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Vol. 48 No. 42
Ag Progress Days Highlights
Forest Products , Potentials
ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.)
The products and potential of
Pennsylvania’s woodlands will be
on display at this year’s Ag Pro
gress Days here Aug. 19-21 at the
Russell E. Larson Agricultural
Research Center.
This year’s theme, “Seeing the
Forest for the Trees,” brings to
gether exhibits and demonstra
tions highlighting research to de
velop and maintain healthy tree
species, educational programs to
foster better woodlot manage
ment, and information on the
state’s outstanding forest prod
ucts industry.
As Pennsylvania’s largest out
Bale handling demonstrations were a big draw on Wednesday of last year’s Ag Pro
gress Days.
Township Still Hopes To Tap
Water Source On Farm
DAVE LEFEVER
Lancaster Farming Staff
EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.)
East Cocalico Township has not
given up trying to find a munici
pal water supply on the Paul B.
Sam Matthews, right, shares a laugh with guests
at the Chester County Holstein Field Day this week,
Tom Williams, left, and Don Ranck. Matthews’s inno
vative dairy features a robotic milker and a creamery r
store for selling ice cream off the farm. Read about
the field day on page A3O. Photo by Dave Lefever
www.lancasterfarming.com
door agricultural exposition, Ag
Progress Days assembles more
than 350 commercial exhibitors
showcasing state-of-the-art agri
Zimmerman farm near Ephrata.
Zimmerman said he received a
letter from the township the last
week of July, notifying him of its
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Five Sections
cultural technology, goods, and
services. Whether via interactive
displays, workshops or guided
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General news noon,
Thursday, Sept. 4.
Inside
The Farmer
✓ Ag Progress
Preview Section E.
✓ South-Central
Junior Show page A 36.
✓ Lancaster 4-H
Roundup page A3l.
✓ Kutztown
Dairy Show page A4S.
✓ Lancaster DHIAs
page 820.
Saturday, August 16,2003
The really neat thing about Ag Progress? You get to
climb into the tractors! Just ask these young visitors to
last year’s Ag Progress, Jeremy Nissley, 14, with Jere
my’s cousins (who happen to be twins) Austin and Alex
Nissley. Jeremy is the son of Mel and Marilyn Nissley,
Middletown, and works on a dairy. Austin and Alex are
the sons of Gerald and Mary Nissley, also of Middletown.
For complete details, see Section E this issue.
Photos by Andy Andrews, editor
Ontario Ag Minister
Visits Pa. For Trade Talk
U.S. To Reopen Border For Some Meats
DAVE LEFEVER
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) While beef producers in
Pennsylvania and othef parts of
the country enjoy hefty market
prices because of an import ban
Tiffany Dean exhibits the grand champion hog at last
week’s Lancaster County 4-H Roundup. See story page
A3l. Photo by Andy Andrews, editor
$37.00 Per Year
on Canadian cattle, the USDA
has announced the border will be
reopening soon on a limited basis
for certain meat products.
Meanwhile, Canadian ag offi
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