The 2022 Franklin Fall Farm Fun Fest will be hosted by Hollow Acres Dairy Farm at 6969 Upper Strawsburg Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257. It will take place on September 24, 2022 from 10am-3pm.
Hollow Acres Farm LLC in Pleasant Hall, PA is a dairy farm owned and operated by Ron and Amy Wenger. The family is the 3rd generation to operate on the current location. In 2009, Ron and Amy formed the LLC with Ron’s parents, Carl and Susanne Wenger. In 2016, Carl and Susanne retired from the operation. In 2020, Ron and Jeff Musselman formed Dusty Hollow Farm LLC, which is a swine nursery to diversify the business. Ron and Amy run the dairy with the help of their two sons, four full-time employees, and two part-time employees.
Hollow Acres Farm LLC milks 285 cows in a double 12 parallel parlor, and also has 40 dry cows and 250 replacement heifers and calves. They milk the cows two times a day and the milk is contracted with Land O Lakes, Inc. In addition, they farm about 1,000 acres primarily to feed the cows. They raise corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, alfalfa, and grass.
The family has continued to improve the farm using technology and best management practices when working with both the animals and the farm land. Some recent enhancements for efficiency include variable rate fans, LED lighting, manure separation for bedding, and a robotic feed pusher.
We look forward to seeing you at the 2022 Franklin Fall Farm Fun Fest and welcome the opportunity to answer any questions.
Please visit our Farm Fest Facebook page.
For inquiries, call Sarah Meyers, 717-658-3679 or
Denise Ocker, 717-465-4131 or email farmbureaufranklincounty@gmail.com.
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1991
Hamilton Heights Dairy Farm
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1992
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Roy Biesecher Dairy
1993
Dice Statler Dairy Farm
Nibble with Gibbles
1994
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P & C Ostrich Ranch
1995
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1996
1997
Glenn Fisher Dairy Farm
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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Para-Dice Dairy Farm
2004
Arlo Farm
Ingersoll-Rand
2005
Two-Top Holsteins Dairy Farm
Whitetail Mountain Resort
2006
Mount Pleasant Dairy &
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Woodstock Market
2007
Myra-Breck Farm
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2008
Reich-Dale Farm
Appalachian Nurseries
2009
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2010
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2011
C.V. Antique Engine & Machinery Association
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2012
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Rotz Turf Renovation LLC
2013
2014
2015
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Cornerstone Dairy Farm
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2016
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Fayetteville Contractors Inc.
2017
2018
2019
2020
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The Musser Farm
The Beidel Brothers
Two-Top Holsteins Dairy Farm
Rosenbaum's Landscaping & Nursery
Maplewood Farm Market
Esh's Storage Barns
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2021
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