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V 01.45 No. 3
Rumler Is Farm Bureau's Ag Service Honoree
HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.)
The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
(PFB) presented its
Distinguished Service to
Agriculture Award to Robert
Rumler of Chambersburg.
Rumler is the former chief
LeAnne Kile and her father, Jeff, hold an 11'A -week-old
turkey outside the growout bam In New Providence.
Photo by Andy Andrmm
Heinnickel Family Receives
Conservation Farmer
Of The Year Honors
GAY BROWNLEE
Bedford Co. Correspondent
CHAMPION (Somerset Co.)
Alquin and Dolores
Heinnickel, Greensburg, were
honored with the Conservation
Farmer of the Year Award Nov.
10 at the 52nd Annual Joint
Conference of the State
Conservation Commission and
the Pennsylvania Association of
Conservation Districts, Inc.
Conducted at the Seven
Springs Mountain Resort, the
event was hosted by the
Somerset County Conservation
District Nov. 7-10.
Heinnickel’s award was spon
sored by the Agricultural
Coalition of Pennsylvania and
PennAg Industries Association.
For four decades the
Heinnickel Farm, located along
Route 119, has been a model of
conservation and management
Four Sections
administrator of the National
Holstein Association. During his
nearly 30 years as its CEO, the
Holstein association gained
recognition as a major force in
the improvement of the dairy
breed worldwide.
practices, employing contour
strip farming, conservation
tillage and intensive grazing
projects.
“We do a lot of contour farm
ing and fenced out our water
ways,” Heinnickel reported,
adding that he merely is contin
uing the methods used a genera
tion earlier by his dad, who was
serious about stewardship of the
land.
Some 200 of the 1,000 acres
Heinnickel owns, support two
separate intensive grazing sys
tems for the beef cattle aspect of
dual beef and grain operation.
Heinnickel said he is satis
fied with the design Wes Gordon
from the Westmoreland County
Conservation District drew for
the layout of ditching and place
ment of drain tile.
With a staff of three full
timers on the job there are suffi
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 20, 1999
PFB also honored Lehigh
County Farm Bureau with the
All Star Award for the third con
secutive year. This award is
PFB’s most prestigious program
award, going to the county with
the highest score in the recogni
tion and awards program.
The awards were presented
during PFB’s 49th Annual
Meeting, this week at the
Hershey Lodge and Convention
Center. Several hundred farm
ers, including 172 voting dele
gates, "met to elect leaders and
set policies for the organization
for the coming year. PFB is a vol
untary, statewide organization
which represents more than
27,300 farm and rural families.
Rumler received the award
during PFB’s member recogni
tion banquet, Tuesday evening.
‘Winter Woes’ Don’t Distract
Kile Turkey Farm
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
NEW PROVIDENCE (Lancas
ter Co.) Oh, those winter woes.
For the Jeff and Diane Kile fam
ily, the famous phrase from the
Dickens’ novel, die best of times
and the worst, can be rolled into
the years 1994-1996.
When the Kites decided they
wanted to start a turkey growout
operation in New Providence,
work they had planned for years
had to be put on hold. In the winter
of 1994, die area experienced the
coldest temperatures ever, com-
LaVerne Moser, sitting on the tractor, and his son Mark farm 480 acres and milk 160
Holsteins on their Bally farm, situated on both Berks and Montgomery counties. The
farm is also the place where Lyn derives inspiration for her world-renowned porcelain
painting. Turn to page B 2 to read more about LaLisa Holsteins’ sparkling facilities, the
farm, and Lyn’s artwork. Photo by Lou Ann Good.
Rumler, a Franklin County
native, served as chief executive
officer of the Holstein-Friesian
Association, now known as
Holstein U.S.A., from 1953 to
1982 Upon retirement, he was
named chairman emeritus of the
organization, the first such des
ignation in its history.
As chief administrator of the
organization headquartered in
Brattleboro, Vt., Rumler was
eminently successful in envi
sioning future developments
affecting the dairy industry, and
then designing, implementing
and carrying forward programs
and services to serve the best
interests of Holstein dairymen
across the nation.
During his leadership of the
national association, the
Holstein breed increased in
tuned with about a foot of icc and
snow.
Work in the spring was delayed.
Then came the incredible snow
storm of early January 1996, liter
ally shutting down the state,
canceling Farm Show events, and
keeping everyone at home.
But work didn't stop for the Kile
family.
On the 600-foot long by 50-foot
wide brooder and finishing bams,
snow had piled high dangerous
ly high that January Sunday.
The snow weight was too much
per square foot,” said Diane.
$31.00 Per Year
number from 45 percent of the
dairy herd in the US. to more
than 85 percent, and the num
ber of registered Holsteins grew
to make up 90 percent of all reg
istered dairy cows. Holsteins
became the dominant dairy
breed in the world and US.
Holsteins became the most
sought-after genetic material
worldwide.
Under his direction, the
Holstein Association became in
the mid-1950s an early coopera
tor in USDA’s Foreign
Agricultural Service Program to
develop agricultural markets
overseas. In response to the ris
ing export market for Holstein
genetic material, Rumler led the
organization to establish a sub
sidiary, Holstein Friesian
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Jpff, who works full-time for
Roy Ressler and Son, Inc., Mount
ville, asked for lots of fuel and
some portable heaters. The gas
heaters were installed in the attics.
The Kites tried to melt as much as
they could from the roofs.
“That was a year. I’ll tell you,”
said Jeff, remembering working to
clear the snow from the sides.
It stopped snowing Sunday and,
by Tuesday, laneways were
cleared between the houses.
Ever since, the weather hasn't
posed a big challenge, fortunately.
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