Agriculture With Industry company’s mission Is "to provide dedicated service to our customers while expanding existing markets and develop ing new products or processes so that we may sustain our growth, respond to the needs of our employees, and meet le p> ig pi Leugers, quality control supervisor, checks the quality of frozen corn. Everyday the plant must be thor ougly cleaned. It takes 25 people 3'/j hours to cleanup. “Penn State is a big help,” Cope said. The researches help Copes find another company to launch their mushroom operation. The mushrooms arc blanched and put in citric acid to keep them at a low temperature for a six month shelf life. Cope said that studies show that ihc “Plant of tomorrow” is the small, automated, sophisticated x ' ‘' an extremely effective way to get sucker control too. In sequential application with MH or all by itself. So look into the benefits of Prime+. Whether applied alone, or in a sequential over the top applica tion with MH, it’s a great way to gel plant that employs 150-200 employees. He encourages far mers and businesses to use Penn Stale’s services. “Businesses shouldn’t be afraid of acadcmi or of them exposing their secrets. They’ve got their Ph.D.s and they’re willing to help.” The company’s rise in produc tion has not been without difficul ty. A July 1980 fire completely destroyed all production facilities. The company survived because if* Difficulties n|#*. other processing plants offered thfcir help.” Besides the fire, another disap pointment was soup which was targeted for the institutional mark et. “It’s tough to break-in when companies like Campbells have an edge on the market,” Cope admit ted. The company docs sell a dry based com soup to Japan. “It’s_ mind boggling,” Cope said, “but the Japanese want different fla vors, colors, blends, moisture, bac lerialogical levels, and tastes in their corn. The Japanese are extremely meticulous.” He sus pects that might be part of their bargaining ploy. Nonetheless 10% of Cope’s com volume goes to Japan. New product Now Copes has a new product released on the market. It’s frozen com on the cob, a natural ear, the silver queen hybrid has 50% more natural sugar than other types. The com is microwaveable in its specialty-packaged container. Cope said the com on the cob pro ject started three years ago. Last year, they produced samples, talked to retailers, changed label ing, and package design before attaining what they believe is a superior product that is now being released on the market. Cope, previously an aviation pilot who still flics privately, look over the family business in 1976. People question what an aviation background has in common with operating a com business. Cope has an answer: “Both require you to work in a risky environment. Both must be controlled as much as possible to be successful.” Cope explains, “I have a control personality. 1 train my help, antici pate problems, and don’t leave anything to chance.” People say, “There are no old, bold pilots.” Cope agrees and explains, “The older you get the less you let to chance, not.only in piloting but in charting a business. Both piloting and managing a pro cessing plant requires profession alism, a person who knows and docs what needs to be done.” But Cope realizes, he can’t do sucker control—and gel more for your crop at auction. For answers to tobacco questions, call Furney Tbdd on the Monday Hotline. 1-800-862-2229. Pnme+c.BA-GE.Gy CNMSCtM-Qwgy AericutturaJ Dtvwon PO Box 18300 Qrwnaboto NC 27419 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 13, 1988-825 within 12 hi products in many different containers the job alone. He said, “Leadership establishes direction. But employ ees get you there. Good leaders inspire desire and will to do some thing, but it’s the employees’ everyday commitment that makes a business profitable. The first five-year plan, devised by Cope when he took over the business, earned the company within 2,500 pounds of the set goal. “Now,” Cope says, “it’s no longer my dream alone, but the management team to take it to the next plateau.” It’s employees like Dale Boyer, plant superintendent, and Jerry ■if* ' 7vV f . m J *<: I, delivered to the plant and processed lr Kcpcrlmg, operations manager, who Cope feels confident enhances the company’s success ful tradition. Kcpcrlmg said,“l like the challenge—it makes me want to get out of bed in the morning.” Eventually, the company plans to add lima beans and carrots to their frozen line. They have a food science company perfecting pro cessing that blanches and packages vegetables that would keep their refrigerated valuefor six months. Cope believes it’s the way of the future because it tastes fresher and is less costly. Make Children Family Assets SCRANTON (Lackawanna) If you’re expecting a new member in your family, Karen Thomas, Penn State Cooperative Extension Home Economist, offers some suggestions for ways to manage your life so your child is a positive addition. • Arrange lime for you and your partner to do things alone together. Allocate babysitting money in your budget for this. • Take turns caring for your child so each partner has individu al time. • Be sure both you and your spouse arc involved in child care. A recent study indicated that many husbands wanted to lake a more active role in child care than their wives wanted them to take. • Find ways to do things as a whole family with other families. You will realize that many of your family’s experiences, good and bad, arc quite universal. • Take child development edu cation courses. If your three-year old refuses to share with your seven-year-old, you will be a lot more understanding if you realize that children arc incapable of shar ing -until about five. • Do the obvious. Flap special
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