Norman K Hoover Honored by FFA
Norman K Hoover a Penn State agricultural education professor earned the Honorary American Farmer Degree at the 45th FFA National Convention in Kansas City on October 12. A Lancaster County native and Garden Spot FFA charter member, he taught agriculture producing four student state officers and notable leaders.
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Norman K. Hoover
Pennsylvania State University
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
Dr. Hoover
FFA
Lancaster County
Garden Spot
Lampeter High School
Keystone Farmer
Organic Farmer Praises Jim McHale At Intercourse Convention
Jeff Cox of Rodale Press lauded Jim McHale as a ray of hope for small farmers during the Natural Food, Soil and Healing Arts Convention in Intercourse. Cox, who operates an Emmaus area farm testing Rodale publications ideas, challenged agribusiness and the USDA while applauding McHale's work.
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Jim McHale
Jeff Cox
Intercourse
Cox
Rodale Press
Organic
Gardening & Farming
Cox’s
Emmaus
USDA
Pennsylvania
Manheim Fair Beef Champion Crowns Season
A 1200 pound Charolais steers top honors at the Manheim Farm Fair baby beef show. Shown by ten year old Tom Good of Lititz, the win continues a local fair trend of crossbreeds winning in recent weeks.
Farm Calendar Notes Local 4-H And FFA Show Winners
Farm Calendar lists meetings October 17 to 19 at Berks Ephrata and Chester County sites. In later pages Tom Longenecker won breed and overall in the show with Linda and Tim among top finishers. Ken Groff, Roland Longenecker, Steve Donough and Earl Geib also earned FFA and 4-H honors.
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Roland Longenecker
Angus
Ken
Hereford
Carl Longenecker
Lititz
Steve Donough
Manheim
FFA
Earl Geib
Local FFA Contestants Reach National Dairy and Livestock Events
Three area FFA members qualified for a national competition at the FFA convention in Kansas City Missouri. Gerald R Metzler of Atglen won gold in dairy cattle showmanship while John Weaver of Ephrata earned bronze in meat judging and Cliff Charles of Lancaster earned bronze in livestock showmanship.
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FFA
Lancaster Farming
Kansas City
Gerald R. Metzler
Atglen
John Weaver
Ephrata
Cliff Charles
Lancaster
Weaver
Charles
FFA Judging Contest Winners in Lancaster County
The Solanco Fair hosted the county judging contest on September 21 attracting nearly 700 FFA members. Ephrata won the top school, with Manheim second, New Holland third, and Solanco fourth. individual leaders included Tom Clawson as top daily scorer and Daniel Kreider winning overall honors.
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Lancaster County Voag
FFA
Solanco
Ephrata
Manheim
New Holland
Tom Clawson
Oxford
Larry Housekeeper
Nottingham
Daniel Kreider
Fred Lefever
Quarryville
Bill Krantz
John Zanders
Kirkwood
Nave
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Narvon
Herr
Christian
Elizabeth
Barbara
Donald J. Chattin
The
Norman Hoover
Organic Farmer
Manheim Caps
Tom
Linda
Tim
Miller
Manheim Central High School
Ken Groff
FFA Bulletin
Bitter
Peach Bottom
Doug Mull
Millersville
Gary Messner
Mike Bollinger
John Garret
Conestoga
Donald Wenger
Barry Wissler
Parke Kauffman
Dwight Martin
Mr. Joy
Lynn Groff
Jeff Glockin
Mike Grube
Elm
Dave Bitler
Dave Young
Dave White
Russell Kline
Reinholds
Sylv
Rian Uae
Manor
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