Glenn Weber Named 1966 Region II Star Farmer
Glenn S Weber of the Grassland FFA chapter is named Region II Star Farmer for 1966, the third consecutive year a Lancaster County FFA member earns the honor. A senior at Garden Spot High School, he has served as FFA president in 1965 and progressed from Star Green Hand to top regional winner, with state competition at the FFA State Convention in January.
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Glenn Weber
Mohnton
Garden Spot High School
Home Farm
Glenn
FFA
Lancaster County
Star Green
Weber
Pennsylania
Lancaster
Farm Calendar December Dates For County Groups
December 6 30 pm Lan caster County Guernsey Breeders Assn directors meet at Robert Breneman home in Strasburg. December 7 7 30 pm Lan caster County Soil and Water Conservation District holds community watershed meeting at Churchtown Fire Hall Churchtown.
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Lancaster County
Robert ‘Breneman
Strasburg
Caster County Soil & Water Const
Churchtown
Producers Co Op Sets Date For Annual Meeting
Producers Cooperative Exchange in Coatesville announces its annual meeting for Tuesday December 7 at 7 30 pm at the Plan and Fancy Farm. Three directors will be elected for three year terms with floor nominations possible. Nominees presented by committee chair John Starner include Loren H. Bucher of Quarryville.
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Producers Cooperative Exchange
Coatesville
Plan & Fancy Farm
John Starner
Lebanon
Loren H. Bucher
Quarryville
Swan
Nominees Named For FFA Red Rose Degrees
Forty five vocational agriculture students in Lancaster County high schools have been nominated by their county chapter officers for the Red Rose Farmer Degree. This will be presented to the following FFA boys at their county meeting in January. WARWICK Paul Marwbaker Ronald E Kline Gerald L Hess J. William Russer ELIZABETHTOWN James E Schwanger Leon Rutt PEQUEA VALLEY Sanford Hostetter Roger Stoltzfus Eddie Rohrer Marvin S Weaver.
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Lancaster County
FFA
Warwick Paul Marwbaker
Ronald E Kline
Gerald L. Hess
J. William Russer
Elizabethtown
James E. Schwanger
Leon Rutt
Pequea Valley Sanford
Roger Stoltzfus
Eddie Rohrer
Marvin S Weaver
Yo-Ag Teachers Elect Officers at Penn Manor High
At the regular meeting of the Lancaster County Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association at Penn Manor High School, officers for the coming year were elected. Eugene Daugherty of Garden Spot High School was named president, Lewis Ayers of Ephrata High School secretary, Mark Campbell of Manheim Central High School treasurer, Clair Zerby of Warwick High School adviser to the County FFA Chapter for a three year term, and Gerald Kiger of Lamber-Strasburg High School was chosen for another post.
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Penn Manor High School
Lancaster County Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association
Elgsted
Eugene Daugherty
Garden ‘Spot Eaghe School
Lewis Ayers
Ephrata High School
Mark Campbell
Manheymmn Central High
Clair Zerby
Warwick High School
FFA
Gerald Kiger
Lampeter-Strasburg High School
Manheim Central High School
Gene Daugherty
Garden Spot High School
Red Rose DHIA Sets Tester-Owned Equipment Policy
The Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association board clarified rules on equipment ownership at a special meeting in Lancaster. It barred testers from owning income producing DHIA meters while allowing use of personally owned meters with no charging. The group will expand to 18 meters, distributed across three county locations.
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Red Rose Dhia
Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Agway, Inc
Lancaster
Association
Samuel Dunn
Dunn
Solanco Graduate Wins Lancaster County Farm Mechanics Award
Jir Esbenshade, recent Solanco High School vocational agriculture graduate, is Lancaster County’s first Farm Mechanics Awards Program winner. He built a $15,000 equipment inventory by repairing old machinery, demonstrating standout mechanical skill.
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James Esbenshade
Solanco High School
Lancaster County
SWCD Plans Two Community Meetings in Lancaster County
The Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District will hold two watershed meetings next week. The first meeting is at the Churchtown Fire Hall.
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SWCD
Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District
Churchtown
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Grassland
Producers Co-Op
Red Rose
Yo-Ag
Jir Esbenshade
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