Economist predicts a bright year for area farming
Louis Moore, agricultural economist at Penn State, told area farmers at a Cattle Feeders Day held Tuesday at the Farm and Home Center that hogs offer strong potential alongside other prospects. He spoke as a popular local speaker, presenting optimistic forecasts for the year ahead.
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Louis Moore
Farm and Home
Moore
Penn State
Lancaster
H. Louis Moore
Jaycees Honor Students at Elizabethtown Banquet
Kenneth Mummau was named Elizabethtown High School’s outstanding senior at the Jaycees annual banquet. The event recognized top students and cited optimistic farm outlooks with remarks on 1972 profits and 1973 hog producers’ profits amid rising feed costs.
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Kenneth Mummau
Elizabethtown High Schools
E-Town Jaycees
Mummau
Paul R. Mummau
E-Town
Moore
Agnes
Pennsylvania
Robert Mumman
E-Town High School
FFA
Galen Kopp
Mamman
James Gruber
Robert Gruber
Marlin Gruber
Outbreak of hog cholera hits Berks County farms
A herd of 22 breeding swine was destroyed in Richland Township Berks County after a hog cholera diagnosis. Five mile quarantine around the farm. federal and state investigators seek infection source with a near-term end to the case. Also, a Pennsylvania milk price hearing is set for February 6 in Harrisburg to hear dairy farmer testimony amid rising feed costs and a statewide milk marketing referendum failed.
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Lancaster
Richland Township
Berks County
Everett Denlinger
Pennsylvania Bureau of Animal Industries
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Denlinger
Lehigh
Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board
Harrisburg
Herbert Kapleau
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Bulding
Farm Show
Shapp
Farm Calendar Schedule for February Events
A series of farm community meetings and contests listed by date. Events include Ephrata Young Farmers banquet at Mt Airy Fire Hall February 3 at 6 45 PM and Manheim Young Farmers dinner February 5 7 PM plus Poultry Association and Solanco FFA meetings at local venues. The 8th annual Southeastern Dairy Conference runs February 6 9 30 AM to 3 30 PM with a Snow Date February 7 at 7 PM Gourmet Cooking Workshop.
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Ephrata Young Farmers
Mt. Airy Fire Hall
Manheim Young Farmers
Lancaster County Poultry Association
Farm and Home Center
Solanco Ffa
Solanco High School
Vo-Ag
David Houck
Guernsey Barn
Landis Bros
Manheim Pike
Lancaster
Lancaster County Conservation District
4-H Beef and Lamb Winners Honored at Banquet
County 4-H youths from Lititz Manheim and Lampeter Strasburg were honored at the Red Rose 4-H Baby Beef and Lamb banquet for Farm Show and Southeast District Show wins. Linda Good won top beef honors and reserve champion steer while Steve Donough claimed Grand Champion Pen and Lamb. Susan Herr earned multiple awards including reserve county champion steer and champion beef showman. Nancy Wenger also received recognition.
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Linda Good
Lititz
Paul T. Good
Manheim Central High School
Miss Good
Steve Donough
Manheim
Donough
Suffolk
Paul R Donough
Susan Herr
Penn Grant Road
Lampeter- Strasburg
Miss Herr
Nancy Wenger
Stevens Ri
Carl B Herr
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