York Farm Families (Continued from Page A 29) the Loganville area to begin fruit farming after his employment site closed down. Business at the family’s small road-side stand had grown well beyond capacity by the 1980 s. Sixteen years ago, Stan and Nona relocated the retailing site a few hundred yards south of the origi nal location along the Old Sus quehanna Trail and built a new market, including a bakery. Ex pansion has continued several times since, with additions in cluding a greenhouse and picnic pavilion overlooking the orchard. With 125 full and part-time em ployees on staff, Browns’ Or chard and Retail Market has be come a York County tradition for customers from the surrounding region and south into Maryland. Walk-In • Catalog • Web Sales - www.farmerbovag.com Call or email us today lor aI RI K catalog. lOLI FRKK - l-8(X)-845-3374 • 717-866-7565 & FEED BINS We assemble, deliver and set up bins on your farm. 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Flintville FARROWING CRATE • Baked on Powder Coating or Painted <M| • Rubber Bumper Guards • 3-position Sow Comfort • Front & Rear Gates • No Sharp Edges • 1 ” Schedule 40 Pipe Construction *# « W## f. * *. ■« *■* * V*.»< V M 4 Partnering with his parents is son Scott Brown, who oversees the orchard and field production segment of the farm, and his wife, Brenda, who manages the office and staff administration. Their children, Mandy, a college elementary-education major, and 15-year-old Travis, both assist part-time at the market as the fourth-generation of Brown’s or chardists and retailers. A number of award-winners were honored during the ban quet, including the presentation of a Century Farm award to Dean and Loris Crone, for their Dover area farm. Four families were recognized for opening their operations for public tour on the annual Farm Visitation Day. 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The most advanced effective and reliable heater on the market. From Nursery to Finishing Feeders. I Jr jfHB Economically priced and available IdKr m single-sided or double-sided with feeding capabilities from _Jb 4 holes up to 14 holes RIMER BOY AG Sup HOLESALE AGRICULTURAL SUPPLI I -800-845-3 Honored by the J.C. Hale family, the Backcross Chestnut Tree Farm of Robert and Ann Leffel, the Heindel family’s Brown Cow market and Hope Acres dairy farm, and Allegro Winery and Vineyard, operated by Carl Hel rich and Kris Miller. One team participated during 2002 in the Chamber's tradition of role-exchange between agricul ture producers and business rep resentatives. Scott Brown of Brown’s Orchards and Farm Market traded work days with Georgianna Schreck, represent ing the York County Chamber of Commerce. Featured during the program was Keith Matheny, a “mental ist,” who entertained with an array of mental and memory gymnastics. s4KSH*e**A. STAINLESS STEEL HOG FEEDERS Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 8, 2003-A3l Joyce and Rodney Smyser accepted congratulations from former Secretary of Agriculture Sam Hayes. The Smyser’s dairy and crops family partnership was honored as the York Chamber of Commerce’ farm family of the year. In one of his final official appearances, former Pennsyl vania Secretary of Agriculture Sam Hayes accepted a York County fruit basket from Senate Agriculture Com mittee Chairman Mike Waugh. Sen. Waugh operates a York County farm and raises draft horses in addition to his legislative responsibilities. Ornamental Germplasm Center Site Of Floriculture Forum COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Ohio State University Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center (OPGC) will host the 2003 National Flori culture Forum, an annual event highlighting research, education and collaborative efforts within the floriculture industry. The three-day forum, an activi ty of the American Society for Horticultural Science Floricul ture, Floriculture Education Working Groups and the Orna mental Plant Breeding Group, will be conducted Feb. 21-23 in Columbus, Ohio. Registration is $5O. The event is sponsored by the American Floral Endowment, along with Acme Engineering and Manufacturing, Argus, Cryo Canada, H.E. Anderson Compa ny, Ludy Greenhouses Manufac turing Corporation, PL Lights Systems, The Scotts Company, and Wadsworth Control Systems. David Tay, director of OPGC, said the forum is geared towards researchers, educators and indus try professionals and is designed to address floriculture issues, form collaborative working rela tionships and share educational and research experiences. “One of the objectives of the forum is to encourage collabora tion between the USDA, universi ties, and professionals in the flori culture industry and botanic gardens,” said Tay. “There is also a focus on germplasm conserva tion, plant breeding, research and teaching.” Tay said that the OPGC site opportunity for researchers, stu dents and industry professionals to be introduced in the Center and its role in ornamental plant germplasm conservation and uti lization. The Center, a cooperative ef fort between Ohio State and the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, was developed to save, assess, and promote the use of herbaceous ornamental plant germplasm. It is the first such un dertaking in the world. “At this stage of the Center’s development, it is timely to have an open forum with strong re presentation from dustries, public research agerides, botanical gardens and arboreta to discuss and contribute to the or ganization and formulation of a most appropriate implementation plan,” said Tay. “The aim is to make OPGC into a truly national program.” The three-day event will in clude speakers from the USDA and the floriculture industry on such topics as funding, industry trends, information on germ plasm breeding and floriculture programs and the role of botanic gardens in the floriculture indus try. The conference will also in clude a tour of The Scotts Com pany, OPGC, and Ohio State greenhouses. For more information on the 2003 National Floriculture Forum, contact David Tay at (614) 292-3708, or e-mail tay.9@osu.edu, or log on to http:/
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