Lancaster Farming: Ephrata, PA
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/15/2010 - 12:49pm.
Lou Ann Good
Reporter HARRISBURG, Pa. — On Monday, the Society of Farm Women of Pennsylvania met at the Radisson Penn Harris in Camp Hill, Pa. for its annual 91st state convention. Members mixed business with pleasure as they reviewed accomplishments and goals. The influence of Farm Women organizations is far-reaching, reported Catherine Thomas, state second vice president, who said that members volunteered countless hours at hospitals, nursing homes and nonprofit organizations.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 1:04pm.
 As the Population Changes, Farm Show Becomes Ever-Important Ag Education Platform Charlene M. Shupp Espenshade
Special Sections Editor Brown cows don’t give chocolate milk. There is a difference between hay and straw. Real life queens and princesses don’t live in castles, but come from farms. These are just a few of the countless revelations that will occur at this year’s Pennsylvania Farm Show.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 12:58pm.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday announced the appointment of 17 members to a federal Dairy Industry Advisory Committee. Over the next two years, the committee will review the issues of farm milk price volatility, dairy farmer profitability and consolidation, and offer suggestions on ways USDA can best address the needs of a struggling dairy industry.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 12:55pm.
 FFA Partners With Food Companies at Farm Show Chris Torres
Staff Writer HARRISBURG, Pa. — Organizers of this year’s Farm Show Agricultural Technology Display hope the public will come away with an increased awareness of how farm products get from the fields onto their kitchen table. Eight FFA chapters have been paired with some of the state’s most prominent food processors in creating displays for the contest. Companies such as Turkey Hill, Kreider Farms, Herr Foods, and Furmano’s contributed time and equipment to the “Keeping Pennsylvania Growing: Open For Business” display. Larry Weaver, assistant director of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, said the event has become key to getting more youth to participate in Farm Show related events. “The goal is to promote the FFA.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 12:51pm.
 NEW YORK — Hot chocolate is a traditional way to warm up after an afternoon of ice skating, but a cup recently unveiled by the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council, Inc. (ADADC) was big enough to serve some 10,000 chilly skaters.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 12:49pm.
 A Spotted Gilt Takes Supreme for First Time Dave Lefever
Editor HARRISBURG, Pa. — Even though they didn’t get a chance to bask in any of the public spotlight during Farm Show week, Pennsylvania swine breeders pulled off a successful gilt show and sale a week earlier than normal last weekend. In addition to the date change, the show posted another first in its history: a Spotted gilt was named supreme champion last Saturday morning before the start of the sale. The show and sale were moved up a week — to New Year’s Day and Jan.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 12:46pm.
Author on Subsidies: ‘Throwing Taxpayer Money Out the Window’ HOUSTON, Texas — The United States needs to fundamentally rethink its policy of promoting ethanol to diversify its energy sources and increase energy security, according to a new policy paper by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The paper, “Fundamentals of a Sustainable U.S.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 12:43pm.
New Hampshire’s State Drink as Yet Undecided Steve Taylor
New England Correspondent CONCORD, N.H. — Legislators trooped back to the State House this week to begin another session dealing with dozens of familiar topics ranging from the budget deficit to gun rights to wetlands regulation, perennial issues that will set off fiery rhetoric and help keep lobbyists raking in the fees over the next six months. This time around they’ll also wrestle with an unusual brand of controversial issue, and the advocates lining up to try to sway their votes are different, too. Lawmakers will have to decide if New Hampshire needs an official state drink, and then, if they do, whether it will be apple cider or milk.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 12:40pm.
 John Friel
Southeastern Pa. Correspondent Beginning in the 1950s, America’s farmers were told to get big, or get out. It wasn’t just a slogan, it was USDA policy, a mantra recited by several secretaries of agriculture. That mindset, combined with a post-WWII explosion in chemical fertilizer use, made our farms larger and more productive than ever — but at a high price, with many small farmers vanishing and the introduction of new kinds of environmental challenges. Today, growing numbers of Americans believe there is another casualty: The quality of food produced by modern farming methods.
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 12:29pm.
 Lebanon County Quilter a Farm Show Regular Sue Bowman
Southeastern Pa. Correspondent CLEONA, Pa. — Gayle Hoffman of Cleona, Lebanon County, has found a new hobby thanks to the Pennsylvania Farm Show. The annual Quilt Square Contest at the Farm Show began back in 2004, and it was that first year’s entries that caught Gayle’s eye in 2005 while she was strolling through her favorite area of the farm show — the family living section.
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