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.
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Brad Hollabaugh dis
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ate to annually recognize an
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Association or the vegetable
and berry industries in Penn
sylvania.
Yager, the first recipient of
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Although his official territory
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abled him to assist producers
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modities not only in capitol
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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
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Robert Trax, left, PVGA president, presents PVGA’s
first Annual Award to Laurence Yager, Area Marketing
Extension Agent, Adams County Extension.
Grower of the Year Award State Horticultural Asso
ciation of Pennsylvania. From left, James Lott, SHAP
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Brown.
James Lott, president SHAP, presents Best Road
side Market Exhibit Award to Brad Hollabaugh, shown
with Brooks Way, vice president SHAP.
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