American Farmland Trust - Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus
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The Honorable Mike Brubak€r, Chait<br />
Agricultu€ dd Runl Ailais Clnfritte€<br />
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Hdisbug, PA 17120-3036<br />
11 siv€s me sreat honor to wite this l€n r of suppon fo. de nomination ofMN Russll<br />
Reddins who will $on lppear befor. lhe Senole e Covmor Ed R€nd€lit nomimlion 10<br />
sfle as llE Comonwealth's 24ri Secrctary of Agricultue. I h.w ktom Actine<br />
Secr€ttuy Reddins for mor€ lho d d6ade. H€ is a tiEless advo€l€ for PenFylvdia<br />
agricult$, tte ude4rands now olmuids d@@d on agrioultw aid the Elalionship<br />
the asri€ultudl induslry hd lowards th€ prcspdity of ou econony. Fot fie Pasl 14<br />
y€N, Mi. Redding hN b@n al tn€ certer of aeicultu l poli€y iniiiativ€s while mrking<br />
wilh @hslituenls at th€ local dd Mtional level to position the Comonwedlth favonbly<br />
od inportanl issues suoh as lh€ Mar Fam Bill. His yed ofexp€rienc€ as D@uiy<br />
SecEltry ofAsricultue heve prparcd him qsptiot!.lly wll for the so.k as Sd€iary<br />
ofAsricult@ as he hd ga.ed expdsive knowledge ofd€psrtnat op@tions This<br />
tnovledse will assisl hin in etins prionti6, connuicatins lo cjljas and<br />
?ennsylveia and Espondiry to lh€ ne6& oflh€ agrioulte indNtry l hav€ lhe unnosl<br />
confidace that Mr, Redding *ill sw€ P€msylydia efle.tiv.ly, lnod€dgably, and<br />
wilh lhe disnity ofth€ ofli@ as he rpesenls ou aldculhnal hte@sls in Haisbug md<br />
Prior to my enployMt al Pem Slate, I had lhe opportuity to wort diE tlv wilh M.<br />
Redding on evernl inilialiv€s iNolving the Depannent ofAgticultm ln 2003, I<br />
mrted wilh hin io Fonote the Mek€lplc for tne Mind w€bsite pronotirg<br />
asricoltxral elustion in P.msylvsi., In 2004, Mr. Redding sironaly suppon€d ! dique<br />
psfinqsnit @ong tn Daupnin Couty Teclbical Sch@I, the PeNvlveia D€pdnneni<br />
of Aslicullue, and tlF Pe.nsylvdia vet€rinary M€dical Aseciation to cFate lI€ nal<br />
v€krinary Medical procrm for hid shool sMents endoned by $e plofe$iodl<br />
comuity of v€leriEids. He povid€d Elubl€ support ed withoui his inpul md<br />
fidding confrillneni the pnsm *ould @1 have con€ to lruilior Cu@dv, lhe<br />
peg@ is viewed d a mlional nodel tot cd.t {d te.bnical educaiion md ihe<br />
pbgrm hd beo prcFnled on the dtional stage at se@l conv€nlioN. In 2007, Mr.<br />
R€d.4ing als sp€dhaded Pmylveia's panicipation in d i.noElive .alionai<br />
cEiculm poj@t in s@ondary agricdtual €du.ation designed to locus snrdml l€ding
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