A24-Lancasler Farmtog, Saturday, November 18, 1995
Farm Bureau Holds
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honor members who made signif
icant contributions to the advance
ment of PFB’s efforts to support
farmers.
Roger Madigan, with the state’s
23rd District, is “a conservation-
ist, an avid sportsman, and a far
mer.” said PFB president keith
Eckel in presenting the award.
“Roger Madigan is also a legisla
tor who has used his knowledge
and love of agriculture to work for
the betterment and preservation of
agriculture in Pennsylvania.”
Madigan was cited for his role in
the enactment and strengthening of
the Pennsylvania Milk Producers
Security Fund in the early 1980 s,
according to a PFB. The milk
dealer-supported fund protects
dairy farmers financially in the
event of a dealer bankruptcy. Up
until the law was enacted, several
dealers had gone out of business,
owing millions of dollars to dairy
producers who shipped their milk
to them.
Madigan, who grew up on a
farm in Bradford County, was a
key supporter of the state farmland
preservation and the Clean and
Green laws. In addition, he helped
introduce S.B. 805, the Private
Property Protection Act. This
legislation requires government
agencies to act more responsibly
when promoting legislation affect
ing private property.
Also at the banquet, Harold M.
Shaulis, Jr., Somerset, retired PFB
state board member from DisL 11,
was honored with a special recog
nition award for his service to PFB
from 1987-1995. He said serving
Winning first place for their efforts in promoting member
ship In PFB was the Berks County Farm Bureau, repre
sented by Ed Hartman, Reading, president, left. Presenting
the award Is PFB President Keith Eckel.
Coraana Mayar, Loganton, left, won tha discuMlon moot
contact, which chalking ad alght young mambara to adva
problama affecting agriculture. At right la PFB President
Keith Eckel.
PFB “has been an education.
Money can’t buy the education
that serving on this board of direc
tors provides you. You have the
opportunity to go places, meet
people, (and) learn things
constantly.” _
In addition, several county Farm
Bureau organizations were hon
ored. Winning first place for their
efforts in promoting PFB was the
Berks County Farm Bureau and
the bureau’s 1,528 families, repre
sented by Edward Hartman, Read
ing, president Berks County won
the All Star Award for top county.
They also won individual program
awards for outstanding women’s
committee, state legislative,
national legislative, policy deve
lopment contract services, and ag
commodity programs.
Second place went to Jane Bal
mer. Mount Joy, president of the
Lancaster County Farm Bureau,
and third place went to Charles
Benner, Middleburg, president of
the Snyder County Farm Bureau.
Earlier in die day, a young cou
ple was selected to receive the PFB
Outstanding Young Farmer
Award. The award was presented
to Timothy and Denise Wetzel,
who operate a 262-acre dairy farm
and milk 80 cows in Middleburg.
Since they began farming full
time, the Wetzels have made
improvements to their bam and
renovated the milking parlor.
Their rolling herd average has
improved from 16,835 pounds to
20,387 pounds. Tim serves on
PFB’s Daily Committee and the
Snyder County Farmßureau Dairy
Committee. He is also the area
coordinator for the Dairy-MAP
program and serves as a state
director for the Pennsylvania Hols
tein Association. Denise is a mem
ber of the county farm bureau
women’s committee.
Coreena Meyer, Loganton, won
the discussion meet contest, which
challenged nine young members to
solve problems affecting agricul
ture. Coreena will compete in the
national discussion meet contest
during the American Farm Bureau
convention in Reno, Nev. on Jan.
7-10. She was also the recipient of
a $5OO check from Dodge Truck.
During the three-day meeting,
several hundred farm leaders,
including 169 voting delegates,
met to elect leaders and set policies
for the statewide farm
organization.
PFB delegates re-elected Guy
Donaldson of Gettysburg to his
fifth term as vice president of the
organization. Board members re
elected (to two-year terms) and the
county form bureaus they repre
sent are:
• Allen Roszel, Montrose (Sus
quehanna, Wayne, Wyoming/
Lackawanna)
■ Curtis Kratz, Souderton
(Berks, Chester/Delaware,
Montgomery)
• Milford Kinsman, Troy
(Bradford/Sullivan, McKean/
Potter, and Tioga/Potter)
• Roxy Levan, Milton (Mon
tour, Northumberland, Snyder,
Union)
• Richard Mains, Newville
(Adams. Cumberland, Franklin,
and Fulton)
• Thomas Mcllwain, Spring
Church (Armstrong, Clarion, Elk,
and Jefferson)
• Alan Dambach, Fombell
(Beaver/Lawrence, Butler, and
Mercer).
