Lancaster County Holstein Association Board Meet
Lancaster County Holstein Association board members discussed plans for the annual Lancaster County Black and White Show and tentative dates for an early August summer meeting. They noted export interest, including a Costa Rica order for 145 Registered calves priced at 325 to 350 dollars, and reported Pennsylvania splitting into two districts with Bloomsburg and Indiana County hosting HQs.
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Costa Rica
Hess
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Holstein Association
Lancaster County
Bloomsburg
Indiana County
Farm Calendar Highlights Local Agriculture Events
A series of meetings fairs and expos run April 19 to April 24 across Lancaster County and Penn State events. Highlights include the Dairy Exposition at Penn State April 21 to May 8 and the 4H Flapjack Day at the Farm and Home Center. Local groups such as the Lancaster County Swine Producers and the Dairy Princess Committee host sessions at farm centers and high schools.
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Lancaster County Fruit Growers and Honey Producers
Meadow Hills
New Danville Pike
Farm and Home Foundation Board of Directors
Farm and Home Center
Ephrata Young Farmers Monthly Meeting
Vocational Agriculture Department
Ephrata High School
Penn State University
Lancaster County Swine Producers Association
Penn Dairies
Lancaster County Dairy Princess Committee
University Ice Pavilion
Morgantown
Farmers urged to plant corn early in April
The Lancaster County agriculture agent Arnold Lueck urges farmers to plant at least part of their corn next week or by the last week of April to beat blight and achieve earlier maturity. He notes early planting increases yields, withstands summer dryness, and aligns with Penn State Extension guidance amid favorable field conditions and recent wet springs. (Continued on Page 5)
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Arnold Lueck
Lancaster County Agricultural
Lueck
Penn State Extension
Lancaster County Farms Enroll in U S Programs
Final figures from the local ASCS office show 524 farms enrolled in the feed grain program this year up from 356 last year due to rule changes on corn acreage. Wheat enrollment is 694 farms, with 2 777 acres allotted, totaling 812 farms involved in either feed grain or wheat.
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Lancaster County
ASCS
Dorothy Y Neel
Fire Prohibited in Wooded Areas Proclaimed
Gov Milton J. Shapp signed a proclamation banning smok ing building camp fires and burning brush in or near wooded areas effective 5 pm Friday April 16. The order applies statewide within wood lands or 200 feet of them and carries a $100 fine for violations.
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Milton J. Shapp
Commonwealth
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Holstein’ Breeders ,Association Board of Directors
John Harnish
Jay Landis
Clarence Stauffer
Clyde W. Martin
Back
Curtis Akers
Robert Kauffman
Elvin Hess Jr
Galen Crouse
Elam Bollinger
DHIA
Robert Book
Arthur Wenger
Lancaster
Lancaster Co
U.S
Mamice K Goddard
Department of Environmental Resources
Cecil Simmons
National Weather Service
Simmons
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