Stakeholders Recognize Dairy Producers With Pacesetter Awards
MICHELLE KUNJAPPU
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Three dairy operations
were recognized with Pennsylva
nia Dairy Stakeholders Paceset
ter Awards at the organization’s
annual meeting Thursday.Hile-
Farms. Vista Grande
I arms, and Herman Brubaker re
ceived the awards, which honor
dairy producers who portray a
positive image ot the dairy indus
ti\ and work to establish a viable
hit me for the industry.
Dave and .lanet Hileman, Ty
rone, Blair County, operate Hile
ciest Farms, a 450-cow operation
In addition, Dave is the president
ot the Professional Dairy Manag
er , of Pennsylvania (PDMP). The
Hriemans have also worked to in
■orporatc Hispanic labor into
their operation.
‘Dave is always willing to ask
it there is a better, fastei, cheap
er. more efficient way to get
things done,” said Ralph Heffner
Pacesetter awards committee
Jiair. “It there is, he'll find it”
and share his experience with
others, said Heffner.
Vista Grande Farm, Fleet
Champions Named In
Junior Beef Breeding Show
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) 4-H, FFA, and Junior Beef Asso
ciation members participated in the Junior Beef Breeding Show at the
Keystone International Livestock Exposition on Oct. 6. Breeds repre
sented in the show include the Angus, Hereford, Limousin, Shorthorn,
Simmental, and Highland.
In the Angus Show, the grand champion winner was Herman Hake,
fitters. Winning the reserve champion rosette was Cortney Dukehart,
Skyesville.
The Hereford breed winner was Pine Tree Acres, Thurmont, Md.
and CJ Cattle Company, Mount Joy, won the reserve champion.
Receiving champion recognition in the Limousin breed was Bailey
Rittberger, Zanesville, Ohio. To complete the champion pair was Lil
Texas Farm, Collins, N.Y. as the reserve grand champion.
Adam Zurin, Mount Joy, wonShorthom breed grand champion. To
round out the championship was Andrew Keller, Middletown, Md.
with the reserve grand champion.
Completing the Junior Beef Breeding Show was the Simmental
breed with Shane Smithson, White Hall, as grand champion and Mat
thew Blaugh, Jonestown, as reserve grand champion.
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Paul B. Zimmerman. Inc,
wood, Berks County, is owned by
David and Phoebe Bitler, a
100-cow operation. They are
working on combining more than
600 acres of cropland with their
neighbors, which will allow the
couple to focus more closely on
the dairy aspect of their farm
business.
Phoebe has been active in pub
lic speaking for agriculture and
serves in leadership roles of sev
eral agricultural organizations.
David sells registered breeding
bulls and is treasurer of the Penn
sylvania Holstein Association.
The couple also organize and
sponsor several bus tours, such as
to the World Dairy Expo, and
host an agricultural focus tour
each year.
Herman Brubaker opeiates a
70-cow dairy in West Alexandria,
Ohio. He leads Dairy Farmers of
America (DFA) and spearheaded
the effort to develop single-serve,
recyclable plastic milk con
tainers. Brubaker also supported
development ot flavored milk
products to compete with other
single-serve beverages.
Prior to those accomplish
ments, he led the industry in leg-
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islation supporting the dairy in
dustry, encouraging and
overseeing the unification of re
gional dairy organizations into
Dairy Management, Inc. (DMI),
a national program. Brubaker is
board chair of DMI.
Pacesetter Award nominations
are accepted throughout the year
and are due Oct. 1, 2003. Contact
Michelle Jaymes-Parks at (717)
948-6609 for nomination forms.
Also during the annual meet
ing, Allyn Lamb gave a trea
surer’s report and two incumbent
and two new board members
were elected to the organization’s
board.
President Chuck Cruickshank
gave a synopsis of the past year’s
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From left stands Ralph Heffner, Pacesetter awards committee chair; Phoebe and
David Bitler, Fleetwood; Janet and Dave Hileman, Tyrone; Scott Higgins, ADADC Mid-
East for Herman Brubaker; and Chuck Cruickshank, president, Pennsylvania Dairy Sta
keholders.
activities of the organization. In
April, Pennsylvania Dairy Stake
holders sponsored an economic
task force meeting that pooled
the ideas of 25 industry represen
tatives to set goals to be achieved
by 2005.
Part of the organization’s goals
is an online dairy resource plan
ning guide (dairydevelopment.p
su.edu), a checklist and directory
of service providers for dairy op
erations.
The organization also sponsors
advocacy groups to carry the
message of the industry, and has
been “very involved in legislative
activity,” according to Cruirk
shank.
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During the meeting, Samuel
Hayes, agriculture secretary,
phoned in from Puerto Rico to
tell the 200 attendees of the “Ex
port for Scholars” program under
way. The students and state FFA
officers took bred heifers, Dorset
sheep, and Charolais bulls for the
trade mission experience. Julie
Flinchbaugh, York, a state FFA
officer, also gave a few com
ments.
During the meeting, Deputy
Secretary Russell Redding was
honored for his help in develop
ing the Stakeholder organization,
an effort which has been “person
ally rewarding,” according to
Redding.
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