Coolidge
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Once milk leaves the farm, there’s
more to it, and to understand some
of that is valuable.
“Being involved with the co
operatives gives you access to re
source people and lets you know
what technology is available. You
loam how to decide what tech
niques should or shouldn’t be a
part of your operation, how it can
improve your efficiency, and why
yours may be different from other
operations. You leam to be a goal
setter you learn to project
where you want to be three or five
or ten years out and how you are
going to get there.”
Indeed, with all Erick has learn
ed over the years, he has become a
respected figure in the agricultural
community, as well as in other
fields of interest He has served as
GOP chairman for Tioga County,
is a trustee for the Coolidge Hol
low Methodist Church, is on the
board of directors for the Little
League and Laurel Health Ser
vices, and has been a 20-year
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He has been a Dairylea sub-dis
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Upstate Milk, and Bob Foster of
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Agri-Mark. Their topic of discus
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would affect the farmer most dur
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Erick said he believed the major
influences were based on tech
nology, legislation, and regula
tion, and economics and market
ing factors. Speaking on the tech
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seems to be an overwhelming
feeling that technology has some
pitfalls and is therefore viewed ne
gatively, particularly where bio
technology is concerned.
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technology, we quickly adapted to
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the larger tractors, balers, bulk
tanks. It is the same with informa
tion technology. A smart busi
nessman realizes how quickly he
can access, on a daily or weekly
basis, information that is pertinent
to his business through the use of
computers, fax machines, etc.”
The Coolidges use a computer for
keeping farm records and payroll.
They are in the process of expand
ing the memory to incorporate the
machine’s use even more in their
dairy operation.
“Biotechnology is just as im
portant," said Erick. “With scien
tific technology, the possibilities
that open up for us are almost be
yond our imagination. It it fits, it
can enhance our operation.
“But we're not educating the
consumer as readily as special in
terest groups are who resort to
scare tactics to create a negative
viewpoint,” said Erick. “I don’t
claim to be an expert, but those
who I rely on to informe of these
issues get their information from
several sources, not just one.”
As an example, Erick cited the
Ag Association
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tion for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA)
board of directors met in Harrisburg to
elect officers for the 1993-1994 year.
Elected by their fellow board members
were president, Preston Boop, grain and
livestock producer. Union County; vice
president, Cass Peterson, vegetable pro
ducer, Fulton County; treasurer, Paul
Shaw, general manager, Walnut Acres,
Snyder County: and secretary, Lamonte
Barber, agricultural policy specialist,
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Harrisburg.
PASA Board members previously
elected by the general membership at its
February meeting are Lee Bentz, Pennsyl
vania Department of Agriculture; Leslie
Bresee, dairyman, Bradford County: Ellen
Dietrich, Soil Conservation Service, Clin
ton County; Bud Glendening, vegetable
producer, Armstrong County: Robert
Junk, President PFU, dairyman, Fayette
County; Betsy Lyman, agricultural re
searcher, Rodale Research Center; Anne
Nordell, vegetable producer, Lycoming
County: Phil Rzewnicki, cooperative ex
tension, Blair County: Carolyn Sachs,
professor of rural sociology, Penn State;
Jodie Snyder, president Pennsylvania
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controversy over the hormone bo
vine somatotropin (BST) that
causes the cow to make more
milk. “It’s already naturally pro
duced in the cow. We didn’t breed
it into them.” Bui there arc some
that are against increasing the lev
el of BST in a cow through added
injections. Their objections may
be based on the fear of farmers us
ing BST to increase milk produc
tion, thereby flooding an already
overflowing market.
“Others dislike the idea of using
BST for fear that it will somehow
contaminate the cow and cause
health problems in anyone who
consumes the milk or meal.”
Discussing these two negative
speculations, Eric said, “Here is
where the farmer becomes a man
ager. Using a larger tractor, plow,
disc in the long run has also help-
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ed the farmer make more milk. If
he chooses to use BST, he would
need less cows to produce the
same amount of milk he’s produc
ing now. With less cows, he’d
need less feed and his costs would
go down. Lower costs, more pro
fits.
“As far as a health threat, it
would not, could not enter the
food chain unless it was thorough
ly proven to be safe.”
For Erick, educating the public
to such truths is a responsibility
the agriculture industry must un
dertake if it is to survive in the fu
ture. As one farmer very much in
volved in many of the organiza
tions that make up that industry,
Erick said, “We are here for only a
short time. What we choose to do
is up to us.”
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PASA is a coalition of Pennsylvania
fanners, consumers, industries, and edu
cators working toward the development of
sustainable food and farming systems
statewide. The board is responsible for
programs which provide general educa
tion and outreach on sustainable and or
ganic agriculture, on-farm demonstrations
and field days of sustainable productions
systems and techniques, new and innova
tive strategies for marketing sustainable
and organically produced crops and live
stock, and policy directions in support of
sustainable agriculture.
PASA is also initiating farmer-to-farm
er networks for information sharing and
support and has begun programs to estab
lish linkages between sustainable produc
ers and urban consumers, distributors, and
marketers. The quarterly newsletter, PAS
SAGES, keeps members informed about
sustainable ag happenings around the
state.
For more information, a sample news
letter, or membership materials, contact
PAS A, PO Box 316, Millheim, PA 16854.
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