VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) John Glenn returning to
space for a second time after 30
years isn’t such a great fete.
Consider that mote than 30
years after being an extension
agent in York County, Harry F.
Roth of Lancaster is once again a
county extension agent
American
Farm Bureau
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not bothered that their regulations
affect the poor most by limiting the
affordability and availability of
wholesome, nutritious foods.
Rulcmakers are paid to make rules.
“Farm Bureau is working to les
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He said that researchers at sev
eral universities have been con
tracted to conduct a study on the
impact of EPA regulations on vari
ous sectors of society, and the
Farm Bureau is exploring legisla
tive corrections.
“And we ate prepared to file
lawsuits against the EPA when the
time is ripe,” he said.
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Harry Roth Is Honorary County Agent
At the annual meeting of the
Pennsylvania Association of
County Agricultural Agents
(PACAA) held in State College
last week, Roth was presented with
the organization’s honorary coun
ty extension agent award./
The honorary county extension
agent award recognizes an indivi
dual who demonstrates consistent
support or extraordinary effort for
Pennsylvania agriculture, and/or
the PACAA, and who has also
been a great supporter of agricul
tural education and assisted with
extension programs, and in provid
ing support and helping out agents.
According to PACAA President
Bill Kleiner, multi-county agent in
Adams County, “It’s true purpose
is to give recognition and show
appreciation to an individual who
has really befriended the agricul
tural community through the
efforts beyond cooperative exten
sion. Also taken into consideration
are community and civic involve
ments and leadership.”
Roth retired at the end of 1996
from Cenex, which was formed
from the April 1996 merger of
three artificial insemination
cooperatives, including Atlantic
Breeders Cooperative, with which
Roth was employed most of his
career.
He has been working on a part
time consulting basis with Cenex
ever since, he said.
Roth and his wife Ruth have
three daughters, Ann (Mr. Dirkha
gen) of Atglcn; Sarah (Mrs. James
Lindhome) in Camp Hill; and
Mary Roth, who lives at home.
Although home is to change
soon. The Roths have lived in
housing at the former Atlantic
Breeders Cooperative headquar
ters in Lancaster. Now the proper
ty is owned by Alcoa, and the
Roths ate set to move within the
next couple of months or so.
“Nobody likes to move,” he
said, “but it just works out that
way. It was part of the terms when
the property was sold, so it was no
surprise."
After college, Roth started out
his career in agriculture as an assis
tant exentsion agent in York Coun
ty, from June 1954 to March 1956.
“So actually, I was in agricultur
al extension county work for a
while, before I went into AI, with
Western Pennsylvania Artificial
Breeders (one of the founding
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cooperatives in Atlantic Breeders
Co-op)," he said.
Roth was with Western when it
merged into Atlantic Breeders in
1964, and he continued with the
ABC organization until the 1996
merger in Gencx, followed shortly
by his retirement.
He said he was very grateful for
the honor bestowed upon him last
.-week.
“Of course I’m delighted,” he
said. “I’ve had a great respect for
extension. It has been a program
that has done so much for all of
agriculture in this country.
“When you compare the prog
ress that we have made in agricul
ture in this country to most other
parts of the world where they do
not have a program such as exten
sion, we ate just so far ahead in
technology and ability to produce
food.
"The quality of food we produce
and the level of knowledge of the
people in agriculture are just so far
ahead, as a result of the instruction
that extension has brought to our
country."
Roth said he has been grateful
for the opportunities during his
career, and reflected a little cm the
Also recognized were agents who have reached
milestones in years of service as an extension agent
Duane Duncan and Jacob Guffey were both recog
nized for 40 years of service; Dave Gordon for 35
years; Lee Miller for 30 years; Nancy Kadwill for 25
years; and Phil Wagner for 20 years.
The organization recognizes outstanding efforts of
county agents in a number of different areas.
In the communications awards program, supported
by Cenex, there are 12 subcatagorics of recognition,
depending upon the medium and method of
communication.
For direct mail promotional piece work, Don Prelts
was first in the state and a regional finalist, followed by
Susan Alexander and Laura Watts.
For individual newsletters, Don Prctts was first in
the state and a regional finalist, followed by Greg
Bums and Larry Swartz
For fact sheets, Susan Alexander was first in the state
and a regional finalist, followed by Laura Watts.
For feature stories, Don Pretts was first in the state
and a regional finalist
For learning module/network, Delbert Voight was
first and a regional finalist
For personal column writing, Larry Swartz was first,
followed by Tim Elkner, and Chester Hughes.
For publications, Delbert Voight was first in the
state.
For published photos and captions, Nancy Kadwill
was first in the state, and also a national finalist, fol
lowed by Susan Alexander and Leon Rcssler.
For radio work, Don Prctts was first and a regional
finalist, followed by Gene Schurman and Jim Clark.
For work with slides, transparencies and computer
graphic, Laura Watts was first and a regional finalist
For work with team newsletters, Del Voight was
first, followed by Paul Craig and Susan Alexander.
For video tape and television work. Norm Conrad
was first in the state and also a national champion.
In extension program work, there are four catagories
for awards recognition. Three had entries.
hi crop production program communications,
Delbert Voight was recognized as first in the state.
In rural programs about environmental protection
through the responsible use of pesticides, Jim Cowden
was honored.
For livestock production, Laura Watts was honored.
In 4-H and youth programs, Carol Shurtnan was fust
in the state, -followed by Susan Alexander, and Jim
Cowden.
In professional training division under the applied
science and technology seminar category, Larry
Swartz was first in the state, followed by Delbert
VoighL
For public relations work in promoting pride, Susan
Alexander was first in the state and a regional finalist.
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fact that his address has been Apol
lo Road.
“Hilltop Apollo Ivanhoe was
just a very young bull at the time of
the merger (Western) into Atlan
tic, and of course (the bull) became
a very outstanding site after his
proof was known," he said.
“People not familiar with our
program will not recognize the
(road) name ‘Apollo’ was for (a
Holstein bull), and not named after
the space program.
“Incidently, we were in the
space program (with the Apollo
missions) when the road was
named, but actually it was named
after Hilltop Apollo Ivanhoe.”
As an aside, the last of the bulls
to be housed at the former ABC
facilities in Lancaster were moved
out at the begining of November.
Cenex is headquartered in Ithaca,
New York.
In other announcements during
the PACAA awards luncheon,
county agents Chuck Gale and
Rick Smith were presented with
distinguished service awards;
while Thomas McCarty and Dan
McFarland were presented with
achievement awards.
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