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V 01.43 No. 23
Soybean Depth Control, Plant Population S uccessful Ingredients For Winner
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.)
Jon E. Stutzman provides his own
“recipe” for success in growing
soybeans:
Be picky about depth control
and plant population. Plant early,
especially if using wider rows.
Cultivate at 10-12 inches of
growth. Hope and pray for the
right amount of rain at the right
time.
Stutzman, with father Kenneth,
cates for about 200 acres of crop
land near Kutztown. Jon was hon
ored in February this year with the
grand champion honor in the Pen
New Local Dairy Cooperative
Ready To Divert Milk May 1
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
INTERCOURSE (Lancaster
Co.) A small dairy cooperative
that just last week finished the legal
wok that brought it into existence
under the laws of Pennsylvania is
already planning to divert die milk
on 45 dairy farms to a new handler
on May 1.
Lanco Dairy Farmers Coopera
tive (Lanco) is an outgrowth of the
Dairy Council Exceeds Goals
Marketing Milk Nutrition
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Fanning Staff
FEASTERVnUE (Bucks Co.)
“This past year has been a lot
like white water rafting,” Jan Stan
ton said of Dairy Council’s transi
tions, accomplishments, and chal
lenges in spreading the milk nutri
At Dairy Council’s annual matting, Brtnda Ripoll of Dairy Council, left, presents
Friend of Nutrition Education Awards to Cindy Dawso Van Druff, center, school food
service director, and to Lou Ann Good, Lancaster Fanning staff writer. The awards are
presented annually to a food service professional and to a media person who effec
tively and accurately promotes the dairy nutrition message.
Four Sections
nsylvania Soybean Yield Contest
sponsored by die Pennsylvania
Soybean Promotion Board.
Stutzman farms with his family,
including wife Holly and daughter
Heather, S and son Phillip, 3, on a
200-acre crop farm near Kutz
town. Along with his father Ken
neth, Jon grows 100 acres of com,
about SO acres of soybeans. 25
acres of alfalfa, IS acres of wheat,
and 30 acres of grass. All crops arc
grown for the open market
In the contest Stutzman took
home the first place honors for
glowing 67.79 bushels per acre of
the Gutwein 7410 variety.
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American Raw Milk Producers
Pricing Association (ARMPPA)
that is trying to obtain control of 20
percent of the national production
in an attempt to force an increase of
the milk price at the farm gate.
ARMPPA officials will not release
enrollment figures, but they claim
the numbers are increasing in most
dairy areas of the nation. It is
known that membership is strong
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tion message.
At Dairy Council’s annual
meeting held Tuesday, Stanton,
executive director, told how the
success of the Chef Combo prog
ram used in schools to teach proper
nutrition has reached more than 50
percent of the teachers in the area
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 11, 1998
Jon Stutzman, wtth son Phillip, caret for abouT2dO acres of cropland near Kutz
town. Jon won grand champion in the Pennsylvania Soybean Yield Contest. With his
father Kenneth, Jon farms with wife Holly and daughter Heather, 5 and Phillip, 3.
Photo by Andy Andromm
and of the fantastic success of the
play, "The Marvelous Machine,”
which has reached 85,000 elemen
tary students.
The more difficult part of the
year was the uncertainy caused by
the upcoming consolidation of the
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$28.50 Per Year
Tlm merger of PennAg Industries Association and tha
Pennsylvania Poultry Federation was made official at a
signing ceremony at the Farm and Home Center on Thurs
day morning. Richard Weaver, chairman of the PennAg
board, said the new organization will be more efficient and
economical to better serve the members of both organiza
tions. Since many members belong to both organizations,
the merger does not double the membership but gives a
more united voice for the agribusiness community.
James Adams, chairman of the Poultry Federation board,
said the structure will give each commodity group a voice in
the association while maintaining Individual Identity and
focus. The structure also allows for additional councils In
the future.
Founded In 1878, PennAg represents the state’s feed and
feed-manufacturing industries. Last year, the Pennsylvania
Agronomics Products Association that represents the
state’s fertilizer and agricultural chemical Industry, merged
with Penn Ag. These mergers are part of a long-range effort
to unite all of the state’* agribusinesses.
In the photo, from left, seated, are Richard Weaver, presi
dent of Penn Ag. and James Adams, president of the Poultry
Federation. Standing are John Hoffman, Poultry Federation
CEO, and Walt Peechatka, PennAg CEO.
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