"Dairy producers across the country will share in $16 million in benefits for production losses that occurred between Jan. 1, 2005, and Dec. 31, 2007, because of natural disasters," said Theresa Tracey, county executive director of the USDA Farm Service Agency.
To be eligible, a producer's operation must be in a county designated a major disaster or emergency area by the president or declared a natural disaster area by the secretary of agriculture between Jan. 1, 2005, and Dec. 31, 2007.
Producers in neighboring counties also are eligible. Producers in counties declared disaster areas by the president may be eligible, even though the agricultural loss was not covered by the declaration, if an FSA administrator's physical loss notice covered such losses.
Tree city: For the 18th year, Robesonia has been named a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to community forestry.
Officials said the borough has met the four standards to become a Tree City community: A tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, a comprehensive community forestry program and an Arbor Day observance.
Grange Day: The Pennsylvania State Grange will host its annual Grange Day legislative luncheon May 5 at 11:45 a.m. in the Radisson/Penn Harris Hotel and Conference Center, Camp Hill.
Keynote speaker will be state Attorney General Tom Corbett, with talks by Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff and Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson.
Beekeeper course: The Capital Area Beekeepers Association will be conducting its 21st annual short course in beekeeping and is geared toward the beginner beekeeper.
Part one will take place May 3 at 8 a.m. in the Dauphin County Agriculture and Natural Resources Center, north of Dauphin on Route 225. The second part will take place May 10 at noon at the Milton Hershey Farm Environmental Center in Hershey. Registration cost is $30, which includes a one-year membership in the association.
Farm trade: The U.S. Department of Agriculture says agricultural trade generates employment, income, and purchasing power in both the farm and nonfarm sectors. Each farm export dollar earned stimulated another $1.65 in business activity in calendar year 2006, according to the USDA.
The $71 billion of agricultural exports in 2006 produced an additional $117.2 billion in economic activity for a total economic output of $188.2 billion.
Agricultural exports also generated 841,000 full-time civilian jobs, which include 482,000 jobs in the non-farm sector.
Farm purchases to produce commodities for export spurred economic activity in the manufacturing, trade, and transportation sectors.
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