Dairy Of Distinction Seeks Well-Kept Dairy Farms For 1992 Beautification Recognition Program EVERETT NEWSW ANGER Managing Editor COVINGTON (Tioga Co.) —The Northeast Dairy Farm Beautification Program, Inc., is ready to receive applications for 1992. This program rewards clean, well-kept farmsteads to help with consumer acceptance of dairy pro ducts in the store. State President Dan Baker, dairyman from Covington,* Tioga County, said the program has received great acceptance in the past and officers look forward to a good response again this year. “There are plenty of good looking dairy farms out there that have not been judged,” Baker said. “And even those who have entered the selection process in past yean, should enter again.” The program provides rewards of recognition to producers who maintain attractive production sites. This recognition benefits the entire dairy industry, as well as individual dairymen. Not only does the favorable publicity gener ated by the program in the general press help bring modem farm prac tices to the attention of urban peo ple, farmers use the distinction to promote their own operation or seek and hire farm labor. Paul Nichols, the secretary for the Pennsylvania program, said applications may be sent in now to apply for the award: Deadline for applications is April IS, 1991. Judging takes place in the month of May and is based on the roadside appearance of buildings, grounds and surroundings. The states are divided into districts and a local committee oversees the program in each district. A team of judges designated by the local committee visits each farm and uses a score sheet to rate each farm. In Pennsyl vania, in addition to this team of judges, the sanitarian for the farm’s cooperative or dealer-handler is asked to be part of the judging process. “One of the things I always tell Pennsylvania Districts Pennsylvania is divided into ten districts. Approximately 10 Dairy of Distinction awards will be made each year in each district. There is no cost to the applicant. Pennsylvania area chairpersons are: District 11, Leslie Firth; District 12, Wally Jackson; District 13, Susan DuJour, District 14, Janet and David Hileman; District 15, Norman Coons; District 16, Robert and Bernice Gable; District 17, Larue Thomas; District 18, Allen Roszel; District 19, Lisa Risscr; and District 20, Russell Rooks. As a winner, you will receive a certificate and a nice metal sign to install at the end of your farm lane. In addition, LAN CASTER FARMING will present a color farm portrait print to each of this year’s winners in Pennsylvania. If your farm is a winner, be sure you or your district committee takes a color photograph of your farm and sends the negative and proof to LANCASTER FARMING in time for the awards ceremony. people is that even though they may not now have (he most fancy place, they can work toward the principles of the Dairy of Distinc tion program,” Nichols said. “By doing this, they work toward a goal that encourages consumers to use Bush Valley Farm In Blair County and owned by Debra and Kenneth Bush family at Williamsburg Is an example of the farms that were designated Dairy of Dis tinction last year. You are Invited to send an application to enter the program for 1992. more dairy products.” Winners receive a colorful, 18x24-inch Dairy of Distinction sign to be placed at die entrance to the farmstead. In addition, as in past years, an llxl4-inch color portrait of the farm will be given by Send Application By April 15 Dairy Ar of m Distinction Dairt Farm Beautification Program Lancaster Farmning to each win ning farm in the Pennsylvania program. “As a dairy farmer, you work hard all year long, taking care of your farm,” said Helen Fountain, program executive secretary. “In £*s 4;;’ v ' i ' M * & * "W, ! ’ <- Application For Dairy Of Distinction "i Farm Beautification Recognition J Mailing Address: Cooperative or Dealer-Handler: Location (driving directions for judging team): County: I hereby apply to the Northeast Dairy Farm Beautification commitlee to have my dairy scored in accordance with the rules of the program for the purpose of obtaining a DAIRY OF DISTINCTION sign to be displayed on my premises. (No producer will be charged with scoring or sign expense). Return this coupon by April 15,1992, to: Northeast Dairy Farm Beautifica tion Program, do your area secretary. PENNSULVANIA: Paul Nichols, ADADC, Tower Business Bldg., 239 Schuyler Ave., Kingston, PA 18704; NEW JERSEY: August Kinispel, RDI, Box 325, Pittstown, NJ 08867; NEW YORK: Evelyn Lightfoote, 3053 Depew Rd., Stanley, NY 14561. Officers of the Pennsylvania Dairy of Distinction program were reelected at the annual meeting In January. They are, left to right, Steve Spencer, advisor; Donna Gearhart, treasurer; Russ Rooks, vice president; Dan Baker, president; and Paul addition to managing your herd, there are lawns to mow, flowers to plant, and overall maintenance to keep farm buildings looking great You deserve to be recognized for all the hard work, dedication and pride you put into your farmstead. <k* X ' A , **■ Signature of Owner or Operator “It’s time to apply for you and your farm to receive the coveted honor of Dairy of Distinction. Tliis award is based on the concept that attractive farms enhance consumer confidence in the wholesomeness of milk, thereby stimulating milk sales and encouraging public sup port for the dairy industry.” Active dairy farms in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are eligible to apply for the award. Criteria for Dairy of Distinction awards include: clean and attrac tively finished buildings; neat landscaping, ditches, roads -and lands; and well-maintained fences. Cleanliness of animals, barnyard, feed areas, as well as manure man agement, are also taken into consideration. Applications are available from each state’s program secretary or local cooperative extension. In New York, contact Evelyn Light foote, 3053 Depew Road, Stanley, N.Y. 14561. Phone: (716) 526-6654. In New Jersey, contact Angust Knispel, RD 1, Box 325, Pittstown, NJ 08867. Phone: 201) 735-4989. In Pennsylvania, con tact Paul Nichols, American Dairy Association/Dairy Council, Tower Business Bldg., 239 Schuyler Avc., Kingston. PA 18704.
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