American Farmland Trust - Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus

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MUSFMOOM FARMS, L.P
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Hom6ble Dominic Pileggi
stP 1 7 2009
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Hmisbug. PA 1?120-3009
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;f AgricL tu@, dd theE is no belter penon to Cuide this agencv.
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developnent, urbm asticult!.al iniliatives sd tne n@@s of ru61 P€msvlvdia ln
addido;. Mr. Reddins would be a huse ass€r to Petrsvlvdia 6 ou Agricultu€
Sedetary becase of-hG extensile experience in working with divere stakeholdd groups
on cei;L state md miional issues Pemsvlvdia's mique geogiaphv {d €riensive
aF.;.rrral o'.e'si.yreqtJea leader$ho.M $oA both heRar hom€andbe)ond or
.; rc'sbordes do I belie\e Mr Redoin- isLhe leader$hocedo$is
l:,q.. hcd$ea-odlorn4 of Mo\ucsJ$ {l.rg\'rh\'lr Peddinssnce'helcl:
l97o s qhm;m\rth'l'e P\ Depsitnelr ol L.bor tud lnddq4 lnallofhF
Dorrions inEouffierr he habenaad.omre norodJ lor'he mu'hrcoh:4dusF)'
in _orallolrer.ul'm. He undersud,Jouehmd the challelees thal rhev rdce in
todavs Irce Da;ed busines cliftate. His ist hmd knowledse ofpioducdon agrlcult@ is
m ;sel wortht ofhis appointnot.
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fiar heed rbe d;pai,renr.M.onrinuether eood
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rero**r"'; l e Pemt hdb Depamenr of ACrculM there Fno mote
;xDenen@d, knosledseable or denicaled leadet in asriculM todav His ladeBhip in
d;se chauengine lines G cidcal. as is vou suppod of P@vlvtuia aericultft
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