_ «=r i^^rnl/jjl ■ „ u^siF univ jßga. •|^ rw I I AM m M \ » jLJ H vSjßjßeft I MM^cggM«-HBg*3g^r^4^»itn <niTnnrTi^fciTßßFvJiM&i/y^^^Mr Vol. 42 No. 14 Six Master Farmers Thrive With Diversity David and Sharon Bishop oparata Ensanada Farm, which Incbdas 63 ownad and 456 rantad acraa phis a 118-cow milking string and about 100 raplaeamants. Tioga County Dairy Day Topics Focus On Dry Cow, Heifer Management CAROLYN MOYER Tioga Co. Correspondent WHTTNEYILLE (Tioga Co.) “Develop a plan of attack for your farm for the future,” said Robert Turner, east region coordi nator of the Dairy MAP program as he addressed both fanners and industry exhibitors gathered for Tioga County Dairy Day held here recently. ‘Today most producers would rather go it alone,” Turner said. “They’ve got to be stubborn. They’ve lasted in this industry through trying times, and I’m not going to tell you that it’s going to get better, but what I will tell you is Young Farmer Convention Announces Award Recipients GETTYSBURG (Adams Co.) Recently the Pennsylvania Young Farmers Association (PYFA) met here at the Eisenhow er Inn at its annual convention. Following are the various awards presented to members. Outstanding Young Adult Farmer Contests On Wednesday, Feb. 5, the PYFA presented the awards to this past year’s winners of the Out standing Young Adult Farmer Contests. The contest or recognition started last year with the contest applications being completed and sent to the state awards commit tee. They were judged and win ners of each region selected. Out of these regional winners a state winner was chosen. The reg ional winners are invited to the Four Section* that (the industry) will keep changing.” With the never-ending changes in technology, Turner said that it gets more and more difficult to stay current. That’s why he emphasizes taking a team approach to managing your business. “Any good business will bring people in and other consultants to help decide what to do with the business,” said Turner. “You can pull on the knowledge of several people.” The first step is gathering a core group of consultants including, but not limited to, nutritionists, feed winter convention where the state winners are announced. Outstanding Young Adult Farmer Under 30 Region IV Daniel and Laurel Wilkinson are from Gettysburg and are mem bers of Gettysburg Young Far mers, whose advisor is Tom Oyler Jr. The Wilkinsons have three children Andy, Dusty, and Kendall. Dan is one-third partner in Get ty Acres Farm operation, with his father and brother being the rest of the partnership. Dan is also one half partner in DEW Farms, with his toother being the other half. Getty Acres farms 2,739 acres and DEW Farms rents 270 acres. Main crops are com, wheat, bar ley, alfalfa, timothy, and silage (Turn to Pago ASS) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 8, 1997 HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) To those who attend Farm Show, the diversity of the state’s ag production base can be awe inspiring. But for those who missed the show, you can still appreciate the diversity of the region’s agricul ture enterprises in this profile of the Six 1997 Master Farmers, co sponsored by Pennsylvania Far mer Magazine and the cooperative extension systems of Pennsylvani a, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and West Virginia. The following farm families Cattle Exports To Japan Look ‘Rosy’ ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) “Rosy” is how one Japanese buyer describes the ongoing rela tionship with beef producers in America. And as the tariff charges steadi ly drop every year for imports, Japan plans to make more purch ases of what they consider high quality beef made in America. That’s the message provided to dealers, lenders, tax advisers, marketing specialists, equipment suppliers, and AI representatives. ‘Tick a team that will have your dairy’s best interest at heart,” said Turner. The next step is to develop a Although Merldeth Welderspahn Is a Pennsylvania Alter nate Princess, her life revolves much more around Yahweh Dairy Farm than around royalty duties. To read about the Welderspahn family and their Crawford County farm, turn to page B 4 for the feature story by Lou Ann Good. will be honored as 1997 Master Farmers at a banquet March 10 at the Marriott Hotel in Harrisburg: • David and Sharon Bishop, Doylestown. The Bishops operate the 519-acre Ensenada Farm, Doy lestown, which includes Bishop’s father, George. They farm with son Joshua, 13, and daughter Nicole, 10. The farm has been in the family since the turn of the century. David and Sharon purchased die home farm in late 1987 and the partner ship dissolved in 1990. Ensenada includes 63 owned and 456 rented more than 200 catde feeders and agri-industry representatives by Shin Yamakawa, general manager of the Colonial Beef/Marudai Food Company, Philadelphia, Tuesday morning at the Penn State-sponsored Catde Feeder’s Day at the Farm and Home Center. Yamakawa said that Japanese consumers are eating more sukiy aki dishes, which consists of thinly sliced beef, vegetables, soy sauce, sake, and sugar. They’re also strategic marketing plan for your business and build a mission state ment, or why the farm business exists based on the values of the owner. Turner also emphasized the importance of setting goals that are $27.50 Per Year acres, plus a 115-cow milking string and about 100 replacements. The southeastern Pennsylvania Holstein operation has made increased milk production per per son and other labor efficiencies as priorities. They have help from two full-time and one part-time employee. They achieve a 23,500-pound rolling herd average in an 80-stall stanchion bam. They won numerous milk production awards through the years. Three years ago, the Bishops joined the I-ehigh Valley Crop (Turn to Page A2O) cooking more meals based on shin shu items, which make use of a heavily marbled type meat in a var iety of dishes. A popular menu item in the summertime in Japan is Korean barbecue, using a thinner sauce than Americans use but which is sprinkled with pepper and salt The Japanese do not have any beef oven-type cuisine, such as ijoasts. (Turn to Pag* Al 9) .... “SMART,” or Specific, Measur able, Attainable, Rewarding and Timed. “Then an capable, intelligent, trained individuals in industry and finance to help you with your busi ness,” Turner stressed. The teamwork issue worked like a thread to tie the day’s other speakers together, emphasizing (Turn to Pag* A 27) Maryland Holstein Announces Convention CENTREVILLE, Md. The Maryland State Holstein Associa tion has announced that its annual convention is to be held March 14 and 13 at the Kent Island American Legion in Stevenville. The hosts of the convention are the Queen Anne County and Kent County Holstein clubs, represent ing, “The Eastern Shore, where the sun rises first in Maryland.” The deadline to order conven tion tickets to attend the associ ation business, ladies program or youth program luncheons and the main covention banquet is March 1. (Turn to Page A 37) Note Change In Classified Section This week you will find our farm equipment classified ads moved from Section D to Sec tion C. Other classifieds went to Section D. 60* Per Copy
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