Page 12-Grower and Marketer, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 11, 2000 DeCou Receives 2000 Outstanding Fruit CLAYTON, N.J.-Genie DeCou, owner of DeCou Hilltop Orchards near Shiloh, N.J., was recently selected Outstanding Fruit Grower by the New Jersey State Horti cultural Society. DeCou op erates DeCou Orchards with her son, Tom, and brother-in law, Rolf DeCou. She was presented the award by Mr. Douglas Zee Jr, at the South Jersey Fruit Meeting and Beekeepers To Meet DAUPHIN (Dauphin Co.)-Have you ever thought about becoming a beekeeper? Are you interested in nature? Agriculture? Do you know how import ant honey bees are to agricul ture? Over one-third of our daily diet of veg etables, fruit, milk, and meat is either directly or indirectly attributed to honey bee pollination. Ag riculture needs bee keepers. Would you like to be a part of agricul ture, and enjoy har vesting your own honey? If so, read on. The Capitol Area Beekeepers Associa tion is offering its 13th annual Short Course In Basic Beekeeping, a 2-day short course, May 13 from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Dauphin County Agriculture and Natural Re sources Center in Dauphin, and May 20 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Milton Hershey Farm Con ference Center and Apiary in Hershey. The course is sponsored by the as sociation in coopera tion with the Penn State Cooperative Extension. The course fac ulty includes coop erative extension apiculturist Mar yann Frazier, Chief State Apiary Inspec tor Jim Steinhauer, Penn State honey bee researcher Jen nifer Finley, re gional apiary inspector Tracy Helton, and several experienced and qualified members of the association. Each registered at tendee will receive a packet of beginning beekeeping informa tion and other cour se-related handouts. Preregistration is requested before May 8. The course fee is $25 per person. Grower Award Trade Show in Glassboro Feb. 16 as part of the celebra tion of the 125th Anniversary of the New Jersey State Hor ticultural Society. “DeCou Orchards was purchased in 1965 by Ms. DeCou and her late husband, Lauren DeCou, from a badly deteriorated 250-acre or chard and has grown to a modern 500-acre farm of peaches, apples, nectarines, Participants are encouraged to bring a bee veil and protec tive suit, if possible. A brown bag lunch is suggested, al though fast-food restaurants are located nearby. For a registration form, lo cation maps, and lodging in formation, contact Maria Contino, secretary, 6087 Rockland Dr., Harrisburg, PA 17112, or call (717) 657- 3932. BUY EARLY! SAVE 4% THRU MARCH 31 st ! Early Order Sale In Effect Now Ask For Merv and Place Your Order Today! AiONOSENV JjfcjS* _ "WWW" 1 "" " ~ _ -Jr - ■ ■ > **** * '4 ' * ’ PNEUMATIC PLANTER MODEL MS PLANT WITH PRECISION RAW • UNCOATED • SEED CARROTS • LETTUCE • ONION • ETC. 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Her well-known farm market is being rebuilt to handle a growing farm business.” DeCou is one of the foun ders of Eastern Pro Pak in Glassboro and its modern peach packing plant and is a director and part of the man agement team that packs all of the DeCou peaches under the Jersey Fruit label. “Genie DeCou has always been an innovator and one in terested in trying new pro duction techniques, new varieties and fruit types like brambles, wine, and table grapes,” said Zee, Specialty Precision Planters * Proven Precision * Fertilizer, Dry or Liquid * Heavy-Duty 7”x7” Frames * 2 Row to 12 Row Unmatched Accuracy In The Metering & Placement Of Corn, Sweet Corn, Edible Beans, Squash, Melons, Cucumbers, Sun flowers, Sorghum & More. Yager Receives First Annual Award (Continued from Page 11) their markets, either on a personal level or through his presentations. 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