PYFA Gathers For Conference In Lewisburg This Week MICHELLE KUNJAPPU Lancaster Farming Staff LEWISBURG (Union Co.) Mifflinburg and Lewisburg chap ters hosted the 43rd annual con vention of the Pennsylvania Young Farmers’ Association (PYFA) conducted this week in Lewisburg. The three-day event included tours, meetings, a spokesperson contest, exhibits, entertainment, an ice cream social, and educa tional workshops. About ISO people attended Wednesday evening’s awards This year’s outstanding Young Farmer Chapter Award went to the Solanco Young Farmer Chapter. banquet and auction. During the banquet, Sam and Anna Mary Click, Quarryville, won the Outstanding Community Service Award for Pennsylvania. The couple represent the Solanco Chapter in the eastern region. Sam is president of Maplehofe Inc., a family corporation that in cludes hay and crops, a 110-cow dairy, 28,000 chickens, organic eggs, a hog finishing business, and direct sales in the farm’s store. Anna Mary is the principal bookkeeper for the couple’s en terprises. Other candidates for the award were Dan and Laurel Wilkinson, from the Gettysburg chapter in the south central region. The couple, who in partnership with Dan’s father and brother, operate Getty Acres Farm, a 3,600 acre and 200-head dairy farm. The Wilkinsons are joined by children Kendall and Ty. Brian Kreider, a member of the Cedar Crest Chapter, Leba non County, won the Outstand ing Young Farmer Under 30 Award. Kreider operates, with his parents, a beef and crop farm. New president David Groff, Ephrata, left, accepts the gavel from Glen Krall, outgoing Pennsylvania Young Farm er president. He has 25 cows for a cow-calf Sandy Reybura, Solanco Chap operation to produce club calves ter. for 4-H projects and works with The couple, in partnership his father to custom plant and with Howard’s family, operate a harvest area crops. dairy and farm 350 acres and They also operate a Pioneer rent 70 acres. The couple has a Hybrid seed dealership and feed daughter, Anna, and are expect out beef cattle. ing their second child in March. Other candidates for the Out standing Young Farmer Under 30 Award included Howard and grow O * v om ow ii nitrogen J _ r Annual Legume 210 lbs. N/acre possible in 60-70 days 00-100 lbs N/acra avg ■ Improved Yields ■ Green Manure ■ Ground Cover ■ Drought Tolerant oofrm/Bc mSMIV WWW.ACQREENFIX.COM dakotafrontierseeds@westriv.com DAK s° e ¥o F s ßO lxl ier Tel: 701-597-3919 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 8, 2003-A37 The third applicant was Chris (Turn to Page A 42) ac#rm/p(
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