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hand to coordinate the operation at * the Co-op. According to Mr. Updike, * “The hay aid program is strictly a * volunteer program among the hay producers of other states and the * Virginia Department of Agriculture ' is coordinating the movement with * donors and producers to ship the hay - to different areas.” Mr. Updike also - noted that the hay has been coming I in steadily for the last two or three I weeks and that other counties which * were harder hit by the drought have ; a higher priority for the hay.
Birgitt Thornhill, agriculture ex- ^ tension agent with the Virginia Co- * operative Extension Service ' is * working with the Virginia Depart- ‘ ment of Agriculture and has been re- - sponsible for coordinating the - distribution; signing up and noti- ^ fying farmers of the location and de- l livery time of the incoming hay. '
To help cover the transportation costs involved in delivery of the hay, ; the Virginia Department of Agriculture Consumer Services has established a fund for contributions sent i to cover these expenses. Checks ' should be made to “Hay Transportation Fund", c/o VDACS, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, Va. 23209.
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