i. h * *V<i *1 This Dairy of Distinction with attractive fields, buildings and lawn rep resents the 94 dairy farms across Pennsylvania that have qualified for the recognition this year. The program rewards farm families who have farmsteads that look nice and provides encouragment for others to >eautify their farms. In so doing, It gives consumers a favorable impress on of the source of dairy products as they drive past the farm. Here the Kopp family at Stoney Lawn Farm, Dauphin County, get together to receive their Dairy of Distinction sign from Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Boyd Wolff. (At right) Wolff presents the farm sign to Howard State Dairy Of Distinction Winners Named BY EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor LITITZ Another successful year for the Dairy of Distinction program has been com pleted with 311 applications across the state of Pennsylvania. Judges in all ten districts eva luated each applicant’s farm from the roadside. In addition, dairy sanitarians for each farm were asked to indicate that the quality of milk from each farm was acceptable. When the judging was completed, 94 new Dairy of Distinction awards were given. These awards were presented as an incentive to keep farms beautiful and to help consumers have a favorable impression of the source of their dairy products. In addition, the award's provide incen tive for farmers to tidy up their homesteads to meet the Dairy of Distinction standards. Each Dairy of Distinction receives a farm sign, and a certificate from the Pennsylvania Here’s Lancaster Farming's tribute this year’s Dairy of Distinction winners in Pennsylvania Dairy of Distinction Supplement to Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 6, 1988 » ; i Tmm? ■SH^ s.-" state program. Lancaster Farming provides an 11x14 color farm portrait print to each farm or district that provides a suitable negative.* GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATION Robert P. Casey, Pennsylvania’s Governor, proclaimed August 14-20 as Dairy of Distinc tion Week. And in his proclamation he said the hard work of dairy farmers “placed our Com monwealth in the top five dairy states in the nation.” In 1987 Pennsylvania’s commercial dairy farms produced a record 10.18 billion pounds of milk, and contributed 1.3 billion dollars to our state’s economy. Dairy farming has been one of the key factors in agriculture’s emergence as Pennsylvania’s number one industry. “In addition to their efficiency and productiv ity, however, Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers also take great pride in the appearance of their farms,” Casey said. “I urge all citizens to join in BKP and Mary Kopp. (In center) Jay and Ann Kopp with children Jayanna, age 14, and Adam, age 9, hold Jayanna’s 4-H project- two-year-old Stoney Lawn Columbia Raindrop. Raindrop represents the middle of three gen erations of heifers that started when Jayanna joined the 4-H dairy club five years ago. Raindrop Is just finishing her first record of over 18,000 pounds of milk and Is quite stylish. (At left) Ronald and Barbara Kopp and son Brandon, age 6, and Rachelle, age 2. Another son, Galen, works In the pesticide division of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Galen and his wife, Lilli Ann, have three children, Ryan, age 14, Sean, age 11, and Mitchell, age 9. v saluting our dairymen, who richly deserve the recognition and encouragement afforded by the Dairy of Distinction program.” A special place for all state Dairy of Distinc tion farm families to meet has been planned dur ing Ag Progress Days at Rock Springs. The time for this event is August 17 at 2 p.m. in the Spe cial Events Building. As in the past, ten district com prised of volunteer members ran the program in the local areas. This year the district chairmen are as follows: District 11, George Wilcox; Dis trict 12, Wally Jackson; District 13, Jack Erway; District 14, David Myers; District 15, Sam McClay-Charles Rohrbaugh; District 16, Ber neice Gable; District 17, Kevin Barrett; District 18, Alan Roszel; District 19, Naomi Spahr; Dis trict 20, Russ Rooks. I . to Dairy A of ■ Distinction AG PROGRESS EVENT
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