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BERLIN BROTHERSVALLEY Young Farmers

Chapter Adviser: Doyle Paul
(814) 267-3763
dpaul1965@verizon.net

BBYFA Mission Statement: To educate and promote environmentally appropriate production, marketing and processing of food, feed and fiber.

PLEASE NOTE: Summer Conference dates have changed to July 14-15, 2015.

The Berlin Brothersvalley chapter finished up their 2013 schedule in August with the chapter picnic held at the Berlin Brothersvalley Community Grove. We had the honor of having President Corman join us for an evening of good food, fun and fellowship. Everyone was glad to see advisor Doyle Paul out and about after his recent hospital stay. A life membership certificate was presented to Jason Ickes during this time. Tyler Claypool’s will be mailed. One of the highlights of the evening was our "Farm Trivia" game hosted by Carol Leydig. The men’s team, composed of Dwayne Northcraft, School Superintendant, State Representative Carl Metzgar and member Jason Ickes took home the prize for knowing the most correct answers. The fair booth committee met briefly after the picnic.
The Berlin Brothersvalley Young Farmer fair booth took second place at the Somerset County Fair and took first at the Berlin Brothersvalley Community Fair. "Harvest Your Dreams", which was also the theme for the PA Assoc of State Fairs, was used as their theme for this year’s booth.
The planning meeting for 2014 was held on November 12, 2013 at the Berlin Fire Hall. All events will be verified and Schedules will be mailed out to the membership the end of December.

2013 Educational Class Schedule
***All Classes and Tours will start at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted

January 3 ... Kooser Dairy Farm (Robotic Milking Tour); Family Night (Kooser Road, Millrun)
January 10 ... Guy Chemical´s Factory Tour; Family Night
January 17 ... Emergency Preparedness; County Meeting (REC Building)
January 24 ... History of Barn Stars; Family Night (Berlin Ag Room)
January 31 ... Hickory Rocking Chair Construction demo; Family Night (Berlin Ag Room)
February 7 ... From Farm to Table (Meal/Tour); Horn of Plenty, Bedford; Family Night
February 12-14 ... PYFA Winter Conference; Best Western/Country Cupboard
(Lewisburg & Mifflinburg YF Chapters)
February 21 ... Chronic Wasting Disease (Deer); County Meeting (REC Building)
February 28 ... Snow Tubing; Family Night (Seven Springs, 6:00-8:00 p.m.)
March 7 ... Integrated Pesticide Management; 2 Core & 2 Category Credits
(Berlin Elem. School)
March 14 ... Pennwood Farms Digester Tour; Family Night
March 21 ... Grain Bin Storage (Best Management practices); County Meeting (REC Building)
March 28 ... Holy Thursday
July 9-10 ... PYFA Summer Conference (Manheim High School)
August 6 ... Young Farmer Picnic (Berlin Community Grove; 7 p.m.)
August 16 ... Set−up County Fair Educational Display Booth
August 17-24 ... Somerset County Fair
September 8, 11-14 ... Berlin Brothersvalley Community Fair
September 15 ... Somerset County Young Farmer Picnic (Rockwood YF Chapter)
November 12 ... 2014 YF Planning Meeting; Classes/Activities

Officers:

Immediate Past President−Tim Bruck
President−Jason Ickes
President−Kevin Landis
Secretary/Treasurer−Kyle Hillegas
Public Relations Director−Philip Martz Jr.

"A Young Adult Farmer is Any Farmer Willing to Learn"

Bermudian Springs Young Farmers

Chapter Adviser: John Wardel
(814) 267-3763
wardlej@pa.net

No chapter news currently available.

Blue Mountain Young Farmers

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Cedar Crest Young Farmers

Chapter Adviser: Jennifer Balmer
(717) 480-6978
jam5019@gmail.com

The 50^th Annual Banquet of the Cedar Crest Young Farmers chapter was held Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Cedar Crest High School Cafeteria. The banquet was very well attended and showed a very active chapter.Awards were given to the following:

Alfalfa Haylage Quality — Jason Krall
Corn Silage Quality — R&B Kreider
High Moisture Shelled Corn — Jason Krall Dry Hay — Glen Krall
Low Somatic Cell Count — Jeff & Karen Zuck
Largest Herd Milk Increase — Dan & Maranda Smith
Highest Producing Cow/Lactation — Furnace Hill Holsteins

The program was about Lebanon County Rails to Trails, presented by Jay Green. State PYFA officers present were President Dan Wilkinson, Treasurer Ed Zug, PR Co-directors Debbie Zug and Linda Krall, and Executive Secretary Betsy Huber.

Scott Smith passing the gavel to Mark Balmer

Past Presidents of Cedar Crest Young Farmers

The Harrell family, winners of the PYFA Community Service Award 2015

Contest winners for haylage, hay, corn, and milk

PYFA president Dan Wilkinson addresses the group

Chambersburg

Chapter Adviser: Eddie Parsons
(717) 261-3490
cashsagrin@cvn.net

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