C6-Lancastw Farming, Saturday, January 21, 1995
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Cardarelli
Is Agway CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Donald
P. Cardarelli has been named chief
executive officer and general man
ager of Agway Inc., effective
immediately. Since last August,
Cardarelli has managed the
farmer-owned cooperative as
executive vice president and chief
operating officer.
Ralph H. Heffner, Agway
board chairman, announced that
the 18-member board of directors
unanimously elected Cardarelli as
CEO following a national search
during which they considered a
number of highly qualified candi
dates.
“We are delighted that Don has
accepted this position of leader
ship at Agway,” Heffner said.
His outstanding financial back- as corporate director of financial
ground and management experi- analysis. He was soon named chief
ence, as well as his openness and financial officer and then executive
integrity, will serve us well as vice president of the Agway Insur-
Agway continues to move forward an ce Group, where he changed
and profitably serves commercial management and refocused the
farmers and our large rural and business along profitable lines. In
suburban customer base.” 1991, the Agway board elected him
A native of Utica, N.Y., Car- v j ce president and treasurer of
darelli was graduated from Utica Agway Inc., with responsibility for
College and earned his MBA from overall financing of the corporation,
Syracuse University. He began his including the securities program,
professional career as a certified and supervision of the pension
public accountant at Coopers & fund, other trust assets, and real
Lybrand. Later at the Pneumo estate. He was involved in the early
Corporation in Boston, he headed disposition initiatives leading to the
a team of professionals responsi- successful side, in late 1994, of
ble for reviewing a variety of busi- Agway’s investment in Curtice
nesses and recommending ways to Bums Foods and the planned sale of
improve their profitability. H. P. Hood, a Boston-based dairy
Cardarelli joined Agway in 1984 foods company.
Product Features
Hydraulically
NAZIANZ, Wis. Miller Pro
has introduced the 2200 and
2200 C twin rotary rakes to join its
model 1100 rotary rake.
The new rake features two
hydraulically driven rakes with a
steerable heavy duty swing frame
that doubles as a rake positioner
and hydraulic oil reservoir. The
model 2200 discharges to the left
and the 2200 C to the center.
Both rakes feature Miller Pro’s
exclusive hydraulic height adjust
ment plus rakes can be used indi
vidually. The rakes feature multi
ple options on working width of
up to 22 feet plus the windrow.
For dealer and product infor
mation, call Miller Pro at (800)
248-5557 or write to Miller-St.
Nazianz, Inc., 511 East Main
Contest Allows Free Use Of Tractor
YORK, (York Co.) —York
Farm Credit and two area farm
implement dealerships have team
ed up to offer free use of new trac
tors later this year. All you have to
do is attend one of the two corn
clinics set to take place soon and
register at the York Farm Credit
display.
The Adams County Com Clin
ic will be held Monday, Jan. 23, at
the York Springs Fire Hall from
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Register to win
seven days free use (40 -1 hours
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Donald P. Cardarelli
Driven Rakes
Miller Pro has introduced
the 2200 and 2200 C twin
rotary rakes to join its model
1100 Rotary Rake. The new
rake features two hydrauli
cally driven rakes with a
steerable heavy duty swing
frame that doubles as a rake
positioner and hydraulic oil
reservoir.
Street, St. Nazianz, WI 54232-
0127.
maximum) of a new Case IH trac
tor from Carlisle Farm Service.
The York County Corn Clinic
will be held Wednesday, Jan. 25,
at the York County 4-H Center
from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Register
to win seven days free use (40
hours maximum) of a John Deere
tractor from Waltemyers Sales &
Service of Red Lion.
Call Michael Hosterman at
York Farm Credit 1(800) 822-
1218, for details.
NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster
Co.) The New Holland Sales
Stables, Inc. held its regular
monthly meeting on Wednesday,
Jan. 4.
Norman and David Kolb,
majority shareholders, said they
are pleased to announce the asso
ciation of five additional sharehol
ders and directors of the business,
effective January 1. They are:
• Ezra H. Good, Denver, calves
and hogs. He is president of Ezra
H. Good, Inc. and owner of Goods
Livestock, Inc. Good has been
purchasing agent for Hatfield
Quality Meats since 1972. He has
a fleet of livestock trucks. He has
worked around NHSS in his early
years and continues his order buy
ing every week. Ezra’s father,
Paul, was a former stockholder of
NHSS from 1960 to 1972.
• Dale E. Hostetler, Annville,
dairy cattle. Owner of Dale-Pride
Hoisteins Farms and breeder of
registered Holstein cattle for 35
years. He has been shipping dairy
cattle to NHSS for more than 40
years. For many years. Dale has
been a heifer order buyer, ship
ping heifers throughout the United
States.
• Joseph A. Kolb, Lancaster.
Joe and David formerly were part
ners in farming, having a regis
tered herd of Hoisteins known as
Bright Meadows. Both Joe and
David are full time at NHSS.
