American Farmland Trust - Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus

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SJU SArNT JoSEPH's
UNIvERSITY
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EorcFble Micha€l Brubatq, cnan
Aeioltu.e ed Rural Affai6 Comi$e.
llarbbu& ?A l?120-3036
We wnte b you totlat to she q $pporl for Gd€mr Ed R.ndell's rcmimtion
ofRusll Redd'ns &r Pmsylvani. S€elary of AenoltuF lvlr R€dding t a
ffiined Dobli. wer *lb b.! 3Fd rt pdi 15 y4 h.lpi.g lqd tn. P€@vlwi!
D€pdtrcnt of Asridhure and th@ it tu b.tie. F$n to guiG thtu 4@v
k S@rei.ry, Mr. Rlddi.g bdngs wnh him isigln on 9rcdu.rid .gtioltuE,
@Nnd iss€s, tte @tswarion of u uiunl Mc€3r .griolnnal .duerio4 rutcl
d*lopmln, u6e !€noltur.l initratiw {d th. nll,lg of rutal Penttvl@i& In
ldditioq Mr R.dditrg }eld b. . hu8. ds.t to Pdtvltui. .s u Agti@hre
s€.etny b€@e ofhir €nqsive expdicn@ in wo*ing sth div* 3t kehold{ grcups
on ren@dl. 3bre dd mLion i sud. Pemylva.is s uniqu€ g@8t phv ud n€neiv.
dsdhd dn.Btry requia a td/q slD @ wort bdh h4 .l bom. cnd bevond ou
stai. r bord6 - ard s beli.re Mr R.dding i3 tne kd.r *lb @ do this
We h4E hld the pl@r€ of @Iabodtiog witn Rusll @{ d. pad five vm or
veious Fojedt !d progms thrcud th€ P€mylllnia Indituto for Fdd MeLeliry
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wpoudbt v.nsdtt opgorluityto$pport@nyP48vlvt.4Foduqs
nmuf&l@s! &d r.lailds thDuglt resarch Projet3 dd .ducadon proer@ r.latiw ro
rh. fdd inddty in g6eBl, md fdd ftstetrng slsiegres @d acrica in p3niole
R!.ellt ision 6,r Pd.vtv.o!3 food indudrv dbn €d .tl it3
!t.k holdd...Aon ton to fork lrd fion ine phtnd aId pllrdsrorhe r€t ilddd
@n!um6, Ile cttuly unddstood rhe inrm€latioruniF dd @m€cledre$ ofall poinl8
dong th€ spply chdn, dd rh€refore @a!pd .I stlk ltoldd to "harc ! @1 at tn
tlblC in od; to h.ll4 r[ t[. still!, klwLds., &d qpalilitis 8v.ilau. h trying lo
slv€ logedq th. odpl* is6 of t!. .lay. IIe als pk .d hig! vsl@ otr thc pow6 of
educltioA sFci.lly .ducarion ed t@ning in food @t€ring H€ sq dd und6l@d
rh. sed lt1@€-g@s.ting potdial ttrt turketitg .nd wl@added prc@sing h€ld for
e nuny mdl aid to s.drM tiz.d prcd|l.6 !d proc€3s@ dtd l!|@f8c1ll@
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