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Elk County Farm Bureau urges support for agricultural funding, flags data‑center land‑use and wildlife concerns
Summary
Ernie Matus of the Elk County Farm Bureau briefed commissioners on the state budget request for agriculture, several bills (including dairy over‑order premium reform and eminent‑domain goodwill compensation), H‑2A unemployment exemption, data‑center land‑use impacts, wildlife management, and a proposed $2.3 billion fertilizer plant.
Ernie Matus, secretary and government relations director for the Elk County Farm Bureau, told commissioners on April 16 that agriculture contributes substantially to Pennsylvania’s economy and asked local officials to support the governor’s proposed funding for the Department of Agriculture.
Matus outlined several state issues his organization is monitoring. He said the Farm Bureau supports roughly $54.4 million in general operations funding for the Department of Agriculture as presented in the governor’s proposal and noted other preparedness and diagnostic lab investments. He urged legislators not to rely on legalization of adult‑use cannabis as a…
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