Resident urges caution on biosolids, solar siting and buried pipelines
At the May 20 Monroe County Board meeting, resident Ned Berkey warned about sludge/biosolids application risks near homes and wells, raised pipeline safety concerns tied to solar projects, and cited 2024 data that U.S. farmers received about $0.118 of each retail food dollar.
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Resident Ned Berkey told the board he wanted to update commissioners on agricultural matters affecting Monroe County, citing national and local concerns. "Just for your information, in 2024, the average US farm received 11.8¢ of every dollar spent domestically on food sold in retail outlets," Berkey said, using that figure to illustrate declining farmer sentiment even as some crop prices rise. He framed the data as context for local farming challenges.
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