Deadline For Spring Planted Crop
Insurance Sign-up Mar. 15
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Agriculture Secretary
Designee Dennis C. Wolff an
nounced that Pennsylvania farm
ers and growers should review
their crop insurance needs and
enroll their spring crops in the
2003 Crop Insurance Program.
“Pennsylvania is a leading
state in crop insurance and risk
management,” said Acting Secre
tary Wolff. “With the uncertain
ty about the weather and market
risks, crop insurance provides a
way for Pennsylvania farmers to
help manage their risk.”
The deadline to enroll spring
planted crops for 2003 and to
change producer’s current cover
age is March IS, 2003.
The Pennsylvania Crop Insur
ance Assistance Program admin
istered by the Pennsylvania De
partment of Agriculture (PDA)
has helped to double participa
tion in crop insurance, which is
now well over one million acres
the highest ever in Pennsylvania.
In part, the increased participa
tion has resulted from the PDA’s
insistence that the crop insurance
program be made more reflective
of Pennsylvania agriculture.
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To be eligible, you must pur
chase a crop insurance policy and
complete the required forms. The
Pennsylvania Crop Insurance As
sistance Program covers the ad
ministrative fees of $lOO per crop
enrolled for “CAT” and $3O per
crop for Buy-up coverage.
Additionally, producers that
purchase Multi-Peril Crop Insur
ance (MPCI) policies benefit by
the state paying up to 10 percent
of the gross premium, which cal
culates to about a 20 percent net
premium discount. This program
is in addition to any federal pre
mium assistance. These benefits
are automatic when producers
enroll in crop insurance.
To emphasize the importance
of risk management, the Depart
ment of Agriculture is working
with the agribusiness community,
Penn State Cooperative Exten
sion, and the USDA Risk Man
agement Agency to conduct over
90 outreach meetings in 2002-03
to assist over 4,000 farmers in ex
ploring their risk management
needs prior to the spring planting
season. Crop insurance participa
tion among Pennsylvania farmers
increased 19 percent from 2001
to 2002.
To expand coverage to more
eligible acres and crops, the PDA
has worked with crop insurance
companies and the Federal Crop
Insurance Corporation to in
crease the availability of existing
policies and develop more effec
tive policy provisions such as Ad
justed Gross Revenue-Lite
(AGR-Lite) and Adjusted Gross
Revenue (AGR).
Due to Pennsylvania’s crop in
surance success story, the PDA is
assisting other Mid-Atlantic
states in organizing a more effi
cient crop insurance program for
their respective states.
For additional information re
garding the Pennsylvania Crop
Insurance Assistance Program,
contact the PDA at (717)
787-2376 or the PA Power Port at
www.state.pa.us, PA Keyword:
“agriculture.” Check with your
local crop insurance agent re
garding your specific crop insur
ance policy requirements. A list
of agents can be obtained at
www.rma.usda.gov.
70 Pa. Holstein Herds Earn
Progressive Genetics Award
BETHLEHEM (Northampton
Co.) The Pennsylvania Hol
stein Association recently recog
nized 70 Pennsylvania Holstein
breeders for receiving the Pro
gressive Genetics Herd Award.
The award is presented annu
ally to the SOO Holstein herds na
tionwide with the highest average
type production index (TPI) for
all females in the herd, both
young and mature.
Those receiving the recognition
at the 2003 Pennsylvania Hol
stein Convention in Bethlehem
included:
12 Years: Dennis & David Hottenstem,
New Albany; J.Z. Noll, Leola; Janice Jurba
la, Orangeville; Penn-Dell Farms, Spnng
Mills; Junge Farms Inc., New Tnpoli; Keith
& Debbie Decker, Knox; Keystone Farm,
Easton; Latuch Brothers, Rockwood; Mat
thew Semta, Wattsburg, Micheal & Cynthia
Weimer, Emlenton; Philip Beachy, Salis
bury; Thomas Kelly, Tyrone; and Timothy &
Teresa Kisslmg, Robesonia.
11 Years: Keith Seller, Paradise; D.
Micheal Hoover, Tyrone; and Oakenbound
Holstems, Richland.
