V 01.43 No. 12 Donaldson Elected To National Board CAMP HILL (Cumberland Co.) - Pennsylvania Farm Bureau president Guy Donald son of Gettysburg has been elected to the board of directors of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). The election took place dur ing AFBF's 79th annual meeting attended by an estimated 5,000 farmers Jan. 11-15 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The AFBF board is comprised of 23 state Farm Bureau presi dents elected for two-year terms, as well as chairs of AFBF's Women's Committee and Young Farmers & Ranchers Commit tee. Donaldson will be one of Avian Health Symposium Jan. 29 HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) A special avian health sympo sium to address issues related to tOBW MJKHKWS mtou. iwc This issue of Lancastir Farming includes Com Talk, the newslet ter of the Pennsylvania Master Corn Growers Association (PMCGA), published three times per year. Look for a feature on a popular com maze, information from the PMCGA president on a com checkoff referendum, notes on the growing year, and a schedule of the upcom ing crops conference in Giantville. Also included are the com hybrid test reports, research information, and advertising messages. Scholarship winnars at tha Sira Powar amual matting art from Itft, saatad, Angala Warlay, Jasstca Cochran* April Hall, Campbtll Mamorlal wlnntr, and Collaan Krttzlng. Five Sections three board directors represent ing Farm Bureau members in AFBF's Northeast Region. The American Farm Bureau Federation is the nation's largest general farm group with 4,785,095 members in 50 state organizations and Puerto Rico. The organization has a general headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, and an office in Washington, D.C., American Farm Bureau was recently selected by Fortune Magazine as one of the nation's most effective lobbying organizations. Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) is a part of AFBF. PFB provides a voice in govemmen- (Turn to Page All) the control of avian influenza (A.L) in Pennsylvania poulUy has been scheduled for Thursday, Jan. Scholarships Awarded At Cooperative Meeting Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 24, 1998 Guy Donaldson 29 at the Sheraton East Harrisburg from 8 a.m.-4:30 pan. The symposium is to address specific issues related to the pre vention and control of avian influenza in Pennsylvania poultry. Issues include: < Biosacurity in the marketing of live poultry. • Reporting of A.I. and “look-a like” poultry diseases. • Industry and government response to outbreaks of A.I. • Enforcement of A.I. govern ment regulations. • Penalties for violation of gov ernment regulations. (Turn to Pago All) Standing, Heathar ObarhoNzar, Liza Hast, Brian Schnably, David Harvatina, Haidl Harpatar, and Gary Hannlp, who pra aantad tha awarda. $28.50 Per Year This young married farm couple, John and Jacy Hess, Manhelm, keep their love of the land and the desire to prom ote agriculture alive by combining their farming with off farm occupations. See story page 84. Photo by Lou Ann Good. 600 Per Copy EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor GRANTVILLE (Dauphin Co.) - The Sire Power. Inc., annual meet ing was held Wednesday with reports of the state of the coopera tive and the presentation of $B,OOO in scholarships to help students further their education in agriculture. Gary Rickard, chairman of the board, reported the fiscal year completed last September pro duced a net after tax income of $493,32£i which he said, all cir cumstances considered, was a pleasing result, but noted it repre sented only a 3 percent profit on gross income. Actually, a lower number of sales at a lower average pice made about half of this profit come from decreased expenses. Rickard said last year the thought was that the Sire Power Bbard would have a merger prop osal to present at the spring dele gate meetings, but this did not develop. Sire Power remains one of the smallest players in the A.I. industry, but the member owners were called fortunate to have the dedication of the board, manage- (Turn to Pago A4l)
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