PA Farmer Cooperatives
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among themselves. And, large vol
ume producers exert increasing
bargaining power.
Break-out sessions which fol
lowed Dr. Anderson’s address
further focused on challenges and
changes. Topics included the
issues of biotechnology, agri
chemicals and groundwater, and
adapting in a competitive
environment
The Pennsylvania Association
of Farmer Cooperatives (PAFC)
recognized a cooperative leader
and a vocational agriculture teach
er at its annual meeting September
27 at the Harrisburg Sheraton-
West
Dr. Randall Torgerson, admini
strator of the Agricultural
Cooperative Service, an agency of
the US Department of Agriculture,
received the prestigious PAFC
Distinguished Service Award, and
Donald McNutt, Berks County
vocational agriculture teacher,
received the PAFC Master Educa
tor’ Award at the awards banquet,
Tuesday evening.
Torgerson has been a lifelong
advocate of the cooperative busi
ness system, state cooperative
councils and cooperative educa-
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Presenting the award was the
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Torgerson is a past executive sec
retary of the Missouri Institute of
Cooperatives ahd helped establish
the Graduate Institute of Coopera
tive Leadership at the University
of Missouri.
PAFC Executive Director
Kathy Gill presented the Master
Educator Award to McNutt, who
was recognized for his commit
ment to youth leadership develop
ment and cooperative education.
She noted that his - initial exposure
to cooperatives occurred at the
1968 Agway annual meeting,
when as an FFA’er he attended the
meeting in his father’s stead.
After graduating from Penn
State University with a master’s
degree in agricultural education,
McNutt taught at Lower Dauphin
and Cedar Crest before joining
Conrad Weiser 11 years ago. He is
co-advisor for the FFA Club and
very active in PAFC youth educa
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David Thomas spoke about the
need for a new partnership
between land grant universities
and agribusiness. He also empha
sized the need for cooperative edu
cation as today’s cooperatives
begin a transition to a third genera
tion of owners.
Past recipients of the Distin
guished Service Award include
Robert Reich, Northeastern Farm
Credit; Hal Doran and Gale Miller,
Penn State University: Wallace
Dunlap, former PAFC administra
tive director; George Steele,
Agway; and Harold Ely, Dairylea.
The Master Educator Award was
revived in 1985; Don Robinson,
Eastern Lancaster School District;
Dr. James E. Honan, Rutgers Uni
versity and past general manager
of Inter-State Milk Producers; and
Russell Redding; former Pennsyl
vania vocational activities coordi
nator, are the most recent
recipients.
The Pennsylvania Association
of Farmer Cooperatives is a trade
association representing almost 40
rural and agricultural cooperatives
contributing more than $3 billion
to the economy of the Common
wealth each year.
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Centerville Exit
Tyrone, RD presents retiring chairman Paul Heffner of Gettysburg an
award for “outstanding service to the Pennsylvania cattle industry while
guiding the development of the new beef and veal promotion education
and research programs during 1986 -1988.” This new program is paid for
by beef, dairy and veal producers under the Beef Promotion and Research
Act.
The presentation was made at a recent Pennsylvania Beef Council
Board of Directors meeting in Harrisburg.
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Beef Service Award
McCleary Wins
Home/Handy
HARRISBURG Winner of
the first Home Built and Handy
Contest at the 25th Pennsylvania
All-American Dairy Show is Real
McCleary of Elkton, Maryland.
His Safety Pin Latch won the
judges’ approval and $5OO.
The judges commented that
many farmers have wagons and a
safety latch is critical. The device
also won over the other entries
because it is something anyone can
make in just a few minutes in the
average farm shop. Latches or
bolts used for attaching the trailer
to the tractor or truck can’t jump
out when the safety latch is in
place. The concept is simple,
effective, and easy to adapt on any
farm.
Second place and $3OO went to
Hans Heyer of Towanda, Bradford
County, for his Fruit and Berry
Receiver. This simple device
speeds berry picking. Heyer had a
whole line of such devices at the
display. As with the first place
winner, simplicity and practicality
won the day for his invention.
Third place and $2OO went to
George Moyer of Myerstown,
Lebanon County, for his Sickle
Knife Holder. The home built jig
makes it possible to sharpen sickle
blades with a hand held grinder.
This is faster and safer than using a
bench grinder. It also makes for a
better sharpening job.
Honorable mention goes to
Jonas Stoltzfus of Loysville, Perry
County, for his Sostol Bale Grab
ber. It’s used with a skid-loader to
take large round bales up to four
high.
The contest was sponsored by
Pennsylvania Farmer Magazine,
Ohio Farmer Magazine and
American Agriculturalist. Editors
from the three magazines posted a
total of $l,OOO for this contest as
part of the 25th anniversary celeb
ration of the Pennsylvania All-
American Dairy Show at the Farm
Show Complex.
Contest