A2O-lancaBter 'Farming, Saturday, December 30, 1995
Conservation Districts Honor Cooperators
(ConilniMd from Pag* Al) grandfather, David Harbaugh,
terns, and have installed a roof built the original farmstead in
runoff management system. They 1866, and the farm has remained
also use winter cover crops to take in the family since that time. The
up excess nutrients from the soil, family grows approximately 60
The Raymond E. Keilholtz acres of vegetables and 40 acres of
Memorial Award, named in honor fruit, and also raises replacement
of a former Frederick Soil Conser- dairy heifers. Management prac
vation District supervisor, is tices implemented by the Calimers
awarded each year to the coopera- include installation of a watering
lor installing the most effective trough, stream fencing, field strip
variety of best management prac- cropping, establishing permanent
tices (BMP) accomplishing soil hayland, and a conservation crop
conservation and improving water ping system,
quality within a two-year time The Take Pride in Frederick
period. County award honors a farm that
is conservation-oriented and con
sistently displays outstanding
appearance. This year the award
was presented to Clovertop Farm,
Inc., owned by Russell and Mari
lyn Wachter, and son Wayne
Wachter and his wife Jacqueline.
The Wachter’s picturesque
Sabillasville. Owned and operated
by Betty Calimer, son Rich,
Richard Masser, and Jimmy and
Bonnie Miller, the farm has been
in the family for seven
generations.
Mrs. Calimer’s great great
The Take Pride in America award went to John and Ruth
Ellen Burrler, Valley-Ho Farm, oustide Middletown. Shown
with the Barriers from left are daughter Kaye Derr, grand*
son Christopher Derr, John and Ruth Ellen Burrler, and
Wilmer Keller, Catoctin Soil Conservation District
supervisor.
Franklin Gladhill, supervisor of the Frederick Soli Con
servation District, presented the Take Pride In Frederick
County Award to Clovertop Farm, Inc., Keymar. From left,
Gladhill and Marilyn and Wayne Wachter.
pei
tion District was Donald puffer, Homestead Farms, Middle
town. From left are sons Marty and David Huffer, Donald
Huffer, and Richard Mcßride, Catoctln Soil Conservation
District supervisor.,
Roger Troxell, vice chairman of the Frederick Soil Conservation District, pre
sented the Keilholtz Memorial Award to Scenic View Orchard, Sabillasville. The
orchard has been In the family for seven generations. Back row, from left, Roger
Troxell, Kathle and Rich Calimer, Jim and Bonnie Miller, and Connie and Richard
Masser. Middle, from left, Betty Calimer, Tyler Myskewitz, Justin Masser, and Bran
don Masser. Front, Paige Calimer.
200-acre dairy has been in the
family since 1932. They milk
approximately 90 cows and have
installed an ag waster facility for
manure handling, roof runoff
management, and a grassed water
way to stabilize an area of concen
trated flow of surface runoff water
in a crop field. The Wachlers have
also served as tour hosts for the
Catoctin and Frederick Soil Con
servation Districts’ Annual Con
servation Tour.
The Frederick District also
awarded three $250 scholarships
this year. Matthew Toms, attend
ing Frederick Community Col
lege, and Jody Bell and Jody Lynn
Powell, who both attend Virigina
Tech., were honored with the
scholarships, given to students
concentrating their future educa
tions in agriculture or evjronmen
tal education.
The Catoctin Soil Conservation
District also presented three
awards during their banquet, held
at the Jefferson Community
Center.
Cooperatore of the Year for the
Catoctin District is Donald Buf
fer, Homestead Farms, Middle
town. Buffer has been a coopera
tor since 1974 on this farm. The
farm has been in his family for
five generations.
He has installed a spring deve
lopment with three troughs to
water livestock, a pond to enhance
sediment control and benefit wild
life, and contour strips.
The Charles H. Remsburg
Memorial Award, given to the
Catoctin District cooperator who
has installed the most effective
variety of best management prac
tices (BMPs) accomplishing soil
conservation and improving water
quality within a two-year time
period, was given to K. Scott
Hood of Hoodstead Farms, Mid
dletown. The family milks regis
tered Brown Swiss and Holsteins
on their 130-acre farm, which has
been in the family since 1957.
They have installed troughts,
stream fencing to exclude lives
tock, a stabilized stream crossing,
a pond for sediment control and
wildlife benefit, and contour
strips.
The Take Pride in America
Award, given to a Catoctin Dis
trict farm that is conservation
oriented and displays consistendy
outstanding appearance, went to
Valley-Ho Farm, owned and oper
ated by John and Ruth Ellen Burli
er. The Burners produce cash
grain crops and raise replacement
heifers on their 250-acre farm just
The Charles H. Remsberg Memorial Award was pre
sented to K. Scott Hood of Hoodstead Farms, Middletown.
From left are Scott, holding daughter Nicole, Judy Hood,
and Fred Beachley, Catoctin Soli Conservation District
supervisor.
outside Middletown. They have lh fr cir . c ° nservation edu ® a “° n
lived there 32 vears efforts - Plaques wcre awarded b *
’ the Catoctin District from the
The original contour strips laid Maryland Association of Conser
out the year they moved to the vation Districts to Josephine
farm are still maintained. There is Remsburg; who received second
a pond for recreation and to place statewide for conservation
enhance sediment control—a pair education at the elementary level,
of mute swans glides across its and Ronald Albaugh, a high
surface. school teacher who placed second
Two teachers were honored for statewide.
Moores Selected For
National Leadership Program
CENTREVILLE, Md. Jeff
and Cindy Moore of Centreville,
Md., recently returned from Nash
ville, Tenn., where they partici
pated in a Young Cooperator
Leadership Program sponsored by
the National Milk Producers Fed
eration. While at the conference,
the Moores were elected to serve
on the 10-couple YC Advisory
Council.
“Serving on the Council will
give us the opportunity to learn
more about the national organiza
tion and to work with young pro
ducers from across the country,”
Jeff said. “We want to know more
about our business from the
political side to the day-to-day
side.
“While all dairy producers
strive to produce safe and whole
some products for the consumer,
we also need to be aware of the
role the government plays on our
business.”
Cindy, who takes an acdve part
in the dairy, said she enjoyed the
opportunity to mingle with other
dairy couples and listen to the
many speakers. She said the con
ference allowed her to exchange
information with other dairy pro
ducer wives.
“Many of us are partners in the
business, and this conference
drove home the valuable role that
many wives play in the success of
the family farm,” Cindy added.
The couple was selected to par
ticipate in the YC Leadership
Program from among young cou
ples who belong to Atlantic Dairy
Cooperative, Southampton, Pa. To
earn the right to travel to the con
ference, they had to fill out an
application related to their farm,
undergo a farm' inspection, and
interview process and present an
extemporaneous speech.
At Nashville, the YC Leader
ship couples gained more insight
into the dairy industry and
NMPF’s role from the CEO of
NMPF, Jim Barr, and NMPF’s
President, Tom Camerlo. Other
issues addressed included man
agement and i rofitability, the
family farm, care of animals, man
ufacturing of dairy products and
becoming a pricemakcr.