A2B-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 15, 2000
Young Farmers, Ag Educators
Join In Summer Conference
(Continued from Pago A 1)
sented. They are Ideas Unlim
ited, Cecil Lohr; Honorary Life
Membership, Dr. Philip Ogline;
Outstanding Young Member,
Jodi Brown; Outstanding Ag Ed
Teacher, Leßoy Dreibelbis, Jr.;
Outstanding Ag Ed Program,
Mark Dietrich and Roy Maurer;
Postsecondary Ail-Star Team,
John Wardle; Outstanding Ser
vice, Doyle Paul; and Outstand
ing Cooperation, Samuel Hayes
Jr.
Listed in the program for 35
years of service are Doyle Paul
and Elvin Summers. Thirty
years: Michael Burton, Dr. Earl
Ferry, Jr., Bruce Lemmon, Clif
ford Day, Jr., Dr. Arba Henry,
and Dr. Edgar Yoder.
Receiving 25-year watches
were Dr. Blannie Bowem, Rich
ard Byerly, Deßoy Dreibelbis,
Jr., William Guyer, Glenn Her
rold, Samuel Heyler, Dwayne
Kaufman, Donald McNutt, and
Roger Reichenbach.
Receiving PAAE’s NAAE Region VI awards are from left, Doyle Paul, outstanding ser
vice; John Wardle, postsecondary all-star team; Roy Maurer and Mark Dietrich, out
standing ag ed program; Leßoy Dreibelbis, Jr., outstanding teacher; Cecil Lohr, Ideas
Unlimited; Jodi Brown, outstanding young member; and Samuel Hayes, Jr., outstanding
cooperation. Photo by Everett Newswanger, editor
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Veal Farm Visited
One of the tour stops included
Jeff and Kathy Rohrer’s new
veal calf production facility.
Jeff had been a relief milker
for dairy farmers and wanted to
have his own farming enterprise.
In March of 1998 the first calves
were placed in the new 220-foot
by 65-foot barn with capacity to
house 400 head in four divisions.
Each division is fdled at differ
ent times to extend the opportu
nities to purchase and market
the calves in various times of the
year.
Feed is mixed in 2,200-pound
capacity tanks and fed accord
ing to the nutritional needs of
each calf. Jeff is certified under
the veal quality assurance pro
gram and therefore is qualified
to administer medication and
maintain prpduction practices
that insure the best possible han
dling of the calves and produc
tion of veal.
Calves are taken in at 80 to
100 pounds and raised to 275 to
Touring the veal farm, from left, Pennsylvania Beef
Council’s Holly Marshall, industry relations and compli
ance director; Laura Kwisnek, veal programs director; and
Kathy and Jeff Rohrer, owners.
280 pounds. About 1,000 calves grams'director and Holly Mar
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Harleysville. Pennsylvania Beef Council,
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