Farmers rally to stop garbage dump in Lancaster County
About 300 farmers and public officials gathered at the John and Abram Bailey farm to oppose the Lancaster Refuse Authority plan to turn 58 acres of prime farmland into a garbage dump. House Ag Committee chairman Paul Yahner urged residents to view the site as the Garden Spot, not a garbage spot, amid broad support to keep the Baileys’ land.
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Dieter Krieg
Washington Boro
Pennsylvania House Agriculture Committee
John and
Abram Bailey
Here
Lancaster Refuse Authority
LARA
Ag Committee
Paul Yahner
Cambria County
Lancaster County
Barley Brothers
Creswell
Lancaster
Lancaster Area Refuse Authority
Community protests pressure on LARA and county officials
Representative Marvin Miller Jr. and attorney James Heinley urged public support to pressure LARA and county commissioners. Farmers gathered at the Barley farm by mid morning, with a bus chartered by the House Ag Committee arriving last. Paul Yahner led off, calling it a people issue not political.
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Marvin Miller Jr
Baileys
James F. Heinley
Lara
Miller
House Ag Committee
Paul Yahner
Dairy market pressures hit Lancaster farmers as strikes ripple
Economist Dr. Paul Hand at the Inter-State Milk Producers annual District 5 meeting notes a turbulent six months shaped by fallout publicity, a harsh winter, energy crisis, and supermarket strikes within the cooperative area. Milk shipments to western Pennsylvania and Ohio continue with minimal per-farm impact.
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Dieter Krieg
Lancaster
Paul Hand
Dr. Hand
Dairymen Lose Milk Market To New Holland Farms
More than 100 dairy farmers in York Adams and Cumberland counties receive letters announcing that on April 5 milk pickups to New Holland Farms Inc. will cease. The cutoffs affect farms west of the Susquehanna River due to rising hauling costs. Some had sold to Graybills, Inc. before its plant closed for environmental upgrades.
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New Holland Farms Inc
New Holland
Susquehanna River
Graybills, Inc
York
Graybills
Department of Environmental Resources
New Holland Farms Ab
LeHi members review progress and problems
Lehigh Valley Farmers Cooperative in New Holland reports a projected loss of about 300000 for the year, improved from 1.8 million last year and 3.2 million two years ago. President Robert P. Barry cites past problem solving spending and notes Lansdale and Schuylkill Haven fluid milk plants posted profits while the cheese operation remains less draining.
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New Holland
LeHigh Valley Farmers Cooperative
Barry
Lansdale
Schuykill
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