Vol. 44 No. 31
Lynncrest Holstein*, a Lebanon County dairy operation that also
specializes in breeding registered Holsteins, has been named the winner of
the 1998 Holstein USA Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder Award. Own
ed by Kirby and Sheryl Horst, Lynncrest Holsteins is the fourth Pennsylva
nia breeding operation to receive the relatively new award. Kirby holds the
Lynncrest Farm To Receive National Holstein Young Breeder Award
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Fanning Staff
NEWMANSTOWN (Lebanon
Co.) In about two weeks, Kirby
and Sheryl Horst arc expected to
be asked to cone forward from
their scats at the national Holstein
convention in Boise, Idaho, and
receive the organization’s national
Distinguished Young Holstein
Breeder award.
Farmers Find Success, Fellowship
Through Cooperative Purchasing
SANDY BRADLEY
Mercer Co. Correspondent
GROVE CITY (Mercer Co.) -
Typically, a farmer's day is spent
on the farm.
This often means that, unlike
other industries where
Here's Your June Dairy Month Issue
June is dairy month and it's time again to honor the dairy industry for efforts made
to supply the nation with the fine products made from milk. The milk mustache and
the "got milk?” slogan have become national symbols of quality and excellence. But
with most people in our country now two, three, or more generations removed from
the farm, it becomes increasingly important for farmers to promote their products and
educate people about the contributions agriculture makes to keep an adequate food
supply coming to the nation's tables. In this special issue of Lancaster Farming, we
join in this promotional effort. Many of the features, columns, news reports, and
advertising messages carry the theme of milk. Read and enjoy.
Five Section*
The couple, owners of Lynn
crest Holsteins located in the rural
Newmanstown area of Lebanon
County, and their three children,
are to be flown by Holstein USA to
the convention to receive the
award.
In front of hundreds of fellow,
devoted Holstein breeders, they
are to stand, be recognized, and
applauded for a job well done.
professionals gather to work and
talk shop, farmers work
independently - often missing out
on face-to-face input from peers.
A group in Erie and Crawford
counties, however, has learned
that the old adage about "strength
in numbers" can apply to dairy
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Junes, 1999
According to Holstein USA
officials, the Hoists are also to
receive a monetary award, an
engraved plaque commemorating
the honor, and to have their names
added to a permanent roster of
award recipients on display at the
Holstein USA national headquar
ters in Brattleboro, Vermont
The selection of the national
winner was only made recently.
farmers, just as it can to a herd of
Holsteins.
And, just as many farmers
strive to keep their breeding
cycles in sync, this group has
learrjed that bringing operators
into sync can boost morale, cut
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halter of the queen of the donor cows of their merchandising operation,
6-year-old Lynncrest Converse Happy-ET, an Excellent-91 homebred ani
mal that has 15 sons sold for artificial insemination, and 60 embryos
exported. From the left, the rest of the family is Sheryl, Chad, 6, Chanelle,
13, and Chelsea. 10.
and last week, the Horsts still
seemed a little stunned at the news,
as though it hadn’t quite sunk in
yet
What it means is that they are
recognized as national leaders
among young couples who breed
desirable registered Holsteins.
Yet, they said they didn’t want
Farming is from the heart, though that also means mat
everyone in the Ernie and Wanda Derr family has responsi
bilities on Heavens Blessin’s Farm. That includes their
youngest child, 7-year-old Ashley Derr, who stands here
between two Jersey calves that she in charge of feeding.
See story on page C 2.
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people to get the wrong idea.
Winning the award is the high
est hone*' for them as breeders of
registered Holsteins, marking per
haps the highlight of their career,
according to Kirby.
But they said they realize what
the award means and
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