056034 980131 jn jj2 jfi*. V 01.43 No. 16 Pennsylvania Soybean Yield Contest winners. From left, first place went to Jon Stutsman, second to Nelson Beam, and third to Steven Wenger. Starting This Summer, El Nino Effects May Actually Reverse ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff GRANTVILLE (Dauphin Co.) Pennsylvania’s own climatolo gist made his spring predictions for the state last week. Expect a continued mild remainder of the winter, cool to cold temperatures, below to much below normal precipitation in the west, and normal to above-normal precipitation in the eastern half. However, according to the sta tistical models of prediction, there could be a reverse for next winter, according to a presentation made at the 1998 Pennsylvania Com and Soybean Conference last week at the Holiday Inn in Grantville. Paul Knight, state climatologist with the Penn State Department of Meteorology, said at the confer ence that based on numerical and statistical models, it lodes like the “La Nina will be back,” said Knight If that happens, he noted, “watch out for extreme cold next winter.” According to Dr. Louis M. Thompson, emeritus associate dean of agriculture at lowa State University who spoke at the Com DHIA Reports Good Year EVERETT NEWSW ANGER Managing Editor STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) The Pennsylvania DHIA held its annual meeting Thursday and reported another successful year. General manager David Slusser said the organization “reported another profit, increased member equity, and paid off our major loan.” “Your cooperative accom disbedAimudr, Mtnnn Four Sections About 200 Attend Corn. Soybean Conference Conference six yean ago, the La Nina is a Spanish phrase meaning “little girl” It is marked by high pressure which dominates over western South America and low pressure over Australia. When an El Nino (Spanish for “the boy”) occurs, the patterns flip-flop, creating a situation of cool, rainy Edward Brake received the prestigious Clyde S. Robin* son award at the Pennsylva* nla DHIA banquet Thursday night. over the last four years as a result ot teamwork between the board, the employees, and the members,” Slusser said. “The strategic long range plan developed by the board has been enacted, and 1998 will see new services developed and new markets explored.” President Norm Hershey said that one of the goals met during 1997 was the retirement of debt of several years standing. “This did ~ ~ . /Turn to P»o*A22> ..... i****#>*#**«* r* ********* Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 21 ,J 998 weather in California and the Sou thwestand drought in Australi a and Indonesia. What is El Nino? Generally, it’s GAIL STROCK Mifflin Co. Correspondent STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) A New Holland, Lancas ter County, couple accepted the sixth annual Leadership Award at the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture’s (PASA) Fanning For the Future Conference in State College. Lee Bentz from the Pennsylvania De partment of Agriculture presented the plaque. Producers Seek Dairy Compact Legislation JOYCE BUPP York Co. Correspondent GALETON (Potter Co.) “Dairy farmers arc going through critical financial and changing pd icy times. We need to have at our disposal all the tools we can pos sibly use,” said Galeton dairy far mer Lewis Gardner. “Dairy compacts,” he added, “offer dairy producers another management tool.” Gardner, newly-elected chair man of the Northeast Council of Dairy Farmers of America, once opposed the concept of farmer’s joining ranks to form compacts. (TMrp fc? ASi) t > * k k i 1 I (Ikk Dk Jk.k k i it M. M Ik k k K First-place winners In the 5-Acre Com Club contest are, from left, Jeff Mitchell, first place In the three-year average awards, shelled grain class, regular harvest size; Richard Crone, first place, 1997 champion, 3-acre plus harvest size; and David Schantz, first place, 1997 champion, ear com class, hand harvest. the natural phenomenon attributed to the wanning of the Pacific Ocean waters west of South America and the central pan of the Weaver Family Earns PASA Leadership Award Don and Linda Weaver farm in partnership with Don’s brother Nelson and his wife Joyce at Weaver Homestead Farm, a Don and Linda Weaver,from Weaver Homstead Farm in New Holland, were the recipients of the Sustainable Ag Leadership Award at the recent Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (RASA) conference. Weaver Homestead is a ninth generation Lancaster County dairy farm. $28.50 Per Year ocean. Since the announcement was made about the El Nino effects, there has been such a (Turn to Pago AST) 106-acre dairy with a 90-cow milking herd. The Weavers are ninth-generation fanners who (Turn to Pago A4l) 600 Per Copy
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