LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Since 1899 when Amos H.
Hoffman first began producing a
quality wheat seed for Pennsylva
nia fanners, Hoffman seeds has
focused on helping growers pro
duce profitable, high-yielding
crop. At a banquet to celebrate
their 100th anniversary with 2SO
guests at the Lancaster Host Motel
and Conference Center Tuesday
night, Ivan Kaufman, a long time
employee gave a slide presentation
of the history of the company. The
Hoffman farm near Landisville
where it all started was in the fami
ly in the early 1800’s. Because
millers needed quality grain, the
Hoffman’s started to produce seed
to satisfy this need. At the time
mote than 300 grist mills, run by
water power, were located within a
35 mile area in Lancaster County.
In the early 1900’s oats and
potatos were added to the fall cata
log. At the time, the Colorado
potato beetle had almost wiped out
the U.S. potato crop so the Hoff
mans got involved to provide seed
potatoes to fill the need to replen
ish the potato stock. By 1910 grass
seed was added. And of course
seed com became a specialty.
Morris Kauffman, who began
working for the company in 1935
and retired about 12 years ago,
recalled that in the begining all the
com was open pollinated. Only in
1939 did hybrid com come on the
market “Hybrid com became right
for the mechanical equipment that
was being developed at the time,”
Morris said. “And of course, yields
more than doubled in a short per
iod of time.”
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Agriculture
Business Celebrates 100-Year A
Through the years, Hoffman
Seeds continued to grow with pro
ducts being offered into expanded
markets in the Midwest Com and
soybeans are particularly sold in
large volume. Today, a long term
relationship with Novartis Seeds,
Hoffman produces, markets, and
distributes Novartis Seeds’ full
NK Brand product line in the
Northeast and mid-Atlantic
including com, alfalfa, soybeans
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Pennsylvania Farmers
Union Calls For Support
Lifting Loan Caps
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Because it’s the best way to
bring meaningful relief to the re
gion’s fanners, Robert Junk, State
President of the Pennsylvania
Farmers Union, is calling on area
producers to support legislation in
Congress to eliminate the caps on
commodity marketing loans rates.
The loan rates, capped at 1995
levels under the 1996 farm law,
set an artificially low' floor for
commodity prices, leaving pro
ducers more vulnerable to price
fluctuations. Legislation pending
in Congress would lift the caps
and extend the duration of the loan
period from the current nine to 15
months. Both changes would give
producers price protection and im
prove marketing flexibility.
“For producers being squeezed
by depressed commodity prices,
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capabilities has brought Hoffman a
full line of value-added products
that have been developed in their
extensive research and testing
programs.
George Ewing, Jr., chairman of
the board, was in charge of the
meeting. Special sales awards
were presented. Louis Moore,
Penn State specialist well-known
for his grasp of the marketing-and
production trends, was the guest
speaker.
weather disasters, crop disease
and rising production costs, re
moving the caps is the single best
way to provide meaningful relief,”
said Robert Funk.
Lifting the caps would immedi
ately increase loan rates by about
60 cents a bushel for wheat, 32
cents a bushel for corn, and 30
cents a bushel for soybeans. For
example, by removing the caps:
• A wheat producer with 1,000
acres, yielding 30 bushels per
acre, would receive an additional
$lB,OOO in revenue this year.
• A com farmer with 700 acres
and a 125-bush-per-acre yield
would receive an additional
$28,000 in revenue this year.
• A soybean farmer with 500
acres and a 40-bushel-per-acre
yield would receive an additional
$6,000 in revenue this year.
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“Washington is divided about
how to best help America’s farm
ers and ranchers, and time is run
ning short,” Robert Junk said.
“We need to send a clear message
to our elected representatives that
we support removing the caps and
that they should too. Pick up your
phone and call and ask your sena
tors and member of Congress to
support lifting the caps.”
Producers can contact their
senators and member of Con
gress through the Capitol opera
tor at 202-224-2131. For more
information, call National Farm
ers Union at 1-877-4 NO-CAPS
(1-877-466-2277)
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 29, 1998-A23
At the 100th anniversary celebration are from left,George
Ewing, Jr., Morris Kauff man, and Ivan Kaufman.
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