Master Farmers Honored At Farm Show HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Nine Pennsylvanians from five farms were honored Tuesday by the Master Farmers Association during its awards luncheon at the Penn Harris Con- . vention Center, Camp Hill. A master farmer award is an honor bestowed on outstanding farmers from five states who not only have consistent exceptional production, but who are also active off the farm in leadership roles and serve as role models. The awards program is co sponsored by the extension service organizations in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and West Virginia and farming magazine, Pennsylvania Farmer. This is one of the first times in years that all awards were made to Pennsylvanians. All nominations are confiden tial and reviewed by two panels of judges, with the final 3-member panel consisting of Sam Garrison, New Jersey’s assistant secretary of agriculture; John Crowgey, vice president of special credit with Farm Credit Bank of Baltimore; and Don Evans, assistant dean, Penn State Cooperative Extension. This year’s winners were Char les Beaver, of Millerstown; Stan-. Icy Brown, Loganville; John Hess, Gettysburg; Russell Dietrich and his three children. Bill and Brian Dietrich, and Robin Rassler, all of New Tripoli; and Joseph and, Tho mas Strite, of Harrisburg. Charles Beaver Beaver runs a 1,000-acrc (600 owned, 400 rented), Simmcntal beef and grain farm in Perry Coun ty with his wife Virginia. The cou ple have three children, Douglas, Julie and Janine. Charles uses all no-till on 700 acres to raise com soybeans, wheat and hay, with part time help. Virgi nia handles the books and helps with chores, in addition to working off the farm part time. Douglas is a computer analyst for Ford-New Holand, and helps at the farm when he can. In addition to the cropping, Beaver also raises about 80 head of Simmentals for market as fattened steer and heifers. He has also served on the local school board for 11 years, been secretary for the Perry County Farmers’ Associa tion for 17 years, and is active with Pfoutz Valley United Methodist Church. Also a member of the state Simmcntal Association, and Mil- Icrstown Fire Company, Beaver used to serve on his local extension and Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service committees. Stanley Brown Stanley E. Brown, and wife Nona own and operate a 180-acre John Hess orchard and a 7,500-square foot farm market (2,500 square feet for retail, the rest for storage and office space). The couple have three grown children, Scott, Linda and David. Stanley and Nona built up the business over the past 35 years, expanding, offering a variety of fruits and vegetables, adding cer tain entertainment features which attract crowds and boost sales, and adding a bakery. He employs up to 60 full- and part-time people all year. His eldest son Scott and his wife Bren da also work at the farm. Scott is orchard manager and Brenda, a former banker, takes care of all.lhc records with a computer. Stanley has been a school board mehnber for 14 years, was a found ing member of the Farm and Natural Lands Trust of York County (A private foundation with the goal of preserving open spaces.), serves on the York Area Chamber of Commerce, the Loganville Borough Planning Commission, and has been presi dent of the PSU extension advisory boacd and the York County Fruit Growers. He has also been chief of the Loganville Volunteer Fire Com pany, and was a crew member for the Jacobus Lions Ambulance Club. He is a member of,the Horti culture Association of Pennsylva nia, PFA, and Zion United Church of Christ. John Hess In Adams County, John .Hess has a 217-cow Dairy of Distinction with 210 replacement heifers on 1,386-acres 381 acres owned, the rest rented that he crops to teed his own herd and to supple ment a side business of selling sil age and totally mixed rations, in addition to brokering chicken manure. He and wife Bonnie have five children: Jennie, a York County extension agent (Her husband Dale Brown also feeds the herd and pre pares ' TMRs for sale to area farms.); Josephine, who is respon sible for milking and breeding; John II and Jayne, who arc both PSU college students; and Joy. i, and Brian Dietrich Charles Beaver In addition to farming, John has served as president of Adams County Holstein Association and the county farmers’ association, is a member of Dairy Herd Improve ment Association, Dairy Shrine, Agway, Bethel