A22-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 9,2002
Shippensburg Young Farmer-.*. lapter was awarded outstanding chapter at the Penn
sylvania Young Farmer in Lebanon.
Southcentral Young Farmers Shine At Conference
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farmer under 30 award went to
Bill and Brandee Vanarsdale of
Gettysburg.
While not managing their
own farm, the Vanarsdales run a
7,000-acre custom fieldwork
business in Adams County that
includes mowing hay and har
vesting corn, wheat, and soy
beans.
Besides helping to keep the
books for that operation, Bran
dee also works as a herdsperson
for Jobo Holsteins, a dairy with
more than 500 milking cows in
the Gettysburg area.
The Vanarsdales recentl}
became parents of a daughter,
Kay lee.
Besides all their other involve
ment with farming, they have
plans to raise a small herd of
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Ed and Tina Wilkinson, also
of Adams County, took home
the outstanding community ser
vice award for their strong lead
ership and involvement in area
activities.
. „ The Wilkinsons help manage
oetty Acres, a 200-Holstein op
ttration, and grow 3,000 acres of
.crops in addition to being a reg
ular sight at ag-related events in
County.
The couple has served as 4-H
Siject leaders and are known
Yheir pit beef stand at various
pfe festivals. They are active
in the Adams County Young
Farmers, where Ed has been
president four times.
“To say that Ed and Tina are
very busy people would be an
understatement,” said Gerald
W. Reichard in presenting the
award.
Reichard himself was named
a new honorary member for his
many years of commitment to
the Pennsylvania Young Farm
ers Association (PYFA.)
He retired in 1998 from the
vocationafyflg department at
Waynesboro High School,
Franklin CStymty, after teaching
a total Oif'3t> years. He is a
member of the Shippensburg
Young Fathftr Chapter and a
PYFA coojtgptajttor.
The S|KiiK|‘nsburg Young
Farmer recently cele
brated its S6thJanniversary and
was selected outstanding chap
ter in the state.
Twelve members of the chap
ter were on hand to accept the
award.
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Carol and Richard Kreider, recipients of the outstanding
young farmer over 30 award.
Yet another person froifiW staad j n g Youn S F^mer award
Shippensburg area sharedwe include. ,
spotlight at the convention. W • Robert Kirk of the Sotonco
Emily Grove, a senior atSto.- You ?S F " mer *
pensburg High School waTlg- markets hogs, raises herfersand
lected as .s known for helping
day, and by making an im- three children.
promptu speech on teaching * Brian Zu B °. f h q e Q ,
kids about ae Young Farmers. A 1992 gradu-
Regional winners for the Out- at( r of Solanco High School, Zug
B helps run a dairy operation in
Fulton Township with a goal to
make the most of “experience,
education, and a strong desire to
improve the management of the
dairy herd,’’ Reichard said.
The Richard Hoppes Memo
rial Award went to Terry and
Jane Martin of Peace Valley
Farm, Chambersburg. Terry has
a long history of involvement
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