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Published on: 5/24/2005
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In a letter dated May 19, Robert Baker, state Farm Bureau president, seeks the help of state Sen.
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Alleging that passage of the various bills which would activate the Livable Delaware initiative "can damage the financial well being of our farm families,", Baker wrote that "this type of legislation will do nothing but take away our rights as property owners and devalue our land."Baker detailed for Sen.
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Level Four areas, as cited by Baker in his letter to Sen.
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It's an unfortunate situation," Baker said.The ag secretary has been doing "a great job for agriculture in Delaware, but sometimes what is good for agriculture runs counter to what is good for the individual farmers.Sometimes the two are at odds."Agriculture in the state, of course, requires a given mass of viable land to make it work.On the other hand, the Farm Bureau has argued, that the way to preserve farmland, and to preserve agriculture, is to preserve the farmer by assuring him the opportunity to make a living off the land.As to Scuse promoting the Governor's initiatives, "he's a cabinet member and he knows who signs his checks," Baker said.