Agri-women, Porkettes
BY DEBBIE KOONTZ
LANCASTER “If you eat, you
are involved in agriculture,” is a
line Orion Samuelson, farm
broadcaster for WGN Radio in
Chicago, uses often to open his
noon broadcast.
This one,- lone quote tells the
large non-farm audience that
agriculture is an industry which
touches the lives of everybody,
everyday, everywhere. Without
effective communication of this
type, consumers would be ignorant
of the work and tune and
production practices needed to
produce their meals three tunes
everyday.-
Unfortunately, farmers can’t
hire advertising or public
relation’s firms to broadcast or
publish the merits of their par
ticular product. They do, however,
have dedicated wives who
volunteer their tune away from the
feeding, milking, and planting to
go into schools, plan rallys, write
Lancaster Farmer’s Assn.
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Association members who worked
particularly hard getting it all
ready - Shirley Garner and Jere
Skiles.
And today is the windup of the
exhibit
Today’s schedule includes flower
judging from 1 to 3 p.m.; ice cream
eating contest at 2 p.m.; coffee
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newsletters and promote
quality
agricultural products.
Two groups in particular who
stress to consumers that eating
involves them fconsumers) in
agriculture are the Porkettes a
division of the National Pork
Producers Council, and American
Agri-Women whose motto is
simply, “We can do it.. .together.”
Both are currently preparing for
upcoming conventions.
Communication will be the
emphasis at the Porkette Con
ference, slated for November U-13
in Nashville, Tennessee.
Joining the Porkettes will be
Onon Samuelson, speaking on,
“Winning and Losing When
Farm Meets City.” Also featured
will be Ray Wilkinson, president of
the National Association of Farm
Broadcasters; V. Hale Starr,
communications specialist; and
Jim Low, president of the
tour at 6 p.m.; square dancing at
7:30 p.m.; and an auction at 3:30
p.ra.
Highlight of the auction will be
the quilt which was made
throughout the exhibit. Other
items up for bidding will range
from dinner for four at a Lancaster
County farmhouse to various
antiques and craft items.
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the
of
goodness
and
stress communication at conventions
American Society ot A ciatum
Executives.
The goal of the Porkette seminar
is to “improve communication,
both external and internal,” ac
cording to the newsletter published
by the NPPC.
American Agri-Women will be
meeting in Grand Rapids,
Michigan for their convention,
November 10-14. AAW describes
themselves as “a coalition of farm
and ranch women’s organizations
and individuals dedicated to
preservation of the family farm
system within the free enterprise
system,” as quoted in their
newsletter, The Voice of the
American Agri-Women.
The theme of the convention will
be Free Enterprse Agriculture’s
Strength; Agriculture
America’s Strength.
Cesar Chaves, the controversial
leader of the United Farm Workers
Union, will be the subject of a talk
by Patty Newman at this sixth
annual convention.
Another featured speaker will be'
Sylvan Wittwer, director of the Ag
Experiment Station and assistant
dean of the College of Agriculture
and Natural Resources, Michigan
State University, who will give a
slide presentation, "The Strengths
of American Agriculture. ’ ’
Other highlights of the, five-day
gathering will be an afternoon
workshop on newsletter editing
and publicity; a talk, “Agriculture
in Transition,” by Hiram Drache,
history professor at Concordia
College; Michigan farm tours, and
a workshop on Commodity Futures
Marketing by Trenna Grabowski,
CPA and writer for Farm Wife
News.
Fortunately, for the farming
world, these two farm women
groups recognize the need for and support groups, as well as the
effective internal communication need to educate the public of their
among farmers, ag businesses, mvolement in agriculture.
Dairy photo album
What makes a cute farm photo?
In this photo submitted in the recent Dairy Month Photo
Contest by Moses M. Beiler, R 2, Willow Street, you have
three of the best ingredients kids, a calf and a cat.
The combination of the three provides a priceless picture
that can only be found on a dairy farm.
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