A34-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 16,2002
Maryland Holstein
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Maryland Holstein youth production winners Ryan and
Marlee Savage.
Pro Ag
Members
Travel To
Washington
MESHOPPEN
(Wyoming Co.)
Several Pennsylvania
and New York mem
bers of the Progressive
Agriculture Organiza
tion (Pro Ag) traveled
to Washington, D.C.
last week to speak to
21 conferees that
make up the special
Senate and House con
ference committee.
The special committee
has been appointed to
iron out the differ
ences between the
Senate and House ver
sions of the proposed
farm bill.
The Pro Ag mem
bers started the day
with a briefing from
staff members of Con
gressman Don Sher
wood, Congressman
Tim Holden, Con
gressman George
Gekas, and Congress
man John Peterson.
During the day, the
dairy farmers met
with staff members
from ail of the con
ferees. In addition,
New York farmers
Fred Matthews, Fred
LeClair, and Jim Carr
had a meeting with
Sen. Richard Lugar
(R-Ind.). Lugar is the
minority chairman of
the Senate Agriculture
Committee.
Arden Tewksbury,
manager of Pro Ag,
said, “The dairy farm
ers made the trip to
the nation’s capital in
order to convey to the
conferees the urgency
of passing much
needed, favorable
dairy legislation in the
new proposed farm
bill.”
The House version
of the farm bill, which
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Maryland Holstein Association.
Ashlyn was also named su
preme champion at the World
Dairy Expo in Wisconsin, the
All-American show in Harris
burg, and the Maryland state
fair.
Outstanding Holstein Breeder
for 2001 recognition went to Gus
and Lisa Schwartzbeck, Union
Bridge, and Frank and Barbara
Covey, Federalsburg.
The Schwartzbeck’s Peace
and Plenty Farm has produced
four futurity winners, many
show winners on the state level,
Maryland Holstein Association Scholarship Winners, from left, Andrea Hood, Barbara
Schenning, Gary Brauning 111, Josh Sanders, and Brett Haines, Outstanding Holstein
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and maintains a breed age aver
age (BAA) in the 105-106 range.
The Coveys, named senior
outstanding breeders, began
their registered Holstein opera
tion on Harmony Farm in 1975.
Since then, their program has
produced more than 30 Excel
lent cows and 30 cows that made
more than 200,000 pounds of
milk in-their lifetime.
John Hall, Chestertown, was
honored with the 2001 Distin
guished Service Award.
Hall’s contributions to
Maryland-area Holstein breed-
ers include serving as futurity
chairman for 20 years and as a
regional extension agent since
1980. He also serves as secretary
of Mid-Shore DHIA and the
Kent/Queen Anne’s dairy breed
club.
Other highlights of the two
day convention included a key
note address by John Meyer,
CEO of Holstein Association
USA, a Holstein sale, and a tour
of Mason Dixon Farms.
Cam Davis, Union Bridge,
was named new president of the
Maryland Holstein Association.
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