A24-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 6, 1999
Extension Service
(Continued from Page A 23)
were featured in some way. She
noted the newspaper is “important
to many facets of the ag
community.”
Fourth, Rodgers honored staff
who have celebrated 10,20, and 25
years with the extension service.
Lancaster Extension Director
John Schwartz reviewed some of
the accomplishments of the Lan
caster County extension office
from Oct. 1, 1997-Sept. 30, 1998.
The service, highlighted in the
annual report, distributed 216,138
newsletters and publications in the
county. Staff and volunteers gave
individual help and assistance to
40,448 people. There were 4,874
meetings with 47,279 people
attending.
In addition, 662 volunteers
assisted the professional staff in
individual programs. Schwartz
mentioned that 3,851 4-H mem
bers carried out 5,179 projects in
the county.
He said he was proud to report
that agriculture continues to grow
in the county in spite of all the
urban pressures. He said that 1997
farm gate receipts increased 1 per
cent over 1996, “in spite of low
prices for milk and eggs,” he said.
The number of dairy cows, chick
ens, hogs, and sheep increased in
1997 while acres harvested
increased by 14,000 acres.
Current emphasis in
agricultural programs of
extension are on envir
onmental issues, profi
tability, food safety, and
marketing. Agents have
provided leadership and
recognition at the
national level for the
Pork Quality and Envir
onmental Assurance
Program and the Pen
nsylvania Egg Quality
Assurance Program.
Horticultural prog
rams have emphasized
new crops and varieties,
integrated pest manage
ment, and new cultural
practices. Other prog
rams have included
composting, odor and
fly control, succession
planning, financial
management, and preci
sion agriculture.
For the family living
program, educational
programs were deve
loped in the areas of
parenting, child care,
financial management,
foods and nutrition, and
food safety. One
hundred eighty-seven
child care providers
attended 11 meetings on
child care skills.
Said Schwartz, “Our
EFNEP advisers con
tinue to organize super
cupboards as a way to
reach more adults
through group instruc
tion, foods and nutri
tion, and food purchas
ing dps. Safe food hand
ling for volunteers has
become a very popular
program.”
He emphasized the
emphasis of the impact
of food washing.
Participants have
come from church
groups, fair stands,
group homes, fire com
panies, and other non
profit organizations.
Money 2000 has been
introduced to help fami
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