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SELINSGROVE (Snyder Co.)
Farmers wishing to have their
farms certified by the Organic
Crop Improvement Association
(OCIA) should move quickly to
qualify for the 1994 round of farm
inspections, according to the pres
ident of the state’s OCIA chapter
No. 1.
The OCIA, with more than
1,700 certified organic farmers in
a dozen countries, is the world’s
largest and best-known certifying
organization. The association has
two chapters in Pennsylvania,
with about 40 farms certified in
1993.
Sclinsgrovc vegetable farmer
Tom Beddard, head of chapter No.
1, which covers the eastern half of
the state, said that while the
OCIA’s 1994 inspections will not
occur until May, farmers should
act now to get their paperwork in
order.
“As public interest continues to
grow m the areas of food safety
and environmental protection,
we’re getting more and more
inquiries from farmers about our
organization,” Beddard said.
“We welcome as members any
farmers, or non-farmers as well,
who arc committed to the OCIA
principles of farming without syn
thetic fertilizers and chemical pes
ticides and managing our soil in a
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Certification Needs Should Be Addressed
caring way. On a day to day basis,
farmers in Pennsylvania and other
areas are demonstrating the wis
dom of this approach.”
A basic requirement for OCIA
certification is that a farm, or the
portion of it for which certifica
tion is sought, must have been
without synthetic fertilizers and
chemical pesticides for at least
three years. Certified farms also
must follow rigid standards gov
erning the use of off-farm inputs
and they must carry out approved
soil improvement programs.
‘The guiding principle of the
OCIA is soil improvement.” Bed
dard said. ‘.'Our chapter is eager to
enroll farmers who are interested
in moving their operations away
from high-chemical usage. Once
they have converted to a non
chemical approach they can
become eligible for certification,
which in turn will open their pro
ducts to new markets.”
Farmers in the eastern half of
Pennsylvania who wish to leam
more about the certification prog
ram and its costs should contact
the chapter certification chairman,
Preston Boop, Route 2, Box 168,
Mifflinburg, PA 17844. The west
ern Pennsylvania certification
chairman is Broaden Young, RD
1, Box 540, Frombell, PA 16123.
Boop noted that all certification
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returned to his committee by early
April to qualify for inspection and
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DcFOREST, Wis. Betty
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herds, such as die Webster Jersey
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daughter included on the sire’s
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herds have the option to select
specific young PT bulls they
would like to sample.
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test herds the opportunity to use
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ABS screens potential herds care
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Waybright Accepts Position
GETTYSBURG (Adams Co.)
Joel Waybright, who has
accepted the position of member
ship chairperson for the second
consecutive year of the Adams
County Farmers’ Association, has
announced the membership kick
off campaign has begun.
The kick-off committee held its
first meeting on December 29,
with a breakfast/brunch at Span
gler’s Truck Stop. The purpose of
the meeting was to gather as many
members as possible in the
remaining weeks of the campaign.
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local ABS representative or call
(800) ABS-STUD.
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Association is a general farm
organization with more than 890
farm families. It is affiliated with
the Pennsylvania Farmers’
Bureau.
"Waybright will be the key per
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sign-up in our organization for the
1993-1994 year,” said President
Ed Wilkinson.
“The 1993-94 membership
campaign has begun in good fash
ion and shows immense potential
in reaching our goal,” said mem
bership chairperson Waybright.
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