Brosius Selected 2000
Penn State Distinguished Alumnus
UNIVERSITY PARK
(Centre Co.) Charles C. Bro
sius, a leading figure in the U.S.
mushroom industry and former
Pennsylvania secretary of agri
culture, has been named a 2000
Penn State Distinguished Alum
nus, the university’s highest
alumni award.
“Charlie has been a dominant
force in the Pennsylvania food
and fiber systems,’’ said Robert
Steele, dean of Penn State’s Col
lege of Agricultural Sciences.
“We in the college are delighted
for him to receive this much
ASA Pleased With High Level
Of Support For Soybean Checkoff
SAINT LOUIS, Mo.—The
American Soybean Association
(ASA)'has learned the USDA
has determined that a referen
dum will not be necessary on the
Soybean Research and Promo
tion Program.
The request for referendum
process indicates that the vast
majority of U.S. soybean pro
ducers support their checkoff.
Out of 600,813 qualified
stakeholders, only 17,970 valid
requests, less than three percent
of the total, were received, far
less than the threshold of 60,082
that would have triggered a re
ferendum.
“USDA’s request for referen
dum process validates what
ASA producer-leaders have long
believed, that is that most soy
bean producers feel their
checkoff is doing a pretty good
job for them,” said ASA Presi
dent Marc Curtis, who led
ASA’s advocacy efforts to pro
mote the positive benefits of the
checkoff prior to and during the
Oct. 20, 1999, through Nov. 16,
1999, request for referendum
period. “ASA has found that
producer support for the soy
bean checkoff increases in direct
proportion to a producer’s
knowledge of checkoff-funded
activities and how these pro
grams, directly benefit soybean
producers.”
Producers certifying that they
No Wool Sale, Pool
TUNKHANNOCK (Wyo
ming Co.) —The Northeast
Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool
Growers Association regretfully
announces that there will not be
a wool sale and pool for their
producers’ year 2000 clip.
Economic reality has dictated
this decision based on four
months of market research and
bid solicitation. The currently
accessible market leaves no
margin to cover the cost of pro
duction and handling.
A complex set of circum
stances has generated an abnor
mal market climate. Marketing
channels are glutted with cheap
wool from low labor cost and
government subsidized foreign
sources.
Domestic demand for fine
woolen fabrics has declined
under pressure from synthetics,
and has been further eroded by a
“dressing down” trend in con
temporary American culture.
There is some evidence that the
deserved recognition.’’
Brosius, a native of West
Grove, Pa., has achieved an in
ternational reputation as an in
novator in mushroom
cultivation and marketing. The
Brosius family business, Marl
boro Mushrooms (from which he
retired as president in 1995), led
the state industry in adapting
and developing production tech
niques to meet the growing
fresh-market demand in the
19605. His lecturing, sponsored
research, and published papers
continue to establish him as a
national authority in mushroom
produced soybeans at any time
during a period beginning Jan.
1, 1997, and ending Nov. 16,
1999, were eligible to participate
in the petition for a referendum.
An eligible producer as defined
by the USDA, was any person
engaged in the growing of soy
beans in the U.S. who owned or
shared ownership and risk of
loss of such soybeans. Eligible
individuals not wanting a refer
endum did not need to take any
action.
“ASA will continue its efforts
to communicate the benefits of
the soybean checkoff to all soy
bean producers and we can
reach out to those 17,970 people
who did feel that a referendum
should be called,” Curtis said.
“I’d be willing to take a look at
their concerns and welcome an
opportunity to tell them why I
think the soybean checkoff is a
tremendous asset that is build
ing demand for our products.”
State soybean checkoffs were
originally developed in 1968. In
1989, ASA’s voting delegates
adopted a resolution calling for
passage of a national soybean
checkoff in the 1990 Farm Bill.
ASA worked directly with Con
gress to develop the format and
structure of today’s soybean
checkoff program that has
helped improve soybean indus
try profitability and is respon
sive to soybean farmers’ needs.
surplus is beginning to work its
way through the market.
Although a slow process,
social trends are constantly
changing. There will be an “up”
side in this cycle.
The Northeast Pennsylvania
Sheep and Wool Growers Asso
ciation is a constituent member
of the Pennsylvania Sheep and
Wool Growers Association and
the American Sheep Industry
Association. This relationship
affords access to state and na
tional resources.
In an attempt to keep the lines
of communication open, anyone
desiring more information can
contact George Hayes, Box
1080, Friendsville, PA 18818,
570-553-2853, the association’s
president, or Victor Decker,
1119 Sugar Hollow Road, Tun
khannock, PA 18657, 570-833-
2486, the association’s secretary.
A report of association activity
is also on file in county extension
offices.
of
production. He was recently ap
pointed to serve on the National
Mushroom Council by the
USDA.
He served as Pennsylvania
secretary of agriculture from
March 1995 through May 1997.
As secretary, he chaired the
commissions that oversee
animal health, soil conservation,
the state Farm Show, horse
racing and farmland preserva
tion, as well as many other
boards. He was instrumental in
the formation of the Penn State
Agricultural Law Center, a part
nership between the College of
Agricultural Sciences and the
Dickinson School of Law.
After graduating from Penn
State in 1952 with a bachelor’s
degree in dairy science, Brosius
managed the family’s dairy and
mushroom farm, overseeing its
transition to mushroom produc
tion. He developed strategies for
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a Pennsylvania Master Farmer
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ture Award, the Chester County
Commissioners’ Agricultural
Leadership Award, and the
American Mushroom Institute
Distinguished Service Award.
He also has received distin
guished alumnus awards from
the College of Agricultural Sci
ences and Alpha Kappa
Gamma.
Brosius sits on the Penn State
Great Valley Advisory Board
and chairs the Penn State Great
Valley Grand Destiny Cam
paign. He is a member of the na
tional Alpha Zeta and Gamma
Sigma Delta agricultural frater
nities and the Penn State Coaly
Honor Society.
Now retired, Brosius lives in
West Grove with his wife, Jane,
a 1952 Penn State graduate.
Their sons, all involved in the
family business, also are Penn
State alumni: Mahlon (1978, ag
ricultural business manage
ment); Thomas (1979,
agricultural engineering); and
Harold (1980, agricultural engi
neering).
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