—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 11,1978
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Ronald Juftes named finalist in FFA contest
KENNETT SQUARE -
Ronald Juftes, a 20 year old
from Kennett Square, has
been named the Eastern
Regional winner of the FFA
Nursery Operations
Proficiency Award. He is
one of the four members in
the nation to receive this
title. One of these four will be
named the national winner
in Nursery Operations at the
Thursday morning session,
November 9, of the FFA’s
Golden Anniversary
Celebration at the 1978
National Convention in
Kansas City, Mo.
Ronald has set his goal to
become a commercial
greenhouse businessman.
Ron’s achievements in
nursery operations began
with his Vo-Tech school
training where he learned
the different aspects of the
greenhouse and nursery
operations. Ron says, “My
vocatonal agriculture in
structor, Don Bigler, in
spired me to expand my
greenhouse business and
keep accurate records.”
Besides sales Ron involved
himself with landscaping
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RESULTS OF TESTS
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and outdoors ground
maintenance. Ron feels his
greatest achievement was
“being chosen as one of
seven students to attend the
Professional Gardener
Training Program at
Longwood Gardens.” This is
a two-year program that
involves an indepth study in
numerous courses relating
to nursery operations, with
on-the-job training in the
Longwood Gardens’
facilities.
Ronald served as the
Aston Vo-Tech High_School
Green Thumb FFA Chapter
sentinel, reporter, and
president. He has been on
the banquet committee, and
earned Star Greenhand,
Chapter Fanner and State
Fanner Degree.
His other activities mclude
Who’s Who,: Pennsylvania
Horticulture Society, YMCA,
and a recycling club.
The Nursery Operations
Award is one of 22
Agricultural Proficiency
Awards presented annually
by the National FFA
KSTEIGER TRACTORS WERE
TESTED AGAINST THE OTHERS ...
AND WON!
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SO WHEN
Foundation to recognize
accomplishments of FFA
members pursuing careers
in agriculture.
All FFA members who
complete supervised ex
perience programs and
classroom instruction in
nursery operations as part of
their vocatonal agnculture
instruction are eligible for
the award. To participate
FFA members submit an
application on which they
record their training and
experience in nursery
operations. Requirements on
the application mclude an
annual breakdown of ex
penses and income involved
with the applicant’s nursery
operation experience, a
complete inventory of
equipment owned fully or in
partnership by the ap
plicant, a listing of skills and
competencies developed,
and a list of improved
practices in nursery
operations. In addition,
applicants must show their
involvement in FFA and
other leadership develop
ment activities.
Awards are presneted at
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YOU DECIDE ON A NEW FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE TRACTOR,
MAKE SURE YOU GET THE BEST - STEIGER.
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the local level in the form of
a certificate and a medal. At
the state level, winners
receive a check for $lOO from
the FFA Foundation, Inc.
State winners then compete
for recognition in each of the
four FFA adminsistrative
regions. Each regional
winner earns a check for
$250 and a plaque plus a
Appaloosa show has Pa. winners
HARRISBURG - Run
nymede Stables,
Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, won the champion
performance horse banner
in the Appaloosa horse show
held as part of the 22nd
Keystone International
Livestock Exposition m the
large arena of the Farm
Show Complex. Run
nymede’s wining horse was
“Cloud’s Classy Lass.”
The reserve champion
performance horse was “S.
Bandit’s Image,” exhibited
by Larry Ward, Felton, York
County.
Runnymede took first
place in four separate
Well, the big tractor tests are over. In three
important test categories, Steiger showed the
others just how good four-wheel drive tractors
can really be.
Of the 29 current production 4WD tractors on
the market that were tested... well the results
speak for themselves.
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travel award to the National
FFA Convention in Kansas
City, Missouri. Here the
student’s nursery operation
program is judged against
winners from three other
regions. The top FFA
member m the nation in
nursery operations is
recognized at the National
FFA Convention with a
plaque and a check for $5OO.
contests and second place in
another show during the day,
and Ward took two other
first placmgs.
Runnymede was first in
junior english pleasure,
youth activity western
pleasure, youth activity
English pleasure and hunter
4-H banquet Nov . 11
YORK - The Central
Dairy 4-H Club will hold
their first annual
Achievement Banquet on
November 11, beginning at 7
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As sponsors of the Nursery
Operations Proficiency
Award program,
Weyerhaeuser Company
Foundation provides funds
for awards at local, state and
national levels, as well as
travel awards to the
National FFA Convention
for regional winners.
under saddle contests, and
was second in the junior
western pleasure horse.
Ward scored first in junior
western pleasure horse and
junior reining, and was
second in junior English
pleasure and fourth in KAC
2-year-old western pleasure |
futurity.
p.m. Patty York, County
Dairy Princess, will give a
presentation on milk at the
dinner.