V 01.43 No. 17
Holstein Breeders Return
To Convention Roots
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
GREENSBURG (Westmore
land Co.) —Looking back where it
all started, the Pennsylvania Hols
tein Association converged on
Westmoreland County this week to
remember past events, study pre
sent trends, and anticipate future
challenges.
The event was a return to the
same location where the first Pen
nsylvania Holstein Convention
was held more than 40 years ago.
Quoting from the 19SS program,
“Another milestone in the history
of the Pennsylvania Holstein Asso
ciation will be reached when Hols
tein breeders from the Keystone
State convene for their state con
vention in Gteensburg. This will be
the association’s first stale conven
tion and will replace the business
meeting usually held during Farm
Show week.
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Fanning StaXT
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The current environment
of the dairy industry has been
described as both “chaotic'* and
“uncertain" by several dairy indus
try pundits.
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) - For more than 60 years,
some of best ■ farmers in the
Northeast have been named in
John and Judy Ligo
Keith and Helen Maaeer
Four Sections
“Host for die two-day affair are
breeders from southwestern Pen
nsylvania, Robert Rumbler and
John Cooper, director of extension,
for the Holstein Fresian Associa
tion of America will be on the
program. At 7:30 p.m., a colored
movie of the national convention
will be shown, and at 8:30 pjn.
dancing will begin in the spacious
Redwood Room of the Ml View
Hotel. There will be no charge for
the dance and social hour Thursday
night”
In the December issue of the
same year. The Pennsylvania Hols
tein reported on the first Pcnsylva
nia convention and a photo showed
“Eager, hungry folks as far as the
eye can see during the convention
banquet at noon.” The reprinted
report from this first convention
can be found beside this report
(Turn to Pag# A 22)
Dairy Industry Inundated With Issues
Others have said that it is more
confusing and complex than ever
before, and it was never easy to
understand.
Currently on the table before
dairy farmers and their representa
tives, as well as dairy processors,
are at least five different issues, all
New Master Farmers Named
the Master Farmer Program.
The Program is run by
Pennsylvania Farmer magazine
and the cooperative extension in
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 28, 1998
related to the price of milk.
Those five issues include:
• A proposal by U.S. Secretary
of Agriculture Dan Glickman for
restructuring the federal order milk
marketing system;
• Possibly establishing an
emergency temporary floor price
Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, New Jersey, and
West Virginia.
With this year's class only
Sam and Beverly Minor
Ronald L. WMmyer
Eager to promote the dairy Industry in New York Stats are New York state Dairy
Princess Julie Kelsey, center, Second Alternate ROKaririe Hermann, left, and First
Alternate Megan Fulilngton. Turn to page 814 to readipbre about the 28 county dairy
princesses who competed in the 35th annual coronation In Liverpool, N.Y.
of $13.50 for Class I and BwMap
• Expansion of the temporary
Northeast Dairy Compact;
•How to deal with the changing
structure and alliances among
dairy cooperatives and private
dairy businesses as globalization
and expanded world trade con-
563 men and women have been
named Master Farmers since
1927. Joining this distinctive
group are:
•Roy Crow from
Kennedyville, Md. This young
Kent County dairyman proves
once again that young people
can make it m the dairy busi
ness with uncommon cow sense,
hard work and smart money
management. Yet, he still finds
time for community service and
supporting ag organizations.
•William K. Jackson and
Kerry Harvey of New Salem, Pa.
These brothers-in-law are carry
ing their family dairy operation
into the next generation with
aggressive consumer marketing
of value-added product in west
ern Pennsylvania's Fayette
County.
Kerry Harvey and William K. Jackson
$28.50 Per Year
i tinucs to kick in; and
• What to do should a federal
court decision to eliminate Class I
differentials be upheld.
There have been and arc diffe
rent sources of information about
the proposed federal order milk
(Turn to Pago A3O)
•John and Judith Ligo of
Grove City, Pa. This couple built
a well-managed and profitable
dairy operation in Mercer
County, all while having major
leadership commitments to ag
and dairy organizations.
•Keith and Helen Masser
from Sacramento, Pa. They've
grown their family potato-rais
ing business into a $lO million
regional namebrand with $lO
million in fresh potato sales
from their Schuylkill County
head quarters. Both are key
leaders in the potato industry.
•Samuel and Beverly Minor
of Washington, Pa. This couple
has mastered the art of market
ing dairy, produce and good food
to the suburban fringe of west-
600 Per Copy
(Turn lo Pago A2O)