V 01.46 No. 41
New Family Events At This Year’s Ag Progress
At top, Tanya, far left, and Casie Kocher, Pennsylvania Furnace, look over a seed drill
at last year’s Ag Progress Days with cousin Justin. Tanya and Casie are twin daughters
of Gary and Chrissy Kocher. Justin is the son of Rob and June Kocher. Read more about
whSt now family events are planned in this issue devoted to Ag Progress Days.
At bottom photo, visitors numbered in the many thousands at last year’s Ag Progress
Days. This is Main Street looking toward Rt. 45. Photos by Andy Andrews, editor
Penn State
V 2001
Heat And Drought Stresses
Crops And Livestock
Noninsurable Crop Loss Assistance Announced
DAVELEFEVER
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) A drought watch issued
this Wednesday for 23 central
Pennsylvania counties came as
no surprise to many farmers.
Ag Secretaries Endorse Expo
DEANNA CUNFER
Carbon Co. Correspondent
SAYLORSBURG (Monroe
Co.) For those interested in
viewing the new equipment
available to the agricultural in
dustry, Ag Progress Days and
the dealer display at county fairs
are a priority stop on their
summer schedule. Most often
the crowds are gathered around
the largest pieces of equipment.
Now there is an event that is
www.iancasterffarming.com
Crops throughout the region
have been suffering from a
water shortage for weeks.
The recent heat wave has
caused additional stress to
crops, livestock, and poultry.
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geared toward the small farm
owner and individuals' inter
ested in living in the country.
At a joint press conference
Tuesday, Pennsylvania Agricul
ture Secretary Samuel E. Hayes
Jr. and New Jersey Agriculture
Secretary Arthur R. Brown Jr.
endorsed the first-ever North
east Small Farm and Rural
Living Expo scheduled for Sat
urday, Sept. 22 and Sunday,
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Five Sections
At this week’s Reading Fair, Helen Readinger, Fleetwood; Linda Ernst, Reading; and
June Schuler, Fleetwood, co-chalred Monday’s chocolate cake and apple pie contests.
Turn to page 816 to read about the contest. Find coverage of the fair’s sheep show on
page 818 (results on A 29), swine show on page A3O, and dairy show on page A 46. Next
week watch for beef show coverage. Photo by Michelle Ranck-Kunjappu
Saturday, August 11,2001
‘Kid’s Climb , ’ Children’s
Tales, Corn Maze Await
ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.)
More so than in the past,
Penn State is gearing its annual
showcase of agriculture to ev
eryone in the family.
“From the Ground Up: Build
ing a Better Environment” is the
theme for this year’s Ag Prog
ress Days, Aug. 14-16, with
plenty of family events.
Sponsored by Penn State’s
College of Agricultural Sciences,
the event is conducted at the
Russell E. Larson Agricultural
Research Center at Rockspring,
nine miles southwest of State
College on Rt. 45.
In his welcoming address,
Robert D. Steele, Dean, Penn
State College of Agricultural
Sciences, wrote that he is “very
excited to welcome you to Ag
Progress Days 2001.”
In the letter, Steele noted,
“New this year is the ‘Kid’s
Climb,’ where the daring can
ascend to the treetops and dis
cover what it’s like to be an ar
borist.
$34.00 Per Year
“Some of our most popular
features are back for your enjoy
ment. The corn maze and largest
weed contest await you, as do
the lovely flower gardens. The
Family Learning Hub, ImAGi
nation Station, Shavers Creek
and the Farm Animal Learning
Center continue to offer great
fun, great information, and a
place to relax with your family.
“Our storyteller will weave
magic tales, and the horse exhi
bitions promise to be as exciting
as ever. Don’t forget to visit to
the Pasto Agricultural Museum
to see their special exhibit and
take part in the second annual
silent auction. And throughout
the show, you’ll find food booths
offering wonderful treats from
ice cream to steak sandwiches.”
Today, according to the col
lege dean, “wrestling with com
plex issues is the name of the
game for all of us. Profitability,
environmental protection,
biotechnology, globalization,
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