Quality hay may be scarce this year
Reports from Delta Manheim The Brogue and New Holland indicate poorer hay yields due to wet weather disease insects and stunted growth. Farmer Paul Hively of The Brogue says weekly calls show strong demand as prices rise. Anthracnose disease in alfalfa is blamed for lower yields across southeastern Pennsylvania.
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Dieter Krieg
Delta
Manheim
The
Brogue
New Holland
Paul Hively
York County
Lancaster County
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Penn State University
Lancaster County Tobacco Growers Reach Mixed Yields Amid Disease Concerns
Lancaster County farmers report yields from half to one ton per acre with general improvement over expectations. Black Shank disease affects about five percent of fields, mainly in the eastern area, raising worried prospects for the county's tobacco crop.
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Dieter Krieg
Lancaster County
Lititz
Manheim
New Danville
Strasburg
Lancaster
Paradise
New Holland
Tomato ripening speeds threaten harvest length in Delta area
Don Snyder of Snyder's Packing Co says heat accelerates tomato ripening and may shorten picking season. Delta reports show 1975 crop smaller than last year with slightly lower quality and falling prices. Ppa Findley farms several fields between Buck and Rawlinsville in Lancaster County reports a fair crop.
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Wieter Krieg
Don Snyder
Snyder's Packing Company
Delta
York County
Ppa
Findley
Buck
Rawlinsville
Lancaster County
Meats judge Cathy Brubaker earns state honors
Cathy Brubaker of Hempfield earns recognition after serving as secretary for Red Rose Baby Beef Club and Landisville H Sewing Club while joining Lancaster County Meats Judging Team. She also contributes as county council secretary and helped plan Achievement Day and dress revue.
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Melissa Piper Hempfield
Cathy Brubaker
Lancaster County Meats
Cathy
Glenns
Brubaker
Running Pump Rd
Red Rose Baby Beef Club
Landisville
Kathy
County 4
Hers
4H Meats Judging Team Trials At Penn State
Cathy participated in the 4H State Days meats judging team at Penn State after volunteering in the food stand during Achievement Day. She had previously tried out for the team in prior years but lacked enough 4H members to form a squad. This year, sufficient interest allowed a team to compete.
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Cathy
Penn State
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