Lancaster Farming
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Lancaster Farming is the leading regional farm newspaper for the Northeastern
Northeastern United States
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and Mid-Atlantic
Mid-Atlantic States
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United States
United States
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It has published weekly on Saturday since 1955. Paid circulation is about 55,000. The newspaper shares offices and printing facilities with the Ephrata Review and The Lititz Record-Express at Lancaster County Weeklies, Inc. in Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Ephrata is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, south east of Harrisburg and about west by north of Philadelphia. It is named after Ephrath, a biblical town in what is now Israel. Ephrata's sister city is Eberbach, Germany, the city where its founders originated. In its...
. Lancaster County Weeklies is owned by Lancaster Newspapers, Inc., publisher of the morning Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, and afternoon Lancaster New Era newspapers.
Lancaster Farming provides news, market and commodity reports, and agribusiness information and includes news about 4-H
4-H
4-H in the United States is a youth organization administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the United States Department of Agriculture , with the mission of "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development." The name represents...
, FFA
National FFA Organization
The National FFA Organization is an American youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education...
and fair events, and rural life. In addition, many subscribers get farm newspapers for the advertising of specials on parts and supplies, used implements, and auctions of land, and equipment, and livestock.
Lancaster Farming is printed in four sections, averaging about 200 pages per issue. Section A is devoted to breaking news, dairy and beef news, commodity market reports, and upcoming events. Section B is the family section which includes recipes, food and nutrition, antiques, and organizations such as 4-H, FFA and the Grange. Sections C and D have business news, new product information and updates, and other agribusiness information. Numerous special sections published throughout the year cover topics such as the dairy industry, horses and renewable energy.
Lefever named editor
Dave Lefever was named editor of Lancaster Farming in mid-2006. Lefever was a staff reporter for the newspaper for five years. He grew up on a 50-cow dairy farm in Lebanon CountyLebanon County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 120,327 people and 32,771 families residing in the county. The population density was 332 people per square mile . There were 49,320 housing units at an average density of 136 per square mile...
and managed an organic vegetable and sheep farm in Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
for four years. He is a biologist with a degree from Goshen College
Goshen College
Goshen College, is a private Mennonite liberal arts college in Goshen, Indiana, USA with an enrollment of around 1,000 students. The college is accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities...
and a teaching certificate from Millersville University, and was a stringer
Stringer
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for the Hanover Evening Sun and York Sunday News.
He and his wife Katrina Oberholtzer Lefever and young son Eli live in Akron, Pa.