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Holloways Strive To Capture Expanding Freezer, Branded Beef Markets
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
DARLINGTON, Md.
Farm diversification is nothing
new to the Holloway Brothers
Farm, operated by Henry and
Richard Holloway. For years
they’ve raised beef cattle, hogs,
and crops.
But a new venture into spe
cially marketed beef, and their
own freezer beef direct market,
is showing signs of profit poten
tial.
Under the Roseda Farm label,
Monkton, Md., beef is being
Under the Reseda Farm label, beef is being marketed to restaurants in the Baltimore
area. The 400-acre Holloway Brothers partnership manages a herd of Angus and Angus
crossbreds for Roseda, which is slowly developing a label. At left is Rick and father
Richard Holloway. Photo by Andy Andre ws
The Martins farm on a certified organic dairy* where they
milk 95 cows and farm 160 acres. David and Robbin, along
with their children, enjoy working together. Front, from
left, are Sarah, Caleb, Noah, and Samuel. Second row,
from left, are David, Susanna, Naomi, Robbin, and
Ramaona. In back, Melissa, Abigail, Caria, and Josh.
(Daughter Laura is not pictured.) Turn to page A2B for the
story, the second in a special series on “Dairy Profit Possi
bilities." Photo by Jayne Sebright
Four Stctfom
marketed to restaurants in the
Baltimore area.
The 400-acre Holloway
Brothers partnership finishes
Angus and Angus crossbreds for
Roseda, which is slowly develop
ing a label.
About 50 head of cattle are
being finished “naturally,” said
Richard Holloway. The cattle
are fed no antibiotics and are not
injected with growth hormones.
They are fed com silage, hay, or
haylage and grain, all grown on
the farm.
This is the first year of the
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 10, 2000
Holloway’s enterprise to a
branded beef. Roseda furnishes
the farm with bulls; in return,
Roseda receives the Holloway
Brothers calves as feeders, noted
Richard. Or Holloway Brothers
can feed their calves for Roseda,
and Roseda then receives the
finished cattle.
Roseda sends the meat to a
local butcher shop, where it is
processed individually for
freezer markets and restaurants,
noted Richard.
The Holloways also raise their
own freezer beef, sent to a local
New EPA
Runoff Rule
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Groups concerned that a
new federal rule means substan
tial costs and unnecessary red
tape for Pennsylvania landown
ers are coordinating a meeting
for people to learn more and to
express their concerns.
This meeting is set for 7 p.m.
to 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 15
in the Reading area at the Berks
County Ag Center, Leesport.
The meeting is sponsored by a
coalition involving agricultural
groups, such as the Farm
Bureau and Grange, along with
landowner, forest and wood
product, and other interest
groups.
The coalition estimates that
landowners would spend around
$lO,OOO for a permit and that
the total annual cost to Pennsyl
vanians could be from $lO mil
lion to $lOO million. There are
more than 500,000 Pennsylva
nians alone who own forestland
a total of 11.5 million acres.
The coalition argues that in
(Turn to Pago A 37)
$32.00 Per Year
butcher shop for processing.
The Holloways grew up on
the seventh-generation farm in
the small village of Darlington.
The Holloway partnership
began on Jan. 1, 1959, noted
Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Lori Connelly along with
Richard Waybright, chairman of the Pennsylvania Dairy
Promotion Program, place the giant 12-inch cherry on top
of the 8-foot ice cream sundae built on the capitol steps
Wednesday, as part of the national June Dairy Month cele
bration. See story page A 27. Photo by Everett Newswanger,
editor
This replica 1930 s Schwin bicycle owned by Pennsyl
vania Sen. Noah W. Wenger (R-36th) is shown with Lancas
ter County farmland in the background by Wenger’s chief
of staff, Chad Weaver. The photo was taken Thursday
morning to call attention to the Lancaster Farmland
Trust’s “Pedal To Preserve” event scheduled for Satur
day, June 24. See story page A 26. Photo by Everett
Newewanger, editor
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Henry.
The home farm measures 400
acres. Total tillage, including
rented ground, numbers about
660 acres.
(Turn to Pag* A 23)