In voting to support a pilot
school voucher program, voting
delegates reversed die organiza
tion’s previous policy opposing
any use of public funds for private
schools and putPFB in a position
to support Gov. Tom Ridge’s
revised education reform proposal.
The governor promoted his prop
osal for a scaled-down five-year
pilot school voucher program dur
ing an address before the annual
meeting’s opening luncheon.
Voting delegates adopted other
policies, including;
N.J. Honors Dairy
TRENTON. N.J. Eight New
Jersey dairy farms will receive the
prestigious Dairy of Distinction
Award for 1995. Since the pro
gram’s inception in 1587,62 New
Jersey dairy farms have been hon
ored.
The Dairy of Distinction Award
is given to those dairy fanners
whose farms, buildings, grounds,
and surroundings are maintained
to a high standard, stimulating
pride in the dairy farms and to cre
ate a positive image for the whole
some products they produce.
The contest is sponsored by the
Northeast Dairy Farm Beautifica
tion Program with the area coor
dinated by August Knispel, presi
dent of the Garden State Milk
Council with cooperation from the
New Jersey Department of Agri
culture.
August Knispel thanks all parti
cipants and encourages all dairies
to apply again next year. The
judges for this year were Vin Sam
uel and Richard Schumm, both
with the New Jersey Department
of Agriculture; Charlie Miller.
New Jersey Farm Bureau; and Da
vid Lee of Rutgers Extension Ser
vice.
In recognition for maintaining a
well-kept farmstead, giving con-
Harold M. Shaulls, Jr., Somerset, retired PFB state board
member from Dlst. 11, left, was honored with a special rec
ognition award for his service to PFB from 1987-1995. At
right Is PFB President Keith Eckel.
Sen. Roger Madlgan, left, was honored with the 1995 Dis
tinguished Service To Agriculture Award at the Pennsylval
- Farm Bureau (PFB) 45th Annual Member Recognition
Banquet on Tuesday night at the Hershey Lodge and Con
vention Center. Presenting the award is PFB President
Keith Eckel.
• Reiteration of the organiza
tion’s stance supporting the princi
pals of a market-oriented
agriculture.
■ Calls for financial protection
of farmers when grain dealers and
grain elevators declare
bankruptcy.
• Calls for a standardization of
milk residue screening tests.
• Amended school tax reform
sumers greater confidence in the
wholesomeness of milk and con
tributing in preserving more than
220 square miles in open land (to
tal land for NJ. dairy farms), this
year’s winners are:
• John Csiszlak and Family,
Csiszlak Farms, Phillipsburg
• Carl and Dawn Russel, Car da
Holsteins, Wantage
• Robert and Fred Fulper, Ful
per Hill Farm, Lambertville (also
host of the 1995 Dairy Open
House)
• Duane and Catheline Young,
Holland Valley Farm, Milford
• Miles and Charles Kuperus,
Kuperus Farmside Gardens, Sus
sex
• Lisa Stangle and Tom Smtih,
TLS Farm, Belvidere
• Daniel and Laura Chard, Terra
Rose Holsteins, Woodstown
• John and Sarah Dumschatt
and Family, Alway Welcome Jer
sey Farm, Hope.
Awards will be presented at the
New Jersey Dairy Princess Pag
eant, which will be held at the
Somerset County Extension
' Building, Bridgewater. NJ. to
night Tlie public is invited.
policy which advocates shifting
the burden from real estate taxes to
a locally determined combination
of real estate taxes, income taxes,
plus sales taxes at the option of the
local school board.
In other action, PFB President
Keith Eckel appointed Jenny Tee
ter of Milan chairman of the state
women’s committee, succeeding
Martha Rhoades. Emlenton.
Farmers
August Knispcl announced that
the Garden State Milk Council
will be hosting the 60th year anni
versary convention of the Interna
tional Association of Milk Control
Agencies (lAMCA), These activi
ties will be held from August 4-8,
1996 at the Sheraton Hotel in At
lantic City. NJ.
The program plans call for tours
of New Jersey dairy and related
agriculture industries, exhibition
of New Jersey products, and dis
cussions of issues and ideas im
portant to dairy farmers, regula
tors, consumers, milk dealers and
retailers. August Knispel invites
all members of the New Jersey
agricultural community to support
this worthwhile cause and provide
a successful meeting. For more
details, contact August Knispel,
president of the Garden State Milk
Council, (908) 735-4989 or Vin
Samuel or Richard Schumm at
(609) 984-2511.
During the S9th annual meeting
of the IAMCO, Vin Samuel, se
cretary-treasurer of the Garden
State Milk Council and dairy eco
nomist with the New Jersey Dept,
of Agriculture, was elected presi
dent of the lAMCO.