VOL 35 No. 23 Springtime and Easter bring thoughts of budding trees, new lambs, war mer weather and flowers. And the hundreds of pot mums in Lefever’s greenhouse on Jarvis Road in Lancaster County add to the color of the sea son. Of course, for Mel Lefever this is a most busy time of the year. But for VAL VANTASSEL Berks Co. Correspondent CHARTLESVILLE (Berks Co.) More than 225 people gathered at the Berks Co. ASCS/ Berks Co. Conservation District Farming Problems Are World Wide VERNON ACHENBACH, JR. Lancaster Farming Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Pennsylvania farmers are not alone in facing tighter working restrictions and increasing envir onmental responsibilities and liabilities. According to a foreign agricul turalist who spent this past week here, problems of nutrient man agement, increased livestock den sities, controlling pesticides appli cations and more closely manag ing farming operations are world wide. 50e Per Copy Berks ASCS/BCCD Applauds Conservation Efforts banquet last Monday night to hon or those who made outstanding conservation efforts. Among the winners was Out standing Conservation Farmer Stephen Burkholder of Rockland John L. Morgan, a land manage ment advisor with the Agricultural Development Adivsory Service in North Wales, visited with Pennsyl vania officials with the mission to gain insight into how others deal with some of the negative effects of agriculture. Morgan said his home country of Wales is currendy beset with, among other things, nitrogen pol lution in water resulting from intensified farming. He said his countrymen are looking to create a system in which agriculture and (Turn to Pag* A 26) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 14,1990 Township. Burkholder, a swine and soybeam farmer, has concen trated his efforts in soil conserva tion. He has installed terraces on his 48-acre farm and taken up con servation practices that have re duced his soil loss from 36 tons per acre to three tons per acre. “I got a soil conservation plan four years ago and I have been fol lowing their recommendations,” Burkholder said. Burkholder is the president of the Eastern Pork Pro ducers and is also a member of the Berks Co. Farm/City Council, the Kutztown Young Farmers, and the Pennsylvania Com Growers As sociation. Last year’s Conservation Farm er Paul Reidenhour was honored for his participation in the Nation al Soil and Water Conservation Awards Program. The Twin Valley FFA was hon ored as the Outstanding Conserva tion Organization of 1989. Since 1970, the FFA’ers under the direc tion of their advisor, Ron Freder ick, have planted more than others, the beauty of the season is to be enjoyed. in this Easter season, joyous best wishes are extended from the Lancaster Farming Staff to all Of our reader?. Photo by Everett Newswanger. 200,000 tree seedlings on state game lands. Chapter members participate in conservation speak ing contests, land judging, fores try, and wildlife contests. They have also sent “envirothon” teams to local and state contests. Donald Lacy was named Out standing Conservationist. Lacy, a member of the Berks Co. Feder ation of Sportsmen for many Huntingdon Holstein Sale Changed PETERSBURG (Huntingdon Co.) —The sale date and nature of the Huntingdon County Holstein Association sale has been changed. John Foster Jr., sale chairman, told Lancaster' Farming this week, that the previously announced silent auction to be held on April 21 has been changed to Saturday, April 28, at the Hunting don Fair Grounds. Starting time is 11 a.m. Mark Click, Reedsville, is the auctioneer. Five Sections years, was honored for his efforts to make the youth conservation leadership camp a success. Lacy serves on the camp committee and is an associate director of the con servation district. He won second place in the Pride In Pennsylvania contest. The conservation district creat ed a new award this year to recog nize Berks Co. boroughs that work (Turn to Page A 34) Foster said the one-week-later date will give the county associa tion the extra time needed to put together the high quality type sale that has been characteristic of the 55 to 60 head event each year. In addition, since the cataloges are assembled at the local level, a few additional consignments could still be accepted. For con signment information or for infor mation about the sale, write or call John Foster Jr., RD 1, Box 110, Globe Run Road, Petersburg, PA 16669. Phone: (814) 667-3567. $12.50 Per Year
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