Mennonite Church and his chamber of commerce’s agriculture committee. Russell Dietrich family There were four plaques pre sented to Lynnacrcs, in New Tri poli, home ol the Russell Dietrich family farm partnership. The 1,019-aprc (129 owned, 890 rented) dairy farm is operated by Russell and his wife Elaine and three of their four children. The three children working on the farm have families of their own and are in partnership with their father to jun a 240-head registered Holstein milking herd, raise replacements, and take care of crop operations. Russell and Elaine’s children who are in partnership and also received Master Farmer awards include Brian Dietrich (wife Fay), Robin (husband Bryan Rassler), and William Dietrich (wife Imogene). They also have a fourth child, Curtis, who left the farm to teach and now farms part time, milking 30 cows on his own. In leadership roles, Russell is vice chairman of the Lehigh Coun ty Land Preservation Board, a del egate for Atlantic Dairy Coopera tive and has been president of the county fanners’ association, local Lehigh Valley Farmers Coopera- Lancaster Farming, Saturday. January 16,1993-D3 Joseph and Thomas Strite live and the Atlantic Dairy Co-op local. He also served on the town ship planning commission for 14 years. His children are also heavily involved in community agencies and organizations. Joseph and Thomas Strife In Dauphin County, brothers Joseph and Thomas Strite arc sec ond generation master farmers. The Strites have taken over their father’s 277-acre Harrisburg-city Brilllon’s MFC cultivator features a live-bar, three-inch by four-inch frame with a 26-Inch under-frame clearance. Thirty-two-inch spacing between shank bars gets you through heavy residue without trash buildup. Brillion HFC Field Cultivator Manages Residue BRILLION, Wis. Brillion’s new HFC high-clearance field cul tivator helps you manage crop residue with ease. It also helps im prove efficiency while working more ground faster, without trash buildup. “Our new HFC cultivator fea tures a five-bar, three-inch by four-inch frame with a 26-inch un der-frame clearance,” said Mi chael Irish, marketing manager. “Thirty-two-inch spacing between shank bars gets you through heavy residue without trash buildup. This is especially important today as more emphasis is placed on conservation tillage and residue management.” The quality of Brillion’s HFC cultivator is unsurpassed in the in dustry, said Irish. The pivot point of each shank features a one-piece cast ductile iron bracket that is stronger than traditional formed Penn West Hires Loan Officer MERCER (Mercer Co.) Daniel D. Morrison, Mcadvillc, has been recently hired as a loan officer in the Mcadville branch of Penn West Farm Credit, ACA (Agricultural Credit Association). Morrison comes to the job with five years experience as a loan of ficer with Farm Credit Services of Mid-America, ACA, at the Wooster, Ohio, branch. He was vicinity fruit and truck farm and made it support their two families. They do mostly direct market ing. The orchard farm is complete ly surrounded by housing develop ment, which, in effect provides them with a direct market for their 55 to 60 different fruits and vegetables. Joseph’s wife is Sharon and they have two children Jason and Ste phanie. Thomas and Sheryl have three children, Matthew, Jonathan and Bradley. steel brackets. A hardened steel bushing and grease zerk fitting provide lubrication to the pivot point, reducing wear and extend ing the life of the shanks. A point pressure of 142 pounds maintains the sweep at a constant depth in the hardest ground. “The quality Of our shank is something that we’re proud to stand behind,” said Irish. "That’s why we offer an exclusive four year warranty on all C-shanks. No other manufacturer can make that claim.” What’s more, the shanks on six inch spacing are arranged to split the pattern of the rank to the front, resulting in more uniform tillage, improved chemical incorporation, and level seedbeds. For more information, write Brillion Iron Works, Inc., Brillion, WI 54110, (414) 756-2121. raised on a beef operation in Mus kingum County, Ohio. Prior to becoming a loan of ficer, Morrison attended Ohio State University, Columbus, and earned a bachelor’s in agriculture with a major in agricultural eco nomics. He will be servicing loans and providing credit to qualified farm customers in the Mcadville area.
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