4 H'er Enjoys Trip to Ireland
Kendace Barry of Mount Joy R2 completed a two week 4 H Irish Exchange with 32 American participants and stayed in northern Ireland. She loved the relaxed Irish lifestyle and bonded with host family the McKennas on their 65 acre dairy and poultry farm near Monaghan.
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Ireland
Kendace Berry
Kendace
H. Kenneth Berry
Mount Joy
Kendace Barry
Emerald Isle
H Kenneth Berry
Mount Joy R2
Northern Ireland
Monaghan
Jimmy McKenna
U.S
McKenna
Regional Farm Calendar Highlights September Events
Farm activities listed from September 10 to 17 include the Penn Ag Convention at Le Chateau in the Poconos, the Fulton Grange meeting in Oaklyn, Farmfest U S A World Farm Show in Vernon Center Minnesota, and multiple meetings at Solanco High School and Farm and Home Center. The schedule features a Rural Home Loans Seminar and the 5th annual Harvest Farm in Schaefferstown on September 16 and 17.
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Penn Ag
le Chateau
Poconos
Fulton Grange
Oaklyn
U.S A
Farm and Home Foundation Board of Directors
Farm and Home Center
York Fair
Schaefferstown
Operation Update aims to make FFA more relevant nationally
Dennis Sargent, 21, national FFA secretary, speaks at a two day Lancaster meeting with over a hundred chapter and state officers from Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware and New Jersey. He argues agricultural education now includes horticulture ag mechanics product inspection agribusiness and other courses beyond production farming.
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FFA
Lo Ag
Dennis Sargent
Sargent
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Hilton Inn
Voag
Lancaster Farming
R&T States Tractor Pull Set For September Saturday
The R T Tractor Pull Association schedules a local event for next Saturday September 16 with weigh in at 8 00 am and first pull at 10 00 am Classes include stock and super stock ranges 5000 to 15000 Ibs plus modified and open divisions An entry fee of 10 per pull funds a 2200 purse Winners share the prize and rules follow state tractor pull guidelines.
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R&t Tractor Pull Association
Pequea Valley FFA Meet and TV Program Planned
Pequea Valley FFA Chapter will hold a meeting in the high school ag room on Tuesday September 12 at 7 30 pm. Gerald Phillips says all present and former vo ag students eligible for FFA membership are invited. A TV program on WGAL Channel 8 Friday September 29 will air during Noonday at 8 on safety at harvest time.
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Pequea Valley
FFA
Vo-Ag
Gerald Phillips
Phillips
Wgal-Tv
Campbell Takes FFA Milk Prize
Robert W Campbell of Narvon earns the FFA proficiency award for dairy production in the North Atlantic region. He manages a 27 cow Ayshire herd on a 45 acre dairy operation, helping his grandfather on 103 more acres, with about 9500 pounds per cow and a top cow at 13,800 pounds. He will travel to Kansas City in October for the FFA convention and potential national recognition.
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Robert W Campbell
Narvon
FFA
North Atlantic
Bob
Kansas City
Garden Spot High School
Grassland Chapter
Robert W. Campbell
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Vong
R&t
Pequea Valley States
FFA Meet
Campbell
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