Vol. 40 NO. 34 Busy Week For Pennsylvania Agriculture Department VERNON ACHENBACH, JR. Lancaster Farming Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) It was a busy week for agriculture in Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, the state broke ground for the long-awaited new state laboratory which is to be the one of the biggest parts in creating a fully accredited tripartite animal disease diagnostic and health sys tem. It is to put the state into the national lead for such needed services. Later in the day. Mate Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brasilia was officially swam into office, with one of the largest turnouts ever to such an agricultural function. Also this week. Gov. Tom ■ '^Juitjt'd 6^ Ift# will reopen on Wetfne* day, July S.Have • great dayl National Holstein Convention: $72,000 Sale Top, Cope Is President EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor PITTSBURGH For the sixth time in the 110-year history of the National Holstein Association, the annual convention was held in Pen Friends of Slngbrook Aero M Molly-ET gather In the National Holstein Convention sale ring light after the beaut iful two year-old sold to Larry Mohnfield, Pleasant Plain, 604 P«r Copy Ridge, who attended the swearing in ceremony making h his second visit to the agriculture building this year, signed into law HB 1400 which creates the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). During a Wednesday ceremony. Gov. Ridge signed the law with Secretary Brosius and DER Sec Youth Learn By Leading At Cooperatives Institute ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff SHIPPENSBURG (Cumber land Co.) —For participants early this week at the annual state cooperatives Summer Youth Insti tute, involvement meant everything. It meant a chance to attend the National Institute of Cooperative Education (NICE) Conference in Minneapolis, Minn, at the end of this month. It meant a chance to serve as a scholar at upcoming state conferences. It could provide die cornerstone for a management Youth from around the state were honored for their leadership and understanding of how cooperatives work at the annual Pennsylvania Council of Coopera- nsylvania. All previous conven tions (1919,1926,1929,1955, and 1976) were held in Philadelphia. But this week the rejuvenated western Pennsylvania steel city put out the red carpet for the 1,500 Lancastar Famting, Saturday, July 1, 1995 retary James Seif present Under the new law, DER’s name is changed to the Department of Environmental Protection, while the state parks, forests and other natural resources are to fall under the purview of the newly created, cabinet level DCNR. (According to die Governor’s Press Office, an nominee to head lives (PCQ- and Penn State sponsored Summer Institute at Shippensburg University. Robin Davies, daughter of Phil and Paulette Davies, Tunkhan nock, and Michael Clark, son of Gary and Delores Clark, Loysville, were presented with the Jay Irwin Leadership Award at the awards ceremony on Wednesday afternoon. Robin, 17, a senior at Tunkhan nock Area High School, has served on the scholar committee at the institute for two years. Robin said she learned how to meet and interact with fellow parti cipants at the institute. Her leader ship responsibilities included reporting to the federal board each night and speaking in the general (Turn to Pago A 32) Holstein breeders who came to be part of the festivities and associa tion business. During the election of officers Wednesday, Pennsylvania’s John Cope, Grantham, was elected pres Ohio, for $72,000. Consigned by Singing Brook Farm, Imler, this first cow In the ring to open the sale was one of 15 head that sold for $20,000 or more. Four Sections the DCNR is expected to be named within the next several weeks.) The law also gives additional roles to the PDA, which now is to implement the Seasonal Farm Labor Act Further, the law altered slighdy the Stale Conservation Commis sion. Not only is it to have an inde pendent executive secretary Robin Davies, daughter of Phil and Paulette Davies, Tunkhannock, right, and Michael Clark, son of Gary and Delores Clark, Loysvllle, left, were presented with the Jay Irwin Leadership Award at the awards ceremony on Wed* nesday afternoon. In center is Irwin. ident of the 45,407-member (including junior members) Hols tein Association USA. Cope suc ceeded John Selz, Humbird, Wis consin, who was not eligible for reelection. Richard Keene from *25.00 Per Yew (elected by the commission, but the PDA is to target staff to support the commission when it enforces the Nutrient Management Act with regards to production agriculture, and the DEP is to have staff to sup port the SOC when it enforces vio lations of foe dean Streams Act (Turn to Pago AM) New York was elected vice president The new directors (hat were elected are Henry Benckc, New York; Ray Bennett Georgia, and Jim Spreng, Ohio. Keith Stump, Wisconsin, was reelected. The 1995 Distinguished Young Breeders award was given to Steve and Chrissy Woods. Littlestown. This couple became owner operators of Penn Gate Farm in 1986.' Since that time they have received 48 All-Pennsylvania awards and an All-American nom ination. They were premier breeder at the Eastern National twice and premier exhibitor once. Their 73-cow herd includes 20 EX and 32 VG cows and the herd average is 22,000 pounds of "hulk. The award is given to young dairy farmers between the ages of 21 and 40 who show “success with registered Holsteins” and have a plan with well-thought-out goals. The Robert Rumler Scholarship was given to Alfred Person, Bur lington, Vermont Person is a 1972 graduate of Ohio State and oper ated a New York dairy farm in Clymer, New York, before pursing a Master’s Degree in Extension Education at the University of Vermont. In the dairy bowl contest both Pennsylvania teams came into the finals Wednesday morning unde feated. And the junior team from Pennsylvania remained unde feated, outscoring Wisconsin’s junior team to become the national (Turn to Pago A 24)
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