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
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ter of the Pennsylvania Master Corn Growers Association (PMCGA),
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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
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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-
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