A4O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 8, 2003
Werley Wins Women In Ag
Award At Farm-City Banquet
CHARLENE M. SHUPP
ESPENSHADE
Lancaster Farming Staff
READING (Berks Co.)
Thursday night at the Reading
Sheraton was one of surprise for
Donna Werley of Hamburg as
she was named the 2003 Women
in Agriculture Award winner at
the 20th annual Berks County
Farm-City Banquet.
With her husband Phil and
children Angie, Melissa, Pam and
Matt by her side, she had no idea
of her selection until her name
was read.
“I’m very surprised,” said
Werley upon receiving her
award.
But this dedicated volunteer
says her work is worth her time.
“Everything I do, I do it for the
kids. It’s great to see the kids
come into 4-H at 8 and leave at
18 and see how they have
changed.”
Werley also believes that by
giving of her time, her rewards
are greater as she sees how the
kids she works with grow and
mature.
Werley’s work with the dairy
industry is a lifelong one, starting
with her family’s dairy farm
where they raise 120 cows on
their 150-acre farm.
Off the farm, she is a Sunday
school teacher, 4-H leader, and a
dairy bowl coach. She has lead
dairy bowl teams to several re
gional and state awards and one
national championship.
Werley is also the special
events coordinator for the Berks
County Dairy Princess Commit
tee and the southeast coordinator
and secretary for the Pennsylva
Charles Adams and Floyd Huber took part in the 2003
job exchange.
Del Val To Build New Facilities
DOYLESTOWN (Bucks Co.)
Delaware Valley College re
cently announced it has received
a $215,000 grant from the War
wick Foundation to build a small
ruminant facility.
The new facility will provide
students with an opportunity to
see first-hand a structure that fa
cilitates management practices
associated with modem, econom
ical sheep and wool production.
It will also permit the college to
expand its community outreach
programs for area farm-flock
producers. A workroom facility
will also be included for teaching
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Werley is the eighth recipient
of this award.
To further the Berks County
farm city message, Floyd Huber,
a hog producer and Charles
Adams, a radio personality from
WEEU, took on the challenge of
a job swap.
Each presented a slide presen
tation on their experiences, ex
pressing their appreciation for
the difficulties of the other’s line
of work.
To summarize his experience
on a farm, Adams said,“One
thing that I was impressed with
was when I came out (to the
farm). I looked around and I
saw... a cement plant in the dis
tance ... the Blue Mountains...
the skyline of Kutztown ... some
suburban homes... a battery
plant. And somehow thay all
seem to get along and I was im
pressed with that.” Adams con
cluded his remarks, appreciating
the insight his day on a farm
gave him.
For Huber, his morning on the
radio included interviews with
Adams, commercial tapings, see
ing how computers were used to
keep things going, and giving the
weather.
The Berks County Farm City
Council concluded the evening
with the presentation of the Pub
lic Relations in Agriculture
awards. They were presented to
five FFA chapters in Berks
County. The chapters recognized
were Conrad Weiser, Kutztown,
Oley Valley, Tulpehocken, and
Twin Valley.
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The 2003 Women in Agriculture Award winner, Donna Worley, center, is surrounded
by her family, Melissa Johnson; Matt Weriey; Phil Werley; Pam Worley, Pennsylvania Al
ternate Dairy Princess; and Angie Davis.
The 2003 Public Relations in Agriculture Award winners. Representing FFA chapters
from left, Kathleen Shane, Oley Valley; Joe Mengel, Kutztown; Rosie Moyer, Tupehock
en; Dan Halter, Twin Valley; and Adam Sefass, Conrad Weiser.
Wayne Dairy Shows Name 4-H Winners
HONESDALE (Wayne Co.)
Youth exhibited six breeds at the
Wayne County Fair dairy shows
in early August.
Breed grand champion exhibi
tors in the “4-H Protein Breeds
Show”included Christine Wag
ner of Explorers 4-H Club, Jer
sey; Chris Rowan of Cold
Springs-Rileyville 4-H Club,
Milking Shorthorn; Tiffany Saar
of Kountry Kids 4-H Club,
Guernsey; Melissa Daniels of Be
thany 4-H Club, Brown Swiss;
and Amanda Eroh of Creamton
Area 4-H Club, Ayrshire.
Allen Van Gorder of Little
Falls, N.Y., judged the show.
Holstein show winners in
cluded Natasha Brown of Tri-
Gal 4-H Club, grand champion,
junior champion, and reserve
junior champion black and white;
Scott Woodmansee of Pleasant
Mount Go-Getters 4-H Club, re
serve champion black and white;
Jackie Chyle of Cold-Springs Ri
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Christine Wagner, Explorers
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Theobald, Creamton Area 4-H
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