• Ronald L. Ranck, Leola, beef
cattle. Partner of B&R Cattle Co.
since 1976. His company special
izes in feeder cattle throughout
eastern United States. He has been
Pro Genetics
ELIZABETHTOWN, (Lancast
er Co.) In order to expand its
number of purebred animals, Pro-
Genetics is currently populating a
second nucleus site. Willow Hill,
which will be bousing 1,200 pure
bred sows, will be utilized to popu
late numerous multiplier units
throughout the country and Mexico.
Populated from ProGenetics’
Medicated Early Wean (MEW)
unit, it will feature three-site pro
duction to produce disease-free
Ag Leader Receives
Honorary Membership
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.
Rocco DiGerolamo, Jr. of Blue
Anchor, N.J., longtime treasurer
of the New Jersey Agribusiness
Association and leader in the agri
cultural industry,was recently
honored by the association.
Rod Wilson, past president of
the association, presented DiGero
lamo with a citation and lifetime
membership in the newly consoli
dated organization.
Said Wilson, “Rocco was one
of 12 children raised on the family
fruit and vegetable farm in Blue
Samulis Elected
President Of Association
BRIDGEPORT, NJ. Ray gers Cooperative Extension, was
Samulis, county agricultural agent elected vice president,
with Rutgers Cooperative Exten- New members of the board of
sion of Burlington County, was directors in addition to Samulis
recently elected president of the are Rod Wilson of AgOrganic
275-member New Jersey Agribus- Inc. in Phillipsburg, N.J.; Rich
mess Association at its annual Kopec of Peters Chemical Co. in
meeting in Bridgeport. Hawthorn, NJ.; and Bob Moore
George Hamilton, extension of Helena Chemical in
specialist in pesticides with Rut- Woodstown.
Sales Stables Announces
Additional Shareholders
New Holland Sales Stables recently announced several
new shareholders and directors. Front row, from left, Joe
Kolb, David Kolb, Dale Hostetter. Back row, from left, Don
Welk, Ron Ranck, Ezra Good, Norman Kolb.
working with NHSS for the last
four years within the beef cattle
sales arena.
• Donald H. Welk, Strasburg,
dairy cattle. Owner of Stonehurst
Farm Dairy Sales, Inc., and Co/
Mgr. of The Pennsylvania Dairy
Classic Sale, Welk supplies many
Holstein heifers for export ship-
ments. Welk is known for his ser-
Populates New Operation
hogs with greater growth and
lower death loss.
The Willow Hill nucleus has
several advantages over the cur
rent McClays nucleus. Shifting
from a 600-head sow unit to a
1,200-sow nucleus herd, ProGe
netics’ increased nucleus size will
allow the company to simultane
ously populate several new 1,200-
head multiplier units throughout
the country. Part of a large-scale
operation, Willow Hill will pro
duce nearly 25,000 pigs per year.
Anchor. From 1947 to 1959
Rocky worked for Parkhurst Farm
Supply where he rose to produc
tion and sales manager.
“Rocky gained his greatest
recognition as representative sales
manager and senior sales repre
sentative of FMC and later FMC
Proprietary Sales,” said Wilson.
DiGerolamo received recogni
tion for his sales expertise at FMC
with the receipt of the Bell Ringer
Award in 1983. He serves as a
consultant with FMC since his
retirement in 1990.
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vice as Ringman throughout the
East.
New Holland Sales Stables also
have an advisory board, with the
following members serving: Leon
Burkholder, Homer Eberly, Paul
Good, Marvin Eshleman, Luke
Eberly, Douglas Good and Roger
Floyd, Sec.
or 500 pigs per week. In addition,
Willow Hill will allow Pro Gene
tics to build 9,000-head finishing
facilities which will run single
source pigs all in/all out.
Meanwhile, the new nucleus
will put White Oak Mills in a
stronger position to provide inde
pendent producers with an excel
lent source of grandparent ani
mals, which producers can use for
more economical and specialized
in-house gilt multiplication.
Also, because the gilts for the
nucleus herd will originate from
the company’s MEW program, all
Pro Genetics animals will be near
ly specific pathogen free (SPF).
As a result of its new nucleus
facility, Pro Genetics will experi
ence better pig performance
records that will more accurately
show the true genetic potential of
its numerous American, Canadian
and European lines. Geneticist Dr.
Michael Miller, White Oak Mills
vice president of sales and market
ing, said, “The new nucleus will
have a positive effect on animal
health and performance, which
will result in the creation of clear
genetic evaluations. A three-site
production scheme will create
truly genetically-superior animals
that will perform up to their abili
ties. Thus, environmental changes
and management will have less of
an effect on masking genetic supe
riority.”
Located on the southern ndge
of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in
Path Valley, the nucleus is strate
gically located six miles west of
the Pro Genetics Artificial Insemi
nation Center and is in an area free
of other swine production or
potential contamination.
Having started construction of
the new unit in August. Pro Gene
tics began populating its new
nucleus in early December 1994.