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For release November 14, 2006
Marlyn Shaffer, Wayne County, received the 2006 Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award from PA Farm Bureau President, Carl T. Shaffer at the PA Farm Bureau 56th Annual Meeting.
(Hershey) – Pennsylvania Farm Bureau named past PFB Board of Directors member Marlyn Shaffer of Wayne County as the 2006 recipient of the Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award during the state’s largest general farm organization’s annual meeting in Hershey.
“I am surprised and humbled by the award. I must give the credit to my wife and family and all the people I’ve worked with who’ve supported me over the years,” said Marlyn Shaffer.
Shaffer has held many keys roles over the years in and outside of Farm Bureau. Some of those roles include: President of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) and county President of the North East Breeders Association (NEBA), Pennsylvania Farm Bureau State Director, Wayne/Pike County Farm Bureau President, Wayne County Co-op Extension President and President of the Pocono Dairy Co-op.
“Marlyn Shaffer has been involved with agriculture all of his life. His dedication to Ag Land Preservation and fair implementation of the clean and green program are well know, as is his long history of working to support and promote agriculture in a positive manner. He is a worthy choice for the Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award for his lifetime of achievements in agriculture,” said PFB President Carl T. Shaffer.
The Hamlin, Wayne County farmer spent more than 50 years as a dairy farmer, although today he mostly produces grain and hay on his 1,200-acre farm. Shaffer was one of the first farmers to utilize no-till planting and soil balancing techniques.
“I’m still actively involved in trying to improve the Farmland Preservation in Wayne County, working on various projects and trying to get more money from county commissioners for farmland preservation,” added Shaffer.
Shaffer has been married to his wife Margaret for 56 years and has six children. His son Phillip and grandson Matthew are active in the family farm operation.
Several hundred farmers from across the state attended Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s 56th Annual Meeting at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center on November 13-15, to set policy for the statewide organization on issues affecting farm and rural families.
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau is a voluntary organization with a membership of more than 40,000 farm and rural families, representing farms of every size and commodity across the Keystone State.
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