Vol. 48 No. 6
Crossing Vineyard and Winery has become a fami
ly endeavor for Chris, Tom Sr., and Tom Carroll.
Read more about their operation in our special Wine
growing Issue in today’s Lancaster Farming’s Grower
& Marketer. Photo by Michelle Kunjappu
Jeff Myers Named York CED
MICHELLE KUNJAPPU
Lancaster Farming Staff
YORK (York Co.) Jeff
Myers has recently been named
York County Extension Director
(CED).
Working in the York County
Extension office, Myers will serve
as CED and dairy agent.
After graduating from the Uni
versity of Maryland, Myers re
ceived his master’s degree in ani
mal science from Michigan State
University. "
He owned and operated the
family farm, Del-Myr Farm,
Westminster, Maryland, for 10
years. The 70-head dairy opera
tion consisted of 70 milk cows.
He has experience working
with the Maryland 4-H program
as part of the 4-H faculty in ani
mal science and recently as as
sistant executive director of the
Maryland 4-H Foundation.
In the past, he also worked as
an appraiser for the American
Jersey Cattle Association. Addi
tionally he has judged dairy cat
tle shows in more than 20 states
and South America. He coached
the winning collegiate team at
Michigan State.
Myers is anticipating “the
challenge of serving in an admin
istrative role,” he said.
“I very strongly believe in the
land grant system, which was es
tablished originally to empower
farmers with a knowledge base
and to give them skills so they
could be more successful. It is a
philosophy that 1 believe in, and
the mission of the organization is
always something I’ve been di
rectly tied to,” he said.
The leadership position is “a
huge draw,” providing coaching
ad mentoring opportunities
ithin the office, in addition to
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“I view administration as the
chance to empower a whole
group of people,” he said. “As ex
tension director, I want to make
sure that I’m serving and helping
to challenge and mentor staff to
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Five Sections
Herrs’ Nottingham Pasture Project
Saves Fence, Improves Stream
Octoraro Riverkeeper Award Winners Share Experience
MICHELLE KUNJAPPU
Lancaster Farming Staff
NOTTINGHAM (Lancaster
Co.) A meandering creek el
bowing its way toward a pasture
A. Dale Herr Jr. surveys the trees that were “planted” in the middle of the stream
bank. Over a short time, the roots gathered enough silt to narrow the banks and chan
nel the stream to flow faster and deeper. Photo by Michelle Kunjappu
SB 1413 Expires, Dialogue Continues
DAVE LEFEVER
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Since the Pennsylvania
legislature ended its term last
week without a final vote on Sen
ate Bill 1413, agribusiness leaders
Farm Show Wins Four lAFE Honors
Grumbine To Chair Ag Committee In 2004
ANDY ANDREWS
Editor
LAS VEGAS, Nev. Staff
and volunteers who number in
the thousands during Farm Show
should stand up and be applaud
ed.
R ihbon - Cutting
Ceremony
Dec. 17
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The ribbon-cutting cere
mony for the new Farm Show
Complex is scheduled here Tues
day, Dec. 17, at 9:30 a.m.
The event, with state agricul
tural dignitaries, will take place
in the New Foyer at the Cameron
Street entrance.
For more details, see the Build
ing for the Future column on
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Saturday, December 7, 2002
fence began a 12-year project
that is ongoing at Herr-Hope
Farms, Nottingham.
“The creek was eating toward
the bank, and we got a plan to
“may need to try another ave
nue” to address the issue of town
ships passing ordinances that
place limits on corporate live
stock operations, according to
Amy Van Blarcom, public liaison
with PennAg Industries.
They would be happy to know
that on Tuesday morning, the
Farm Show Commission was
honored with four major awards,
a first.
According to Dennis Grum
bine, Farm Show director, the In
ternational Association of Fairs
and Expositions (lAFE) pres
ented four awards to Farm Show
for excellence during a breakfast
ceremony at the Hilton Hotel in
Las Vegas.
Grumbine attributed the work
of 350 Farm Show people on
staff, including 60 full-time, and
thousands of volunteers during
the eight-day Farm Show to re
ceiving the recognition from
lAFE.
“Staff and volunteers make the
Farm Show what it is,” he said.
Judging for the honors took
place a month ago in Springfield,
Mo. The awards were presented
during day three of the weeklong
lAFE convention.
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$36.00 Per Year
gather to save 50 feet. Now we’re
going to have the whole thing
done,” said A. Dale Herr Jr., op
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PennAg, along with the Penn
sylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) and
the State Grange, was a major
supporter of the bill, first intro
duced by state Sen. Roger Mad
igan (R-23).
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• Outstanding Media Com
mitment Devoted to Agricultural
Programming. This award was
due in large part to the efforts of
PCN and its television broadcast
of Farm Show events.
• Newsletter. The Farm Show
Happenings Newsletter, pro
duced by the staff at Farm Show,
won for excellence in this catego
ry.
• Agriculture Photo Series.
Farm Show won for their five
photo collage of the Sheep-to-
Shawl contest using only photos.
• Specific Agriculture Event
Benefiting Agriculture and Agri
business. This award goes to the
International Day and Agro pro
grams at the opening of Farm
Show Week. International Day
provides guests from all over the
world a chance to see Pennsylva
nia’s Farm Show and to promote
cooperation between suppliers,
farmers, and governments.
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