AiB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 29,1989 Leaders Conference (Continu'd from Page Al) program was to further educate the conference attendees about the importance of the cooperative way of doing business. Farmers and farm-related businesses organized the first cooperatives over a cen tury ago in order to do business as a group. Even though many of the original agricultural cooperatives have changed or merged, coopera tives remain one of the most important means for farmers to survive in today’s competitive environment. Speakers and topics at the con ference included William Perry from Milk Marketing Inc., who talked about cooperative basics; Dr. Robert Milligan from Cornell University discussed the impor ance of proper management with he group: Chris Peterson, a Cor icll graduate student and profes ior from Juniata College, gave a presentation on interpreting {man ual statements of cooperatives; md Dr. David Thomas, president THE DRYER WITH A vSsg> FUTURE! ■ choose the dryer that runs ■ ■ new today... and more ■ I importantly - tomorrow! ■ I • Energy Efficient I I • Dependable I I • Automatic Operation I I Farm Fans dryers keep their I I value better than any other 1 I dryer. They’re easier to re-sell | when it’s time to move up I to a bigger dryer. I lAJ:K TOUS _ABOUT SPECIAI^PRICES^ tid FRIMFHMS.IMCr | TELL ME MORE ABOUT DRYERS I | WITH A FUTURE I NAME. ADDRESS. I__PHONE_( CITY. 1248 S. Mountain Rd. DiHsburg, Pa. 17019 BUSINESS: 717-432-9738 FAX: 717-432-8389 MD. NO. 301-429-8960 md CEO of the American Insti ute of Cooperation, discussed the ;urrent challenges facing :ooperatives. The Young Cooperative Lead ers Conference also has a leader hip development aspect to it as ittendees from the previous year’s onterence help to plan and carry >ut the current year’s program, "hose leaders that assisted with he 1989 conference included: Jan and Laureen Naylor, Factory ille, conference chair couple; lordon and Carole Hoover, Gap, outheastem Region leader cou le; James and Linda Compton, Clarksburg, Western Region lead er couple; Charles and Becky Castle, Canton, Northern Region leader couple; and Stan and Janice Burkholder, Chambersburg, South Central Region leader couple. The Hoovers were selected to serve as the 1990 Young Cooperative Leaders Conference chair couple. The conference participants and '/•> ‘‘ $ •BBJf , IT ZIP m U e : jadership position!. tung Cooperative Leaders Con ference are, from left, Gordon and Carole Hoover, chair couple; Tim and Annette Tobin, Western Region leader couple; Clifford and Joyce Blank, Southeastern Region leader couple; Elam and Diana Meyers, South Central Region leader couple; and Jim Barnes, Northern Region leader. their cooperative sponsors are as follows. 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From the south central region - Steven and Linda Hoke, Mecha nicsburg, the Cumberland-Perry PAFC Council; and Elam and Diana Meyers, St. Thomas, York Farm Credit. The participants selected as leader couples for the 1990 Young Cooperative Leaders Conference were; Clifford and Joyce Blank, Tim and Annette Tobin, Elam and Diana Meyers, and Jim Bames. GRAIN & LIVESTOCK HEDGING SERVICES WITH IFHutton Jim Rohrbaugh, Account Executive E.F. Hutton &. Company Inc. P.O. Box 3151, Harrisburg, PA 17105 (717)763-1611 (800) 822-9553 In-state (800) 334-3119 Out-of-state
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