Dairymen fear loss as New Age Farms closes plant
About 300 Lancaster County farmers learn New Age Farms Inc will stop accepting milk after November 12. The cut off affects roughly 275000 pounds of daily milk once processed at the Bareville plant. A October 24 meeting at Bareville Fire Hall discussed alternatives with Eastern Milk Producers Co-op representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendace
Bareville
Lancaster County
Newage Farms, Inc
Ew Holland Farms, Inc
F Rom
Eastern Milkroducers Co-op
Arden Tewksbury
Eastern Co-op
Resolutions Adopted by Grangers Over Sludge Dumping
The 105th Pennsylvania State Grange convention adopted resolutions opposing the dumping of sewage sludge on open land and mined areas until proven environmentally harmless. A call was made to continue sludge treatment research at Pennsylvania State University with periodic reports to the Department of Environmental Resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Pennsylvania State Grange
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Environmental Resources
Autumn Walk Through Country Roads and Pond Scene
A narrator savors crisp Autumn air along quiet rural lanes. A rustic fence by a sleeping pond charms the eye and soothes the spirit.
Farm Calendar and Editorials Overview
Page list outlines sections including Grange convention Medicine and Management New farm bill Jerry Webb Outstanding farmer 20 21 22 2 H Round-ups 29 HA Chester Holstein club 33 Homestead Notes Jr Cooking Edition Kiddie Page Joyce Bupp Ida's Notebook Farm Women Calendar Classifieds Lebanon DHIA Farm Labor Life on the farm 57 112.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Jerry Webb
Chester Holstein Club
Homestead Notes Jr
Joyce Bupp
Ida
Lebanon
Farm Bureau head urges withdrawal of USDA reorganization
Park Ridge Sr Allan Grant president of the American Farm Bureau Federation calls Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland to withdraw or modify proposed changes. He cites the Packers and Stockyards Administration the Agricultural Extension Service and the Office of Communications noting the P&SA’s independent agency record and urging it remain under a deputy secretary level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packers and Stockyards
Agricultural Marketing Service
Department
Surpluses squeeze Maryland dairy cooperative members
The Maryland Cooperative Milk Producers meeting heard about a surge in milk production in 1976 77 and flat fluid milk demand. Koontz Dairy’s closing left MCMP with thousands of extra gallons and financial losses as creditors share in Koontz property proceeds.
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Dieter Krieg
New Park
Maryland
Koontz
MCMP
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