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NCBA Chief Tours Pennsylvania
MICHELLE KUNJAPPU
Lancaster Farming Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
As part of a tour of town hall
meetings conducted across the
country, Terry Stokes, chief exec
utive officer of the National Cat
tlemen’s Beef Association
(NCBA), traveled to two loca
tions in Pennsylvania his first
time in the commonwealth this
week.
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Tuesday evening’s meeting at
the Lancaster Farm and Home
Center drew 40 producers and al
lied industry representatives.
Forty participants also attended
Wednesday’s meeting in Frie
dens, Somerset County.
The effort to “put a stetho
scope to the industry” and under
stand issues facing cattle produc
ers, yet also promote
understanding of the NCBA, has
taken Stokes to 24 town hall
meetings and a full agenda until
Christmas.
Stokes, who took over the reins
as chief executive officer in
March, has already visited seven
or eight states. The variety of
areas he has visited has helped
him to see both the commonali
ties and differences of producers
across America. “You can get a
diversity of opinion going pretty
Convention Names First Woman President
Merritt Is Granger Of Year
DEANN M. CARDARELLA
Grange Specialist
WASHINGTON (Washington
Co.) Kenneth G. Merritt of Ve
nango has been named Pennsyl
vania State Granger of the Year.
Merritt, a longtime Granger, be
longs to Hayfieid Grange #BOO.
Betsy Huber of Lincoln Uni
versity has been elected president
of the Pennsylvania State
Grange. Huber, a member of Go
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County, is the first woman to
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quickly on a lot of different is
sues,” he said.
Stokes grew up in west Texas,
where his father founded a meat
packing business, in San Angelo.
The family also lived on a ranch
where they backgrounded cattle
and owned a stacker operation
outside of town.
Dynamic, Profitable Industry
“When you look at our indus
try’s vision, which comes from
the long-range plan, it talks
about a dynamic and profitable
beef industry. Well, dynamic it’s
been. I think we can say that the
rate of change and the dynamic
part of our industry has been
there, but the profitable part is
somewhat blurred,” said Stokes.
He added that he has not been
anywhere that he hasn’t seen eco-
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130-year history of the state or
ganization. Huber has been a
member of the Pennsylvania
State Grange for 40 years.
Celebrating 20 years with the
Grange this November, Merritt
has held many offices within his
local and county Granges. His
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Saturday, November 2, 2002
news highlighted this week and farm features in next week’s edition of
Lancaster Farming. Photo by Michelle Kunjappu
Terry Stokes, chief executive officer of the National
Cattlemen’s Beef Association, conducted two “town hall
meetings” in Pennsylvania this week.
Photo by Michelle Kunjappu
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