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V 01.47 No. 9
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Agriculture Iti\2Wl^
MICHELLE KUNJAPPU
Lancaster Farming Staff
EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.)
This is a year people of agri
culture can be proud of.
As we discard the final pages
of our 2001 calendars, we can re
flect on the joys and trials of the
year.
And what a year it was
worry over the potential out
break of foot and mouth, a dev
astating prospect for livestock
managers; the worst drought
and the driest months on record
for the state; concerns about
protecting our nation’s food
supply from pathogens; and the
horrific realities that, as Ameri
cans on September 11,- we were
all at risk.
But the good news was inher
ent in the year, also, with more
farm preservation efforts than
ever before; with the wonderful
expansion, now under way, of
the Farm Show Complex; and
with reader-directed improve
ments and expansion to Lancas
ter Farming to streamline news
to more than 50,000 readers
each week. *•'
Lancaster Farming presents
this summary of the year. '"v
January
Again, agriculture opened if&i
A hotter, expanded, updated edition of the Lancaster
Farming Agricultural Directory Is Included this issue.
Harpster’s Evergreen Farm was the site of the annual
Pennsylvania Forage and Grassland Council picnic in this
photo taken during Ag Progress Days.
Photo by Andy Andrews, editor
www.lancasterffarming.com
year with the Farm Show.
Amidst the standard whirling
snows and sleety rains, the
state’s major agricultural show
case must, and did, go on. Ap
proximately 4,000 head of
animals competed in the event.
Also new was a major farm
equipment display in the main
exhibit hall.
Lebanon Countian Renee
Blatt clinched a national title
when she was named American
Honey Queen at the American
Beekeeping Federation conven
tion in San Diego, Calif.
February
In the month’s beginning, Ag
riculture Secretary Sam Hayes
.placed a moratorium on plant
ing of plum pox virus
susceptible trees or shrubs in
quarantine zones in Adams and
Cumberland counties.
With the unveiling of the
Pennsylvania budget, agricul
ture received an increase of
more than $4.1 million for pro
grams related to agriculture.
'' farmland
as the national leader
in Ibrmland preservation with
more farmland preserved than
Four Sections
The Pennsylvania Retail Farm Market Association (PaFarm), along with the Pennsylva
nia Department of Agriculture and Penn State extension, will host the 2002 Mid-Atlantic
Direct Marketing Conference (MADMC) and tour, which involves Brown’s. Stan Brown,
Brown’s Farm Market general manager, is joined by his son Scott, orchard
manager. Photo by Michelle Kunjappu
MADMC Coming To York In February
Brown’s Orchards, Market Part Of Tour
MICHELLE KUNjSfcPPL
Lancaster
LOGANVILLE (Yo& Co.)
In these days of increasing de
velopment hnd _ industrial
growth* ' consolation, and
valye-qpitded, 'ctmvenience
driVen ufestylM, the family farm
is uhcfetr taptehsing pressure to
of increasing the
Area ponds may soon carry the familiar “swoosh” sounds of ice skates. Plunging tem
peratures provide soirifs signs of the winter season, which signals the state’s big event
(farm Show. Next week’s issue will include our extensive Farm Show preview. The
photographer took this midweek at Holt's Pond at Spruce Street and Kinzer Avenue in
New Holland, a favorite “rink" for town visitors. We hope all our readers have a truly
happy New Yearl Phglto by Andy Andrew*, editor
Saturday, December 29,2001
profit margnjt is to sell products
directly to an idea
advanced by me Pennsylvania
Retail Farm Market Association
(PaFarnj& ■
ThiS'|Pganization, along with
the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture and Penn State ex
tension, will host the 2002 Mid-
Atlantic Direct Marketing
Conference (MADMC) Feb. 20-
$34.00 Per Year
23 at the Holidome and Confer
ence Center, York. Direct
marketing organizations from
Pennsylvania, Maryland, New
Jersey, Virginia, and Delaware
sponsor the conference. Each
state takes turns hosting the
conference.
“What Direction Are You
Headed?” is the theme of the
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