Gilbert Watts Livestock Assn Man of Year
Gilbert S. Watts of Logan Spring Farm Bellwood was named 1977 Livestock Man of the Year at the Keystone International Livestock Expo banquet in Mechanicsburg. A 1918 Penn State graduate, Watts built a notable Angus herd through early genetics testing and a strict culling program. He manages 60 Angus cows on 200 acres and produces seed stock for the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanne Spahr
Mechanicsburg
Penn State
Pennsylvania
Crossgates Inn
Gilbert S. Watts
Logan Spring Farm
Bellwood
Commonwealth
Watts
Two youths recognized at PLA dinner
Harrisburg report honors Juniata County 4H member and Lancaster County former state FFA officer as outstanding youths. Baker, 16, Port Royal, earned the award for 4H work with three county beef championships in 1975 1976 1977 and three county swine championships in 1972 1974 1976. She has shown at the Farm Show and Keystone International and held offices in the county 4H beef club and council.
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Joanne Spahr
Harrisburg
Juniata County
FFA
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania Livestock Association
Commonwealth
Mee Dee Baker
Robert Baker
Port Royal
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Association of Farmers
Solanco team places second in national FFA dairy contest
In Kansas City during the Golden Anniversary events, Solanco and Ephrata FFA dairy cattle judging teams delivered top results. Sheryl Bollinger led Ephrata to sixth nationally. the Cloister Chapter finished second by a two point margin to Minnesota. Awards honored 20,000 attendees from all states and Puerto Rico.
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Dieter Krieg
Kansas City
FFA
Lancaster
Minnesota
Sheryl Bollinger
John Weer
Curtis Martin
Pennsylvania
Solanco
William Fredd
Municipal Auditorium
States
Puerto Rico
Warren Bollinger
Lititz
Ephrata
Ephrata High School
Ayres
Curtis
Samuel Martin
Ephrata al
John
Eli Weiler
Stevens Ri
Cloister
Atlantic Breeders Cooperative
Lew Ayres
James Edwards
Kansas State University
Ed Fellers
Kansas
Penn State
Last NEPPCO convention to merge with PEIA in world’s final PPCO gathering
Lancaster hosts the concluding PPCO convention with Family Day activities at Host Farm on Route 30. Dick Jackman will open Monday with Make Room in Your Mind for the Things of Tomorrow, followed by two concurrent workshops on Poultry industry topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Neppco
Poultry and Egg Institute of America
PEIA
PPCO
South America
Dick Jackman
America
Jackman
Lancaster County Century Farms Honored At Banquet
Lancaster County celebrates 24 Century Farms with certificates awarded by Kent E. Shelhamer, Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture, at a Lancaster Association of Commerce and Industry banquet. The program honors farms at least 100 years old in one family with a direct descendant residing on the homestead and at least 10 acres or $1,000 annual income. Shelhamer stresses agriculture's prominent role.
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Susan Kauffman
Lancaster
Twentyfour
Lancaster County
Century Farms
Agriculture Committee
Lancaster Association of Commerce and Industry
Kent E. Shelhamer
Pennsylvania
Shelhamer
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Gilbert Watts
PLA
Future Farmers of America Juniort
Old Glory
Randy Ranck
Ephrata Dairy
John Weiler
Berks Dhia Homestead
Joyce Bupp
Berks Baby Beef
Life On the Farm
Kendy’s Kollumn
Lancaster Co
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