01.6 ctlV *" VOL 34 No. 14 Keystone Pork Congress Produces Winners BY LISA RISSER CAMP HILL (Dauphin) A generally optimistic atmosphere prevailed during the Keystone Pork Congress on Wednesday as pork producers discussed new pro ducts at the trade show and learned inside information from successful peers. The “Speaking Up For Pork’’ contest was one of the day’s high lights as more than 20 youths from the ages of 8 to 18 competed for cash prizes. The senior division was domi nated by two FFA’ers from Man heim Central High School. Greg Hamish of Manheim nabbed the top spot with his speech, “Adver tising: A Profitable Solution.’’ John Hess, also of Manheim, was a close second with his speech, “How To Sell Pork.” The third place title was captured by Jason Woodling, a freshman and first year member of the W. Snyder FFA chapter. Jason spoke on “Introducing the New Pork.” Clearfield countians swept the lop three spots in the junior divi sion. The rhyming presentation given by 11-year-old Haley Sank- (Turn to Pago A 23) New members voted to the Lebanon County Extension board on Thursday night included the following: Front row, from left: Cathy Bomgardner and Carol Ungemach. Back row, from left: Samuel Geesaman, Harold Bollinger, Newton Bair, Robert Smith, and Lloyd R. Early.. Overnight Animal Rights Could Change The Way You Farm No subject in recent memory has generated as much discus sion about agriculture as the ani mal rights issue. In a series of articles we’ll explore some of the ideas behind both sides of the issue in an attempt, as Dr. B. L. Flinchbaugh, Kansas State Uni versity, says, “not to create great Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 18,1989 David Reinecker, right, president of the Pennsylvania Pork Producers Council, congratulates Greg Hamish, right, and John Hess for their first- and second-place wins in the Speaking Up for Pork contest at the Keystone Pork Con gress. Hamish was first with “Advertising: A Profitable Solution.” Change Keeps National FFA On the Leading Edge EPHRATA (Lancaster) The Future Fanners of America cele brated its 61st anniversary by adopting.. UT amendments to its cowtiyjtiqn and bylaws. Such As4ftges liave not been seenuithe organization in the post two decades. Probably most important of the 18 pieces of legislation was. the name change. Future Farmers of America has become the National FFA Organization. Chapters may conflicts but to look for common ground”. Here’s the first in a series entitled: Overnight Ani mal Rights Could Change The Way You Farm . BY EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor EPHRATA —If you are a lives continue to use tbe original name or the letters “FFA’ 1 . The change is (Turn to Pag* AA A) Dairy Of Distinction Program Called Beneficial; Seeks 1989 Applications Now HARRISBURG (Dauphin) The Northeast Dairy of Distinction farm beautification program rewards clean, well-kept farms teads to help with consumer accep lock or dairy farmer, or if you own an integrated agri-business, the way you operate could change overnight. Animal rights and ani mal welfare organizations are try ing to make it happen through legislation and through harass ment As of 1986, the latest figures available, 163 major organiza Five Sections Lebanon/Dauphin Crops Day Choose Agrichemicals To Avoid Ground Water Contamination BY PAT PURCELL PALMYRA (Lebanon) Pre dictions that stricter regulations will govern farmers’ agrichemical usage are coming closer to reality. “The future is now,” Paul Craig, Dauphin County Extension Agent told farmers attending the Lebanon and Dauphin County Crops Day held Monday at the Palmyra Fire Hall. He added that farmers can avoid problems by better chemical handling and Craig urged them to do so. According to Robert Hartzler, agronomist from Penn Slate, fre quently used agrichemicals have properties which determine their ability to contaminate ground water. Of all the many chemicals used. tance of dairy products in the store. At the recent annual meeting of the Pennsylvania division here, State Secretary Paul Nichols reported an increase in publicity for dairymen created by the Dairy of Distinction program in 1988. For example, James Brubaker of Lebanon County Extension Services In Review BY LOU ANN GOOD SCHAFFERSTOWN (Leba non) Multi-county extension agents enthusiastically reported their 1988 activities at the Lebanon County annual banquet. Held at the Schafferstown Fire Hall, the meeting emphasized the extensive services the multi county agents provide. One multi-county agent, Patrici a Powley who heads family resour ce management for Dauphin, Lebanon, Cumberland and York Counties, said that the transition from being a home economist for one county to assuming multi- county responsibilities has been rewarding. She believes it enables extension agents to use their abili ties to the fullest since they can tions, locally and across the nation, were formed to address the issue of the happiness and comfort of ani mals, including farm animals. Right now developing legisla tion in Pennsylvania puts a special focus on the relativity of this issue. A report from the State Ag Repu blicans annual meeting this week 50c Per Copy Atrazine ® is the one most com monly detected in ground water in several studies cited by Hartzlcr. It’s half-life, the length of time it remains active, is three limes lon ger than that of Bladex ® and Dual®. This extended half-life gives Atrazine® more time to find its way to ground water. “We can select compounds which do not have the ability to move into ground water sources,” said Hartzler. And I think we are going to see a trend away from using Atrazine®. We can predict chemicals which have the potential for contamination.” Good News For Farmers Point versus non-point source pollution became the big topics (Turn to Pag* A 44) Mt. Joy, a Lancaster County win ner, and State President, Everett Newswanger, appeared on a state wide syndicated public TV prog ram. Also a Philadelphia Inquirer reporter interviewed Newswanger and several Dairy of Distinction (Turn to Pago A 27) concentrate in their area of expertise. The year in review showed 551 county staff meetings with 8,129 participants. Individual assistance was granted to 4,483 persons. The extension activities are enhanced by 188 volunteers who give an estimated 11,341 volunteer hours. There were 1,031 meetings held by volunteers with 13,073 people attending. The grand total number of individual contacts were 21.202. Adult 4-H leaders numbered 188 with 17 teen leaders helping 608 members. Thirty-two clubs offered 92 projects with 1,157 pro jects completed. Family living programs spon (Turn to Pago A 22) said that new animal rights bills will be among the proposed ag laws to be introduced in the Pen nsylvania General Assembly by spring. Dave Dumeyer, research analyst for the House Ag commit tee, told the group meeting in Her shey that "factory farming” bills to (Turn to Pago A 26) $lO.OO Per Year
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