Farm Calendar for April Lancaster County events
Calendar listings show activities from April 5 to 8 in Lancaster County. Highlights include 4H County Council and Poultry Association meetings at Farm and Home Center, Grange events with turkey supper, and breed and conservation tours with multiple groups meeting at Keller Building and Penn State facilities.
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Lancaster County Poultry Association Board Meeting
Farm and Home Center
Pennsylvania Farmers Association Board Meeting
Keller Building
Penn State
Soil and Water Conservation District Meeting
Lancaster County Holstein Directors Meeting
Guernsey Breeders Tour Planned Across Lancaster County
A Guernsey breeders tour is set for Tuesday April 6 in north central Pennsylvania. It departs Willow Valley at 8 am and stops at Stauffer's Kissel Hall at 8 30, with a rest break at 10 and a 11 30 arrival at Robert Book farm in Millville. The day includes visits to Christ Wolff Jr. farm and Wyno Farms with lunch provided and milk and coffee from Mr Wolff. The group returns to Lancaster County around 8 30 pm. Cost is 475 per person with reservations due by Monday April 5 to Kenneth Garber Larry Breneman or Ralph Dinner.
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Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Willow Valley
Stauffer’s Market
Kissel Hall
Robert Book
Millville
Book Farm
Bonn
Christ Wolff Jr
Girton Manufacturing Company
Girton
Wyno Farms
Muncy
Lee Yost
Wyno
Saints Hugo
Kenneth Garber
Larry Breneman
Ralph
Dutch Bitler
Enrollment deadline looms for 1971 grain programs
Farmers are reminded that Friday April 9 is the last day to enroll in the 1971 wheat and feed grain programs. So far 327 farms representing 6,211 base acres have enrolled in the feed grain program and 379 farms with 1,421 acres have signed up for the wheat program.
Pork Belly Futures Open With New Cattle Markets Coverage
Lancaster Farming reports the launch of two new cattle markets Omaha Cattle Market and Oklahoma City Feeder Auction to accompany Chicago market coverage as it plans to track market changes after Chicago closes later this year. The Minneapolis Grain Exchange will open pork belly futures trading on April 5 in a 18000 pound contract, with broad participation from producers processors and investors in Minnesota and Iowa.
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Lancaster Farming
Omaha
Oklahoma City
Chicago
Minneapolis Grain Exchange
4Th Avenue
4Th Street
Frank H Murrin
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Gran Exchange
H H Tearse Jr
Searle Grain Co
Sota
Iowa
Peter Ritten
Midwest
Garden Spot FFA Annual Parent Son Banquet Honors Leaders
The Garden Spot FFA Chapter held its annual Parent Son Banquet at Lampeter Strasburg High School. Jerry Diller received the Chapter Star Farmer award for his dairy and veal calving program. Rick Hess earned Chapter Star Greenhand for dairy cattle, and Don Breneman won Chapter Star Red Rose Farmer for dairy cattle heifers and corn.
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Garden Spot
FFA
Lampeter-Strasburg High School
Jerry Diller
South View Road
Lancaster
Diller
Rick Hess
Strasburg
Don Breneman
Clair Witwer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grange Regional Youth Conference
North Coventry Grange Hall
Cedarville
Chester County
Fulton Grange
Grange Hall
Oaklyn
County Council
Junior Grange Roller Skating Party
The
Buck
Guernsey
Red Rose
Baby Beef and Lamb Club
Lancaster County Mholstem Association
Wolff Farm
Mr. Wolff
Lancaster Shopping Center
US Corn and Feed Grain Program
ASCS
Pantry
Selinsgrove
Pork Belly
Red Rose Farmer
Greenhand
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