New Pennsylvania Ag Secretary At Farm Council EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor “With an organization like this, when you go to the legislators and the governor’s staff with a com mon voice and say. ‘This is what agriculture needs, wants, and why we need it,’ then what you say starts to be heard,” said Charles Brosius, new Pennsylvania ag secretary. Brosius has been in office four weeks, and he was speaking to members of the Pennsylvania Council of Farm Organizations as they continued their annual meet ing for consideration of resolutions and by-laws changes. The earlier Feb. 6 meeting was cut short to begin the annual Cornucopia, sponsored by the Council and held for legislators in the Capitol. “If we speak with one voice or practically one voice, we can accomplish what we need to hap pen,” Brosius said. “We fanners say we don’t have much voice, but don’t believe it I don’t believe it Everyone who sits down to the table three times a day or carries a lunch bag is dependent on farmers. We need to be responsible to supp ly good, wholesome food to those people. And we take a lot of pride in doing that But we need to blow our own horn once in a while. “We have the safest food supply in the world, as well as the cheap est. Only 11 cents of the income dollar goes for food in our country. No other country, not even Eng land at 25 to 26 cents, comes close. In poor countries, a man needs to work 10 hours per day to feed his family. 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Ms. Bair has a broad range of communication and management skills that make her a logical choice to run PDA’s press office and provide communication service from the department to far mers, agribusiness, and the general public. Chris Herr, director of ag deve lopment under Secretary Boyd Wolff from the last adminstration, has beat named the new legislative policy development director, and Walt Peechatka, who was acting secretary until Borsius was named, continues as a deputy secretary. Brosius had high praise for Peech atka’s efforts in the operation of the department over the transition period. Dennis Grumbine has been named Farm Show Director and has pledged to work to make the Adams County Holstein Breeders Tour THOMAS PIPER Adams Co. Extension Dairy Agent GETTYSBURG (Adams Co.) 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Brosius said bids have been opened for construction of a new $6.7 million animal health laborat ory to be built adjacent to the department offices on Cameron Street in Harrisburg. And begining July 1, inspections of 18,000 eating and drinking establishemnts will be transferred from DER to PDA. The budget provides $1.24 million in personnel costs to support 24 inspectors and operating costs. In addition, Brosius said that in the Nutrient Management program, only the certification of inspectors falls in the woik of PDA. But he is in communication with DER to help make this regulatory agency become more oriented toward edu cation and farm friendliness. The Council’s new president, Laura England. Atlantic Dairy Cooperative, presided at the meeting. At Beshore Farms near New Cumberland in York County, Jed Beshore is a third generation owner-manager. The farm received the Dairy of Distinction Award in 1992 and has been a reci pient of the Progressive Breeder and Progressive Genetics Awards. Jed’s father, E. Wayne Beshore in 1994 was inducted into the Pen nsylvania Holstein Hall of Fame. The herd of 45 registered Hols teins has been the subject for embryo transfer work and special matings which has resulted in IS bulls sold to the artificial insemi nation industry within the past five years. In discussing his farm manage ment practices. Beshore related how his farm had completed a 7-year/DER-approved contract for farm application of sewage sludge. This practice has practically elimi nated the need for purchased fertil izers. Although permitting is an involved process, Beshore said he (Turn to Pago AST) Franklin County Holstein Association directors are, from the left front, Alan Meyers, Robert Mong, Paul Cashell, and Roy Cordell. In the back row standing, from the left are Dale Rice, Richard Crider, Marcus Martin, Rodney Hawbaker, Jaye Young, Kevin Horst, James Burdette, and Robert Eckstine. Franklin Holstein CHAMBERSBURG (Franklin Co.) The Franklin County Holstein Association recently named its directors and reorgan ized, according to a news release. Of the officers. Robert Mong, of Waynesboro, was elected presi dent, Paul Cashell, Chambersburg, vice president, and Roy Cordell, of Chambersburg, secretary/ treasurer. Alan Meyers, of Green castle, was elected state director. Other directors include Dale Guernsey Breeders To Meet ENON VALLEY (Lawrence Co.) The Pennsylvania Guern sey Breeders’ Association is set to hold its 64th annual meeting April 21-22, at the Arena in Bedford. Meal reservations are required and need to be made by April 17. Call James Trotter at (412) 667-0834. For hotel reservations, the dead line is April 19, and can be made by calling the Quality Inn, Bed ford. at (814) 623-5188. Room rates are $45.90 without tax for a single; $51.30 for a double. Child ren under 16 stay free. 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For more information about the Holstein Association, contact any of the directors, the county exten sion office, or the state association at (814) 234-0364. desiring to attend the adult banquet ($12.50 each per adult; $6.50 per children under 11); and for the youth awards breakfast ($6.50 each) unless a member of the Pa. Junior Guernsey Breeders Association. Convention activities start at 12:30 p.m„ April 21, and the two- day event includes a business meeting, MAGS meeting, hospi tality hour, an awards banquet, queen contest, All-Pennsylvania awards presentations; juniro breakfast, a craft auction, and the Blue Halter Calf (plus added con signments) Sale.
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