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V 01.47 No. 2
NEW RINGGOLD (Schuylkill Co.) The sun casts some long shadows
nowadays, and the area simply has seen too much sun and not nearly
enough rain. On Tuesday, the state Department of Environmental Protec
tion issued a drought warning for Lancaster and other counties, includ
ing York, Lebanon, Dauphin, Cumberland, Chester, Perry, and York. Ten
other southeast counties, the Lehigh Valley, and the northeast have been
placed on a drought watch, bringing to 55 the total number of counties on
the state’s drought watch list.
Despite all that, work continues, especially with the upcoming holi
days.
Schwartz, Myers Family Century Farm Honored At Ag Banquet
DAVELEFEVER
Lancaster Farming Staff
WILLOW STREET (Lancas
ter Co.) The Lancaster
Chamber of Commerce cele
brated the rich and ongoing his
Family Farm Thmsitioiial Seminar
Tuesday, November 13,2001
Farm and Home Center Lancaster, PA
Lancaster Farming’s first Family Farm Transitional Sem
inar is scheduled this Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Farm and
Home Center in Lancaster, with preregistration required.
Check out this issue’s booklet featuring the schedule, the
speakers, sponsors, and some words from the
editor. Cover photo by Andy Andrews, editor
www.lancasterfarming.com
tory of local agriculture during
its 25th Ag Industry Banquet
here Monday evening.
Ag Services Coordinator
Brent Landis announced contin
ued success of the Chamber’s
Four Sections
Agriculture Services Program,
thanking the 22-member ag
comittee for its leadership.
“One of the Ag Program’s pri
mary goals is to educate the non
farm community on the vital
role Lancaster County agricul
ture plays in our nation,” Landis
told the 870 people in atten
dance.
The ag committee received
the annual Pennsylvania Farm-
City Award in January for “out
standing efforts in educating the
Debra and Arlin Benner, center, consider employees of Yippee Farms as family. With
them are full-time employees Chuck Tadych, Mark Howard, Bryan Allman, Dave Unruh,
Steve Diener, Mike Hall, Ron Shirk, Enrique Lopez, Venancia Martinea, and Juan Men
doza. Yippee Farms milks about 595 cows, raises replacements, and farms 700 acres in
Mount Joy. Read more about how Debra, former actress, became involved with dairying
and dairy promotion on page 82. Photo by Lou Ann Good
Saturday, November 10,2001
According to the Pennsylvania Agricultural Statistics Service, for week
ending Nov. 4, soil moisture was rated 31 percent very short, 40 percent
short, 26 percent adequate, and only 3 percent surplus. Harvested corn,
planted winter wheat, emerged winter wheat, harvested soybeans,
fourth cutting of alfalfa, and harvested apples are ahead of the five-year
average. Most fruit and vegetable harvests were just about completed for
the year.
The photographer captured this view of Pinecrest Tree Farms from Rt.
895 and Rausch’s Road in Schuylkill County earlier this week.
Photo by Andy Andrews, editor
nonfarm community about agri
culture,” Landis said.
Among Lancaster’s Ag Pro
Lancaster Farming Announces
2002 Ag Directory
EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.)
An updated, expanded edi
tion of Lancaster Farming’s Ag
Directory will be available De
cember 29 for our readers.
$34.00 Per Year
gram initiatives Landis dis
cussed was a new version of the
(Turn to Page A 26)
Last year, the 160-page direc
tory included names, phone
numbers, addresses, and Web
sites of agriculture businesses,
(Turn to Page A 43)
750 Per Copy