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ALEXANDRIA, Va. - John D. Kline, Myerstown, was recently honored by the Future Farmers of America as one of the organization’s four Regional Star American Farmers of 1984. Kline and three others were selected from nearly 700 candiates for the American Farmer degree. The National FFA officers and board of directors selected the winners based on their leadership achievements and involvement in agricultural production. Kline’s use of current technology in the dairy industry earned him his title of Eastern Region Star Farmer. The 21-year-old son of Norman and Verna Kline, John uses computers and the newest in dairy breeding technology on his family’s 123-acre dairy farm in Myerstown. John got his start in dairying during his freshman year in vocational agriculture at Eastern Lebanon County High School. He Duane Harr travels to formany with FFA program HERSHEY Duane Herr, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Herr of R 1 Hershey, will participate in the FFA Work Experience Abroad program beginning in August. The program is an international educational exchange between the Future Farmers of America and rural youth organizations in other countries. Duane chose West Germany as his host county where he will ex perience living with a farm family and be part erf their life style as well as see important places of historic and cultural significance. Duane was able to receive a scholarship from the WEA program to pay for his three month trip. Before leaving for West Ger many Duane will travel to Washington D.C. to meet with the ■* FFA WEA coordinator. Here he will have a two-day orientation session to learn about his chosen county. Before arriving in Ger many, Duane will take a tour of Europe with other FFA exchange students. Duane Herr graduated from Lower Dauphin Senior High School in 1963. While in the FFA, he received his Keystone Fanner Degree, served two years as chapter president and one year as CDP Area FFA President, was awarded Chapter Star John Kline named Regional Star American Farmer began with only one Holstein heifer and four veal calves as his first Supervised Occupational Ex perience, and has built his herd to 59 Holstein heifers. In addition, he raises 70 acres of com and 35 acres of alfalfa. “He is forever hard at work on ways to improve the quality of his dairy herd,” says Kline’s vocational agriculture instructor Gerald Strickler. “He has used the new embryo transfer method of breeding several times in the past two years. He is also using com puters today to analyze the correct feeding rations for his dairy herd.” John reports that the com puterization has boosted his production levels and the health of his cows right after calving. In addition, it has allowed him to breed the cows back more quickly. He has been using the embryo transplanting method with his better cows. From the offspring, the bulls are sold as artificial in semination studs and the heifers Duane Herr Agribusinessman, participated four years on the parliamentary procedure team which included a state championship, and won a gold medal in the state salesmanship contest. This past year Duane served as the state South Central Region vice president and worked part time as assistant manager at Hanoverdale Agway Store. His future plans upon returning from West Ger many, include continuing working at Agway and possibly attending Penn State University for animal science. are raised to milk. This has im porved the young replacement stock in his herd. Recently, John has taken over the entire family farm’s operation through a buy-sell agreement with his parents. John has been active in FFA for a number of years, serving as chapter reporter and vice president for his local chapter. 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