..iners. ont are Stacey Guyton, Jill Edwards, and Dawn Knill,
back row: Joel Rudderow, Jennifer Trout, and Mark lager.
lager, Jenny Savage and Kristin Myers. Back row: Mark lager,
Savage and Donna Johnson.
See Your White-
New Idea Dealer
Columbus, NJ
Reed Brothers Equipment
Airville
Farmers Equip. & Supply Inc.
Altoona
Hines Equipment
Bechtelsville
Miller Equip. Co.
Bethel
Zimmerman Farm Service
Bloomsburg
W.F. Welilver
Canton
Wynne’s Garage Inc.
Carlisle
Carlisle Farm Service
Qhambersburg
Chambersburg Farm Service
Cochranville
StoltzfUs Farm Service
Cresson
Hines Equipment
Dover
George N. Gross Inc.
Easton
Fancy Furrow Farms Ag Equip.
Eighty Four
Fields Implement Store
Everett
Sollenbergers Equipment Inc.
Gettysburg
Yingling’s Implement Inc.
Greencastle
Meyers Implements Inc.
Hones dale
Marshall Machinery Inc.
Indiana
Hulls Farm & Lawn Equip.
Jersey Shore
Thomas L Dunlap
Klingerstown
Stanleys Farm Service
Lebanon
Umbergers of Fontana
MifQintown
B S & B Repair
Mill Hall
Dunkle & Grieb
New Bethlehem
Hetrick Farm Supply
New Tripoli
CJ. Wonsidler Bros.
Oakland Mills
Peoples Sales & Service
Quakertown
CJ. Wonsidler Bros.
Quanyville
A.L. Herr & Bros. Inc.
Somerset
Lincoln Supply & Equip. Co.
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country, we’d be a better associa
tion," Kerr praised. He empha
sized that the association is big
enough, diverse enough and
sophisticated enough to take care
of all members needs.
The Association is looking at
new products. We want to broaden
our appeal without losing sight of
our roots. We need to strike a
balance with an eye where we’ve
been and where we need to go.
Finding programs that attract new
members so we have their support
is a goal of the Association.
Kerr suggested the next time
President Bush goes to Japan he
takes dairy fanners along. The fai
lure of Japanese to buy American
made cars is due in large part to
the steering wheel being on the
wrong side. “You can milk our
cows from both sides”, he
quipped.
We need to jointly decide what
the needs are of our members and
to grow and diversify in areas.
Kerr plans to be at the Winter For
um meeting in Frederick on
March 4th to be held at the Shera
ton to hear your ideas.
“The 80’s were a decade of
politicians trying to convince far
mers all ills could be solved by the
government Over the last two to
three years, most dairy fanners
recognize government isn’t going
to do anything that’s healthy”,
he said. This causes farmers to
focus on what they do best
manage their farms.
The M&W is not working the
way it is structured now. It was set
up for Grade B milk and fewer far
mers produce grade B milk. The
M&W has become so political.
Regionalism has torn farmers
apart fighting among them
selves. “Each of us need to ask
how do I find a place in this deci
sion?” Kerr suggests. “We need
good leadership and need to find
more control through our coops in
marketing our milk.”
The Association plans to
expand international markets.
There is a good demand for qual
ity cattle and emerging sales
opportunities for embryos and
semen. We have the quality of
cattle countries want, but we need
to deal with trade barriers. Kuwait
needs cattle to replace the 20,000
destroyed in the Gulf War, but are
being supplied by Germany who
is able to get them there at a lower
price with government subsidies.
In the past, countries bought
more cows to produce more milk.
That attitude has changed to buy
ing quality cattle to purchase more
milk.
“With a Board of Directors
from all over the United States, we
have diversity, although a prob
lem at times, it can help us keep
from making mistakes or having a
narrow view,” Kerr concluded.
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