Vol. 42 No. 49
Mike Brubaker, seated, discusses the computerized
farming operation with Dr. Robert Steele, new dean of Penn
State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
Dean Steele Tours
In Lancaster,
Cumberland Counties
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
MOUNT JOY (Lancaster Co.)
In an effort to continue the wel
come of Dr. Robert Steele, the new
dean of the College of Agricultural
Sciences, the Penn State Agricul
tural Council arranged an orienta
tion tour of farms and agri
businesses in Lancaster and Cum
berland Counties.
Starting Wednesday morning.
Dr. Steele visited the 800-acre
dairy, broiler, and hog farms of
Luke Brubaker and sons Mike and
Tony, located near Mount Joy. The
Brubakers have used the resources
Ag Secretary Approves
First Nutrient Plan
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
LEOLA (Lancaster
Co.) Pennsylvania is now offi
cially the nation’s leader in nutri
ent management
On Thursday on a 445-acre beef
finishing and pleasure horse
boarding farm near Leola, state
Secretary of Agriculture Samuel
Hayes Jr. signed and authorized
the state’s first official nutrient
management plan.
During the public event at Grey
fitAHA Manor Fartnt IryfltP/i >IoP(L
Five Sections
available from Penn State to deve
lop economies of scale in then
dairy operation that has gone from
200 cows milked on two farms to
the present 4SO cows milked at a
central location. The new facilites
feature a modem milking parlor,
free-stall housing, and a alley
scrape gravity system with a one
million gallon manure tank that
provides four to five months
storage.
Employee comfort is addressed
in the milking parlor with ground
level walk-in for the operators.
(Turn to Page A 27)
Rt. 272, Ag Secretary Hayes signed
the nutrient management plan on
behalf of the state Conservation
Commission, of which Hayes is
chairman.
The event is significant because
it marks the culmination of more
than a decade of effort by many
people to establish and implement
a'state-wide nutrient management
law.
While the state’s nutrient man
agement law went into effect in
1993, the regulations took some
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 11,1997
KILE Draws 4,000 Ht&d Of Livestock
As the 41st Keystone International Livestock Exposition (KILE) ended its six-day
run on Monday, 4,000 head of livestock had passed under the careful eye of the
judges. Many exhibitors captured a substantial share of the $130,000 in premiums. In
the hog barrow show one family from Ephrata did well. Sarah Boyd (in the photo with
Judge Merrill Smith), shows the Junior show over-all barrow grand champion. Sarah’s
Uncle Rick Strauss showed the open show overall barrow grand champion, and her
brother Gerald showed the grand champion crossbred junior barrow. Sarah and Ger
ald are children of Deb and Kerry Boyd. More hog show results can be found starting
on page A 26. And extensive coverage of other KILE events will be found throughout
this issue and will be continued next week.
The Pennsylvania Master Corn Growers Association have their regularly sche
duled news letter as a section in this issue of Lancaster Farming . This newsletter is pub
lished three times per year and includes an interview with Chris Kimmel, the new
association president. In addition, you will find the latest in research information,
news of upcoming events related to corn growers and.messages from our advertis
ers. The lead-in photo above, is a corn harvesting scene in Lancaster County and was
taken on the John S. Nolt farm north of New Holland. Clarence Hoover is running the
harvester to fill silos. Photo by Everett Newswanger, managing editor.
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