iv N. f receivfoS "■ '' hvl ~ p •- —- —i '"’" ] VOL. 33 No. 21 Pennsylvania Jersey cattle breeders have taken a lead role in establishing a protein pricing program which earns them a bonus based on end product yield for cheese production. Dairymen Who Pioneered Protein Pricing See Results BY JOYCE BUPP York Co. Correspondent CHAMBERSBURG A handful of southcentral Pennsylva nia Jersey breeders are on the cut _ ting edge of a local trend toward alternate methods of pricing milk, while enhancing cash flow for their efforts. Success for dairymen pioneer- Wg is spelled P- Spring Holstein Show BY EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor HARRISBURG The cow that caught the judges’ attention as she first entered the ring, went on to be the grand champion of the Pennsylvania Spring Holstein Show here last Saturday Lockway Holly Scxation, the Occanview Scxation daughter out ol the home bred Home cow did it all for C. Richard and Gcorgianna Locke, Merccrsburg. In crowning the champion, judge Robert Fitzsimmons said he saw his champion as she entered the ring and watched for some thing better throughout the remain der of the show; but he could not find anything better. Thus the l)rst place four-year-old with best udder in class became the senior and grand champion of the open show. Following closely in front of a sparsely populated ringside crowd that included few spectators other than exhibitors, was Emar Loretta Lynn, owned and shown by Mark Campbell and Howard Hammond, Campbell Run Farms, Ford City. The first place five-year-old with best udder is sired by Shardalc Arlmda Chict Jcmini. The dam is Emar Marvex Li/c. The junior champion was Sima lot Cristina, the first place mtermi- Six Sections MatlWr R-O-T-E-I-N. Three years ago, members of the Cumberland Valley Jersey Breed ers watched ‘ with envy the $l.OO/cwt. premium being paid fc“ high protein mSk in areas of western Pennsylvania milks*. ■ Destination fdr that prc^' n ' premium milk was four r ,| e plants, manufacturing prif anly (Turn to A 36) • .... , .*mng heifer for Simalot dolsteins arid Pinehurst Farms. Reserve junior .champion was loyal Haven Boutique, the first RiiSlfrrtPl?/!! 8 0f u t J e Sta i e !? pring Holstein Show here with friends, (L to R) Judgeßobert Richard Locke with grand champion, Lockway Holly Sexation, State Dairy Princess Beckv Sonnen Han/aJ l^ney^P^H^stein^ssm ion Emar Lore,,a Lynn > s,a,e "hamate oliiry Princess Jennifer Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 2, 1988 Legislative Impact Theme Of National Farm Credit Meeting WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV. Implementation of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 was the focal point last week at the annual meeting of the Farm Credit Banks of Baltimore in While Sul phur Springs, West Virginia. Over three hundred directors, stockhol ders and management personnel of PAFC: Educating Farmers on Cooperatives BY LISA RISSER LIONVILLE Cooperation between people is a tradition that runs deep in our farming commun ities. Farmers have cooperated with one another to harvest crops, build bams, bring electricity and telephone power into rural areas, and more. Today, there arc nearly 9,000 agricultural cooperatives conducting an estimated $69.2 bil lion worth of business. Cooperatives also are an integ ral part of the non-agricultural con sumer’s life, with one in four Americans belonging to a coopera tive. But most Americans, even mose <vming w ho have the mOSt QtreCt i inp Ip rn^^via lives, don't know exactly how a cooperative works. The Pennsylvania Association of Farming Cooperatives is out to change this. They’re actively edu cating youth and young farming place senior yearling heifer for Lynn and Bonnie Miller. A well-known veteran campaig (Turn to Page A 24) 50c Per Copy the Baltimore Banks and affiliated Associations reviewed the opera tional impact of the Act, which is expected to bring sweeping changes to the Farm Credit System over the next several years. Several speakers and panel dis cussion sessions addressed the impact of the legislation which couples on the basic principles of cooperatives through workshops and seminars. Last week the southeast region of PAFC invited young couples active in farming to meet with offi cials of various area cooperatives for a day of learning. The couples RCMA Near Agreement With Hershey BURLINGTON. VT. Mem bers of the Regional Cooperative Marketing Agency (RCMA) Executive Committee meeting here this week announced that “a meeting of the minds” has been reached with Hershey Chocolate Co. that shome result in an agree ment with the giam milk dealer sometime next week. “We had a very productive ses sion last Wednesday at Hershcy. We know that Hershcy, an organi zation with a tradition as a fine market for milk, recognizes the situation facing farmers and the importance of RCMA premiums to the future of Northeastern Dairy farming. Lawyers from RCMA and Hershcy will meet next week to iron out the details of an agree- $8.50 Per Year some speakers called “the most significant and beneficial piece of Farm Credit legislation since the 19305.” When fully implemented, the act will provide financial strength and stability to the Farm Credit System, help protect eligi ble stock, permit local associations (Turn to Pag* A3O) were sponsored by individual cooperatives such as Agway, Atlantic Breeders Service, Atlan tic Dairy, Eastern Milk Producers, Farm Credit, and Sire Power. “A cooperative is a type of cor poration,” defined Hal Doran, pro (Turn to Page A 34) ment,” said William Zuber, RCMA president. RCMA has 22,000 members in 11 Northeastern states. The orga nization was founded so that dairy farmers could have a say in estab lishing* fair pHce for their milk. In just five months RCMA has put nearly $10,000,000 into the hands of hard-pressed dairy farmers, who have seen the* prices they receive for milk slashed in recent years. Daylight Savings Time Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday.
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