Farm Calendar Highlights July 18 24 in Lancaster County
Farm events span July 18 to 31 across counties with meetings at Farm and Home Center and Center venues. Activities include FFA swimming party at Kurtz’s Lakes, Grange Camp, poultry association talks on waste, field days at Arthur Hershey Farm and Twin Oak Farms, plus tractor pulling and Farm Safety Week observances. Notable gatherings feature the Pennsylvania Angus Association Willow Street restaurant meeting and Pennsylvania Angust Association Field Day at Quarryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Valley
FFA
Kurtz
Lancaster County Poultry Association
Pennsylvania Angus Association
Willow Valley Farms
Willow Street
Pennsylvania Angust Association
Twin Oak Farms
Quarryville
Chester County Extension Sets Field Day July 22
Chester County Extension schedules a July 22 field day at the Arthur Hershey farm two miles south of town. Activities start at 12 30 p m with a dairy stable tour followed by field tours on no till corn weed control herbicide injury and diseases of corn and alfalfa and a 3 p m sprayer performance check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester County Cooperative Extension Service
Arthur Hershey
Cochranville
Robert A. Powers Jr
Chester County
Glenn A. Shirk
Hershey
Chester
Holstein Breeders Field Day Slated in Lancaster
The Lancaster County Holstein Breeders Association sets its annual field day for Tuesday August 3 on C Richard Landis Farm Horseshoe Road Lancaster. Judging starts at 10 30 a m with Jack Fairchild as official judge. A pork barbecue at noon costs 1 50 with milk and ice cream provided. Afternoon program continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Holstein Breeders Association
C Richard Landis
Horseshoe Road
Lancaster
Jack Fairchild
Hbe
Mount Joy 4 H Calendar and Poultry Meeting Updates
A review of upcoming Mount Joy area 4 H activities includes 9 am events at St Mark s United Methodist Church and a 7 30 pm Horse Club leaders meeting at Lancaster County Riding Club. The calendar also lists a July 21 poultry board meeting to discuss waste disposal costs and records with Penn State specialists and notes the Holstein field day and barbec ue reservations details.
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The
Pennsylvania Association of Farmer Cooperatives
Shippensburg
State College
Daryl K
Heasley
Penn State
Nelson ‘Martin
East Earl Rdi
Donald Brenneman
Strasburg Rdi
Linda Stoltzfus
Joy Rdi
Hershey
Penn State Extension Agronomy
Mount Joy
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Horse Club
Lancaster County
Lancaster County Poultry Association Board of Directors
Floyd Hicks
Penn State University
Farmers Assn Picnic Slated at Lampeter Fair Grounds
The Farmers Association annual summer picnic is set for 7 pm Saturday July 31 at the Lampeter Fair Grounds. Tickets cost $1 and are available through Mrs. Robert Groff in Quarryville or by calling 786 3918 before July 23. The event features a chicken barbecue games and door prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Farmers Association
Lampeter Fair Grounds
Robert Groff
Quarryville
Pa Angus Field Day at Frey Farm July 24
The Pennsylvania Angus Association schedules a July 24 field day at Twin Oak Farms south of Quarryville with morning judging in three classifications and afternoon talks by livestock experts. Registration runs 9 to 10 a.m. and judging 10 to 11, followed by a parade, lunch, and speeches on brood cows herd sire selection prog eny and herd management. The event is open to all beef producers and includes a farm tour and plant visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Angus Association
Twin Oak Farms
Quarryville
Fred Frey
Twin Oaks
Richard Whaley
Queenstown
Robert Long
Colorado
Gary Minish
UPI
Virginia
Ing
Frey
Route 222
Cedar Hill Road
Willow Valley Farm
Willow Street
U.S. 222
Lancaster
McHale Urges Rethink Of Dairy Expansion In Pennsylvania
State Secretary of Agriculture Jim McHale urged dairy producers to reconsider expanding output amid falling per capita milk consumption and rising imbalance between supply and demand. He cited 56 percent class I milk in Pittsburgh areas dropping to 45 percent in parts of the state and backed Federal Milk Marketing Order efforts via the Farmers Union Milk Producers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim McHale
McHale
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Farmers Union Milk Producers Association
Local Farmers Reports and Farm Pond Advice
See many reports on activities of local farmers and groups including special poultry and dairy notes. Guidance on how to manage the farm pond appears among the insert material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McSpartan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cussion
Institute
Lancaster Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Commonwealth
New York ‘State
New Jersey
Farm and Home Foundation
Camp
Kanesatake
Spruce Creek
Farm and Home Foundation Board, Farm and Home Center
Chester County Extension
Pp&l
Pine Grove
Lancaster County Swine Producers Meeting
Holstein Breeders
Ephrata Cloister
Lancaster County Guernsey
Margaret Shope Farm
Lampeter
Lincoln Community Club
Mt. Airy
Elizabethtown - Donegal
Penn Manor
Penn Manor Middle School
Elm
Penryn
Spring Lake
Holstein Club
John Neff
Neffsville
Lancaster Riding Club
Fairchild
James G. Kreider
Quarryville RD
Landis Farm
Witmer
Kreider
Donald S Eby
Galen W. Crouse
County Poultry Board
Angus
Frey Farm
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