Business Name: Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle Association
Contact 1: Steve Paxton - President
Address: 442 Buckley Rd Grove City, PA 16127
# of members: 25
Objective: To promote the attributes of the Jersey cow. To provide the fellowship among Jersey cattle enthusiasts and friends in Mercer County & Western PA.
Meetings: As needed, including the annual meeting in March and a picnic in the summer.
Business Name: Northwest Pennsylvania Cattlemens Association
Contact 1: Sandi Cox, Sec/Treas
Address: 360 Fassinger Rd Evans City, PA 16033
Phone: (724) 601-3007
# of members: 70
Objective: Promote Beef and support local youth beef projects
Meetings: Annual meeting held in March at Leslie N. Firth Learning Center
Business Name: Mercer-Northwest Guernsey Breeders Association
Contact 1: Marlyn Hill, Secretary-Treasurer
Address: 26 Roberts Road Sandy Lake, PA 16145
Phone: (724) 376-3802
Objective: Promote the Guernsey Breed. Education of the non-dairy public about the Guernsey cow and her place in the dairy industry. Encourage young people to become involved in breeding the Guernsey cow and begin promoting her benefits.
Business Name: Mercer County Holstein Club
Contact 1: Mark Canon, County President
Address: 351 Fetsko Rd West Middlesex, PA 16159
Phone: (724) 528-1371
Best time to call: Evening
# of members: 65
Objective: To encourage the Holstein Breeders and support the youth of our organization through shows, sales, and fellowship.
Business Name: Mercer County Grange Fair
Contact 1: Ginny Richardson
Address: 1540 S Center Street Ext Grove City, PA 16127
Phone: (724) 748-4007
Best time to call: Anytime
# of members: 600
Objective: Promote agriculture in Mercer County, and to provide family fun and education
Meetings: Third Monday of every month at the Grange Fair Grounds
Business Name: Mercer County Farm Bureau
Contact 1: Bill Cannon, President
Address: Mercer County Board of Directors and officers may be located through the state office. Mercer, PA 16137
Phone: (717) 761-2740
Fax: (717) 731-3506
Web: http://www.pfb.com
Email: PubRel@pfb.com
# of members: 400 in Mercer County, 26,000 in Pennsylvania
Objective: Pennsylvania Farm Bureau is a general farm organization financed by the members. It is a grassroots organization and members decide its policies. The most important part of the Farm Bureau is the county organization, which is where the members take action. Pennsylvania Farm Bureau is organized to unite farm and rural families for the purpose of surfacing, analyzing, and solving their problems. It is affiliated with the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and American Farm Bureau Federation.
Business Name: Mercer County Cooperative Sheep & Wool Growers
Contact 1: Bob Calvert, Sec/Trea
Contact 2: John Courtney, President
Address: PO Box 530 Mercer, PA 16137
Phone: (724) 662-3141
Email: hayewe@pathway.net; recalvert5@hotmail.com
Objective: The organization performs educational service and marketing functions for persons producing sheep, lambs and wool. The Western Pennsylvania Sheep and Club Lamb Sale is sponsored each spring and the cooperative gathering and selling of wool is handled each summer. Educational events such as our annual Shepherds Night are also held. Other services of the organization include the sale of sheep and lamb supplies, and maintaining membership and representation with the Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool Growers Association.
Meetings: Events are announced through membership mailings and newspaper articles
Business Name: Mercer County Agricultural Society (The Great Stoneboro Fair)
Address: 2381 Mercer Road P.O. Box 215 Stoneboro, PA 16153
Phone: (724) 376-2852
Best time to call: 9:00AM-4:00PM
Fax: (724) 376-7457
Web: http://www.stoneborofair.info
Email: lssteeke@mca.co.mercer.pa.us
Objective: To promote agriculture; encourage involvement of youth in agriculture; provide family entertainment