2003: A Year Of Big Changes
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The wet weather brought
planting and harvesting chal
lenges as farmers scrambled to
get seeds in the ground between
showers, and later contended
with soggy harvest conditions.
High winds also complicated har
vest, with Tropical Storm Isabel
flattening cornfields in some
areas.
Meanwhile, farm milk prices
began to climb out of a long
slump, market cattle prices broke
records, and fourth quarter egg
prices rose to about 70 percent
higher than a year ago.
A lot happened in the public
agriculture arena this year as
well.
Following are some month-by
month highlights:
January
The much heralded 86th Penn
sylvania Farm Show was
launched in the newly expanded
facility. An estimated
800,000-900,000 people attended
the weeklong expo, which offered
new incentives for the agricultur
al community, including three
Farmer Days.
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During the Farm Show, new
Governor Ed Rendell announced
Dennis Wolff, a dairy farmer
from Columbia County, as the
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February
Country of Origin Labeling
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ly, as cattle feeders met with a
USD A representative in Lancas
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“True Security” was a theme
at the annual Pennsylvania Asso
ciation of Sustainable Agriculture
conference. Keynote speaker
Mark Ritchie spoke on the inse
curities created by the loss of
small farms and local food sup
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Presidents’ Day brought the
biggest snowfall in years to the
region, with accumulations rang
ing from 20-30 inches. Volunteers
gathered at the Jonas Click farm,
Leola, to quickly rebuild a dairy
barn roof that collapsed from the
snow. Milk haulers throughout
the area worked overtime to serv-
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After the President’s Day snow blizzard in February, more than 50 volunteers gath
ered quickly to rebuild the dairy barn roof on Jonas Click’s farm, Leola. The roof col
lapsed when snow from the higher roof slid onto the lower one, which was already
weighted with snow. The cows “all walked out with scratches,” Click said.
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