Vol. 42 No. 11
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Pen
nsylvania’s Governor Tom Ridge figured
prominently in three major events that
Supreme champion of the meat breeds is the fall ram lamb shown by Lee
and Louise Wagner, Easton, in Northampton County. In the photo, from left,
Andrea Musser, Lamb and Wool Queen; Bud Martin, Judge; Walt Peechatka,
executive deputy secretary: Lee Wagner, owner; and Craig Flack, at the
lead. See story and results on page DB.
FFA Keystone Winners, Star Farmers Share Honors
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
The number of members on the
show floor could be a reflection
205. In all, the more than 3,000
FFA members and family in atten
dance Monday night in the Farm
Paul Naar holds tha haltar of tha suprama champion dairy cow of tha 1997 Farm
Show, Walnut Hills Logic Cathy, an EX9s*point Holstain, while atata Dairy Princess
Angela Warlay and Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brosius present tha banner. Sea
story on Page Al 9.
Four Stdiom
Gov. Tom Ridge Makes Prominent Appearances
At Opening Of Pennsylvania Farm Show
Show Large Arena proved, indeed,
that FFA is the largest student
organization in the state and
perhaps the world.
Monday night was a major high
light in the lives of 20S Keystone
Award recipients who awaited
anxiously to receive the state’s
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 18; 1807
opened the Pennsylvania Farm Show last
Friday and Saturday: the combined Farm
Show and International Day dinner held
Friday night at the Hershey Convention
Cento-, a farm press conference held
Saturday morning just off from the press
office, and the grand tour of the show and
official opening in the large arena Saturday
around noon.
“I would say to all Pennsylvanians,
‘You have no idea when you go to buy that
box of cereal or loaf of bread or bottle of
milk how little of the price you pay ends up
to go to the farm families who produce it,
Ridge said. “‘You should all know out
there that our farmers are the most efficient
producers of food and fiber in the world.
Dispel yourself of the notion that when you
pay the price that it’s going to the farmer.
You might want to see how much they are
paying the superstar for the endorsement.
I’m just telling everybody, we have a lot to
understand in what our agriculture and
farm community do for Pennsylvania and
appreciate the contribution they make to
the quality of life in this country.’
‘This week we honor Pennsylvania’s
creators and their creations. We celebrate
our land and the families who work it. We
pay homage to our rich agriculture heritage
and tradition.”
A major feature of the opening dinner
was the inclusion of 125 international
guests from 33 countries who were invited
to come to Pennsylvania to see what our
producers and agribusinesses have to offer
the world for export While specific agree
ments have occurred from the first attempt
at an International Day last year. Farm
Show officials are banking on the notion
that if we “break bread together,” the
friendly atmosphere will encourage export
trade through Philadelphia’s seaport and
highest honor at the 68th Mid-
Winter FFA Convention.
At the convention, Pennsylvani
a Secretary of Education Eugene
Hickok told FFA members and
family that FFA is the “largest stu
dent organization that exists.”
State membership stands at 6,400.
He also told them how important
FFA members were to the “future
of communities and agriculture as
an industry.”
Hickok told members to leant to
apply their talents and energy to
the fijture and to “stand up for the
values you are concerned with."
U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, also
speaking at the convention, spoke
about his own family growing up
working for a “company store in a
company town,” as coal miners.
"We were poor but we didn’t know
we were poor,” Santorum said. He
said they grew up in an environ
ment where there was a “family
who loved them, neighbors who
looked after them, a community
that cared, and faith in a God they
trusted.”
Santorum challenged the. stu
dents to keep America good, keep
it great with the work they do and
will continue in their chosen
careers.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Agri
culture Charles Brosius welcomed
the FFA members and family to
the 81st annual Farm Show. He
reminded them that, with FFA,
there is no other organization that
“prepates you to take your place in
society.”
• FFA supporters were recog
nized at the ceremony. The H.O.
Sargent Award went to Dr. Ferman
Moody, state director of vocation
$27.50 Per Year
the major airports from Pittsburgh, Harris
burg, and Philadelphia that have daily
flights connecting to all major potential
exporting partners.
“That’s why we have opened our Farm
Show to the world,” Ridge said. “Fanners
in Pennsylvania are making their mark in
international markets, markets in which
two-way trade can benefit all
participatents.
‘To every country, Pennsylvania will
proudly show you quality products, equip
ment, and opportunities to purchase. But
we understand a global market that is criti
cally important to all of us depends on the
development of bilateral relationships.
Pennsylvania is not interested in paving a
one way street. We are interested in short
and long term relationships that insure that
trade goes in two directions.”
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The Winner 15 ...
The record crowds at the 1997 Pen
nsylvlnia Farm Show matched the
many visitors who registered at Lan
easttr f arming's booth for tut original
oio rSmbned White Mountain Ice
Cream Freezer. We are pleased to
announce that the winner of the thaw
ing is DELBERT E. SWARTZ,
Thotnpsontown, Juniata County, Pen
nsylvania. Congratulations to the win
ner and thanks to everyone w*o stopped
and entered die drawing. Our staff
enjoyed meeting cvetyone of you.
al education, for his lifetime
achievement more than SO
years of service to the formerly
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Bud Dean, Strasburg In
Lancaster County, racalvad
the J. Ira Coble Award at the
Farm Show for hie nearly 30
years of service as a 4-H lead
er. See story page A 24.
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