10 Years: Bnan Ruch, Andrews; Dennis
E. Tice, Manheim; Fredenck L. England,
Williamsburg; James & Dennis London,
Punxsutawney; Kirby & Sheryl Horst, New
manstown; Mark & Airs, Greencastle; Ron
ald & Loraine Hembury, Muncy; and Wea
verime Holstems, Myerstown.
9 Years: William & Micheal Ammon,
Lewistown, Daniel & Penny Ulmer, Belle
fonte, and William R. Bryant, Honesdale.
8 Years: Curvm Good, Myerstown:
Charles Bean, Franklin; Dale & Fred Rice,
National Weekly
Lamb Report
Dcs Moines, lowa
February 25,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB REr
PORT for week ending Monday, Feb. 24:
SLAUGHTERED LAMB PRIOR
WEEK; From Forward Contracts. Do
mestic 286, Imported 0. From Formula
Arrangements’ Domestic 16.397 head,
Imported 1,957.
SLAUGHTERED PACKER OWNED
SHEEP; DOMESTIC: None reported.
IMPORTED - None reported
FORWARD CONTRACT PUR
CHASES No trade reported
FORMUIA PURCHASES. DOMES
TIC: 13,801 head, 62-75 lbs (avg. 71.0 lbs)
168 10-188.00, wtd. avg price 176 46,
2,801 head, 75-86 lbs (avg 79.4 lbs)
167 76-184.00, wtd. avg. price 172 48
IMPORTED: 2,461 head, 68-75 lbs
(avg. 72.3 lbs) 151.82-169.67, wtd. avg.
price 161 16.
Chambersburg, Kenneth M Umble, Atglen,
and Ridge Star Farm, Spnng City
7 Years Myron & Lon Bonzo, Rochester,
Karl & Daniel Brandt, Annville, and James &
William Compton, Clarksburg
6 Years Gary & Barbara Lentz, Lebanon,
Richard Sauder, Reinholds, and Hillside
Farms Inc , Shavertown
5 Years Robert Shelly, Manheim, Rick
Wadel, Shippensburg, Pen-Col Farms, Mill
ville, James Younker, Fleetwood, Donald
Krall, Lebanon, Bruce Bollinger, Lebanon;
Duane & Manlyn Hershey, Cochranville, Jo
seph Wivell, Columbia, N. Eugene & Susan
Hess, Manette; and Ronald G & Nancy J.
Wamner, North Bingham.
4 Years' Douglas Zucco, Acme; Edward
& Glenn Brake, Mercersburg; John P. Lapp,
Leola; Michael & Angela Davis, Kutztown,
and Robert Mong, Waynesboro.
3 Years: Andy Mohr, New Enterpnse,
H.E. Hemdel & Sons, Womelsdorf; Karen &
Ron Riedel, Corry, and Reid K. Hoover,
Lebanon.
2 Years; Allen & Mary Grube, Mohrsville;
Calvin Stoltzfus, Lewistown; David A. Bish
op, Doylestown; and Ivan D. & Ellen M.
Horst, Chambersburg.
1 Year Robert & Joyce Hoffman, Berlin;
Lamar 8. Gockley, Mohnton; Lavem Mar
tin, Newmanstown; Leonard & Donald
Warner, Laceyville; Lester Shirk, Wood
bury; Marvin Pnest, Greencastle; R Edwin
Hamish, Chnstiana; Rebecca Dadmg, Nich
olson; and Richard E. Hostetler, Gap.
Brown Swiss
Association
To Meet
CARLISLE (Cumberland Co.)
The annual spring meeting ol
the Pennsylvania Brown Swiss
Association will be Saturday,
March 22, here at the Bonanza
Restaurant at 11 a.m.
Dave Kendal, executive secre
tary of the Brown Swiss Cattle
Breeders Association, will be at
tending. This is an opportunity
for members to meet Kendal and
ask him questions about the na
tional Brown Swiss Association.
In addition, DHIA awards will
be awarded for the top-producing
cows and herds in the state. The
youth chairpersons also have the
Bell Ringer and Youth Produc
tion Awards to be presented.
Pennsylvania memberships are
due by April 1. Consider joining
or renewing your membership to
the Pennsylvania Brown Swiss
Association.
Becoming a member has many
benefits. First, becoming a state
and national member can help
reduce the cost of registering
each Brown Swiss calf by $5-$lO.
You only need to register a few
calves to get your return.
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