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Dairy Council annual meeting,
The Buck Hotel, Feasterville, 9
a.m.
Ohio Veal Convention, Akron Hil
ton Inn. Akron, Ohio, thru April
Fayette County Fairgrounds, 9
a.m.-10:30 a.m.
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Annual Consignment Auction,
Now Is
The Time
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titive. As a society we need to
maintain a strong and healthy
agriculture.
Building houses in the middle of
farms will eventually drive far
mers Off their land. Now is the time
to become more active in public
policy debate and formulating pol
icies that will encourage the revita
lization of existing urban areas,
decrease the development of prime
farmland, and respect farmers’
rights in agricultural security areas
and land zoned agriculture.
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opportunity."
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Berks 4-H Center, 11 a.ni.-4
Ephrata Young Fanners Ladies
Night Out, Cloister Restaurant,
6:30 p.m.
Gram Marketing Seminar, pied
Piper Restaurant, Trcxlcrtown,
Pennsylvania Poultry Federation
Fund Raising Banquet, Her
shey Convention Center, Her
shey, social 5:30 p.m., dinner 7
p.m.
Nutrient Management Advisory
Board. Room 309, 2301, N.
Cameron St, Harrisburg, 9:30
a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Octoraro Watershed Association
annual dinner meeting. Black
Rock Retreat, QuarryviUe, 6:30
p.m.
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Western Pennsylvania Pork Pro
ducers Club feeder Pig Sale,
Mercer County 4-H Park.
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1995 Virginia Beef Expo, Rock
ingham County Fairgrounds.
Harrisonburg. Va.
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Editor:
Could you please print this, in
the Lancaster Farming newspaper
for me, in memory of my father,
Joe Modica, Sr.
He was a dairy farmer for 60
years, and received your newspap
er for many years.
When he retired,! know he kept
on enjoying the paper, he waited
faithfully on Saturday mornings
for it!
I would greatly appreciate it
Thanks ever so much,
Linda M. Modica
Lititz
There was a man who walked
this earth,
medium in height, wide in girth.
He was well known around his
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Second Annual Marico Llama and
Alpaca Festival, Tolland Ag
Center, Vernon, Conn., thru
April 23.
Northeast Ratite Association
Seminar. Best Western Inn,
Matamoras, thru April 23.
Cumberland County Holstein
Sale, David and Kathy Walton
Farm, Carlisle.
Third Annual Arabian Horse Festi
val. York Fairgrounds, York, 9
a.m.-4 o.m.
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good friend, hard worker, some
times clown!
He loved kids, loved to eat,
loved to cook.
He enjoyed hearing laughter
from all kinds of people.
He loved fuming, tilling the
ground, he loved his cows.
His eyes would twinkle, his bel
ly could shake.
He could fill Santa’s suit, he
could handle a rake.
He could build things, and fix
things, and always lend a hand.
He was always there for you,
when you needed him,
but never complained
Of course, he was loved by his
family, his wife,
for 42 years, they shared a good
life.
He was father, brother, Uncle,
Grandpa, good sport.
His time in our presence, was
much too short!
He taught lessons in living, in
laughter, and love.
I know that he’s watching from
blue skies above.
His parting was sudden, unex
pected, and sad,
but I’m proud I can say...
Joe Modica was my Dad.
Editor:
This letter is for residents of
Lancaster County and beyond who
care about our communities’
growth problems. I’m urging you
to attend the meetings of old and
H euP vo URsel .f
National All-Jersey Names
General Manager
eep
ess
ng
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 8, 1995-A3l
newly-formed citizens groups
involved in these issues.
Growth can be controlled
European-style where there are
permanent boundaries between
town and country. Lancaster
County’s prime farmland should
not be destroyed for growth when
it’s economically feasible to build
elsewhere. Laws that force town
ships to accept growth on prime
farmland should be changed.
Our local governments have not
always accomplished what citi
zens have requested, which is less
urban sprawl and more farmland
with the proper agricultural zon
ing. Our urban growth boundaries
aw temporary and farmland pre
servation programs involving deed
restrictions are moving at a slow
pace. Eventually, Lancaster Cou
nty could resemble Philadelphia
with a few remaining “farm
parks.”
We should preserve prime farm
land which is a small area of land
when compared to all the margi
nal, grazing and highly erodible
farmland in the world. The amount
of prime farmland destroyed for
toads, factories, stores, houses,
etc. in the U.S. is almost one mil
lion acres annually or almost 4
square miles per day. The U.S.
population increases almost 3 mil
lion annually and the worldwide
increase is almost 100 million
annually, consequently world
population will double by the year
20S0. To feed additional popula*-
tions we will need more prime
farmland. Farming more marginal
land will greatly increase the cost
of food production.
Also, as the world’s oil wells are
being depleted with increasing
exploration costs, farmland will be
needed for crop-based fuels.
Don’t leave a legacy of apathy
for people 50 years from now.
Attend meetings where citizens
look for solutions.
Mr. Reuben W. Weaver 111
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio—Mike Brown
has been named assistant secretary and gen
eral manager of National All-Jersey Inc.,
(NAJ).
Brown had served as assistant general
manager and executive assistant of NAJ
since December of 1993. He will continue to
oversee day-to-day operations of the milk
marketing organization which has marketing
programs in almost every state. '
He will direct continuing efforts by NAJ to
promote implementation of multiple com
ponent pricing in the federal order system. In
addition. Brown will coordinate NAJ staff ef
forts to develop equitable maikets for Jersey
milk producers, and provide leadership in en
couraging research and education in milk
manufacturing and marketing.
Founded in 1957, National All-Jersey Inc.
is the only organization in the world devoted
to representing milk marketing concerns for
owners of a single dairy breed.
Its mission is to increase the value of ana
demand for Jersey milk, and promote equity
in milk pricing. NAJ is also a leading propon
ent of muliple component pricing.
Brown earned a bachelor's degree in dairy
science, summa cum laude, from Virginia
Tech, Blacksburg. He resides in Reyndds
burg, Ohio.