GETTYSBURG - With a united purpose and determination in their voices, Adams County dairy farmers have laid the groundwork for a new and aggressive approach to dairy promotion in their area. Recognizing that the need to support dairy promotion is im mediate, the Adams dairy farmers have formed a new promotion committee. They have agreed that “if we’re going to produce it, we’d better promote it.” Previously, dairy promotion in Adams County was handled by the Holstein club, through its dairy princess pageant in June and a few other scattered events. The new Adams County Dairy Promotion Committee hopes their efforts will complement the work already being done, as well as expand the endeavors to encourage con sumption of dairy products. Organizers of the new promotion committee are: Doris Wilkinson, chair; Sandra Fhckinger, vice chair; Bob Clowney, secretary; and Gary Eberle, treasurer. At the recent first meeting of the committee, said chairperson Doris Wilkinson, “ideas flowed as easily JIM HIGH Partsman RUSS MAC DOWELL Partsman • John Deere Nationwide Search For Obsolete And/Or Hard To Get Parts. • Same Day Parts Shipment If Ordered By 3 P.M. • A.B.C.’s FLASH PLUS Service On Those Parts That Must Be Shipped The Same Day, After 3 P.M. (Offered At An Extra Charge). • Toll Free Parts Phone Line For PA. • Fast, Courteous Partsmen. • Well Stocked Parts Department. • Parts Shipped UPS Daily To Save You That Extra Trip. • A Variety Of Parts Specials Throughout The Year. g<ARDg Adams dairy farmers unite for promotion as milk from a milking parlor into a bulk tank.” While ideas for promotion were not lacking, however, funding for the programs will have to be the first priority of the committee. In the upcoming months, area Farmers SELINSGROVE - The beef marketing development com mittee of PACMA, the Penn sylvania Farmers’ Association marketing cooperative, invites central Pennsylvania beef producers and dairy farmers to a meeting at the Clover Packing Plant, Selinsgrove, on May 16, at 7:30 p.m. “We’re looking for producers who are interested in a cooperative effort to buy and operate the Clover plant,” says Marlin Miller, PACMA manager, “with the goal of further processing of beef primarily for the portion controlled, ready-to-eat in stitutional food market.” Miller emphasizes that im proved marketmg is the key to the JOHN DEERE dairymen will be given the op portunity to show their support of the committee and its work by contributing funds and helping with fund-raising projects. Also, when promotion plans are finalized, matching funding will be to discuss purchase of Clover future for beef producers as well dairy farmers. Over half of the beef produced in Pennsylvania is from dairy farms, adds Miller, so dairy farmers who are interested in marketing are especially encouraged to attend the meeting. WASHINGTON - Producers may no longer repay loans without penalty on farmer-owned reserve oats, according to Everett Rank, administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. ' 'ficials made WE OFFER : BAVCO IMEW IDEA sought from the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program. The Adams County Dairy Promotion Committee is open to ideas for projects and to suggestions of area events that will lend themselves to dairy The meeting will begin with a tour of the Clover plant and will then move to the Dutch Pantry restaurant in Hummels Wharf for further discussion of the formation of a cooperative. To reach the Clover Packing Plant go west on Route 522 from SeliP°"ro"“ and turn north on Farmer-owned reserve oats decision following a review by the Commodity Credit Corporation of its average market prices May 1, as reported by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, Rank said. The prices were ad justed to reflect the market price received by farmers, he said. the • The Use Of John Deere’s “Dart”, The Talking Computer That Tells You Where Your Parts Are While You Wait. • 2-Way Radio Contact With Our Service Vehicles To Meet Your Parts Needs Fast When Your Machine Is Down. • Specially Ordered Sperry New Holland Parts Can Be Picked Up Within 3 Hours (Same Day) If Ordered By 4 P.M. Weekdays. • Non-Stocked Parts Can Be Shipped Directly To You To Save You Time And Money. SCOTT BUZZARD V7ST promotion. Anyone interested in knowing more about or helping with the committee can write: Dons Wilkinson. 555 Rented Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325; or phone 717-334-6993. Packing Route 204. The plant is about three blocks from the Route 204 in tersection. For more information, contact Camp Hill office of PACMA at 717- 761-2740, or contact committee member 1-arry Yarger, Mid dleburg, 717-837-3443. The national average adjusted price of $1.61 per bushel for oats on May 1 was 4 cents below the reserve release level. Rank said storage payments for reserve oats will resume in all states. The daily market reviewed by CCC for oats is in Minneapolis. Partsman Parts Manager
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