Arlen Keener
HARRISBURG - Aden A.
Keener, an 18-year-old
Lancaster County youth,
was namfed State Star
Agribusiness Person for
1980. Keener, the son of Mr
and Mrs. Walter L. Keener,
of R 1 Elizabethtown,
received the award at the
Pennsylvania FFA’s 51st
Mid-Winter Convention in
the Forum of the Education
Building, held in conjunction
with the 64th Pennsylvania
Farm Show. This is the
highest award possible
through the Pennsylvania
FFA.
Aden is a graduate of
Elizabethtown Area High
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named State Agribusiness person
School and is a member of
the Elizabethtown FFA
Chapter. He is employed as
assistant herd manager of
Penns-Spnngs Holstein
Farm owned by Robert H.
Kauffman. The herd consists
of 60 registered Holstein
cows. In addition, Arlen
owns two cows, two
yearlings and three heifers,
all registered Holstems. He
served as Chaplain m his
local chapter. He is very
active in local, county,
district and state contests
and dairy shows.
The Star Agribusiness
Award puts Arlen in the
running for additional
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honors later this year He
will represent Pennsylvania
in September, competing for
the title of Star Agnbusmess
Person of the North Atlantic
Region, against similar
Zook named to dairy post
FARMERSVILLE - Agn-
Inc. of R 4 Ephrata an
nounced its expansion mto
the dairy industry with the
recent hiring of Joseph Zook,
a dairy specialist.
Zook’s major respon
sibilities will include
designing buildings and
FEATURING:
■ All galvanized steel
with G-90 galvanized
coating, including
galvanized doors.
■ Our steel is A 446
Quality or a min
imum yield of 40,000
pounds per square
inch.
■ Walk around steps
on top of roof.
■ Equipped with safety
rings.
■No welding' any
where on roof, pre-
vents rust.
■ Slotted holes to raise
& lower roof for air
movement for drying
premium
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 12, 1980—A13
winners from the sixteen
northeastern states
Competing against Arlen
this year for the State Star
Agribusiness title were:
Cindy Reed of RD 1 Clear
field, Clearfield County,
Joseph Zook
reconunendmg equipment
for those dairy farmers
considering renovating or
expanding their present
dairy operations.
Agri-Inc. will custom
design plans and provide
suggestions for both the
conventional and free stall
parlor operations.
Zook sees many larger
production oriented farmers
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600 gal. Mueller Hi-Perform 735 gal. Sunset
600 gal. Mueller 1000 gal. Sunset
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North Central Region;
Teresa L. England of RD 1,
Williamsburg, Blair County,
South Central Region; and
James R. Kearns, Jr., of RD
1, Avella, Washington
County, Western Region.
converting to the free stall
systems, according to Zook,
free stalls enable more
pounds of milk to be handled
per man hour.
Joseph Zook comes to
Agri-Inc. with a wealth of
dairy knowledge. He worked
on a 100 head dairy operation
in Mifflin County until 1968.
After leavmg the farm, he
continued to assist dairy
farmers through offering
equipment suggestions.
Two years ago, the Zook
family moved to Schaef
ferstown where they
currently reside. Zook does
not foresee moving closer to
Farmersville. He finds
Schaefferstown conveniently
located within a 100 mile
radius of Agri-Inc.’s
customers.
Presently, the dairy
division of Agn-Inc. is
working to update the
Oregon Dairy and Ted
Rhoad’s New Oxford
operations.
Joseph Zook is looking
forward to the upcoming
open houses and the op
portunity to meet area
farmers. Be sure to welcome
him to Agn-Inc. He is there
to serve you.