As sociation Southern Peanut Fanners Fed eration Soybean Producers of America U.S. Canola Association United Egg Producers United Fresh Fruit and Vege table Association U.S. Rice Producers Associa tion USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council USA Rice Federation Western United Dairymen World Hunger Year From the National Farmers Union
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