The Farmer Hater-in-Chief
Joe Biden is now waging war on farmers. Biden killed tens of thousands of jobs his first day in office when he canceled the Keystone XL pipeline and now he’s targeting farmers.
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The Trump Administration left $30 billion to help farmers suffering from the trade wars but Biden is going to divert the money to climate change pet projects. Biden’s plan is to create a
“carbon bank” to pay farmers for using
“sustainable farming practices” to
“capture carbon in soil.” This is extremely dangerous and will only put smaller, family-owned farms out of business.
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Mirror photo by Walt Frank
Anthony Rice, shown with his steer, Isaiah, recently became part owner of Clover Creek Cheese Cellar LLC near
Williamsburg.
Property owners in Pennsylvania have a new financial incentive to help beginning farmers access the tools they need to get their start in agriculture.
The Beginning Farmer Tax Credit provides an income tax credit for selling or leasing agricultural assets such as land, livestock, facilities and equipment to a beginning farmer. The program, administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, officially started in July but the application window just opened Monday.
Worried about mounting conservation mandates and their prohibitive costs, local stakeholders continue to raise concerns about the development of a plan to clean previously overlooked pollution piled up behind a Maryland dam.
The strategy, which is in its final planning stages, is likely to have an impact in Lancaster County, especially its farmland, which contributes pollutants to the downstream Conowingo Dam.
Now, officials in the county and across the state are concerned about the Conowingo project s costs, as well as its potential to draw resources away from other local clean-water efforts.
There are a couple of âpotential pitfalls,â according to Allyson Gibson, coordinator at Lancaster Clean Water Partners, a countywide group of organizations working toward clean water.
Jan 20, 2021
Dorna B. Mudge Heyler, 94, of Westfield, passed away at home on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 with her loving family by her side. Born April 6, 1926 in Frost Settlement, she was the daughter of the late Cornish and Kittie Belle (Hubbard) Mudge.
Dorna was married to Edward Elmer Heyler on May 17, 1947. They recently celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary.
She is survived by her husband, Edward Elmer Heyler of Westfield; her children: Sam (MaryEllen) Heyler of Watsontown, Constance Heyler of Westfield, Dick Heyler of Gillett, Martin (Joyce) Heyler of Westfield, and Nancy (David) Resseguie of Brockport, N.Y.; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Dorna was preceded in death by her son, Daniel Heyler; Her parents, Cornish and Kittie Belle Hubbard Mudge; and siblings, Dorris Benson, Robert Mudge, M. Delos Mudge, Marian Kennedy, and Rachel Carson.