PERIODICALS OiyiSIUN TV pf NNV/Yl DANtA SIAIE UNIVtLKoITY WE'O? I-'AT lE. I": LIBRARY f JI ATE' LULLEDE EA I6oo_ 1 ■-•A- HI a I - Pr ‘ ' 1 'Csm*vOt*TTi n \nl lllili[^Hfew7HßnMHHX9^ v^H VOL 35 NO. 32 Chuck Groff talks farming with Barbara Hafar, Republi can candidate tor governor. Management Skills Need To Be Taught In Ag Classes VAL VANTASSEL Berks Co. Correspondent BERNVELLE (Berks Co.) Berks agricultural businesses are putting a top priority on manage ment skills according to a survey conducted by the Tulpehocken High School Agriculture Depart ment. The survey, which took over two years to revise, send and compile, offered some insights into what producers and business men would like to have taught in high school agriculture. A total of 44 of the 51 respon dents agreed or strongly agreed that record keeping should be part Forage Day Classes Held At Eisenhower Farm BONNIE BRECHBILL Franklin Co. Correspondent GETTYSBURG (Adams Co.) — More than 100 farmers gathered at the farm of the late Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower June 14 for a Forage Field Day. The farm, now called the Eisen hower National Historical Site, is worked by a neighboring farmer 50C Per Copy of ag. It was closely followed by leadership, a traditional FFA stronghold. There was a tie for third between computer and mark eting mining. Basic job skills, such as interviewing, placed fourth with sales principles round ing out the top five. There was only a difference of 11 responses between the first and fifth place topic area. The producers and businessmen also endorsed classroom educa tion in agriculture. “A total of 34 respondents stated that ag educa tion would be beneficial for their (Turn to Pag* AM) and overseen by the National Park Service. Visiting farmers spent the day attending seven different agriculturally-related classes, ranging from Pasture Manage ment to Hay Harvesting to the Safe Use of Farm Chemicals. National Park Service nfficials (Turn taPaga AM). v Lancaatar Fannins, Saturday, June 23,1990 Hafer Endorses Grass Clippings Program And Pledges To Be Farm Advocate EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor QUARRYVILLE (Lancaster Co.) After breakfast with agri cultural leaders at Willow Valley Center on Thursday morning. Republican gubernatorial candi date Barbara Hafer visited the Robert Groff farm to endorse an innovative pilot program that diverts grass clippings from the landfill to fertilize farm fields. “Here is a simple solution to a difficult problem,” Hafer said. “If we don’t take things out of our landfills, we will be burned in our own garbage.” The feasibility study to turn grass clippings into fertilizer for farmers was initiated by the Lan caster County Solid Waste Man agement Authority. Garth Becker, environmental planner, said the project includes three farms. And Newly crowned 1990 Lebanon County Dairy Princess Terry Hill sits on her wicker throne, with the 1990 Little Miss Lebanon County Dairy Princess Katie Lentz, front; Alternate Diane Dice, left; and Alternate Stephanie Wagner, right. Turn to page 812 to read about the pageant. Farmers Should Beware Of ‘Oligopoly’ ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) There were some loaded questions for Pennsylvania agri business at the PennAg dinner here Monday night Questions such as: What is the future for farms? Will “big business” contract producers drown out the small producers? What is happening to the “small” packers? H. Louis Moore, Penn State pro fessor of ag economics, gave his personal views on some of these the farmers are pleased with the early results. Mike Brubaker, agronomist, who has been retained by the Authority to study the environ mental impact of grass clippings on farm fields, reported that the grass had a higher nitrogen level than expected but the release into the soil for plant utilization was much slower than was anticipated. Brubaker reported that the studies look very favorable. The material flows very evenly through a con ventional manure spreader and the material comes to the farm very clean. If this good report con tinues, the authority expects to have a workable plan in effect as early as next year. Ken Rutt, Hafer’s farm policy coordinator, said local farm lead ers hope the recyclying of grass clippings and newsprint onto the questions. Moore’s “futurist” forecasts portray an increasingly competitive economic climate that will demand increasing efficiency and customer relations for Pen nsylvania agribusiness. Better bus iness management will be vital to survival. Moore spoke to about 200 mill ers, manufacturers, feed and fertil izer companies, grain brokers, seedsmen, food processors, agrilending institutions, and others at PerinAg Industries Associa tion’s annual grain meeting. Moore’s future prognosis for Four SacUona farm will show an environmental good will by fanners and add to the farm economy as well. “We don’t want farms to be a dumping ground for every person in the state,” Rutt said. “But if you pay to put recyclable materials in the landfill, maybe you need to compensate the farmer for using his land to help the environment. “Through PDA and the state government, we can make sure the materials are safe to put on the land and that economic value is derived for farmers,” Rutt said. Hafer pledged that if elected in the fall, her adminstration would be an advocate for the farmer. While here to receive input from the farm leaders about their con cerns and questions related to farm representation in a Republican adminstration, Hafer took the most of Pennsylvania agriculture is optomistic. because of the diver sity of farming and better econom ic times for agriculture as a whole. Packers exert control However, a growing concern, according to Moore, is the increas ingly large amount of control a few packers are exerting over a large portion of the cattle market. “Agriculture is still our most competitive industry in this coun try,” said Moore. “And despite all the things we hear that axe going (Turn to Pag* A2S) $15.00 Par Yur (Turn to Pag* A3O)
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