(Continued from Page A 10) munities as the only answer to agriculture. You ran an article in the same issue of the paper re garding alternative housing for sows, so clearly more and more people are concerned with these type of operations as a long-term answer to agriculture’s problems. Creating a rift between farm ers who are a subculture of a much larger society doesnt do anybody any good. Not for con ventional or alternative farmers. We must find a common ground on which we can have a positive discussion on the future of agri culture in Pennsylvania. You said that Mr. Hershey spoke at a Farm Bureau banquet at the West Shore Country Club ( which if it is, like any other coun try club, was probably a farm at one time) and made his com ments to about 150 people. Well, more than 1,000 people attended the PASA (Pennsylvania Associa- Take the hassle out of feeding large round bales with the Agway Chainless Bale Feeder. Its chainless operation provides safer, mors consistent operation, keeping the bale in control. The BFSOOO also reduces spoilage caused by bales sitting outside in bulky Inefficient stationary units. The Agway Chainless Bale Feeder works as well In the bam as It does In the field, allowing you more freedom to decide when and where to feed your livestock. Talk to your local authorized j6S\ Agway dealer for purchase details. ! %9iMNurAcmmG~ Sometimes , simple is genius. tion for Sustainable Agriculture) Conference this year and I wouldnt say they were in “la-la land.” But I would say it is the most positive agricultural event I attend every year. People looking for answers to the very questions you raise. You should know, Lancaster Farming was there! Some form of large commodity agriculture will always be with us. Its a big world with a lot of corporate money involved. But we must have a local farming base that serves Pennsylvania cit izens. There is a need, there is a demand, and there are people willing to create an infrastructure for it. Lets work together for all farmers. Lets concentrate on what we have in common. To gether we will build an agricul ture system that has always been the hallmark of Pennsylvania. Brian Moyer Green Haven Farm Berks County SuHtbyAirMvMimrfKturina Inc. 4-H Beef, Goat, Horse Workshop, Frederick, Md. Fairgrounds, (301) 694-1594. Watershed Snapshot, Parking Lot Mill Road Ele mentary School, Elizabethtown, 8 a.m. New Grower Seminar, Lancaster Farm and Home Center, Lancaster, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., (814) 865-4700. Sunday, May 11 Happy Mother’s Day! 4-H Capitol Days, Harrisburg, thru May 13, Monday, May 1 2 Poultry Health Seminar, Kreider’s Restaurant, Manheim, noon. Animal Agriculture Alliance Stockholders Summit, Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Va., thru May 14. Using Computer and Palm Pilots for Tree Invento ries Workshop, Penn State Extension, York, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., (717) 263-9226. 4-H Livestock meeting, Bradford County Extension Office, Towanda, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 1 3 Southeast Pa. Twilight Fruit Growers Meeting, Jer sey Acres Farm Inc., Pine Grove, 6:30 p.m., (570) 622-4225. Nutrient Management Orientation, PDA, Room 309, Harrisburg, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Also May 14, 9 a.m.-noon. 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WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS 100 Stover Drive 100-120 Lehigh Ave. - P.O Box 928 Carlisle, PA 17013 Batavia, New York 14021 -0928 717/249-6720 716/343-5411 Serving Farmers Through Farm Equipment Dealers Since 1961 iy Manufacturing Inc sal»s@*gwiymfg com (Continued from Page A 10) Bale feeding made easu Carries up to 14 bales Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 10, 2003-A29 extension office, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Drinking Water Workshop, South Middletown Twp. Community Room, Boiling Springs, 1:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m., (267) 468-0555. Composting Workshop, Neshaminy Manor Center, Doylestown, 7:30 p.m., (215) 345-3283. Wednesday, May 14 Beef Production Workshop, Allegany County Ex tension, Maryland Flintstone School cafeteria, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., (301) 724-3320. Project Grass Rotational Grazing Field Day, McEl haney Stock Farm, Hookstown, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., (724) 837-1402. Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) info meet ing, Abbey Restaurant, Sheldon, Vt., 7:30 p.m. also Ramada Inn, Norwich, Ct., 7:30 p.m.; Best Western, Little Falls, N.Y.; Holiday Inn, Water loo, N.Y.; First Citizen Bank, Ulysses, all 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15 Maryland Pasture Walk: Andrew Toms Farm, Walkersville, Md., (301) 791-1304. Drinking Water Workshop, Lancaster Farm and Home Center, 1:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m., (267) 468-0555. Pa. Fair at Philadelphia Park race track, thru May 26, (321) 633-4028. Informational Meeting, Cooperatives Working To gether, American Legion, Middlebury, Vt., 7:30 p.m. Also Holiday Inn, Oneota, N.Y., 7:30 p.m.; Hartley Fire Hall, Hartley, Del., 10 a.m.; Peach Bottom Inn, 7:30 p.m.; Morrison Cove Memorial Park, Martinsburg, 7:30 p.m.; Belleville Live -stock Market, 10 a.m. Friday, May 16 High Tunnel Workshop, Penn State Horticulture Farm, Rockspring, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., (814) 692-4635. Gettysburg Fair thru May 18, (717) 334-7724. Agricultural Irrigation On the Dehnarva Peninsu la Breakfast, Modem Maturity Center, Dover, Del., (302) 831-2512. Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) Informa tive Meeting Warner’s Galley Restaurant, Wells River, Vt., 10 a.m.; Also New York State Grange, Cortland, N.Y., 7:30 p.m.; Treadway Inn, Owego, N.Y., 10 a.m.; Acorn Conference Center, Mount Joy, 10 a.m.; Millheim Fire Hall, Millheim, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17. Keystone Stud Ram and Ewe Sale, Keystone Classic at Penn State Ag Arena, thru May 18. Evaluating Your Forest Resource Workshop for Landowners, Laurel Haven Conservation Edu cation Center, 9 a.m.-noon. Penn State Master Gardeners of Wayne County and Penn State Extension Spring Garden Expo, Lakeside Elementary, Honesdale, (570) 253-5970, ext. 239. District VII 4-H Horse Camp, Bedford County Fairgrounds, Bedford, thru May 18, (814) 623-4800. Sunday, May 18 Monday, May 19 National Egg Quality School, Hilton, San Antonio, Texas Airport, thru May 22, (765) 494-8510. Cooperatives Working Together Informational Meeting, John Martin’s Manor, Waterville, Maine, 7:30 p.m. Also Miner Institute, W. Chazy, N.Y.; 7:30 p.m. Dairy Quality Assurance Training, Taylor’s, Wya lusing, thru May 20, (717) 265-2896. Tuesday, May 20 Spring Equine Workshop, Montgomery County 4-H Center, Creamery, 7 p.m., (610) 489-9277. Milk Quality and Stray Voltage Workshop, Wat sontown Inn and area dairy farm, Watsontown, thru May 21, (570) 538-1832. S.E. Pa. Wine Technology meeting, Lancaster Farm and Home Center, Lancaster, 2 p.m.-5 p.m., (717) 234-1844. Farm and Home Foundation Scholarhsip Awards Program, Farm and Home Center. 6:15 p.m. Round Pen Training for All Horses, Wilton Brook Farm, Catasaugus, 7:30 p.m., (610) 837-72-94. CWT Informational Meeting, Holiday Inn, Bang or, Maine, 7:30 p.m.; Eastside Restaurant, New port, Vt., 7:30 p.m.; Interlacken Inn, Lakeville, Ct. 7:30 p.m.; Best Western, Canton, N.Y., 9:30 a.m.; Harvest Drive Restaurant, Intercourse, 7:30 p.m.; Yoder’s Restaurant. New Holland, 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 21 Drinking Water Workshop, Northampton Twp. Cultural Center, Richboro, 1:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m., (267) 468-0555. Woodland Owners of Sourthern Alleghenies tour, Herr property outside Everett, 11 a.m., (814) 735-3855. 11th Annual Forensic Entomology Short Course, Penn State Frost Entomological Museum, thru May 23, (814) 865-5392. CWT Informational Meeting, Manchester, Vt. VFW, 7:30 p.m. Horse Pasture Walk, Merry Acres Farm, Ellicott City, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., (410) 313-2702 or (410)
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