A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 13, 2001
Dr. Tom Zigler receives the award for mid-size agribu
sinesses from Secretary of Agriculture Sam Hayes.
hJn e J~* ? ca ® t . er Ch amber of Commerce was represented
by Brent Landis, left, and Rob Barley. Presenter is Secre
tary of Agriculture Sam Hayes.
„>*• Gov - Mark Schweiker visits with Lexie. Charles, and
Hur°nf a t ? e l n9 fr e m Camp Hm - Schw eiker took a short
tour of the show Saturday, before officially opening the
show in the large arena. H 8
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Pennsylvania Farm Show
Captures International Flavor
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Editor
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) - In what officials called the
largest international event in
Pennsylvania, the Internationa]
Celebration 2001 Pennsylvania
Farm Show dinner attracted
representatives from 60 foreign
countries and more than 1,000
total Gov. Tom Bridge
was
%oke to the foreign Visitors as
friends and trade partners. “Our
interest is economic and trade,
of course,” Ridge said. “But we
want to build relationships and
friendships. If we can help you
to make your country better, we
want to do that.”
Gov. Ridge announced that
he was called to go to Texas the
next day to consult with presi
dent elect George W. Bush, and
would not be able to open the
farm show in the large arena. He
said Lt. Gov. Mark Schweiker
would take his place, which he
did.
The color guard at attention.
In addition to the opportunity family-owned and operated
to host foreign trade visitors, the agribusiness has served many
dinner serves to highlight sev- farmers as a supplier of used
eral significant awards that in- f ar m equipment and new, used,
elude the top agribusiness and reconditioned farm tractor
awards, the farm-city award par ts for over 53 years. Origi
winners, and the Governor’s n ally founded by Carl. Weqger,
Gold Cup award for the best of Wengers of Myerstovfojhas
show wine entries. grown from a small prqJbaOhp-
In the Agribusiness awards, plementing a dairy farm W a
Wengers of JWyerstown, Zeigler corporation that is poised, to
jsssaapwo* mmmmt
I These awards were estab- linefox the first time.
fished to recognize agribu- Zeigler Brothers, Inc. fOhe
sinesses that contribute to winner in Category Two (sly to
Pennsylvania’s number one in- $5O million annual sales). In
dustry. They are presented to cated in Gardners, Zeigler
agriculture, food, and wood Brothers has built a strong cus
companies that make a special tomer base by supplying quality
contribution toward the devel- aquaculture, zoo, pet, and labo
opment and expansion of Penn- ratory feeds for the commercial,
sylvania agriculture, as well as a research, and retail markets,
positive commitment in their After beginning by manufactur
local community. in g farm feed, founding brothers
The winner in Category One T y and Leß °y Zei B ler decided
(under $l5 million annual sales)
is Wengers of Myerstown. This
Watching the crowd watching.
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