Council Honors Graziers, Industry Leaders At Banquet
(Continued from Page 12)
• George Kepple, Armstrong Coun
ty. Kepple owns and operates the pre
miere rotation grazing system in
Armstrong County, according to Hall.
Kepple developed and implemented
the grazing system after extensively
reading about and observing other
rotational grazing systems. He is
always willing to host field days cm his
farm and take time to share his ideas
with other farmers. He recently spoke
to the Armstrong Conservation Dis
trict and the Farm Service Agency on
the benefits of rotational grazing. An
Armstrong County district attorney,
Kepple’s “dedication to rotational
grazing and environmental protection
along with his willingness to help other
farmers makes George Kepple deserv
ing of the award,” noted Hall.
• Greg and Deb Farr, Columbia
County. The Farrs operate a rotational
grazed cow/calf herd. Their grazing
operation has evolved over time into
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grazing, noted Hall. The changes in
their grazing system have come from
their involvement in educational prog
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on their farm. Some of the projects
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alternative pasture species, and alter
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•Titus Martin, Franklin County.
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grazed farm in Franklin County. Mar
tin began converting his 145-acre farm
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Foraging Around, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 17, 1999—Page 13
year. Martin has stabilized the cattle
laneways to minimize erosion and to
make it easier for the cows going to
and coming from the pastures. Martin
was instrumental in starting and con
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Franklin County Graziers group. He is
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grazing in Pennsylvania, Hall said.
• Duane and June Hertzler, Perry
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increase use of movable polywire
fence for improved management of
pastures and cows. “Duane and June
have also been very cooperative in
hosting field days on their farm, and
sharing their experiences with others,”
Hall said. Duane spoke at this year’s
conference.
• Lewis and Ben Hawley, Susque
hanna County. The Hawleys seasonal
ly milk 75 cows on their 140-acre graz
ing operation. 'Hie cows freshen in the
spring to match the pasture season and
are milked in a newly constructed
double-10 parlor. The Hawleys have
implemented numerous practices to
improve their pasture and herd man
agement. They continue to focus on
optimizing pasture production and
utilization to increase animal perfor
mance. Their farm recently received
the Dairy of Distinction and Conserva
tion Farmer of the Year awards..
In addition, Paul
Craig, PFGC presi
dent, stepped down.
New president is Ed
Rits, Honey Grove.
New directors were
elected: Rich Adams,
New Holland; John
Pergosky, New Tri
poli; and Matt San
derson, State College.
WINTER SNOW IS
BENEFICIAL TO
FORAGES
Marvin Hall
Penn State Forage
Specialist
The snow this win-
ter was an annoyance
for those of us who
had to shovel it or tra
vel in it. However, the
forages loved it!
It was just what
they needed to in
crease their chances
of surviving the win
ter and being produc
tive next summer.
How does snow
help forages survive
the winter? Let’s use
alfalfa as an example
to demonstrate how
this works.
If the alfalfa plant
has properly hardened
for the winter (in
creased sucrose and
decreased water in the
root cells), its crown
and roots can with
stand temperatures as
low as 5 degrees F.
This temperature may
alarm you since air
temperatures are fre
quently lower than
this. Fortunately the
snow works as a layer
of insulation and pro
tects the roots and
crown from extreme
ly cold air tempera
tures. This is why
winters with little
snow cover (therefore
little insulation from
extreme fluctuations
in temperature) are
very hard on alfalfa
persistence. Last win
ter is an excellent ex
ample of this occur
ring throughout much
of the state.
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