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Vol. 48 No. 4
Check out the Dairy Plus section this issue for na
tional dairy news, including producer stories from
Tennessee and New Mexico.
Farm Bureau Meets To Discuss
Policy, Recognize Members
MICHELLE KUNJAPPU
Lancaster Farming Staff
HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.)
Several hundred Pennsylvania
Farm Bureau (PFB) members
gathered for three days this week
to elect leaders, chart policy posi
tions, and recognize outstanding
members during a banquet.
The statewide farm group’s
52nd annual meeting was con
ducted at the Hershey Lodge and
Convention Center.
Tom Buch examines an International Harvester Farm
Equipment catalog from 1962 and other rare literature
pertaining to tractors and equipment. Read more about
his unique collection in Lancaster Farming’s Antiques
Center on page 821.
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The event included meetings of
such groups as the board of direc
tors, young farm and rancher
members, and voting delegates.
Members also participated in
seminars such as modern farm
management, crop insurance, the
2002 agriculture census, and the
Farm Bill update.
Approximately 600 Farm Bu
reau members, legislators, and
agriculture industry representa
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Five Sections
A Family Endeavor:
Gochenaurs Work Together To Raise Birds 'Of A Feather
The upcoming holiday has lots of Americans “talking turkey.” Join Lancaster Farming
for the annual turkey story, as this year the Gochenaur family, Airville, York County, dis
cusses the bird business. Photo by Michelle Kunjappu
MICHELLE KUNJAPPU
Lancaster Farming Staff
AIRVILLE (York Co.) It’s
the centerpiece of many tables
and part of a cherished American
tradition.
And now the Gochenaur fami
ly is giving thanks for the custom
of putting a turkey on the table.
Bob and Karen, along with
Feed Efficiency Drives Manheim Herd Strategy
Cattle Feeder Discusses Industry Trends
MICHELLE KUNJAPPU
Lancaster Farming Staff
MANHEIM (Lancaster Co.)
The beef and hog operation at
J.E. Kettering Farms helps Jim
Kettering carry on what is now
generations of farming.
High Retail
Milk Prices'
Puzzle Farmers
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Dairy farmers are notic
ing strong retail prices for many
dairy products and wondering
why the increases aren’t showing
up in their milk checks from
wholesalers.
A milk marketing specialist in
Penn State’s College of Agricul
tural Sciences said while there
are extenuating circumstances,
the unusual dairy market raises
tough questions for producers
and consumers.
“Dairy farmers are facing
three crushing blows: low milk
prices, rising feed costs and the
aftereffects of drought conditions
that have limited their feed pro
duction,” said Ken Bailey, associ
ate professor of dairy marketing
and policy. “And consumers fac
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Saturday, November 23, 2002
children Tanner, 13; Sawyer, 9;
and Alexa, 6, have been raising
turkeys since May 1996 and have
enjoyed the farming lifestyle the
operation has afforded to them.
The Gochenaur family raises
70,000 turkeys, or four flocks a
year, for Pilgrims Pride, based in
Texas.
At Stone Chimney Hollow
Farm, a 110-acre operation, 40
The 300-acre farm, with com,
soybeans, and wheat was first
rented, and then owned by Ket
tering’s father Henry, a lifetime
fanner, who also grew up farm
ing, as did generations before
him.
In 1950 Henry Kettering began
renting the farm that he would
later purchase in 1962. Jim Ket
Jim Kettering finishes 350-400 head of beef cattle
every year on his farm in Manheim. Read about his
thoughts on the changing industry in this issue.
Photo by Mlchollm Kunjappu
$36.00 Per Year
acres are in the Conservation Re
serve Enhancement Program
(CREP), 30 acres are in woods,
and the balance of the acres are
rented out for pasture and hay
production.
“This is something we’ll be
able to keep doing as we get
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tering purchased the farm in
1976.
Kettering graduated with a de
gree in agriculture from Penn
State in 1968, then came back
and formed a partnership with
his father.
“I decided to go in a different
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