DEA Official and Farmers Debate Clean Streams Law
Afton Schadel, a DER official and part owner of a Schuylkill County farm, spoke to Lancaster County farmers on erosion and sedimentation control. He noted the 1977 deadline for farm conservation plans may shift, but soil sedimentation remains a major issue in Pennsylvania streams.
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Schadel
B. C. Brubaker
Brubaker
Penndot
U.S
Aaron Stauffer
Lancaster County Conservation District
Afton
Department of Environmental Resources
Pennsylvania
Young York Countian farmer grows 2500 acres at 23
Michael Wright of New Freedom farms nearly 2500 York County acres with a Midwest scale. He plans 900 to 1000 acres of corn this year, 500 of green peas, followed by limas, 370 barley, 300 wheat, and 200 to 300 soybeans. Wright rents most land at 20 to 30 dollars per acre, much cheaper than Cornbelt rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike and
Shirley Wright
New Freedom
Pennsylvania
Wrights
York County
Michael Wright
Wright
Midwest
Lancaster
Shirley
Spring Grove High School
Lebanon 4 H Agent Appointed to Youth Extension
Patricia Krall was named Assistant Extension Agent Youth for Lebanon County. The appointment places Krall in charge of 4 H youth advisory programs in the Lebanon R1 area, with responsibilities planned for the summer period.
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Lebanon County
Patricia Krall
Miss Krall
Arthur Krall
Lebanon R1
Gary Brubaker To Lead Lancaster Baby Beef Club
Gary Brubaker will head the Lancaster County 4 H Baby Beef Club. A longtime 4 H member and beef industry participant, he resides in Lancaster with his parents and has shown cattle at district shows, Lampeter Fair, and the Farm Show.
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Gary Brubaker
Baby Beef Club
Melissa Piper
Lancaster County
Gary
Running Pump Road
Lancaster
Lampeter
Running Pump Rd
Red Rose Baby Beef Club
Brubaker
Rohrerstown
First Lancaster Mini-Farmers Meet Draws 100
About 100 people attended the inaugural Lancaster County Mini-Farmers Cooperative meeting held Friday night at the Lancaster Coca Cola Bottling Plant. Kathy Erb outlined goals while Eckert Erb led as president and Ed Moshier Park Wiker Eugene Degenhardt served in key roles.
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Lancaster County
Mini-Farmers Cooperative
Lancaster
Coca Cola
Manheim Pike
Kathy
Eckert Erb
Millersville
Eckert
Ed Moshier
Lititz R3
Park Wiker
Holtwood
Eugene Degenhardt
Lancaster R6
Erb
Rod Houser
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DEA
Farmers Air Conservation Issues
Sale Register Farmers Almanac
Homestead
York Dhia
Berks
Young York
Countian Farms
Lebanon
Maike
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