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-
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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
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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
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