—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 22,1979
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Co-op breaks ground for cheese plant
WAVERLY, N.Y. - Alex
P. Mercure, U.S. Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture for
Rural Development
Programs, was the main
speaker at the ground
breaking ceremony of a
mozzarella cheese plant in
Waverly, N.Y. on last
Saturday.
The occasion was another
milestone in the history of
Eastern Milk Cooperative
and the northeast dairy
industry. It ws the
culmination of a joint ven
ture between the 4500 dairy
farmer member cooperative
and Leprino Foods of
Denver, Colorado.
Mercure said the joint
endeavor would not only
benefit dairy farmers in the
northeast, but would im
prove the lives of of its rural
communities through in
creased employment and
spending ability of its
citizens.
One of the largest plants of
its kind, the Waverly facility
is expected to employ over
200 people and handle as
much as 1.5 million pounds
of milk per day. It will
produce approximately
140,000 pounds of mozzarella
cheese daily, upon com
pletion.
Arden Tewksbury,
Legislative roundup
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before the committee, and
land use is certainly one of
those measures that makes
people anxious.”
Thomas noted that he had
met with proponents of the
deed restriction measure for
“fruitful” talks some weeks
ago.
Another measure in
troduced into the House last
week, HB 2103, could have
smoother sailing than HB
1983 or any other land use
measure.
HB 2103 would allow for
the use of any PennDOT
road in times of crucial need,
Thomas said.
The measure was in
troduced to combat losses
fruit and dairy farmers may
suffer when PennDOT posts
•y
Earth come to dwell in the hearts of all
At This Holiday Season
SHENK'S FARM SERVICE
President of Eastern Milk
Producers and a dairy
farmer from Meshoppen,
Pa., keynoted the festivities.
“Upon completion, this
venture will ultimately
benefit every Eastern
member as well as dairy
farmers throughout the
northeast for many years
into the future,” he said.
Nearly 500 people in
cluding local, state, and
national legislators;
cooperative , and Lepnno
officials; members of the
news media and a large
contingent of dairy farmers
were present.
The $l5 million structure
will be built and equipped by
Eastern. Leprino Foods will
lease the plant where it will
process, package and
distribute the mozzarella. A
smaller facility in Hor
seheads, N.Y. has been in
operation since October 1978
under the same Eastem-
Leprino banner.
Among other guest
speakers were: Rev. Vincent
Langan, St. John’s Catholic
Church, So. Waverly, Pa.;
Tom Wilson, Administrator
of Federal Milk Marketing
Order #2; Dan Leary, Mayor
of Waverly; Joe Yanuzzi,
Mayor of South Waverly;
Frank Grove, Vice President
weight limits on
deteriorating roads.
“We feel that no farmer
should suffer just because
PennDOT is letting a rural
road go to pot,” Thomas
said.
“When milk or fruit has to
go to market, that’s a crucial
time for the farmer. H 82103
would let drivers get to
fanners as long as a road
was passable, regardless of
PennDOT’s posted weight
limits.”
And it the Capitol
Building, Governor Richard
Thornburgh signed HB 1011,
the alcohol fuel bill. It
reduces the fee for on-farm
stills from $2500 to $25.
The Governor has called
the bill the “Floyd Horst”
law.
From Ail of Us
To All of You
of First i nnsylvania Bank
of Philadelphia; Wesley
Allen, President of Leprino
Foods; Richard Harrington,
Assistant Deputy Com
missioner of New York
Department of Commerce;
Roger Madigan, Penn
sylvania State Represen
tative; George Winner, New
York State Assemblyman;
Michael Russin,
representing U.S.
Congressman Joseph M.
McDade and Howard Mc-
Donald, General Manager of
Eastern Milk Producers.
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President of Leprmo, was
master of ceremonies.
Reportedly, the Waverly
plant will be completed by
July I, 1980. However, the
present plant is expected to
handle large volumes of milk
similar to that handled
during the first six months of
1979.
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