NEUEP Forms Egg
Association Of America
WASHINGTON, D.C. “We
must be able teo adapt to change
in the marketplace if eggs are to
stay competitive,” said Andy
Wadsworth in announcing that the
Northeast United Egg Producers
has formed the Egg Association of
America (EAA).
Wadsworth, who is chairman of
EAA, said the primary purpose of
the new national trade association
is to promote the growth of the
egg industry through ethical and
sound business practices.
“We must move beyond the tra
ditional cooperative activities and
do more than struggle to preserve
current market share. Our goal is
to develop and implement cutting
edge strategics that allow the egg
industry to respond effectively to
market demands and grow,”
Wadsworth said.
“We will ask the hard questions
and be aggressive about pursuing
answers that are meaningful and
make sense for our industry. Our
members should look for fresh
programs as well as new twists on
old ones to be unveiled in the
coming weeks. We will seek to
maximize return on members’ in
vestment in all that we do.”
The Egg Association of Amer
ica’s programmatic emphasis will
focus on four main areas; promo
tion, government relations, issue
management, and long-range
planning.
Promotion efforts will support
an increase in demand for eggs
and egg products. Increased de
mand will allow producers to be
more productive without creating
an oversupply, which trims prices
and profits. Oversupply has been a
problem in recent years, and has
forced less than optimum use of
resources. The Egg Association
support the Northeast Egg
Emotion Campaign as well as
the American Egg Board to pro
mote egg consumption.
Government relations efforts
will be directed toward creating a
more favorable govemmenl/regu
latory environment for the egg in
dustry as a whole by developing
contacts with key influencers at
the federal and state levels. Wads
worth said, “Elected representa
tives, regulators, and public health
officials at both the state and fed
eral levels all make decisions that
have a big impact on our ability to
do business. We need to make
sure they understand our industry
and concerns.”
Tioga County Conservationists Receive Awards
employee at the Wellsboro Area
High School (WAHS), this bi
ology teacher has been the advisor
to the Wellsboro High School En
vironthon Teams for the past two
years and her teams have won the
county environthon both years.
Puskar has initiated several Earth
Day activities in the school and
community and also teaches a
course on the environment at the
Pennsylvania College of Technol
ogy.
An advisor to the science and
juggling clubs at WAHS, Puskar
lives in Wellsboro with her bus
hand Allan and two sons.
Prior to introducing the Out
standing 4-H’ers of 1992, 4-H
Program Assistant Lee Hoar an
nounced his difficulty in narrow
ing the winners to one boy and one
girl in each of the four categories
because, in his eyes, they were all
winners. Awards went to first and
second year members, Trisha Mc-
Issue management efforts will
help the industry, and experts such
as the Egg Nutrition Center count
er unfair public criticism of eggs
and egg products and identify po
tential health and environmental
problems before they can have an
economic impact on producers.
The Salmanella Enteritidis Pilot
Project is an example of how the
egg industry in the Northeast has
already taken the lead to identify
new methods of ensuring a safe
product.
Long-range planning efforts
will include analyzing and iden
tifying areas for growth by anti
cipating and adapting to changes
in the American food market. This
will allow the Egg Association to
play a proactive role in increasing
the demand for eggs and egg prod
ucts and formulating the best ways
to meet the demands.
“By focusing on these four
areas of emphasis, we can help
keep the Egg Association’s mem
bers competitive today, and en
sure a strong, growing market into
the future,” Wadsworth said. “It’s
all in line with our unofficial mot
to: ‘Make it Meaningful.’”
The Egg Association of Amer
ica’s membership includes all
former NEUEP members, and is
open to other egg producers, furth
er processors and allied industry.
The group looks forward to con
tinuing its working relationship
with the United Egg Producers,
the American Egg Board, and
state and regional industry organi
zations. It will consider formally
rejoining with UEP in the future if
governmental and industry condi
tions allow such a move.
Egg Association of America
will continue to operate from the
former NEUEP office at 808 17th
Street, N.W. #2OO, Washington,
D.C. 20006.
Booster Banquet Set
GEORGETOWN. Del. The
1993 Delmarva Poultry Booster
Banquet is set for Tuesday, April
27 at 6:30 p.m. in the Wicomico
Youth and Civic Center, Salis
bury, Md.
About 2,500 poultry industry
personnel are expected to attend
this evente, marking the conclu-
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Ilwain of Canton and Tyler Wood
of Mansfield; and third and fourth
year members Ellen Norman of
Liberty and Adam Landis of Roar
ing Branch, Green Form, Jason
Mase and Elizabeth Norman, both
of Liberty: and Senior Award,
Teresa Mcllwain of Canton and
Chris Niemczyk of Mansfield.
