A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 30, 1999
Rich Rocnigk Leads
Poultry Association
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ing eggs and poultry meat I feel
strongly that we as an industry
need to continue to attract young
people with creative ideas and
enthusiasm. As our industry grows
and goes forward, the environmen
tal pressures and marketing oppor
tunities will increase. This will
require individuals with special
talents to help us solve problems.
Our organization must find ways
to be more pro-active in this area,”
Rocnigk said.
Rocnigk said that growing up in
Butler County, he decided early
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that he wanted a career in ag busi
ness. He achieved an ag economics
degree from Penn State, served
two years in the Army, and worked
12 years as a sales district manager
for Ralston Purina. The more he
worked in ag-related businesses,
the more Rocnigk aspired to
become part of Lancaster County’s
ag business.
”1 always thought I wanted to be
part of ag in Lancaster County. It’s
progressive and where good ideas
come from. I’m impressed with the
quality of job done in egg produc
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Leadership of the Lancaster County Poultry Association is provided by this newly*
sppointed board. From left, Rich Roenigk, president; Nelson Groff, vice president; Jay
Shannon, aecretary; and Becky Petit, treasurer. John Mattilio, right, ia past president
of the association.
for when John and Sandy Meibom
offered him a job selling DeKalb
chicks for Meibom Sales, Service,
and Trucking, Mount Joy.
The Roenigks chose to live in
Yoik in order to be near to Debi’s
sister, whose husband was dying
from cancer. York’s close proxim
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Rocnigk to become immersed in
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the past three years, Roenigk’s
sales area covers Pennsylvania,
New York, and Maryland.
“We supply calcium chips,
feeding limestone, and liquid
molasses and other products to
mills and producers," Rocnigk
said.
The county is fortunate to have
key people in leadership who work
for tbr common good of the indus
try, Roenigk believes.
“The poultry industry has suc
cessfully tackled some severe
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problems such as avian influenza
and nutrient management,” he
said.
“Many people outside the area
thought the county’s poultry
industry wouldn’t survive. But we
did. The problems have made us
even stronger,” Rocnigk said.
As evidence, he points to the
industry’s lead in coining up with
nutrient management plans.
He said, “New York and some
of the other states are looking to
our county to see what we’ve done
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1998 1997 1996 3
Total Total Total Total
(ton/acre) (ton/acre) (ton/acre) (ton/acro)
7.44 7.10 6.04 21.44
7 07
6 79
748 695
20 49 74 1
20 49 72 7
20 48 74 7
20 48 69 5
614
609
606
611
20 22 74 9
2012 71 9
19 85 741
19 41 718
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21 46 75 8
21 27 74 6
21 12 74 9
21 01 74 1
20 93 72 5
20 55 731
20 50 71 9
20 50 71 B
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