Pennfield Farms celebrates 75th anniversary and epic egg processing
Ephrata Pennfield Farms, among Pennsylvania's largest egg processors, marks its 75th year with two automated machines handling 68 400 eggs per hour. The company traces origins to Levi Martin Sheaffer who began by selling excess squabs from pet pigeons to New York City restaurants.
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New Holland hosts world auction contest and film event
The New Holland event features a world auction contest with filming at the Colorado livestock auction market. Nominee Herzog plans to document the proceedings while politics, entertainment, and a Pennsylvania string quartet are also featured. A record number of entrants from the U S and Canada is expected as the event highlights the professional role of livestock markets.
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Tobacco beds hit by hail devastates Lancaster farms
In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania a Tuesday hailstorm wiped out tobacco beds along a belt from Elizabethtown to Bird in Intercourse with the worst damage near Intercourse. Officials say losses are under ten percent of total county acreage but tight plant supply will persist until seedbeds regrow with some fields promising a ten day recovery.
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