VOL. 33 NO. 48 Supreme champion of the Harrisburg All-American was C Renvale Prestar Della, an aged cow exhibited by Lylehaven Holstelns, of East Montpelier, Vermont. On hand for the presentation were: (from left) Jay Landis, president of Pennsylvania Holstein Association; Judge Loren Elsass; Kimberly Bonzo, PA Dairy Princess; Bob Fitzsim mons handling the champion and associate judge George Nunes. Farming Most Hazardous; Medical Center Established t ter nMr the average AmertMn worker.” In addition to the widely publi cized accounts of farm-related accidents involving tractor over turns and power takeoff dismem berments, Dr. Pratt outlined some very serious, but less well known dangers that farmers endure. He cited several chronic health prob lems such as hearing loss, arthritis, skin cancer, bronchitis and other lung disorders as specific examples. The overwhelming evidence pointing to significant health and safety issues related to farming must be viewed in the political context of the national health care agenda. “The Health Care Financ ing Administration... has stacked the deck against rural hospitals. SYRACUSE. NY Dr. David'' S. Pratt, Director of the newly established New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health at Bassett Hospital in Cooper stown, was a guest at the North west Farm Communicators annual meeting held here this week in conjunction with the Eastern Milk Producers Convention. In his remarks. Dr. Pratt pointed out the striking disparity between farmers overall health and their alarming rate of job-related injury. “The good news is that farmers are generally healthier than other Americans. They die less often of heart disease, strokes and lung cancer... The bad news is that they suffer more deaths from accidents than others... Farmers are injured and killed at a rate four times grea- SYRACUSE. N.Y. The Joseph Skawienski family of Var ysburg, N.Y., has been named the 1988 Quality Farmers of the Year by Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative. Selected from over 3,000 farmers in nine states, the Skawienskis were honored at East ern’s annual banquet here this week. Ag-Industry Banquet Reservations Available LANCASTER—The twelfth annual Agriculture-Industry Ban quet has been scheduled for Tues day, November 22 at 7 p.m. at Wil low Valley Resort according to Elizabeth Lennon, coordinator of office services for the Lancaster Chamber of Chamber of Commer ce and Industry. This banquet trad itionally brings together the farm ing and the commercial commuties Four Sections Skawienski Family Named Quality Farmers Skawienski, wife Sophia and their three sons (Joseph, Stephan, Alan) work together - each with specific tasks. Their teamwork has made the farm one of Eastern’s best Their 225 milkers produce about 3 1/2 million pounds a year. That’s five tons a day, or 20,000 (Turn to Page A 34) in a united support of the economy of Lancaster County. The chief financial correspon dent for NBC News, Mike Jensen is the featured speaker. Jensen is known to make finance and busi ness easy to understand and to relate them to every day life. He joined NBC News in 1978 after serving as a financial reporter for (Turn to P«g« Al 9) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 8, 1988 According to the National Rural Health Association*, the govern ment spends 42% fewer dollars per capita in rural areas when com pared to urban sites. If we are able to succeed in providing quality occupational health services for farmers, we must support equality in reimbursement for all rural health services.” Dr. Pratt concluded his remarks with a call to action. “As frag mented interest groups, we will fail, as a concerned agricultural commodity, we cannot help but succeed. He invited conference participants to join in “A barn rais ing of commitment to a safer, healthier world for farmers, farm workers and their families.” The New York Center for Agri cultural Medicine and Health was The Joseph Skawlenskl family, 1988 Quality Fanners Of The Year, has 225 milk cows that produced the highest quality milk of all members of Eastern Milk Producers cooperative. In the photo (I to r): Joseph and Sophia, and sons Allan and Joe. Lylehaven Exhibits Supreme All-American BY JOYCE BUPP York Co. Correspondent HARRISBURG (Dauphin) A nine-year-old, Canadian-bred entry of Lylehaven Holsteins, East Montpelier, Vermont, was named supreme champion in the dramatic finale to the 25th Harrisburg All- American Dairy Show. The six breed champions from the show, which ran through last week at the Farm Show complex, circled before hundreds of specta tors gathered in the large arena for the supreme champion award. Making the selection was a panel of four distinguished Penn sylvania dairy judges: Harry Roth, Atlantic Breeders Cooperative; Obie Snider, president of the show’s sponsoring Pa. Dairy and Allied Industries Association; Don recently established at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown by the New York State Legislature in Farm-Dairy Organizations Announce Merger Syracuse, NY Describing it as a major advance for farmers, officers of three of the Northeast’s leading farm-dairy organizations have announced the intent to con solidate farmer ownership of a key segment of the region’s milk business. Clyde E. Rutherford, president of Dairylea Cooperative Inc.; Wil liam A. Hiller, president and chief executive officer of Agway Inc.; 50e Per Copy Seipt, vice president of the Nation al Holstein Association, and Lloyd Ebersole, Sire Power. It was the second champion crown of the day for C Renvale Prestar Della, talcing the supreme title just minutes after earning senior and grand champion honors from judge Loren Elsass, Wapa koneta, Ohio. The champion, a Leadfield Prestar daughter, was bred by Russell Hurren, and has production records over 27,300 lbs. milk and 1445 fat Reserve grand champion was the runner-up aged cow, Hanover Hill FM TT Marq I, bred and exhi bited by Hanover Hill Holsteins, Port Perry, Ontario, Canada. The 7-year-old was also named best senior female bred and owned. She (Turn to Paga A 26) s response to a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Michael J. Brag (Turn to Peg* AM) and Leonard Wilson, president and chief executive officer of H.P. Hood Inc. announced plans for Dairylea to sell all of its plants, equipment, and distribution busi ness to H.P. Hood Inc., a subsidi ary of Agway Inc. Dairylea, a 2,800 member dairy marketing cooperative based in Central New York, will irtvest a portion of the proceeds to acquire (Turn to Page A 29) $lO.OO Per Year
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