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duces about 5,000 gallons of
wine annually. The firm is owned
to show Gov. Rldgo and son Tom.
Gov. Ridge, son Tom, and Sec. Broslus chat In the food
court at the mushroom stand.
Erin Harpster, Boalshurg, shows a thrse>day-old lamb
to Pennsylvania’s first father and son.
Gov. Tom Ridge Makes Prominent Appearances
At Opening Of Pennsylvania Farm Show
by Doughs Mooifaeed, Marlene were grown by Unanaj Obonm. ■JVjl'JtalSr Sd"l>Sni
Moorhead, and Marc Boettcher. associate extension agent in Eric & Winery.
The' for the -wine County. * Halt rvintre County
Other gold medalists in the C®"*®
new Farm Show competition The annual Farm-City
included Blue Mountain Vincy- pviously wcre armounced la^
aids, New Tripoli. Lehigh Coun- m wcek at lh ® F f rm Show '
ty; Calvaresi Winery, Bemville v But this year they were
v inced at the Farm Show dm-
Sy(wester Gajewski, chairman, committee on agriculture,
Senate of the Republic of Poland discusses international
trade with Penneylvania’s Gov. Tom Ridge at the Farm
Show dinner last Friday night. Mote than 100 representa
tives from 35 countries were on hand to explore trade agree
ments at International Day and throughout the show.
Dennis Grumblne, Farm Show director, left, shares a moment with Gov. Ridge and
son Tom at the opening events last Saturday.
The color guard at attention during the national anthem at the opening of the Farm
Show last Saturday.
ncr. Gov. Ridge and State Ag
Secretary Charles Brosius pre
sented the awards to representa
tives from Franklin, Mifflin, and
Tioga County committees for
conducting successful programs
during the year.
“Farm-City activities present a
unique opportunity to increase
public awareness of the tremend
ous contributions made by Pen
nsylvania's food and fiber indus
tries and the challenges encoun
tered while meeting the world’s
increasing needs for agricultural
products.” Brosius said.
“Urban and rural residents
need to work together to ensure a
better quality of life for future
generations. Farm acreage con
tinues to decline in Pennsylvania,
but our 50,000 farm families still
produce an abundance of high
quality, affordable food and fiber
for our neighbors here and
abroad.
“Without our farms and farm
families, city and urban families
would have no food, and without
businesses from our cities and
towns, farmers would not have
markets and processing facilities
for their products.”
At a private presentation event
prior to the dinner, representa
tives from the various commodi
ties groups visited with Gov. and
Mrs. Ridge and gave samples of
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