Lan caster County 4 H Wildlife Roundup Honors Douglas Royer
Douglas Royer of Millersville R1 won first prize in the Lancaster County 4 H Wildlife Club Annual Roundup at the Farm and Home Center on Wednesday evening. The 15 year old entered a fishing reel project. Other winners include Melvin Kavwifman Lititz R1 with a tackle box Robert Delp Lititz R3 with a container and minnow bucket and Jeffrey Kauffman Millersville R1 with a plastic container. Prizes were donated by Woodstream Corp Lititz. Judge was George Lewis from Conestoga Bank.
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Douglas Royer
Millersville
Lancaster County
4-H Wildlife Club
Farm & Home Center
Meltin Kavwifman
Robert Delp
Lititz
Jeffrey Kauffmes
Woodstream Corp
W.as George Lewis
Conestoga Bank
Olmsted Becomes New Ag Office for District VI
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture moves District VI to Olmsted State Airport Building 145 Middletown effective April 1. The district serves Adams Cumberland Dauphin Franklin Lancaster Lebanon Perry and York counties from the new location.
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Olmsted State Airport
Mriddletown
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
District VI
Dstrict
Agriculture
Cameron St
Harrisburg
Adams
Cumberland
Dauphin
Franklin
Lancaster
Lebanon
Perry
York Counties
Dairy Management Meeting Set for April 4 in Lancaster
The Lancaster County Extension Association schedules a Dairy Management Meeting on April 4 at 7 30 pm at the Farm and Home Center 1383 Arcadia Road Lancaster. Victor Plastow Associate County Agent says the program will focus on labor efficiency with Dr Samuel Dunn Farm Management Specialist at Penn State.
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Lancaster County Extension Association
Farm & Home Center
Arcadia Road
Lancaster
Victor Plastow
Samuel Dunn
Penn State
Garden Spot FFA Clean-up Week and Club Meetings
Farm Calendar lists events from April 1 to April 4 including Garden Spot FFA community clean up week and multiple 4-H and Holstein club meetings. Activities cover Soil and Water Conservation District meetings, planning commissions, and school rooms at Solanco High School Farm and Home Center.
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FFA
Soil & Water Conservation Dist
Planning Commission
Southern Soil & Water
Wo- Ag
Southern Holstein
Solanco High School
Baroness Maria Von Trapp Sees Second Lancaster County No-Show
Lancaster County Farm Women twice disappointment as Baroness Maria Von Trapp fails to appear at Centerville Junior High School amid canceled November 4 and recent Saturday plans. Hostess Witman cites bad weather, refunds issued for 1100 tickets, and widespread travel groups from Lebanon and Chester Counties.
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Lancaster County
Maria von Trapp
Centerville Junior High School
Lancaster Farming
Paul Witman
Europe
Lebanon
Chester
Scott Nissley
Lancaster County Farm Women
Mount Joy
Farm Women
Olmsted State Airport
Baroness’ Agency
New York
Stowe
John Frantz
Christiana
Nissley
Farm & Home approves mortgage loan expansion
At a 27 attendee Farm & Home Foundation meeting in the Farm & Home Center the vote unanimously approved raising the mortgage limit for the center building project. Conestoga National Bank informed association treasurer Phares S Risser that the loan of 235000 dollars at six percent was approved.
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Farm & Home Foundation
Farm & Home Center
Pennsylvania
Phares S. Risser
Association
Conestoga National Bank
Farm & Home Board
NFU Hears Wilcox On Milk Price Support And Base Plan
Hank Wilcox director of organization for the National Farmers Union spoke at the LanChester Local NFU meeting at the Rhoads Spanish Tavern Quarryville. He noted a 28 cent milk price support increase and urged adoption of the Class 1 base plan to protect farmers while criticizing Base Excess as ineffective for curbing production. He compared 77 percent Class 1 utilization in the Delaware Valley Order last year to 72 percent this year and argued for farmers historic rights to their share.
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Hank Wilcox
National Farmers Union
LanChester
NFU
Rhoads Spanish Tavern
Quarryville
Wilcox
Delaware Valley
Penn Manor FFA Team Wins County Contest
The Penn Manor High School FFA parliamentary procedure team won first place at the county contest held Tuesday night at Lampeter Strasburg High School. The Solanco Chapter finished second with Grassland and Warwick third. Manor and Solanco earn spots to represent the county in the area competition April 18 at Ephrata High School. First in public speaking was awarded to a member.
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FFA
Penn Manor High School
Lampeter - Strasburg High School
Solanco
Grassland
Warwick
Manor
Ephrata High School
Penn Manor
Abe Fisher
Dick Rohrer
John Martin
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New Ag Office
Lancaster Co Holstein
York County
Conestoga Transportation Company
Yo-Ag
Red Rose
Baby Beef & Lamb Club
Douglas Rover
Wildlife Club
Farm and Home Center
L. F
Farm & Home
Risser
Lancaster County Farmers Association
Farm & Home Directors
Penn Manor Ffa
Standing
Paul Bahner
Dave Hoover
Carl Erb
Don Breneman
Dave Kilheffer
Larry Harnish
Richard Hackenberger
L. F. Photo
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