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The Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee is scheduled to meet on June 5 to consider farm conservation other agriculture bills, including--
-- Farm Conservation Excellence Grants: Senate Bill 634 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) establishing the Conservation Excellence Farm Conservation Grant Program, a bipartisan proposal included in Gov. Wolf’s PA Farm Bill proposal (sponsor summary);
-- Relinquish Residence Provision: House Bill 370 (Klunk-R-York) would amend the Agricultural Area Security Law to authorize farmland conservation owners to relinquish the right to establish a residence (House Fiscal Note and summary); and
-- Tree Of Heaven Noxious Weed: House Bill 404 (Lawrence-R-Chester) would add the tree of heaven preferred by the spotted lanternfly as a Class B noxious weed (House Fiscal Note and summary). [Note: The Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee added tree of heaven to the Class B list on April 25.]
The meeting will be held in Room 8E-B East Wing starting at Noon.
Sen. Elder Vogel (R-Beaver) serves as Majority Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and can be contacted by calling 717-787-3076 or sending email to: evogel@pasen.gov. Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by calling 717-787-8925 or sending email to: SenatorSchwank@pasenate.com.
NewsClips:
AP: Report: Hey, Pennsylvania, Keep Your Pollutants Out Of Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay Watchdog Criticizes PA Over Pollution Reduction Progress
Report: PA Not Doing Enough To Reduce Pollution To Chesapeake Bay - Video
PA Is Broken Link In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort, Report Says
Lancaster Farming: Report: PA Must Do More To Help Chesapeake Bay
For PA Farmers, Heavy Rain Has Turning Planting Into Erratic Waiting Game
PA Requires Spotted Lanternfly Permit For Some Businesses
Op-Ed: You Can Help Stop The Spotted Lanternfly - Agriculture Secretary Redding
Bay Journal: USDA Resumes CREP Program To Pay Farmers To Plant Stream Buffers
Editorial: Protecting Bees, Feds Right To Pull Hive-Ravaging Pesticides
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[Posted: May 30, 2019]
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