oHS? div, *!° n J w i nner * of the Lancaster Holstein Association. From left, Elisa
HancK, Lancaster dairy princess; Marvin StoKzfoos; David Stoltzfoos; and Mike Eby,
association president.
Crop Insurance Seminars Offered
The Penn State county coop
erative extension offices of
Berks, Chester, Dauphin,
Lancaster, Lebanon, York and
Schuylkill, with Bernard C.
Morrissey Insurance, Inc. and
Rain and Hail Insurance
Services, Inc., are sponsoring
free crop insurance education
seminars entitled Crop Insurance:
Making It Work for You.
For reservations to any of
these seminars you may call
Vivian J. Keesey at 1-800-422-
8335. They ask that you register
early, and adults only please.
Program Dates;
• 1/5/00, at Lebanon County
Cooperative Extension, Lebanon
County Expo Center/Eairgrounds,
2120 Cornwall Rd., Lebanon, PA
17042,
• 1/7/00 at York County
Cooperative Extension, York
County 4-H Center, 771
Stoveistown Rd., York, PA 17404
• 1/14/00 at Chester County
Cooperative Extension, Cochran
ville Fire Company, Box 310
Limestone Rd., Cochranville, PA
19330
• 1/20/00 Dauphin County
Cooperative Extension, Gratz
Community Center, Center-
Street, Gratz, PA 17030
• 1/21/00 at Berks/Lehigh
County Cooperative Extension,
Berks Agricultural Center, 1238
County Welfare Rd., Leesport,
PA 19533
• 1/25/00 at Schuylkill
County Cooperative Extension,
Schuylkill County Ag Center,
1202 Ag Center Drive, Pottsville,
PA 17901
• 1/27/00 at Lancaster
County Cooperative Extension,
Lancaster County Farm and
Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Rd.,
Lancaster, PA 17601
Schedule, 9 a,m. - 9:15 a.m.:
Opening statements from
Cooperative Extension Agent;
9:15-10:45 a.m. Crop Insurance
Education Presentation; 10:45-
11 a.m. Break; 11 a.m. - Noon
Qeustion and Answer Session;
Noon-1 p.m. Lunch provided by
Bernard C. Morrissey Insurance
Inc. & Rain and Hail Insurance
Service, Inc.
Education Presentation,
Speakers:
•Vivian J. Keesey, Bernard
C. Morrissey Insurance, Inc.,
Licensed Property and Casualty
Insurance Agent/Certified Crop
Insurance Agent
•Dave Stull, Rain and Hail
Insurance Services, Inc., Field
Supervisor.
Materials: Course guide pro
vided to each participant.
Topics of discussion; Sales
Closing Dates/Reporting
Dates/Policy Effective Dates;
Production Reporting; Acreage
Reporting; Optional Units/Basic
Units; Additional Reporting
Requirements for selected crops;
Parts of a Policy - Where can I
find the information that I
need?; Multiple Peril Crop
Insurance (MPCI); Indexed
Income Protection (IIP); Crop
Revenue Coverage (CRC); Group
Risk Plan (GRP); Adjusted Gross
Revenue (AGR) - net yet avail
able/brief summary only;
Coverage Enhancement Option
(CEO) - availability pending for
Spring 2000; Private Insurance
Add-Ons - available from most
crop insurance companies, but
not federally subsidized.
Examples: Price Option Plus
(POP), Increasing Payment (IP)
and Replacement Coverage
(RC); Insuring with a Written
Agreement; Basic Claims
Procedures; Farm Service
Agency; as it affects your crop
insurance policy.
ICERS
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 18, 1999-A25
Corn Maze Volunteers
Make A Difference
To Holstein
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
BIRD IN HAND (Lancaster
Co.) Without the “returns” from
a hot, sweaty day on a Saturday in
midsummer, operating money for
the Lancaster County Holstein
Association would be thin.
Last summer, people waited in
20-foot lines in the heat while vol
unteers worked to cook up and sell
dozens and dozens of ears of sweet
com at the Cbcny-Crest com maze
operated by Jack and Donna Cole
man, Paradise.
(The Coleman farm was fea
tured in Com Talk , published in
the Oct. 9 issue of Lancaster
Farming.)
“It’s the only fundraiser we have
for the year,” association treasurer
Rick Hess told members recently.
“Unless,” he said with a smile,
“you want to go back to selling
cheese."
Hess spoke about the activities
and the events at the annual Lan
caster County Holstein Associa
tion recognition banquet late last
Deadlines Set For
Holidays, Farm Show Issue
For the first two issues of 2000, special reports are planned for not
only stale Farm Show but the annual Keystone Show as well. The
Keystone Farm Show issue is Jan. 1 with a news deadline of Dec. 23.
The state Farm Show issue is Jan. 7. News HpaHljnr is Dec. 23.
Other deadlines are as follows:
Dec. 25 Issue
Public Sale Ads: Monday, Dec. 20, noon.
Mailbox Markets: Monday, Dec. 20, noon.
Section D Classifieds: Tuesday, Dec. 21, 3 pun.
Farm Equipment Ads: Wednesday, Dec. 22, 9 aun,
All Other Display Ads: Monday, Dec. 20, 5 p.m.
Jan. 1 Issue
Public Sale Ads: Monday, Dec. 27, 5 p.m.
Mailbox Markets; Monday, Dec. 27, 5 p.m.
Section D Classifieds: Tuesday, Dec. 28, 5 p.m.
Farm Equipment Ads: Wednesday, Dec. 29, 9 a.m
All Other Display Ads: Monday, Dec. 27, 5 p.m.
Jan. 7 Issue
Public Sale Ads: Monday, Jan. 3, 10 a.m.
Sections E and F and Keystone: Friday, Dec. 3.
Section D Classifieds: Tuesday, Jan. 4, 5 p.m.
Farm Equipment Ads: Wednesday, Jan. 5, 9 a.m
All Other Display Ads: Monday, Jan. 3, 5 p.m.
Association
week at the Bird In Hand Restaur
ant About 42 members and guests
were registered for the event,
noted Mike Eby, Gordonvillc,
association president.
The Lancaster County club
numbers about 396 members.
According to Rick Hess, trea
surer, the com maze revenue in
1999 was $2,039.91. Less supplies
and starting cash expenses, the
amount raised was $1,486.25.
Volunteering is critical to
ensure the success of the fundrais
er, Hess noted. If members are
called upon, Hess urged them to
“give us a couple of hours,” he
said. “It’s an experience you’ll
never forget. It’s a lot of fun and
work, too.”
Hess noted that the 1999 Hols
tein banquet totaled expenses of
$892.29 with an income of only
$267. The 1999 Holstein tour tot
aled an income of $1,855, but with
expenses totaling $1,675.28, real
ized a profit of only $179.72. The
field day had no income, with
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