A26-Lancastfr Fanning, Saturday, February 3, 1996 Pa. Forage And Grassland Council VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Fanning Staff CARLISLE (Cumberland Co.) Several mem ben of the Pennsylvania Forage and Grass land Council (PFGC) on Tuesday were presented with awards recog nizing practices and efforts that reflect the goals of advancing knowledge and sound stewardship associated with grasses and forages. The award presentations were made during a luncheon meeting of the PFGC held in conjunction with the annual 1996 Pennsylvania Crops Conference at the Embers Inn, in Carlisle." The crops conference is an annual event sponsored by the PFGC, the Pennsylvania Master Com Growers Association, the Pennsylvania Soybean Board, and the Pennsylvania State University Extension. During the presentation cere mony, three award recipients were acknowledged, and three class winners of the 199 S Ag Progress Dr Hi Sho’" nted Marvin Hall accepts for Dr. James Starling the PFGC’s high est award, and Bob Leiby holds a teaching award for Clyde Mvers. INSURANCE FOR FARMOWNERS Nationwide's Farm Combination Coverage offers you more. • More optional coverages • More generous benefits • More flexible application of protection Find out about the greater choices and options available to you with Nationwide’s Farm Combination. Coverage. Now taking reservations for our Estate Planning Seminars. Call today. Kathy Marlnkov, AAI, CIC 24 N. 3rd Street Womelsdorf, PA 19567 (610) 589-4291 800-589-4291 g(t[| NATIONWIDE 11 INSURANCE Nationwida la on your aid* Nationwide* is a registered federal service mark of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company A PFGC Special Award is the highest recognition the organiza tion bestows. The award is a recog nition of an individual or company that has made a major contribution directly to the PFGC, as well as an outstanding contribution to the state’s forage and livestock indus try or conservation farming. Dr. James Starling, who in December was named interim dean of the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, was named the recipient of the Special Award. A member of the PFGC, he has served on its board of directors and as its president in 1968. While head of the Penn Spite Agronomy Department (1969-1985), he was a strong supporter of the PFGC and its programs, and that support has continued. Starling also was a research pro ject leader in forage crop breeding and genetics with the primary responsibility of studying peren nial grass breeding and genetics, as well as teaching graduate students applied statistics. He started at Pei joined the agronomy faculty in 1957. He earned a bachelor degree in agronomy from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and a master and doc torate in agronomy from Penn State. In addition to serving the Grass land Council, he has been a mem ber of the Pennsylvania Plant Food 1954 State We Handle a Complete Line Of GRAIN BINS <531) ISUSf iiy <* %mmm Je%*m' WOtMw aFs ijl • Agricultural • Commercial • Residential 16 Ft. High Circular Manure Storage Featuring Side-Mount Pump • Retaining Walls • Bunker Silos • Manure Storage, Etc. Honors Achievements and Protectant Educational Socie ty, and the Northeast Branch of the American Society of Agronomy. Clyde Myers, an extension agent for Berks County, was rec ognized as the recipient of the organization’s Teaching/ Extension Award, because of his efforts and dedication to providing his area’s farmers with education automatic farm systems 608 Evergreen Rd., Lebanon, PA 17042 (717) 274-5333 Cheek Oar Low Prices Before Yea Bay INC. 430 Concrete Ave., Leola, PA 717-656-2016 and delivering useful information about grasses and forages, as well as his leadership. According to a statement by the PFGC, “Clyde is recognized by his peers as an excellent readier and provider of outstanding leader ship. He has initiated many educat ional programs in Berks County as (Turn to Pago AST) YERS le
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