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  • Farmers Bring Farm Show to Dying Neighbor

    Sue Bowman Southeast Pa. Correspondent

    LEBANON, Pa. — South Annville Township is not used to parades, but it had a large one last Saturday as more than 125 friends and neighbors of Dennis Wampler, a grievously ill farmer, staged an hourlong parade of machinery past his Mount Pleasant Road home.

    The reviewing stand was a minivan fro ...  Full Story

  • Nutrient Trading Slow, but DEP Sees Big Potential

    Chris Torres Staff Writer

    The head of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is excited about nutrient trading, even though it appears the market is struggling to attract buyers.

    DEP Secretary Michael Krancer said recently by phone that he believes the state’s nutrient credit trading program is p ...  Full Story

  • Supreme 'Do-Over' as Dakota Returns to Top Spot

    Charlene M. Shupp Espenshade Special Sections Editor

    HARRISBURG, Pa. — History repeated itself on Friday last week as a trio of judges selected JB-SG Aspen Dakota-ET, the champion Holstein, as their Farm Show dairy supreme champion. Dakota stood in the center of the tanbark last year as the 2011 supreme champion.

    The cow is owned in partnership ...  Full Story

  • One Cool Winner

    Chris Torres Staff Writer


    Ice Wine Takes Farm Show Governor’s Cup

    HARRISBURG, Pa. — When Gary Pavlis thinks of ice wine, he thinks of a heavenly pairing with cheesecake or creme brulee.

    He’s a big fan of the rich fruit flavors that come as a result of letting grapes freeze on a vine in the fall.

    And ap ...  Full Story

  • Today’s Ag Video Vote Goes to Big Spring FFA

    Charlene Shupp Espenshade Special Sections Editor

    After several weeks of viewing and a week of voting, the Big Spring FFA chapter was selected as the people’s choice winner of the Today’s Agriculture Video Contest for its feature on Creekside Dairy.

    More than 2,600 votes were cast in the contest. The event was sponsored by Lancaster Far ...  Full Story

  • Hummer Wins 33rd Annual Pennsylvania Auctioneers Bid-Calling Contest

    Dick Wanner Reporter

    HARRISBURG, Pa. — Jonathan Hummer sold a 1/18th-scale 1957 Thunderbird for $32.50 to a buyer at the 33rd annual Pennsylvania Auctioneers bid-calling contest Wednesday night at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. His performance earned him the Auctioneer of the Year award, prizes at Thursday night&rsqu ...  Full Story

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Besting 29 others, Jonathan Hummer, of Manheim, Pa., was named champion auctioneer at the 33rd state Auctioneers' Association Bid Calling Contest at the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show. 
Besting 29 others, Jonathan Hummer, of Manheim, Pa ...

Lancaster Farming follows Paul Martin and Natalie Crak, of New Holland,
Pennsylvania, as they compete at the Pennsylvania Farm Show's Arena
Carriage Racing exhibition. Lancaster Farming follows Paul Martin and Natalie ...

The supreme champion swine at the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show was exhibited by James Parlett of Airville, York County. The supreme champion swine at the 2012 Pennsylvani ...

Lancaster Farming visits the Today's Agriculture exhibit at the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pa. Lancaster Farming visits the Today's Agriculture e ...

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1/27/2012 | Last Updated: 3:30 PM