«, »» I«»»^«*^»***" W * ,,, * , ‘*"** 7*7/55 050 V 01.46 No. 14 Honored at the banquet of the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention with the 2000 Outstanding Grower Award was Lerew Brothers Orchard, York Springs. From left, Ben, Tom, Terry, and Jim Lerew. Presenting the award was Roger Wood, president of the National Peach Council. Photo by Andy Andrews Cattle Feeder’s Day Features Quality Assurance MICHELLE RANCK Lancaster Farming Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Producing a quality product, as any farmer will attest, is not an accident but is the result of education and expe rience. At Lancaster’s Cattle Feeder’s Day Tuesday, producers took the opportunity to educate themselves on topics ranging from the future of the business, handling systems, process verified cattle, food safety mea sures, and quality assurance certification. Dept. Declares Moratorium On Planting In Quarantine Area HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Late last week, Pennsyl vania Agriculture Secretary Samuel Hayes Jr. declared a moratorium on the planting of plum box virus (PPV) suscep tible trees or shrubs in the plum pox virus quarantine zones in Adams and Cumberland coun ties. The moratorium includes res idential or business plantings, as well as new plantings in com mercial orchards. •*' „ The planting ir ratonum covers the same geographic area as the quarantine, including all of Dickinson Township, South Middleton Township, and Mount Holly Springs in Cumberland County. In Adams County, the area affected is Huntington Township, Lati more Township, York Springs, the northern portion of Tyrone Township and the eastern por tion of Menallen Township. (Turn to Page A3B) Four Sections Process Verified Ken Jordan,'§an Saba, Texas, is director of auction sales of the Cattle Info Net, a branch of e merge. He also directs several auction markets for his family’s, business. More than 200,000 cattle have passed through the family’s three auction markets. Take a proactive role, said Jordan, and a portray a confi dent stance that “You know what you’re doing. If you sell that, people will continue to con sume beef.’’ Electronic eartags have been an important tool in Jordan’s process verified program. Leon Ressler, left, will be Lancaster County Extension Services director. John Schwartz, right, outgoing county extension director (CED), will assume new duties as York County’s CED. Photo by Andy Andrews Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 3,2001 This year Jordan hopes to ~ee 1 million head of cattle with the electronic identification ear tags, which cost from $2.40 to $3.25. With these tags, producers have access to getting carcass data for their animals. Guidelines All process-verified cattle must meet specific sale guide lines. Benefits, said Jordan, in clude properly weaned, uniformly sorted animals. Cattle in the marketing facilities all meet same health requirements, frurn to Page ASS) $32.00 Per Year Fruit, Vegetable Convention Honors Grower Accomplishments ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.) “I’m sort of the ’poster boy’ for plum pox,” said James Lerew of Lerew Brothers Orchard, York Springs. Lerew received the 2000 Out standing Grower Award from Snow doesn’t prevent Pennsylvania Lamb and Wool Queen Deidra Smith and her sister, Kelsie, from caring for sheep on the family’s Somerset County farm. Turn to page 810 to read about the recently crowned queen’s advice on overcoming “baa’ed” experiences. Photo by Gay Brownlee, Somerset County Correspondent Extension Welcomes Director, Holds Commodity Sampling LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Farming Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Dr. John Schwartz bid Lancaster Cooperative Exten sion Association members good bye Thursday evening. After 10 years as director, Schwartz is transferring to York Extension since he lives in that county. Replacing Schwartz as direc tor is Leon Ressler, who has worked with the Lancaster Ex tension for 13 years. Ressler and Schwartz ad dressed the 88th annual meet ing, where directors were elected Pork Expo Includes Market Outlook, Trade Show NORTH CORNWALL (Leba non Co.) The 23rd annual Keystone Pork Expo is sched uled next Tuesday, Feb. 6, here at the Lebanon Valley Expo Center on the fairgrounds. This year’s meeting will fea 'B9Cj*er copy the State Horticultural Associa tion of Pennsylvania (SHAP) Tuesday evening. The award was presented not only for Lerew’s outstanding contribu tions to the industry, but he was honored for work to identify and control the plum pox virus in the (Turn to Page A 36) and foods served from commod ity county groups. Ressler said, “I remember my first assignment was a nutrient management project with the Rural Clean Water Program in 1987.” Ressler has continued to be a strong force in ag and environ mental issues, working with county farmers in nutrient man agement, composting, manure marketing, odor and fly issues, water quality and water rights. His position will be filled with another staff person to allow (Turn to Page A2B) ture a trade show with more than 30 exhibits and educational seminars for producers. The Expo will also again sponsor a “Pork Bowl” for com peting FFA and 4-H members. (Turn to Page A4O)
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