Farmers face eased pressure as conservation deadlines loom
Dick Warner notes that Pennsylvania s Clean Streams Law spurred strict rules to curb farm silt runoff with a July 1 1977 deadline. Planners and funds were scarce, sparking hearings and calls for extensions though DER officials downplay penalties. Authorities may push back deadlines in hard cases while urging farmers to pursue conservation plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Resources
Harrisburg
Kent Shelhamer
House Agriculture Committee
Clean and Green Tax Forms Available
Lancaster County assessor Leo Grasser says forms for preferential farmland tax treatment are at the county tax office. Applications must be filed by July 1. Grasser is temporarily out but expects new forms soon while guidance from the state agriculture department remains unsettled. He urges farmers to apply now to safeguard eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Goddard
DER
Goddard
Lancaster
Leo Grasser
Grasser
Farm Bill Faces Possible Veto Amid Price Support Debate
The farm bill on a House Senate conference panel faces a veto risk as Butz and Ford weigh costs. The conferees approved a cheaper $210 million plan matching the House, while the Senate version would cost about $950 million. Dairy price impacts could raise milk, cheese, and butter by small retail amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House-Senate
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Ford
House
Senate
The Chicken and the Egg Lesson for April 20 1975
A devotional summary contrasts God’s prior saving acts with the giving of the Ten Commandments. It emphasizes grace preceding commandments and notes Arbor Day dates, pest control tips, and upcoming events such as dairy goat seminars and FFA conservation contests in Lancaster County.
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Egypt
Israel
Moses
God
Pennsylvania
Penn State University
Harrisburg
Lebanon Valley Tractor Pullers Association
Lebanon Fair Grounds
Amyr Farm
Richard Stoneback
Oxford
Farm Editors of America
Washington, D.C
Lancaster County
FFA
Fertilizer Pastures Caution and Local Ag Events Calendar
Farmers should avoid letting livestock graze fertilizer treated pastures until rains wash away nitrogen and potash. Manure provides fertilizer value and poultry manure must be limited to 4 to 5 tons per acre. Local events include 7:45 pm Young Farmer meeting at Erco High School, 8:00 am Little International Livestock Exposition at Penn State, and a May 17 field day at Pequea Valley Winery with reservations.
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Lancaster County Farm and Home Center
Lebanon County
Young Farmer
Erco High School
Vo Ag
Ice Pavilion
Penn State
Lancaster
Lancaster Riding and Tennis Club
Southeast Grape Industry Association
Pequea Valley Winery
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Dick Warner
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Division of Christian Education
National Council of Christian Education
National Council of the Churches of Christ
U.S.A
Community Press Service
Naa Althouse
Lebanon Valley
Corp
Lancaster County Conservation District Board of Directors
Lancaster Farm and Home Center
PSU
Borland Lab
PSU Ag
Hub
Lebanon Valley Expo
Max Smith County Agr
Agent Telephone
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