Yager Receives First Annual Award HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.)-Laurence Yager, associ ate professor of agricultural economics at Penn State, based in the Adams County extension office, was awarded the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Associa tion (PVGA) first Annual Award. Robert Trax, president of the association, made the presentation at the annual grower dinner at the Mid- Brad Hollabaugh, SHAP board of directors, presents Grower of the Year Award to Stanley Brown of Logan ville. Barron Hetherington, first vice president PVGA, right, presents appreciation award to Robert Trax, PVGA president, for his two years of service as presi dent. Services: • CCA Certified Crop Specialists • Soil Sampling • Tissue Testing • Field Scouting • Field Mapping • Total Crop Plan Management East Berlin 1-800-426-2827 Carlisle 1-800-825-4769 Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention in Hershey. PVGA is beginning the new millennium by institut ing the Annual Award pro gram. In the past, the association from time to time presented special recogni tions to certain individuals or life memberships to persons who have a longstanding his tory of service to the associa tion. But the board of directors • Flotation Truck Spreading and Spraying • Post Emergence Spraying with High Clearance Sprayers • Lime Spreading • Delivery 5 Convenient Locations to call toll free: Gettysburg 1-800-626-0880 York (717) 428-2109 Chambersburg 1-800-243-3856 Brad Hollabaugh dis plays the Best Roadside Market Exhibit Award. decided it would be appropri ate to annually recognize an individual who has made a special contribution to the Association or the vegetable and berry industries in Penn sylvania. Yager, the first recipient of this Annual Award, is well known to fruit and vegetable growers throughout the state. Although his official territory of service is just a section of the state, his agricultural marketing expertise has en abled him to assist producers of various agricultural com modities not only in capitol region but throughout the commonwealth. As part of his longstanding dedication to direct mar keters, Yager has been active in organizing meetings and tours for direct marketers in the Mid-Atlantic region and on a national basis as well. Many farm market operators in the state have benefited from his advice in designing (Turn to Page 12) 0W ;4(i y