PFA delegates kick off annual convention tomorrow
HERSHEY The 31st Annual
Meeting of the Pennsylvania
Farmers’ Association starts
tomorrow with a Vesper Service
here at the Hershey Motor Lodge
and Convention Center. Several
hundred farmers’ association
members are attending the four
day convention to decide policy on
statewide agricultural issues and
to elect officers.
The Reverend Robert L.
Shreiner, Pastor of Bethel Men
nonite Church, Gettysburg, will
conduct the Vesper Service.
PFA’s Century Club Banquet
will also be held Sunday evening in
conjunction with the convention.
Century Club members are PFA
building fund contributors. Donald
W. Parke, Executive Vice
President of PennAg Industries
Association, will, provide a slide
presentation on “Animal
Welfare”.
“American farmers have a
reduction record that is the envy
the world,” he said, “The
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YORK SPRINGS - Adams
County Holstein Club members
elected new officers and honored
junior members at the 30th annual
meeting and banquet, last Thur
sday.
East Berlin dairyman, Larry
Mummert won the vote of approval
from the board and was elected
President. Out-going president
Adam Lobaugh will be taking over
Vice-President duties and Marvin
Brown will step in as new state
director.
Daniel Waybnght, elected
Secretary and William Whiteford,
elected Treasurer will also begin
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Margaret Todt, Hanover, placed
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Six junior members entered the
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associations who will start
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York Springs couple, Mr. and
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PFA is a voluntary general farm
organization with over 23,376 farm
family members. It is an affiliate
of the American Farm Bureau
Federation.
County agent Tom Piper
reviewed the past year with a slide
presentation entitled, “The Adams
County Dairy Family Foto
Album.”