A2O-Lancaster Firming, Saturday, April 29, 1995
Lancaster Extension Hires Horticultural Agent
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
There’s truly a “doctor” in the
house for vegetable and fruit grow
ers in Lancaster County, now that a
horticultural agent has been hired.
Dr. Timothy Elkner, who holds
a doctorate in horticulture from
Virginia Tech, has succeeded H.
Bruce Hellerick, former agent, as
the new Lancaster County horti
cultuial agent, it was announced
this week.
Elkner, who begins with the
Penn State Lancaster County
Cooperative Extension Service on
June 5, obtained his degrees in
plant science, including a bache
lor’s from Cook College at Rut
ger’s, a master’s from Clemson,
and a doctorate from Virginia
Tech. Studies include the photo
synthesis of peaches while com
pleting the master’s degree work
and the photosynthesis of apples
was the focus of his doctoral
dissertation.
For three years, Elkner served as
a plant physiologist with Texas
Tech University in Lubbock,
working on studies of grape cold
hardiness for the wine industry in
the state.
A native of Mays Landing, New
Jersey, Elkner told Lancaster
Farming that he was looking for
ward to working with Lancaster
County farmers on the emerging
fruit industry and to help develop
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Elkner will help the fruit and “help growers get a similar eco
vegetable industry to “develop nomic return” to tobacco crops by
and grow,” said John Schwartz, growing vegetable crops in the
Lancaster County Extension county. “I will also try to help
director. growers explore alternative direct
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etmg, said Schwartz. of commodities per year. Products
Elkner said that he wdl be focus- from ffuit tota , $2l
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to 1993 figures. candidate” to replace Hellerick,
Schwartz said that Elkner’s who left Extension for a career in
experience with plant science has the landscape industry.
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