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State FF A president Andrew You ng and eastern regional FFA vice president
Joy Young got a head start on working together. Both grew up togetheron Red
Knob Farm, which is fanned In partnership with their dads and with grandpa
rents Henry and Jean Young, standing in the center. Kneeling at left is
Cousins Named State FFA President and Regional Vice President
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
WAKEFIELD (Lancaster Co.)
—Two cousins, both graduates of
Solanco High School this week,
were named Pennsylvania State
FFA officers on Thursday.
Andrew Young is the new state
No More Tobacco Research
At Landisville
ANDY ANDREWS words, tobacco breeding programs
Lancaster Fanning Staff arc pretty much going by the way-
LANDISVILLE (Uncaster sidc at Pc™ Stale.”
Co.) “Tobacco breeding has Not ton « a B°- the Penn Slate
been shut down,” said John Southeastern Agricultural
Yocum about the djiicontmuution Research and Extension Center, of
of Penn State tobacco research at which Yocum manages, received a
the Ag Issues Foturti meeting here directive: no more tobacco
Thursday morning. “In other (Turn to Pago A 34)
Alter Named Interim Dean
At Penn State
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Penn State University this
week announced that it has named
Dr. Theodore Alter to serve as
interim dean of the Penn State Col
lege of Agricultural Sciences.
Alter is a Penn State professor
and head of the Penn State Depart
ment of Agricultural Economics
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Both From Red Knob Farm Partnership
president and his cousin Joy is the
eastern regional vice president.
Working together is nothing
new for these cousins. This past
year, Joy was president of both the
Solanco Chapter and the county
FFA while Andrew was vice presi
dent of both chapters.
and Rural Sociology, within the
College of Agricultural Sciences
since 1994. He also has extensive
background in extension activities.
Effective July 1, Alter is to
assume the position of interim
dean, replacing James Starling,
current interim dean and professor
. (Turn to Page A3S)
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 15, 1996
But working together extends
back far longer than the cousin’s
FFA affiliation. Both grew up on
Red Knob Farm where their dads
Harold Probst has “tested” milk for Ken Belter’s herd for 31 years, the entire time
the herd has been In existence. They met in Belter’s milk house last week to remember
some of their experiences over the years. See story page A3O. From left are Probst
and Kevin, Ken, Larry, and Glen Belter. Photo by Everett Newswanger, managing editor.
Andrew with his parents Matthew and Linda and sisters Rebecca and Stacy.
Kneeling at far right is Joy with parents David and Linda, and siblings, Jason,
Debra, and Elizabeth. Another brother David Jr. attends college in Ohio.
Photo by Lou Ann Good.
and grandfather farm in
partnership.
With 400 milking cows and 370
rented acres in addition to the
Four Sections
240-acre farm spread. Red Knob
Farm is no ordinary farm. It is run
by three families in partnership
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