—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 5, 1977
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Risser voted OYF by his neighbors
By DIETER KRIEG
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. -
•‘I was raised on a farm and I
guess I had that much ag in
me that I couldn’t throw it
off,” Brian Risser said
modestly in answer to a
question as to why he en
tered the farming
profession. It’s not that he
ever wanted to be anything
else, but he could have been.
According to his wife, the
former Jean Zimmerman of
Hershey, Risser was the
valedictorian of his class and
had been encouraged by his
teachers to become a doctor.
“He decided to go into
farming and I think that’s
wonderful,” Mrs. Risser said
with obvious pride gleaming
from her eyes.
Last Friday night the
Elizabethtown Young
Fanners voted Risser as
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their outstanding young
farmer. The honor was
bestowed on him during the
annual banquet which was
held here at the town’s new
fire hall. Pennsylvania’s
Secretary of Agriculture was
on hand to participate in the
program. A more detailed
report on those proceedings
and Shelhamer’s speech can
be found elsewhere in this
edition of Lancaster Far
ming.
Kisser was quick to point
out that he was not the only
one involved in the farming
operation near Bainbridge in
northwestern Lancaster
County. He’s in partnership
with his father, Harold, and
brother, Donald. The elder
Kisser owns the real estate,
a modest 68 acres, but all
told they farm 375 acres and
maintain a herd of 100 cows.
In addition the family has 120
head of youngstock, in
cluding some dairy beef.
Risser does not believe a
farmer has to increase his
operation just for the sake of
getting big, but does admit
that his family has had to
make some decisions along
that line in order to cope with
economic pressures. The
Red Rose club reorganizes
LANCASTER, Pa. - La<4
Wednesday evening, the f I
Rose Beef and Sheep Club
held its reorganizational
meeting and choise officers
for the coming year. This
year approximately 100 club
members will be feeding
steers and lambs for the
state farm show.
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main thing, he believes, is to
watch the business closely
and adapt to changing
trends.
The Kissers have a sub
stantial record for doing just
that. Some years ago they
were the second family
farm east of the Mississippi
to install a Slurrystore
manure handling system.
Currently they’re directly
involved with Agway’s
research programs on
alfalfa management and hay
curing. Another relatively
unique idea employed at the
Kisser farm is the mixer
wagon.
Kisser is a 1968 graduate of
Lancaster Mennonite High
School. After that he served
two years in the service and
in 1970 the formal part
nership between him and his
father and brother was
formed.
“I personally have a good
outlook for the farming
business,” Risser told this
reporter, expressing con
siderable satisfaction with
his work. He’s optimistic of
having a good future and
said “I hope to be a farmer
for a number of years.”
At the get-together, the
club voted to hold their
meetings on the first Wed
nesday of every month.
Marty Burkins, Holtwood
Rl, 1976 county and district
champion, also gave a report
on her last year’s steer
project.
The Outstanding Young Farmer Ken Brandt, legislator from the area,
award in the Elizabethtown area was who was an invited guest to the
bestowed on Brian Risser last week. second annual banquet of the
Congratulating him for the honor is Elizabethtown Young Farmers.
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