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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
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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
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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