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Dairy Cooperatives Honor Outstanding Young Farmers
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winner receive an expense-paid
trip to the National Milk Producers
Federation’s annual meeting. Here
they have an opportunity to attend
the national young cooperators
program. •
The third through fifth place
winners receive expense-paid trips
to the American Institute of
Cooperative’s annual National
Institute where they will interact
with young farmers from various
agricultural backgrounds.
Atlantic Dairy Cooperative
David W. and Phoebe R. Biller
of Fleetwood in Berks County cap
tured the “Outstanding Young
Cooperator” for Atlantic Dairy
Cooperative. The Billers operate
the Vista Grande Farm, a 349-acre
farm with 173 head of registered
Holsteins. Their average annual
production is 20,274 pounds with
721 pounds of butterfat on 88
cows.
In second place were Laurence
and Valerie Johnson of Forest Hill,
Maryland. The Johnsons farm in
partnership with Larry’s family
and are responsible for the 80-cow
milking herd. Average annual pro
duction at Merry-Lar Farm is
14,400 pounds of milk and 547
pounds of butterfat.
In third place were Francis L.
and Joyce Uhland, Jr. of Mt. Joy,
previously from Lititz where they
operated a 155-acre, 63 head Hols
tein farm. The Fra-Joy Dairy post
ed an average annual production of
15,633 pounds of milk and 595
pounds of butterfat on 38 cows.
In fourth place were Michael A.
and Linda J. Behrer of Spruce
Creek. The Behrers operate a
765-acre, 185 head Holstein farm,
the Willow Behrer Farm. They are
the sole owners of the farm and
employ four full-time and three
part-time employees. Average
annual production is 17,872
pounds of milk and 642 pounds of
fat on 160 cows.
Philip M. and Cheri L. Pettit of
Woodstown, New Jersey took fifth
place. The Pettits operate a
637-acre farm with 450-head of
registered Holsteins. The Pettit
farm, Clovervale Dairy Farm Inc.
is Organized as a small family-held
corporation of which Philip and
Cheri own 40 percent of the shares.
Average annual production is
19,252 pounds of milk and 716
pounds of butterfat on 255 cows.
Maryland and Virginia
D. Richard and Karen Arring
ton, 111, of Mt. Airy, Maryland cap-
1989 Wheat
Program Provisions
YORK York County ASC
Committee Chairperson, Geary
Huntsberger today announced a
required 10 percent acreage reduc
tion and other provisions of the
1989 wheat program.
Other provisions of the 1989
wheat program include:
A price support loan and
purchase rate of $2.06 per bushel, a
20 percent reduction from the bas
ic loan and purchase rate of 52.57
the 1988 loan rate was 52.21/bu.
The established target price
is $4.10 per bushel, the statutory
minimum, and down three percent
from the 1988 target price of 4.23
per bushel.
A paid land diversion will
not be implemented.
No marketing loan or related
program provisions will be
implemented.
Producers will.be required to
in Fleetwood, were named Atlantic Dairy Cooperative’s
“Outstanding Young Cooperators” for 1988. They farm 349
acres and carry a 20,274-pound of milk and a 721-pound
butterfat herd average on 88 registered Holstelns.
Michael and Linda Behrer of Spruce Creek captured
fourth place in ADC’s Young Cooperators contest.
lured the “Outstanding Young of Middletown, Maryland were the
Cooperator” award in Maryland first runners-up. In second were
and Virginia Cooperative contest William and
with 19 couples vying for the hon- of Davidsville, Pennsylvania,
or. The Arringtons own one-third Elam and Diane Myers of St. Tho
of the livestock and equipment on mas, Pa., captured the third runner
their family-operated farm. Their up spot.
herd average is 18,287 pounds of Mid-Atlantic Dairymen Inc.
milk with 115 grade Holsteins. Kevin and Robin Martin of
Thomas and Bonnie Remsberg Oxford, Pennsylvania, received
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Kevin and Robin Martin of Oxford in Chester County were
named the “Outstanding Young Cooperators” for 1988 for
the Mid-Atlantic Division of Dairymen Inc.
Larry and Valerie Johnson of Forest Hill, Maryland cap
tured second place as Atlantic Dairy Cooperative’s “Out
standing Young Cooperators” for 1988.
the “Outstanding Young Coopera- Contestants were judged on
tor” award. This Chester County their knowledge of dairy farming
couple farm 70 acres and have and dairy issues and on their ability
90-head of registered and grade to communicate effectively
Holsteins and milk 50 cows. through speaking.