Perry dell Farms Honored For York JOYCE BUPP York Co. Correspondent YORK (York Co.) A third generation dairy and milk retail ing operation has been honored by the York County Extension Service for its participation in farm and community outreach programs. Perrydell Farms, York, was honored during the annual York Extension dinner and meeting, conducted Nov. 3 at the 4-H Center. Owned and operated by the families of Greg and Tom Perry, Perrydell Farm has long been in the business of serving the public. Their on-farm milk sales store, near Leaders’ Heights in south ern York County, is a regular stop for hundreds of area con sumers on their weekly shopping trips. Along with purchasing their milk needs, customers enjoy j-smt Silo I nloader 'technology lakes a (.iant l eap loruard! 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During the extension group’s annual business meeting, four re tiring board directors were cited for service. Retiring were Jerry Breeding, Scott Barr, Lourdis Dandignae and George Wil liams. A search is underway for a new county extension director for York, following current CED Roxanne Price’s decision to step down from that administrative position to work more closely with programs. A special presentation by “graduating” 4-H’er Heather Banker! featured a look at “the faces of 4-H.” Heather has com pleted 11 years of participation in a wide range of 4-H programs and activities and is currently a freshman at Millersville Univer sity major ing in spe ci a 1 MARYLAND GLADHILL TRACTOR MART Frederick, MD 21701 301-663-6060 than that done on crops at the State College facility because of a milder climate in the southeast comer of the state. The regions mildness and accompanying hu midity generally create more dis ease problems than in colder, shorter-season regions. Originally established as a to bacco research facility, the center tests varieties, fertilization, weed and pest control especially ap propriate to Pennsylvania’s southeast comer, where SO per cent of the state’s com crop and 60 percent of the state’s soybean production are grown. The “applied research” or re search which can be directly ap plied by producers to their agronomy problems and needs, spans dozens of crops and hun dreds of tests of some of the main commodities produced in the southeastern region. One of only two soybean test sites in the state, the center did testing on nearly 100 varieties of the oil crop this year, about half of that devoted to herbicide-resistant strains. education. Featured speaker for the program was John Yocum, scien- Some 30 to 50 alfalfa varieties are under study for forage grow ers and between 500 to 1,000 weed control plots studied annu ally test materials aimed at a range of crops. Along with exten sive field crop studies, the center researches florals and ornamen tals. About 700 different flowers under test provided a wealth of color through the growing season this past summer, and 70 to 80 varieties of flowering crabapple trees are planted in a long-term study of the popular landscaping species. tist-in charge of the South east Agri cultural Re search and Extension Center of Penn State, Landisville, Lancaster County. Yocum il lustrated his informative discussion on the re- Yocum, who mans the South east Research Center with two technicians and some part-time summer assistants, noted with humor that “if there’s no equip ment to do what we need, we’ll build something.” With test plots generally planted and harvested on a very small scale, normal sized farm equipment is difficult to adapt for use. Thus the center utilizes such things as a special ized combine machine with a three-foot cutting head, quite an improvement from earlier years when every plot was hand-har vested. search cen ter with slides show ing some of the varied projects un dertaken at the experi mental crops farm. Accord i n g to Yocum, re search done at the Land isville center takes a dif ferent focus Additional information on the programs and research projects carried out at the Southeast Re search Center may be obtained by contacting the Cooperative Extension Service. Safety Group Names Kreher To Executive Committee GLENMONT, N.Y. New York Farm Bureau Workers’ Compensation Safety Group #486 announced that Brett Kreher, a long-time member of the group, was nominated to the Ex ecutive Committee as a temporary committee member. Kreher will fill the position left vacant by the unfortunate passing of Ed Wright. Brett and his family run a poultry farm in Clarence. “We are happy to have Brett on board,” said Daniel Hooker, director of member services. “Kreher’s Poultry Farm has been a member of the Safety Group since its inception in 1967. We are grateful for Brett’s loyalty to the Safety Group and are sure that we will benefit from his experience.” The Safety Group’s Executive Committee is responsible for overseeing all business activities of the group, determining dividend expenses and approving new classifications for the group. The New York Farm Bureau Safety Group writes workers’ compensation policies for nur sery, sod, dairy, horse boarding and breeding op erations, fruit, vegetable, berry, grape, poultry and greenhouse operations, in addition to feed manufacturing and retail grain and seed stores. Farm Bureau members needing workers’ com pensation insurance or those farmers not yet members of New York Farm Bureau can obtain more details by calling (800) 342-4143.
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