LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
New ways of growing tobacco
transplants and an in field tobacco
curing system will be two of the
subjects discussed at Lancaster
County Tobacco Management
Meetings, The meeting will be
presented at three locations in
PA Dairy
Board Elects Officers
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
The Pennsylvania Dairy Pro
motion Program Commodity Mar
keting Board recently elected
offices for the 1997-1997 term.
Richard C. Waybright, Gettys
burg, will serve as chairman.
Waybright is one of die owners of
Mason Dixon Farms, Inc., a large
Pennsylvania dairy farm.
Also elected as officers are Robert Gch
man, Coopersburg, vice chairman; John
Ligo, Grove City, secretary; and Raymond
Diebold, Altoona, treasurer.
Other board members serving on the
executive committee are Tom Croncr, Berlin,
Karl Kroeck. Knoxville. James Lydic,
Marion Center, and Randall Meabon,
Wattsburg.
“As the industry continues to grow and
evolve to meet the needs of consumers, dairy
promotion will lead the way in driving
demand for dairy products,” said Waybright
at the reorganization meeting.
“The PDPP Commodity Marketing Board
searches for opportunities in Pennsylvania to
put dairy first in the minds of consumers. We
have a dedicated group of dairy farmers that
are committed to dairy promotion on behalf
of all Pennsylvania farmers.”
The Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Prog
ram (PDPP) is the dairy farmer-funded prom
otion program representing daity iarmers.in
33 north central and western Pennsylvania
counties.
Contracting with the American Dairy
Association & Dairy Council Mid East to
conduct advertising, marketing, promotion
and nutrition education programs on their
behalf, the PDPP board oversees the daily
promotion programming conducted in their
33 county territory.
The PDPP supports the “got milk?"
national advertising campaign by purchasing
commercial air time in their Pennsylvania
markets. “Got milk?” continues to be one of
the most recognzicd and decorated consumer
advertising campaigns in the country. As
“got milk?” partners with companies like
JCPenney’s and Mattel to expand marketing
opportunities, “got milk?” positions milk as a
must-have beverage among consumers.
To expand the “got milk?” message to
more Pennsylvania consumers, PDPP spon
sors several additional promotion programs.
These include underwriting sponsorship of
the PIAA high school athletic champion
ships; a children’s public service campaign
with the Pittsburgh Steelcrs co-sponsored by
the PA Department of Agriculture; and June
Dairy Month special events and advertising
with the Erie Seawolves and Williamsport
Cubs minor league baseball teams.
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The PDPP also supports the
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Tobacco Management Meeting
12:30 p.m.
Are you considering a green
house to produce tobacco trans
plants but fed the cost is too high?
Would you like a better way to
grow tobacco plants than in the
conventional bed? Dave Conrad,
Maryland Extension Tobacco
Specialist will be discussing a
“Float Bed” system developed in
Maryland. The system incorpo
rates many of the advantages of
the greenhouse but is much less
expensive to build.
John Yocum, Penn State South
east Fidd Research Station Mana
ger will be discussing what’s hap
pening with Blue Mold and it’s
control along with other pest con
trol problems in tobacco.
Under the new farm bill the
U.S.D.A. has changed how they
will be looking at arid making pay
ments for crop disasters. Benue
Morrissey from the Morrissey
Insurance Agency will discuss
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these changes and how the new
crop insurance program works.
Bob Anderson, Extension
Agent will be discussing a fidd
curing system being developed
and used by tobacco growers in
Tennessee.
Portions of the program will
qualify for pesticide update credit
All persons interested in the pro
duction of tobacco are invited to
attend one of these meetings. For
mote information contact Bob
Anderson at the Lancaster County
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