VOL 35 NO. 29 June Dairy Month Issue Pays Tribute To Producers, Consumers Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Anne Marie Mitchell pours a Grasshopper for representatives of the state restaurant association and the milk promotion groups. From left to right are: Jan Harding, director, Pennsylvania Dairy Prin cess and Promotion Services; Froso Touloumes, president, central chapter, Pennsylvania Restaurant Association; Princess Mitchell; Michael McGovern, executive vice president, Pennsylvania Restaurant Association; Kelli Glglio, Middle Atlantic Milk Marketing Association; Dave Kramer, Order-36, Mid-East United Dairy Industry Association; Randy Scroger, Atlantic Dairy Breeding Stock Sales, Membership Increases Are PHA Priorities JUDY PATTON Centre Co. Correspondent STATE COLLEGE (Centre Do.) “Save the Breeder” is the lew battle cry of the Pennsylvania lolstein Association (PHA). So says Bill Nichol, PHA’s xecutive secretary. To raise the [uality of living for dairymen by ncreasing their breeding stock ales is a main thrust of current HA programs. Since its inception in 1913, the lission of PHA has been to “fos- 50* Per Copy PHA President Nurtures Entire Farm , Not Just Cows ter and promote the Holstein dairy industry in Pennsylvania.” For its 5,400 adult and 1,800 junior mem bers, PHA has carried out this mission through sales (S consign ment, private treaty, export and herd sales), shows (2 state, 5 reg ional and 25 county shows), 22 Junior programs, judging schools, award programs, tours, bam meet ings, workshops and other service activities. Live animal export sales (pri marily bred heifers) to 50 coun tries and to every continent grossed several million dollars for PHA. Hitting a peak of $4,800,000 in 1987, gross income from these sales dropped back to $3,850,000 in 1989. According to Nichol, two fac tors account for the drop in exports. The export enhancement program, in which the federal gov ernment subsidized shipping costs to keep prices for genetically (Turn to Pago A 24) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 2,1990 Wayne Harpster and his wife Marjorie stand at the fence of their heifer pasture adja cent to their front lawn. Harpster, president of the Pennsylvania Holstein Association, Is a study in successful dairying. The couple work together to maintain their enterprise Evergreen Farms. But the Harpsters have made more use of their land than Just support ing a dairy herd and themselves—correspondent Judy Patton tells of a diversified oper ation and people. Associatlon/bairy Council; and Elizabeth Dupuis, Pennsylvania Milk Market ing Program. The Grasshopper, promoted as a non-alcoholic beverage, uses five cups of milk, eight scoops of vanilla or mint chocolate chip Ice cream, two teaspoons of peppermint extract and five drops green food coloring, combined In a blen der until smooth. The milk promotion groups took the dairy fanner’s message to a restaurant trade show held last month in the Farm Show building In Harris burg. Photo by Evtrttt Ntwrwaifftr Five Sections $15.00 Per Year
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