PFA Members Debate Consumer Bills and Food Stamp Reform
PFA members discussed consumer protection bills and supported reform of the food stamp program including possible HEW placement. They urged tighter eligibility and local control of land use planning, with local support against charges for unused municipal hook ups and protections for prime agricultural land.
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Yost
PFA
Eshleman
Pf‘a
Ers
Pennsylvania food buyers shift toward state farms says Kerstetter
Agriculture Secretary Raymond J. Kerstetter told a Camp Hill audience that Pennsylvania is rebounding as a food supplier in the East due to high energy costs. He noted the state’s effort to aid revival with direct market programs and food buying clubs linking farmers to consumers.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Raymond J. Kerstetter
Camp Hill
Commonwealth
Kerstetter
William Penn
Mee
Ood
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