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Vol. 40 NO. 28
F&H Foundation Scholarship Recipients Talk About Career Plans
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
In the summer of 1994, Eric
Wenger, 4-H ambassador,
returned to the U.S. from a trip to
Poland as part of a three-week
exchange trip.
What he brought back was not
only an understanding about the
differences and similarities
between the two countries, but an
abiding love for work in interna
tional business affairs.
Along with many others who
joined 4-H and learned much about
the world, Eric put himself to
work. Before the final months as a
Manheim Central senior, Eric
accumulated four years of Spanish
education, to the point where he
wants more challenge—perhaps a
Penn State Ag Council Gets New Name,
Honors Retiring President
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
WEST CHESTER (Chester
Co.) The Penn State Agricul
tural Advisory Council has a new
name. At the regular semi-annual
meeting, the members voted with
out recorded dissent to change the
name to Penn State Agricultural
Council. The meeting was held this
time at Hershey’s Mill Golf Club
for a reception for Joab Thomas,
rearing president, Penn State Uni
versity. Officials said the new
Today, the brick home and stone barn are still part of the Rutter family farm, though
almost completely surrounded by the corporation’s dairy complex. Around the dairy
barn and equipment sheds, left center, are the corporate headquarters, processing,
refrigeration, and loading facilities; truck fleet maintenance garages, lower left; and at
top center, the former bakery, now leased to a plastic milk Jug manufacturing
operation.
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trip this summer to a Spanish
speaking country.
The 18-year-old son of Nelson
and Alma Wenger, Manheim, Eric
joined six other scholarship award
winners who hope to make their
dreams come true. They met with
family and friends at the annual
presentation of the 199 S Lancaster
County Farm and Home Founda
tion Scholarship Award winners
on Tuesday evening at the Farm
and Home Center.
In all, $1,400 was awarded to
each recipient, an increase of $4OO
from last year, according to John
Schwartz, extension director.
Eric, with plans to study agri
business accounting at Penn State,
wants to work as a certified public
accountant, perhaps in intemation
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name reflects the enlarging role of
the group into advocacy for the col
lege and the agricultural industry,
in addition to its service as an
advisory board.
The new name came on top of
Oie grbup’s approval of updated
by-laws that also more clearly
define the current purpose and
operation of the council. This
stated mission is to enhance the
effectiveness of the College of
Agricultural Sciences at Penn State
University in the planning and
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Rutter’s Family Farm Is Nation’s Oldest
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 20, 1395
Scholarship award winners were honored Tuesday evening at the Farm and Home
Center. Front, from left, Eric Wenger, Jason Wlvell, Eugene Barton, Jr., and Andy Bol
linger. Back, from left, Jessica Homyack, Laura Watson, and Karen Grelneder.
JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Correspondent
YORK (York Co.)—Flat, rich
and turning green in the spring
sunshine, die fields of the Rutter
farm stretch away from the build
ings with the beauty of a patch
work quilt.
This land has been owned by
the Rutter family for nearly two
and a half centuries —that’s right,
centuries—a fact that recendy
earned the York County dairy
operation the distinction as the
oldest family farm in the country.
After a nationwide search, that
honor has been bestowed on the
Rutter farm by Farming Maga
zine, an agriculture publication
headquartered in Wisconsin.
“Never, ever sell the land,” is
the sage advice passed down from
generation to generation.of Rut
ters who tilled the soil and raised
prize-winning dairy catde on the
farm located north of the city of
York.
Today, 12 of the eighth and
Dairy Issue Plans Under Way
Plans are well under way for Lancaster Farming’s annual tri
bute to the dairy industry with the June Dairy Month issue to be
published on Saturday. June 3. Many, features, news stories and
messages from our advertisers are already in progress. But there is
still time to have your item of interest to dairy farmers included
also. Call in or fax your message this week. Phone: (717) 394-3047
or (717) 626-1164. Fax: (717) 733-6058.
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ninth generations of Rutter
descendants tend the historic
farm, as well as administer the
annual $B5 million, 750-employee
business which includes dairy pro
cessing facilities, ice cream manu
facturing, convenience stores,
family restaurants, and a real
estate division.
“I started dipping ice cream
when I was 12,” recalled Joann
Rutter Hartman, who presently
owns the farmland with her two
cousins, brothers Leo and Mike
Rutter. Following her graduation
from high school, Joann worked in
the Rutter’s Dairy offices for eight
years.
Leo and Mike went to work for
the family operation at an early
age, too.
“We started helping with the,
cows when we were just little; we
got paid 25 cents, per week”
grinned Leo Rutter, who still over
sees the field crops operations and
works with the herd.
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