County Soybean Acreage Rising in Lancaster County
Lancaster County farmers plant more soybeans as blight hurts corn and strong demand plus good prices support the shift. Extension crops specialist Arnold Lueck notes disease remains limited due to lower bean intensity and praises signs of healthy fields. Edgefield Farms owners Ken and Amos Rutt expanded plantings after last year’s trials.
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Arnold Lueck
Lueck
Ken
Amos Rutt
Edgefield Farms
Quarryville
Federal meat inspection moves into county use
The shift from state to federal meat inspection began smoothly this week with some rough spots. A Harrisburg court fight between USDA and Pennsylvania Agriculture shapes the battle to regain control. USDA plans long range inspection as charges fly between Harrisburg and Washington.
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Lancaster
Harrisburg
USDA
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Washington
Conservation Field Day at Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown Theme Farms Inc and Lancaster County Conservation District host an annual field day and plowing contest on July 25 with a rain date of July 27. Events include a 10:00 a.m. plowing contest, 10:30 a.m. land judging, 1:00 p.m. 4-H tractor driving, and a greased pig chase after door prizes. Route 283 bypass Rheems Milton Grove exit guides attendees.
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Theme Farms, Inc
Elizabethtown R3
Lancaster County Conservation District
Agricultural Extension Service
Thame Farm
Lancaster
Route 283
Rheems
Milton Grove
210 Turn Out For Holstein Field Day
About 210 people attended the Holstein Field Day at Don Hershey’s farm in Manheim sponsored by the Lancaster County Holstein Club. The event featured speeches a dairy judging contest in three classes men women and youth with Jewel Hess scoring highest among the youth group earning 2838 points from a possible 300. Jewel Hess is the daughter of a Strasburg dairy farmer.
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Don Hershey
Manheim
Lancaster County Holstein Club
Jewel Hess
Jewel
Strasburg
Inner City Children Grow Vegetables Project Begins
Mrs Tillie Gibson describes how Arnie Lueck sketched a garden that became a project involving 26 inner city kids on a farm to grow vegetables. ENEP a 4 H program uses same funds as other extension services to reach lower income youth.
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Arnie Lueck
Tillie Gibson
Lancaster County
Farm Calendar Highlights Week of July 24 to 29
Fulton Grange holds annual picnic on Monday July 24 followed by Lancaster County Field Day and Air Plowing Contest in Elizabethtown RD3 on Tuesday July 25. National Farm Safety Week spans July 25 to 31 with events through July 27. American Dairy Science Association meeting runs July 26 to 29 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg.
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Fulton Grange
Lancaster County
Elizabethtown
American Dairy Science Association
Virginia Tech Institute
Blacksburg
Pennsylvania Livestock
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Ken Butt
Edgefield Farm
Amos
John W. Eshelman and Sons
Holstein
Carl Martin
Betty Kreider
Wilmer
Nevin Martin
James Hess
Nice
Henry Keener
John W. Eshelman & Sons
Holstein Field
Inner City
Lloyd Weaver
Mervin Lantz
Sharon Gibson
Leanne
Mervin) Lantz
Kathy Hartman
David Weaver
Dawn
David) Weaver
Mary Jane Srubaker
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