Addison Co-op
Reports Successful Year
ADDISON, N.Y. - Addison
Milk Producers Cooperative
held their annual meeting
recently at the Methodist
Church in Addison, NY. The
room was nearly bursting at the
seams with the large turnout of
members and their families.
Everyone enjoyed the excellent
dinner prepared by the
Methodist women.
President Robert Nichols, of
Addison, opened the meeting
with his annual report. The Co
op had a successful year market
ing their member's milk. Their
premium program and reason
able hauling rates provided
their members with the best net
return in the area. He also
announced that the patronage
dividend checks would be dis
tributed at the close of the meet
ing. Addison Co-op has consis
tently paid an annual patronage
dividend. Nichols stated that he
was please with progress made
by the cooperative. They have
had consistent growth for the
past several years both in mem
bership and milk volume.
James Patsos of United Ag
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Services presented quality
awards to the top quality pro
ducers for the past year. The
placing was very close. Addison
has had a history of supplying
quality milk to the market place.
Each winner was provide with a
certificate of recognition for
their accomplishment and a
monetary award. First place
went to James and Patricia
Welch of Troupsburg. Tied for
second were Gregory and Cindy
Thompson of Bath, NY and
Dean and Betty Bieber of
Prattsburg, NY. Tied for fourth
place were Gary Button, and
Robert and Valeri Button, both
of Jasper. Deborah Margeson, of
Bath, was awarded sixth place.
Patsos discussed the current
market conditions and the
uncertainties created by Federal
Judge Doty's decision declaring
Class I differentials illegal. He
discussed United's efforts to
maintain Class I differentials
and add some sanity to the cur
rent milk price situation. At the
close of his remarks, he unveiled
the new "Addison Milk Co-op"
barn signs to be distributed to
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rent commodity groups put up dis
plays that get judged. He said that,
for example, Mike Firesdne, vice
president of the Agrilending
Group with Lebanon Valley
National Bank, who raises beef
all members. He suggested the
members display them with
pride since Addison is the lead
ing Co-op in the area providing
maximum return to their mem
bers.
During the business meeting,
Robert Nichols and Robert
Button were re-elected as direc
tors. Officers for the New Year
are Robert Nichols, President:
Harold Knowles, Campbell, NY,
Vice President; Phillip Marsh,
Jasper, NY, Secretary; and
Hubert Dininny, Addison,
Treasurer.
Dairy farmers that produce
milk in Steuben County and the
surrounding area that would
like to learn more about Addison
Co-op's Market should contact
Robert Nichols at (607) 359-
2199 or United Ag Services at 1
(800) 326-4251.
United Ag Services is a feder
ation of cooperatives that pro
vides marketing, quality control,
accounting, producer payroll
and employee payroll services to
small and medium size agricul
tural organizations and individ
ual farmers. United is located at
12 North Park Street, Seneca
Falls, NY 13148. They can be
reached at 1 (800) 326-4251 or
(315) 568-2750.
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cattle as well as a row crops and
pumpkins in the Richland area, “...
did a nice display on how to raise
pumpkins."
Alletta Scbadler, director of the
Lebanon Extension Office, is to
judge the displays for educational
content, while Glenn Ellenberger,
a retired county Extension agent
from Lehigh County is judging the
presentation of the displays.
Voight said also new are “insea
son” competitions.
While those who operated road
side farm markets know that non
fanner customers have been
known to ask for such out-of
season produce, such as local
peaches in April, the commodity
groups are trying to change that.
While few crops are actually
“inscason” in January (not includ
ing aquaculture and climate con
trolled produce), Voight said that
canned, dried, pickled and frozen
produce can be displayed as
“inseason."
This is a showcase of Pennsyl
vania’s agricultural industry,”
Grombine said. “I am totally con
cerned with that, and a lot of credit
has to go to a lot of people because
of al Ithe international people com
ing here to look at it.”
Further, Grumbine said the mis
sion of the Farm Show has always
included the goal to educate far
mers about new opportunities and
production techniques.
That will be mote and more
important to the state's agricultural
competitiveness and efficiency
and economy.
The world population expands
every year by the size of the city of
Los Angeles,” Grumbine said.
“Wc have doubled crop production
since 1960, but we’re going to
have to triple it to keep up with
world food demand.
“So we have got to make the
best technology available to the
fanner and to the rural areas of the
commonwealth. The Farm Show
does that"
For the past decade, improve
ments have been made to the Farm
Show Complex.
Repeat visitors can expect to see
some physical changes to the
building. For example, an elevator
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was installed in die Large Arena
structure that can accommodate
handicapped passangets and take
them to the third level, previously
restricted to those using steps.
On the Maclay Street side of the
building, the brass marques were
refurbished and rewired and relit.
Hie change restored some of the
glamour to the building. Funding
to pay for that improvement came
out of excess funds from the Farm
Show operating budget, Gtumbine
said.
Further, parking has been
enhanced with a cooperative ven
ture between the city of Harrisburg
and the Farm Show.
The city has allowed undeve
loped land to the west of the Farm
Show Complex to be used by the
Farm Show for parking up to 800
additional vehicles.
Grumbine said a bus company
has been contracted to transport
people from there to the Farm
Show Complex.
The lot can be accessed from
either Maclay Street or Industrial
Road.
Also in a cooperative venture,
Maryland State Fair has lent their
tie-gates to be used in the Beef
Bam (Northwest Building), to
replace the horse stalls that have
been historically used.
Visually obstructive, the horse
stalls prevented visitors from easi
ly viewing many of the beef
entries. That will change.
There was more painting,
including the Main Floor, where
most commercial exhibits are
placed.
“I think the building looks better
than in all the years that I've shown
here or been in this position,”
Grumbine said.
Additionally, an automatic tell
er (money access center) machine
has been installed in a little red
bam next to the North Entrance,
where most of the general public
enters the complex. The MAC
machine is through the Pennsylva
nia State Employees Credit Union
(PSECU).
For more information, seek one
of the information desks, or call
the PDA Press Office at 787-5085,
or the Farm Show Office at
787-5373.