Seed Symposium Flags Possible Beachley Hardy Shortage
A seed symposium sponsored by Beachley Hardy Seed Company in Shiremanstown warned of a potential seed shortage that could worsen. Larry Brown of Waterman Loomis noted reduced seed production acres this year and USDA data show declines in alfalfa and Kentucky bluegrass stocks, while clover remains up. Dr. John Baylor discussed forage innovations and the growing importance of good forage management amid rising hay value.
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Camp Hill
Beachley- Hardy Seed Company
Shiremanstown
Larry Brown
Waterman-Loomis
California
United States
Department of Agriculture
Brown
USDA
John Baylor
American Forage and Grassland Council
Penn State
Penn Harris Motor Lodge
Harold Loomis
Bakersfield
Calif
Robert Thedinger
Research Seeds
St. Joseph
David Beard
Waterman- Loomis
Joseph McGahen
al Leffler
Acco Seeds
Belmond
Iowa
John Kugler
Morris Brown
F. M. Brown’s Sons, Inc
Paul Roth
Roth Milling Co
Ned Clark
Clark
William Sprenkle
Spangler and
Sprenkle
Baylor
Pennsylvania
Landisville
Milton Hershey Farms
Leo Dairy Farm
Tobacco Harvest Highlights Lancaster County Crop Quality
The report notes Hess and Murray as large local tobacco growers with 23 and 20 acres respectively. Both describe excellent crops despite aphids as the main issue and hail or heavy rains affecting some fields earlier. Most plants show strong yields and hand labor remains common in harvesting. The piece also mentions broader native concerns about preserving linguistic and cultural traditions amid economic shifts.
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Hess
Manheim
New Holland
Lancaster County
John Murray
Columbia
Ayrshire breeders meet at Foxglove Farm for education day
The Pennsylvania Ayrshire breeders gathered at Foxglove Farm owned by Charles F Miller and family for a morning of demonstrations lectures and judging. Dr John Mc Caffrey led clipping demonstrations and four classes were judged with Maxine Flory of Lititz winning with 19 percent out of 200.
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Lykens
Pennsylvania Ayrshire
Foxglove
Charles F Miller
Ayrshire
John McCaffrey
Maxine Flory
Lititz
Upper Dauphin Area
FFA
Marlin Henninger Jr
Stanley Weaver
Larry Specht
Penn State University
Purina Feeds
Atlantic Breeders
International Harvester Co
Agway, Inc
Wilfred Deppen
Curtis Representative
Hershey Foods Corp
Vigortone
M. G. Henninger and Sons
the Gehl Company
Medley Dalmatia
Young’s Inc
Badger Corp
Pioneer Seeds
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Beachley
By Dieter Krieg
Armond Fiem
Elizabethtown
Purina Ad
Bob
Nancy Nelson
Clermont