Producers
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster
Co.) Lancaster and Chester
Pork producers need to consider
amendments to the bylaws con
tained in the Lan-Chester Swine
Producers’ Association charter to
gel a more active voice on the state
and national level, according to
Ron Butt, association president.
Butt spoke at the association’s
annual meeting at Yoder’s
Restaurant last week.
He told the 100 fanners and
agribusiness i representatives pre
sent that some of the bylaws of the
charier, which was wntten in 1957
and last amended in 1977, are
“specific, some vague, some
much outdated.’’
Since the checkoff went from
voluntary to mandatory five years
ago, more services are being
undertaken at a national level.
More local representation is
needed -"''ortling to Butt. “It’s
Ag Industry Leaders Welcome National FFA Officers
ALEXANDRIA, Va. The
1994 national FFA officers will
visit with agricultural business
leaders across the country during a
series of upcoming business and
industry visits.
The six officers, accompanied
by representatives of the National
FFA Foundation, will travel Feb.
27 through March 12 in Arkansas,
Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana,
Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey,
New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pen
nsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.
“These tours make it possible to
introduce the agribusiness leaders
of the future to those who are at
the helm today,” said Dr. Larry
Case, national FFA adviser and
coordinator of agricultural and
rural education, U.S. Department
of Education. “The officers learn
firsthand the latest developments
in agribusiness. At the same lime,
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lime for the people to take interest
and make their voices heard,” he
said. ‘ ‘lt appears the day is coming
where you won’t have that option
anymore.”
Abe Fisher, president of the
slate pork producers association,
pointed out that input is needed
from the county level as to how
state funds will be spent.
Also, he asked members to
attend the upcoming Nutrient
Management For Pennsylvania
Pork Producers Seminar scheduled
March 2 at Yoder’s Restaurant in
New Holland.
At the meeting, four new direc
tors were elected: Brent Hershey,
Mount Joy, president of Hershey
Ag; Jackie Holzel, Elizabethtown,
administrative assistant at Wen
ger’s Feed Mill; Jerry Hostetler,
Denver, owner of Swatara Swine;
and Nelson Shaiebly, Washington
Boro, who operates a sow herd and
hog hauling business.
industry leaders gel an update on
how agricultural education and
FFA is changing to involve more
and more young people in the
agricultural industry.”
The group will begin its tour in
Kalamazoo, Michigan, by meet
ing with Ron Davis, president and
chief executive officer of Biggs/-
Gilmore Communications. Davis
serves as the 1994 chairman of the
National FFA Foundation Spon
sors’ Board.
After meeting with Davis, the
FFA representatives will divide
into three teams to visit a variety
of businesses and leam more
about the industry of agriculture
and the economic factors affecting
it.
Curtis Childers, national FFA
president for Glen Rose, Texas,
said, “The National FFA Organi-
At the meeting of the Lan-Chester Pork Producers, four new directors were elected.
From left, Nelson Shaiebly, Washington Boro, who operates a sow herd and hog haul
ina business; Brent Hershey, Mount Joy, president of Hershey Ag; Jerry Hostetter,
Denver, owner of Swatara Swine; and Jackie Holzel, Elizabethtown, administrative
assistant at Wenger’s Feed Mill. Photo by Andy Andnwa
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from sponsors each year. They
make important suggestions to our
leaders in order to plan for the
future needs of the industry. We
are grateful for the efforts of
industry leaders such as Mr. Davis
who invest generously of their
time and talent on behalf of the
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Along with Childers, the tour
will include Andrew McCrea,
national secretary from Maysville,
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understanding of international
trade relations and its importance
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