82-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, October 2, 1993 Floyd Huber, vice president of Pennsylvania Pork Producers, scares his farrow to finish operation in Fleetwood where the couple live with children, enthusiasm for pork promotion with his wife Elaine. Huber Is a herdsman on a Adiianne, 2; Anthony, 8 months, and Justine, 4 months. Family Enthusiastic About LOU ANN GOOD er > v ‘ cc president of Pennsylvania weekly menu, the Hubers have Lancaster Fanning Staff Pork Producers and herdsman fora launched the idea for the Pork pf PFTWOOn fßerks Co 1 farrow-to-finish pig farm in Recipe Contest under the auspices to cooking pork is to Fleetwood. of the Pennsylvania Pork marinate and not to overcook it,” Convinced that people who Producers, said Huber. learn to cook pork properly will The first 100 pork recipes that Elaine is the wife of Floyd Hub- make it a regular part of their Lancaster Fanning readers send Elaine wears a Pdrk Producer’s barbecue apron while she prepares a pork entree. One hundred of the aprons will be given to the first 100 contributors of pork recipes sent to Lancaster Fanning. Pork Promotion to the newspaper are winners. The Hubers will send a free barbecue apron to the winners. Floyd said of his decision to launch the contest, “We see so much about dairy in the paper, I thought it’s time to get poric in the paper." As chairman of the youth com mittee of Poric Producers, Floyd attended the Pork Leadership Insti tute in Des Moines. He came back with lots of ideas and unquench able enthusiasm for pork the other white meat. At the convention, he learned that 33 different cuts can be made with pork loin. Since he returned, he has been experimenting by cut ting up many of the pork roasts that he and his wife have butchered. The couple especially like cutting the roasts into meat cubes and grilling them as kabobs. The Hubers’ favorite way to where all the feed for the pigs is grill pork is to marinate it over- grown except for starter feed, night in the following; General care for the pigs includes daily washing of farrow 'A cup red wine vinegar crates and pens. 2 tablespoons vegetable oil The farm uses only Pig 2 tablespoons soy sauce Improvement Company (PIC) 2 tablespoons ketchup • stock. 'Today’s pork is leaner Impounds boneless pork cut through improved genetics," Floy- Combine alltoredients in a , (Tum |Q p>g# B 2) wmesiead c t/otes self-sealing plastic bag; seal bag and refrigerate overnight. Remove pork from marinade. Grill over indirect heat in covered grill, turn ing once, until pork turns light pink or white in center. Floyd and Elaine met in FFA at Garden Spot High School. Neither were from farm backgrounds, but as part of their FFA projects, Elaine showed sheep and Floyd showed hogs. Elaine also excelled in FFA public speaking contests. About two years ago. the Hub ers moved to the pig farm owned by Stephen Burkholder. The Hub ers live on the farm thathouses 160 sows, with a farrow-to-finish oper ation. They are in the process of expanding to 450 sows. Floyd’s main responsibility is to manage the sows and to help with the field work on 1,000 acres V,
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