Use Value Assessment For Farms Examined
A Pennsylvania referendum on use value assessment could allow municipalities to grant tax breaks for agricultural land. Penn State economist Dr Donald J Epp summarized a study showing mixed effects, with potential tax rises in some farms but possible long term gains as reassessments occur. Lancaster County, eight counties studied, Bucks and Chester saw spikes in some cases.
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Pennsylvania
Farm and Home Center
Farm and Home Foundation
Donald J Epp
Penn State
Epp
Lancaster County
Lancaster
Bucks
Chester
New Jersey
Armstrongs Honored for Conservation Efforts in Lancaster County
The Armstrongs farm in Liberty Square, southern Lancaster County, owned by Mr and Mrs Robert Armstrong, is up for sale. They received the Lancaster County Conservation District Outstanding Cooperator award for 1973 for their conservation work, including contour strips, terraces, and waterways that improved soil and yields. The piece notes the farm's three generation history and Armstrong's decision last year to retire from active farming.
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Robert Armstrong
Kevin
Liberty Square
Armstrongs
Lancaster County Conservation District
Lancaster County
Grant Heilman
Conservation District
Mt. Joy
Armstrong
Bob Armstrong
County Soil and Conservation Service
Farmer Seminar Explores Liquid Manure Systems
Roger Grout of the Penn State Extension Service led a Tuesday seminar at the Farm and Home Center on liquid manure handling. He advised mixing manure with wastewater for storage and spreading when soil is active, noting deep storage pits below barns as practical for close confinement beef and some dairy operations.
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Roger Grout
Grout
Penn State Extension Service
Zimmerman Industries, Inc
Ephrata R1
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Lancaster Farming
Ayrshire
Jim Martin
Stevens
Yorkshire Cooperative Association Inc
Harrisburg
State Conservation Commission
State Association of Conservation District Directors Inc
State College
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