Farming, Saturday, Dacambar 1,1984
Agents honor Snider
IMLER Obie Snider, of Imler,
has been named receipient of the
1984 Honorary County Agent
Milk marketing
update planned
CHAMBERSBURG - Keith
Eckel, Pa. Farmers Association
President and a member of the
National Dairy Promotion &
Research Board, will be one of the
featured speakers at an upcoming
“Milk Marketing Update” meeting
sponsored by the Franklin County
Extension Service. The meeting,
which is open to all area dairymen,
will be held at the Chambersburg
Holiday Inn on Monday. Starting
time is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
with adjournment at 2; 30 p.m.
Eckel’s topic will be “A Look at
Promotion and Research at the
National Level”. Other speakers
include Gene Veno, Executive
Secretary, PA Milk Marketing
Board, and Thomas Jurchak,
Lackawanna County Extension
Director and author of the “Milk
Market News” newsletter which
appears in various farm
newspapers. Veno’s topic will be
“Why The PA Milk Marketing
Board?” and Jurchak will com
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Award presented by the Penn
sylvania Association of County
Agricultural Agents.
ment on “The Current Dairy
Situation and Outlook for 1985”.
The morning program will begin
with a segment on “What My
Cooperative Has To Offer”. Panel
participants scheduled to take part
in this discussion include:
H. Eugene Lawson, Director,
Capitol Milk Producers; Boyd
Cook, Assistant Manager,
Dairymen, Inc. Middle Atlantic
Division; George Stambaugh,
Director, Eastern Milk Producers;
James Fraher, Economist, Inter-
State Milk Producers; Norman
Sollenberger, Director, Lehigh
Valley Farmers; Richard Fries &
Paul Hombaker, Directors, MD &
VA Milk Producers; Wallace
Willig, Manager of Milk
Marketing, Hershey Chocolate
Company.
A registration fee of $5 per
person will be collected at the door
to cover expenses plus provide
lunch. Anyone desiring more in
formation may contact the
Franklin County Extension Office
at 717-263-9226.
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The Bedford County dairyman
received the award, a “bullskin,”
Oct. 29 at the agents association
annual meeting on The Penn
sylvania State University’s main
campus. He was honored for his
public service work in behalf of the
Cooperative Extension Service.
John Holbert, Beford County
Extension director, who made the
award presentation, pointed out
that Snider has been involved in
Presenting Honorary County Agent “butlskin” to Obie Snider, center, are John
Holbert, left, Bedford County Extension director, and Robert Hetrick, right, Blair County
Extension director and president of the Pennsylvania Association of County Agricultural
Agents.
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Extension Service programs since
the early 19505. He serve as a 4-H
club leader and helped guide
educational programs as a
member of the executive board of
the Bedford County Extension
Association.
In 1979, the new Honorary
County Agent was elected to the
Penn State board of trustees where
he presently serves as chairman of
the finance committee.
Several years ago, Snider was
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named by Penn State officials to
serve as chairman of the Ag Arena
Fund Drive. In that capacity, he
provided leadership in raising
more than $1 million to construct a
facility on the main campus for
classroom use and activities by
students and statewide
organizations.
A 1950 Penn State dairy science
graduate, the award receipient has
developed an outstanding herd of
200 Holstein cows.