A24-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 13, 2001
Pennsylvania Farm Show Captures International Flavor
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an “Agriculture Attache Tour,”
to help build international trade
relations with Lancaster Coun
ty’s Agribusiness Community.
The Lancaster County Chamber
of Commerce Agriculture Com
mittee also has developed a Lan
caster Farming Facts handout to
help promote Lancaster County
Agriculture.
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The Franklin County Farm-
City Council contacted thou
sands of people through their
agriculture promotion efforts.
Fourteen activities were spon-
sored by the Farm-City Council,
ranging from hosting a Business
Expo featuring all aspects of in
dustry in Franklin County and
“Agricultural Weekend” at a
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local mall, to poster contests and
farm tours. Through Franklin
County’s Farm-City Week
Speaker’s Bureau, the public
was contacted through speakers
at meetings and on radio and
television programs.
In Jefferson County, thou
sands of people were contacted
through their five events held in
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2000. Jefferson County Farm-
City Council worked to bring
agriculture to the residents of
Jefferson County through the
hosting of “Industry Tours” for
high school students, organizing
the 10th Annual Farm-City
Day, participating in the Jeffer
son County Fair, and participat
ing in Farm-City Week
activities.
Cherry Valley Vineyard, Say
lorsburg in Monroe County was
honored for the best wine entry.
Their Raspberry Spumante won
the Governor’s Cup and a gold
medal for the best sparkling
Wine. The vineyard also won
two silver medals and a bronze.
Cherry Valley was started in
1980 and has been making fruit
wines for the past 14 years from
100% whole Pennsylvania fruit,
The Jefferson County Farm City program was repre
sented by Sen. Donald White and Susan Alexander. Secre
tary of Agriculture Sam Hayes, presenter.
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Everett Newswanger, editor of Lancaster Farming, left,
receives the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture com
memorative “Products for the Planet” plate at the Penn
sylvania Farm Show supreme champion dairy cow event.
Making the presentation for long-time work to support and
promote the entire industry of agriculture is Samuel Hayes
Jr., state ag secretary with Dennis Grumbine, Pennsylva
nia Farm Show director looking on.
with no preservatives or addi
tives. The flavor of the wine is
from the fruit itself. “Pennsylva
nia grows the best fruit for wine
making,” said Mary Sorrenti. “I
have tried fruits from other loca
tions, but Pennsylvania has the
deepest colored and most fra
grant fruit.”
The next day in his opening
remarks at the Farm Show, Lt.
Gov. Schweiker, said the six-day
farm show showed the future of
our $44 billion agriculture that
includes 800,000 employees.
“Pm privileged to be in your
company,” he said.
The Pennsylvania Mounted
Police performed at the opening
ceremonies, and the Pennsylva
nia High School Championship
Rodeo followed.