Others recognized that evening
for their outstanding service to the
agricultural community were
ASCS employee Clara Kilbum,
Carroll Doan of Knoxville who re
ceived the Community Committee
Service Award for 15 years with
the ACSC, and Clint Baker for his
40 years of service as field repre
sentative for the ASCS. J. Dawn
Bowers of Mansfield, nutrition
education advisor with the exten
sion office in Tioga County, re
ceived the Extension Coopcralor
Award.
Four ASCS employees were ac
knowledged for their efforts in
Huber’s Animal Health Supplies Expands
Huber’s Animal Health Supplies, of Myerstown, ts to hold a grand opening this com*
Ing week, from March 29 through April 3, of Its new 90-foot by 100-foot store located at
810 Tulpehocken Road, Just east of Myerstown. See page A 29 for details.
DOVER, Del.—Seven families
have been recognized with Cen
tury Farm Awards for maintaining
an agricultural tradition for 100
years or more by the Delaware
Dept of Agriculture. The recipi
ents for 1993 are:
• J.A. Frear Jr., Esther S. Frear,
Louise Frear Baylis, Fred Frear
(parents, daughter and son), Dov
er. Cypress Glen Farm, 400 acres.
Produces grain and potatoes. Dates
back to 1866.
• Marguerite Wilson Alves,
Warren Wilson Alves and Ethel-
Ann Alves (mother, son and
daughter), New Castle. "Wilson’s
Home Farm” is located near
Georgetown. 152 acres. Tenant
fanner tills about SO acres in soy
beans. Remaining acreage in
woodland. Dates back to 1840.
• Francis M. 111, Waples W., and
Robert D. Gum (brothers), Dags-
sion of Delmarva Poultry Indus
try’s annual fund drive. Final re
sults of the drive will be an
nounced and outstanding poultry
producers, Delmarva’s Distin
guished Citizen, and the recipient
of DPl’s Medal of Achievement
will be recognized. Entertainment
will be provided by humorist Bry
an Townsend.
helping the Tioga County office
receive an award for best public
relations work in promoting the
ASCS program. Eileen Dewey,
district director of ASCS, called
Alara Kilbum, Sherri Elder, Jim
Welch, and Ken Palmer forward
to accept the award.
Singled out for his service as
public director for IS continuous
years with the Tioga County Con
servation District was Theodore
(Ted) Besanceney. Joining the
staff in 1978, he served as vice
chairman for one year and chair
man for five years. Active in all
the conservation district activities,
Besanceney has taken a special in
terest in the youth and education
committee. He has been respons
ible! for many of the conservation
education programs that the dis
trict has sponsored and is current
ly spearheading the plans to create
an outdoor conservation class
room at the Tioga County Fair
grounds.
Delaware Announces
Century Farm Winners
boro. Sunny Side Farm is located
in Frankford. 292 acres. Produces
com, soybeans and wheat. First
Agricultural District approved in
the state. Dates back to 1883.
• Darryl E. and Mary Jane
Wharton, (husband and wife),
Frankford. 13 acres. Produces com
and soybeans. Dates back to 1892.
• Courtland R. and Cathryn C.
Dill (husband and wife), Harring
ton. 172 acres (two separate
farms). Produces grain. Dates back
to 1845 and 1869.
• F. Albert Webb 111, Houston.
“Down Home Farm,” 382 acres.
Produces com, small grains and
soybeans. Dates back to 1804.
• Daniel W. Magee, Oneida M.
Justice, Jeanette M. Griffin (bro
ther and sisters), Selbyville. 61
acres. Produces com, soybeans,
strawberries. Dates back to 1865.
Century Farm Awards are pre
sented each year by the Depart
ment of Agriculture’s Aglands
Preservation Section to landown
ers who can document their farm
land has been passed on through
generations for at least 100 years.
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ing a variety of strategies,” said
Michael McGrath, manager of the
Aglands Preservation Office.
“This recognition program is a
way to say thinks to families who
are helping us do our job by main
taining a life style and supporting
the state’s agricultural industry.”
Century Farm applications are
reviewed annually by a committee
comprised of representatives from
various agricultural and historical
organizations.
Farms must include at least 10
acres of the original parcel and
generate a minimum income from
the sale of agricultural products in
order to qualify for the program.
Recipients are presented with an
engraved pewter tray and metal
sign which can be displayed on the
homestead. Their names also are
added to a permanent plaque locat
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culture.
For more information about the
Century Farm program or to re
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Mesick, administrative assistant,
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