Vol. 48 No. 2
Bob Livingston, farm manager of South Branch Farms in Seven Jfaneys, is a
seedstock producer managing 200 registered iwFbrood cows. He dmi Ms herd
experiences in this edition of Lancaster by Mlchella Kunjappyf
Amidst Challenge OW?rban Pressure,
York Farm Family Continues To Raise Beef
MICHELLE KUNJAPPU
Lancaster Farming Staff
MANCHESTER (York Co.)
Patrons who walk to the back of
the pizzeria have a full view of
the pasture.
Farmers Finalize Resolutions
For Bureau’s State Meeting
CAMP HILL (Cumberland
Co.) A statewide committee of
farmers wrapped up work in
Camp Hill on resolutions that
will go before the Pennsylvania
Farm Bureau (PFB) during the
organization’s 52nd annual meet
ing in Hershey, Nov. 18-20.
Issues for which Farm Bureau
Some of the Registered Angus herd of River Bend Farm enjoy their autumn
pasture near Peapack, N.J. The picturesque farm, with its wood shingle barns,
and black cattle grazing among the fall colors, was the site recently of the reor
ganization meeting of the New Jersey Angus Association. River Bend Farm is
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Softball players, as they stand
in the outfield, can watch the
cows graze.
Residents of a nearby apart
ment complex can see calves ca
pering in the field.
policy will be decided range from
trade opportunities with Cuba to
a requirement that buyers of
homes near farms sign a disclo
sure notice acknowledging their
proximity to accepted agricultur
al practices. Reforms to make
local taxation more equitable and
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Four Sections
- Employees of the Starbucks
Coffees Eastern Roasting and
Distribution Center work in the
facility which sits adjacent to the
farm’s fields.
Clearly, the Gross family of
Manchester, York County, share
their farm.
Although they live amidst in
dustrial growth and residential
development, however, the fami
ly’s resolution to farm has not
dimmed.
Cold Springs Farm includes
parents Steven and Phyllis, who
live in the home Steven grew up
in. Their sons, Steve Jr. and Dan
iel, are joined by their spouses
Becky and Tina and children.
The farm also employs Allen
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Saturday, November 9,2002
Manager Shares Breeding,
Calving, Weaning Expertise
MICHELLE KUNJAPPU
Lancaster Farming Staff
SEVEN VALLEYS (York Co.)
With the south branch of the
Codorus Creek wending its way
around the farm, and a rail-trail
running through the properties, if
South Branch Farms Angus cat
tle are into fishing or hiking, they
are in luck.
The purebred registered Angus
herd, however, is not into recrea
tional activities. The cattle are
bred to work.
“We focus on what the beef in
Ag Department Likely To
Change Under Rendell
DAVE LEFEVER
Lancaster, farming Staff
HaMISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Pennsylvania’s Governor
elect Ed Rendell will likely make
some changes at the Pennsylva
nia of Agriculture
At left, Daniel stands with his father, Steven Gross. A
recent expansion of the feedlot allowed the Grosses to
house more cattle at this finishing facility.
home to herd manager Come Vogelaar; wife Dawn; and children Case, 5; Jay, 4;
Melissa, 2; and Joshua, 6 months. The farm consists of 240 owned and rented
acres and has a herd that includes 60 cows. See story page A 23.
Photo by Deanna Confer, Carbon Co. correspondent.
$36.00 Per Year
dustry needs, not the show ring
or a certain genetic line,” said
Bob Livingston, farm manager of
South Branch Farms.
“We’ve really tried to focus on
the traits that are important to
the industry to breed good cat
tle that are relevant to the indus
try,” he said.
Livingston has managed the
operation for owner Bob Kinsley,
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(PDA) when he takes office in
January.
At this early stage, those
changes and what they could
mean for farming in Pennsylva
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