AM-Lancastor Fanning, Saturday, April 4,1991 The Melvin Korna family were honored for 50 years of membership. Representing the family from left, Delores Korns, Melvin Korns, and Annette Knotts. Maryland/Virginia (Continued from Page A 1) Hardesty said there had been no busier area this year than the legis lative arena. “Dairy compact legislation passed in Virginia and West Virginia, and we’re still in there fighting for Maryland, Penn sylvania, and Delaware farmers,” he said. The current thinking is that member states should align themselves with the Northeast compact He said the Clean Water Act presented a challenge to all farmers, and that it will be of vital importance to strike a balance be tween a clean environment and the ability of farmers to produce food using the technology available to them. Hardesty shared his formula for a successful future with those at tending the meeting. “Combining efficient operations with flexi bility in markets.” is the best way to approach the upcoming year, he said. In business news, Hardesty noted that the co-op had added the option of twice monthly milk checks in response to requests from members. He also an nounced that Robot Shore, assist ant general manager, will replace general manager George Wal grove when he retires next year. Following the president’s re marks, George R. Walgrove, Jr., secretary and general manager of the co-op, gave his report He re lated the story that during a con versation with a producer’s wife recently, he had mentioned the co op had one of its best years in earnings ever. The woman called him on his comment; she wanted to know how he could say that when the BFP in May, June, and July had been $10.70, and so many dairy farmers were going out of business. “And I tried to put myself in the shoes of the other person,” said Walgrove, “I know that a number of you are tired of trying to make ends meet, and others of you are hanging on by a thread. And 1 know there’s an other group that are making it but aren’t pleased with the way things are going. But out co-op had a good year,” he said, “And I want you to be proud of our co-op.” Mr. Walgrove said a number of factors affected producer pricing in 1997. The nation’s milk pro duction for die year averaged out to be 1.5 percent higher than die previous year. (Pennsylvania and Maryland, though, had no appreci able difference from die last year.) Western states in particular pro duced significantly higher amounts of milk; for example, Washington showed an increase of 5.9 percent, Idaho 9.7 percent and California 6.8 percent Most of the excess milk produced goes into cheese, and the cheese price (Turn to Pago A2S) Young cooperators honored. In the photo from left, (husbands standing, wives sea ted), Steve and Kelly Wilson, Parkton, Md., outgoing outstanding young cooperators; Steve and Marion Jones, Neelyton, Ist runner up; Timothy and Carol Motley, Chatham, Va., 2nd runner up; Billy and Anne French, Moyertown, Va., 3rd runner up; and Leonard and Bonnie Jo Greek, Delta, outstanding young cooperators. PwliSffM EiS t* •p-'- ~ • 'w, si «s ,«s si .31
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