Vol. 43 No. 2 The Osborns wKh Queen-Acres Boomer Celeste, EX 90, who recently set a new U.S. production recordiFrenHeft to right: Sharon and Jim Osborn, Celesta, Debbie Osborn, and Rebecca Llppy. tin front is Amber Llppy. Brosius Receives Pa. Farm Bureau Distinguished Service Award VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Fanning Staff HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.) The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau named Charles Brosius, former state agriculture secretary, the recipient of its distinguished service award Tuesday evening during its annual member recogni- Farmers Named To Policy Committee EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Five dairymen were elected to the new Land O’Lakes policy and resolution committee at the first fall eastern regional meeting at the Holiday Inn Lancaster Host Wed nesday. They are Donald Bcrgcy, Millville; Nelson Habecker, Lan caster, Walter Martin, New Hol land; leff Moore, Centreville, Maryland, and Elvin Rohrer, Cochranville. The new committee was formed as a result of the Land O’Lakes and Deadlines Change For Thanksgiving The Lancaster Farming office will be cloied Thursday, November 27 in observance of Thanksgiving Day. News and advertising deadlines for that week are as follows: • Public sale ads Noon, Monday, 11/24. , •JdaUbox markets—s p.toC Four Sections don banquet at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center. Brosius and his wife Jane, of West Grove in Chester County, were presented with the award before an audience of hundreds of PFB members, state legislators, and other guests. The PFB’s 47th annual meeting Atlantic Dairy Cooperative merger earlier this year to form a national cooperative organization repre senting more than 7,000 producers and 8 billion pounds of annual milk production. Citing a market which saw record high milk and commodity cheese prices last fall, followed by six-year lows this summer. Jack Gherty, president and chief execu tive officer, attributed ongoing dairy price volatility to a combina tion of decreased demand, increased milk production, and the (Turn to Pago 27) Friday. 11/21. • General news Noon, Wednesday, 11/26 • Section D ads 5 p.m„ Tuesday, 11/25. • Farm equipment ads 9 a.m., Wednesday, 11/26. • All other classified ads—S • p.m.,» Wednesday. ■ 11/26.' < 1 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 22,1997 was held from Nov. 17-19 at the Hershey Convention Center. The meeting serves the organization in its policy development, organiza tional operations and member edu cation efforts. Over several days, delegates voted during several sessions on up to 120 policy suggestions. The PFB also held a number of workshops and educational prog rams during the week covering topics that ranged from educated projections on the future of the dairy industry and what impacts it NurM Jam Zimmerman monitors Jim Wlvell’s home recuperation period In his (Maryland farm home following hie open heart surgery. A dairy farm daughter, Jane compares notes with Jim on calf-raising, one of his continuing Jobs on the family’s dairy operation. In a salute to November Home Health Care Month, several farm faml -1 He* share how home heaKp esie Allows a person to live at home while recuperating ♦ *v. ** * **».»,v,v*»., $28.50 Per Year Maryland Jersey Sets U.S. Production Record KAREN BUTLER Mainland Correspondent KEYMAR, Md. A Jersey from the herd of Jim and Sharon Osborn and family. Queen Acres farm, set a new U.S. production record with a 6-year, 7-month re cord of 365-day, 3x, 38,030 milk, 4.6% 1732 fat, 3.5% 1333 protein. Queen-Acres Boomer Celeste, EX 90, a homebred Soldierboy Boom er Sooner of CJF daughter, was fresh a year at the end of July, and Housing Expo Draws Large Crowd ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Fanning Staff NORTH CORNWALL (Leba non Co.) One expert says that although multisite production will be the future of the hog industry, segregated early weaning (SHW> systems won’t be a magic bullet to may have cm producers, to food safety in thp home, estate planning, and electric power deregulation. Other events included an open ing luncheon featuring state Sec retary of Agriculture Samuel Hay es Jr. as speaker; several board meetings; its Young FamierS & Ranchers program meetings and a fund-raising auction; marketing cooperative annual meeting; as well as recognition of high sales with the Nationwide Insurance Enterprise, a separate entity spon sored by PFB. 600 Per Copy is still making 100 pounds of milk a day, according to the Osborn’s daughter Debbie. The farm, near Keymar, is a family operation involving Jim and Sharon and their daughters Debbie Osborn and Rebecca Lip py. Another daughter, Sarah Wel ty, is an ag teacher. They currently milk IS7 Jerseys and a half-dozen other dairy cows, including sever (Turn to Pago A 32) prevent swine disease. If producers want to implement segregated site production, they have to carefully consider the ven tilation systems, the feed and water, and the medication prog nun, according to John Chapman, (Turn to Pago 22) In presenting the PFB Distin guished Service Award to Brosius, PFB President Guy Donaldson talked about the involvements of Brosius with the Penn State Board of Trustees (he had to step down to accept the position of agriculture secretary), work on behalf of the mushroom industry and his own profitable family mushroom farm ing business. Brosius has a degree in dairy science from Penn State in 1952, and developed a high-producing (Turn to Pago M)
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