822-L*ncaster Farming, Saturday, January 13,1990 Clean Water Awards To Six Pennsylvania Farmers GRANTVILLE (Dauphin Co.) — State Environmental Resources Secretary Arthur A. Davis and Agriculture Secretary Boyd E. Wolff recently presented Chesapeake Bay Clean Water awards to six Pennsylvania farm ers for their efforts to control agri cultural runoff that contributes to pollution of the bay. “These farmers represent the very best in Pennsylvania’s family farm tradition,” Davis said. “Not only are they protecting and enhancing the environment here in Pennsylvania, but these farmers have taken significant measures to reduce the amount of nutrient and sediment pollution reaching our nation’s coastal waterways.” Davis said that Pennsylvania contributes more than 50 percent of the freshwater entering the Chesapeake Bay through the Sus quehanna and Potomac river basins and smaller watersheds. Since 1985, the state has com- Master Farmer Awards Made On Tuesday HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Tuesday is Master Farmers Day at the 74th Pennsylvania State Farm Show in Harrisburg, in honor of six Mid-Atlantic farmers for their high achievement in farming and public service. In the 56th regional competition, eight individuals representing six farm operations received Master Farmer Awards during a Farm Show luncheon for agriculture leaders at the Penn Harris Motor Inn in Camp Hill. The Master Farmer program is unique and important because ( its recipients emphasize commitment not only to farming, but also ' to the industry and community. Nearly 250 norflinees submitted extensive applications for the program. This year’s Master Farmers are: William Brown, Browncroft Farm, Rome, Bedford County Careful attention to feeding is Brown’s secret for his record setting dairy herd. His 31 registered Holsteins had top average butterfat for DHIA in Pennsylvania the last three years with a 1045-pound average for 1989. William England, Weeping Hollow Farm, Williamsburg, Blair County Since England purchased his first computer, elec tronic technology has taken on many jobs around the dairy farm. He turns to his computer more and more to spot production prob lems and analyze farm business decisions. J. Paul Espy of Tyrone, Huntingdon County Espy has always been a hard worker, a hard driver and a manager who knows how to get top dollar for his cattle. He started and built his business to make a living and makes it work. He knows where his cattle come from and what to expect when they arrive. William and Walter Hopkins of Sussex County, Delaware This father and son team are enjoying the fruits of good dairying. They had Delaware’s top DHIA herd of more than 150 cows. William and Marian Cadwallader of Salem County, New Jersey The Cadwalladers built an operation that now includes 330 acres and 300 registered Holstein cows and heifers. Richard Brandenburg of Jefferson, Maryland Brandenburg feeds the dairy herd and manages the field work at R.B. Farms, a considerable job with 1,058 acres planted to com, wheat, soy beans, hay and barley. His wife and daughter milk the cows and raise the calves. Conference Scheduled SUNBURY (Northumberland Co.) — The Northumberland County Conservation District and Penn State Cooperative Exten sion have announced that the seventh annual winter conference will be held Wednesday, January 31 at the First Baptist Church of Milton. The session runs from 10:00 AM to 3:15 PM and covers a vari ety of agronomic, economic, and environmental topics. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has approved the con ference as an update training session for pesticide certification renewal for private and public applicators. Applicators will receive two core credits toward certification renewal. Highlighting the conference will be a panel discussion on ‘Topics in the News.” Discussion topics will include the Perry Township piggery ordinance, sewage sludge application on farm land, farmland preservation, and wetlands and agriculture. Other topics to be covered include new tillage tools, farm economic out look, groundwater protection, nutrient management, farming with your neighbors, and Chesapeake Bay program highlights. The $4 registration fee for the conference includes a baked ham lunch. Tickets may be purchased by calling the conservation dis trict office at 988-4224. Deadline for reservations is January 20. mitted more than $ll millin in funding for the Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Program to pro vide financial and technical assis tance to farmers to reduce non point source pollution through im proved farm conservation management practices. Gov. Robert P. Casey furthered the Commonwealth’s commit ment to protect the bay by signing the Chesapeake Bay agreement with the governors of Maryland and Virginia, and the mayor of Washington, D.C. in 1987. “Agriculture is the Common wealth’s leading industry,” Wolff said. “The farmers honored today prove that what is good for the environment also can be good for business.” More than 345 Pennsylvania farmers in 28 counties participate in the bay program through county conservation district offices. The program pays up to 80 percent of On the right, Arthur Davis, secretary of the state Depart ment of Environmental Resources, presents a Clean Water Farm Award to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Schrack, from Logantown. the cost of soil erosion and nutri ent management improvements, including manure storage facili ties, terracing, crop rotation plans, diversion ditches, grass water ways, erosion and sediment con trols ahd soil testing. Your Full-Service John Deere Dealers ADAMSTOWN EQUIPMENT INC. 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