VOL. 32 No. 27
Ag Leaders Share
Views With Farm Press
BY EVERETT NEWSW ANGER
Managing Editor
LANCASTER A number of
agricultural leaders came here
this week to share their views with
members of the farm press that
included print, radio, TV and
public relations persons. The event
was the spring conference of the
Northeast Farm Communicators
Association. The place was Willow
Valley Inn and Family Restaurant.
The speakers included:
-Steven Crawford, Executive
Assistant to the State Agricultural
Secretary, who spoke on the
relationship between PDA, the
press and the farm press readers.
Crawford also announced that
Don Neidigh believes “Longhorn Lean" is in the beef in
dustry's future. Read his story on page A 36.
Gov, Signs H,B, 62
HARRISBURG - Gov. Robert
P. Casey signed into law Wed
nesday a bill which restores
authority to agriculture com
modity boards to control
marketing and promotional ef
forts.
House Bill 62 amends the
Agricultural Commodities
Marketing Act of 1968, which
created a partnership between the
Department of Agriculture and
commodify producers in
developing and administering
commodity and promotion
programs.
Under the Thornburgh ad
ministration, a 1985 ruling by the
general counsel claimed the
boards had only an advisory
c apacity. By signing House Bill 63,
Casey effectively restored the
commodity producers’ authority
over promotional and marketing
programs.
The bill was supported by all
major farm organizations in the
state.
Governor Casey signed the bill to
amend the Agricultural Com
modities Marketing Act.
—Dr. Lamartine Hood, Penn
sylvania State University dean,
who urged regional cooperation for
research projects and proposed an
Extension Service that serves all
the citizens of Pennsylvania.
-Thomas Berner, head of the
journalism department at Penn
sylvania State University, who
served as the professional im
provement leader for the reporters
and editors.
-David Nolt, professional antique
farm toy collector, who gave points
to determine the value of farm toys
(Turn to Page A 23)
To be successful in business you need to promote your
product. And to be successful in promotion you need to be
creative. That kind of creativity shows through in this photo of
Willowene Farm south of Willow Street along Route 272.
Warren Good had a little extra rye seed left in his drill last
fall when he planted the cover crop in his fields. So to finish
he formed the letters “drink milk" in front of his barn for all
the people who drive past on the busy highway to see the
message. Nature took its course and with the spring growth
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, (Way 9,1987
Playing key roles in coordinating location, movement and distribution of hay were,
from left, Charlie Sellers, Tony Dobrosky, Lois Brandt and Lester Ferrance.
Hay Relief Empties Coffers As Forages Start Growth
1986 Summer
Drought Hay Fund
(Final Report)
Editor’s Note: Last summer
the drought caused hardship for
many farmers. And the
benevolent response of other
farmers was heart-warming.
In the 1986 Summer Drought
Hay Fund sponsored by Lan
caster Farming and ad
ministered for the Penn
sylvania Farmers’ Association,
a total of $24,945 was con
tributed by an exceptionally
high number of different con
tributors. Contributions ranged
from a few dollars to hundreds
of dollars.
The money was used to buy
bay and and to get it tran
sported to the need both in
southern states and closer to
home in Maryland and southern
York County. The giver and the
receiver both benefit in these
kinds of situations. All we can
say is thanks!
It’s Time To Get Ready For Dairy Month
Four Sections
BY JOYCE BUPP
York County Correspondent
YORK - Once again, the rolling
countryside of southern Penn
sylvania has wrapped itself in a
covering of deep, lush, velvety
green.
Early barley waves infant heads
and drops of dew glisten from
stands of thick alfalfa. Tractors
crisscross the fields, lugging
tillage, planting, spraying
equipment. Choppers gulp rows of
Pseudorabies Eradication Is
Realistic Goal, Says Illinois Vet
BY JACK HUBLEY
HARRISBURG Eradicating
pseudorabies in Pennsylvania is a
realistic goal, according to Dr.
Leroy Biehl. The Illinois Extension
swine veterinarian came to Penn
State’s Capitol Campus in
Harrisburg on Thursday to tell
pork producers that there is light
at the end of the tunnel in the battle
against a virus that has resulted in
229 quarantines in Pennsylvania
since 1980.
Penn State Extension
the message is clear
And it’s this kind of creativity that Lancaster Farming is
already planning for the special June Dairy Month issue to be
published June 6. We already have word of special dairy news
releases, features, interviews and the annual dairy recipe
feature.
So do like the Warren Good family advise. Drink milk! And
get ready for Lancaster Farming's creative contribution to
June Dairy Month promotion activities.
$8.50 Per Year
twisted, wilting stems, to be blown
into empty silo storage for
livestock eager for the taste of
fresh forage.
And, with some degree of
regularity, blessed crop-giving
moisture again falls from the
heavens. With the rains and the re
greening, farmers plant with the
optimism that springs anew with
each season.
(Turn to Page A 24)
veterinarian Larry Hutchinson
called Thursday’s meeting to bring
the swine industry up to date on the
status of the disease here and in
Illinois, a major hog producing
state. Among the experts taking
the podiunjiwere BieW and Illinois
pork producer Willard Korsmeyer,
who has been working with the
disease for 12 years. Illinois
currently has 332 herds under PRV
quarantine.
The virus can cause a wide range
(Turn to PageA3B)