Need Some Advice?

Would you like guidance on setting up equipment or selecting a specific cropping system? We encourage you to contact any of the directors listed below. Each profile includes details on their cropping experience and equipment models to help you find the person who best meets your needs.

We are farmers helping farmers.

Leroy Bupp

York County
buppfarm1964@gmail.com
717-428-1865
Interseeding Experience: No
Crops Grown: Corn, Soybeans, Wheat
Cover Crops Grown: Annual Rye, Buckwheat, Crimson Clover, Sunflowers, Radish, Wheat
Planter Equipment: Kinze 12-row
Drill Equipment: JD 750
Planting Green Experience: Yes, since 1997


Jeff Frey

Lancaster County
futureviewflowers1@gmail.com
717-413-0082
Interseeding Experience: Limited
Crops Grown: Barley, Corn, Soybeans, Wheat
Cover Crops Grown: Barley, Rape, Wheat, Mixes
Planter Equipment: Kinze 3660 Dawn GFX Row Cleaners
Drill Equipment: JD 1590
Planting Green Experience: Yes


Gordon England

Blair County
gordan.england75@gmail.com
814-330-4988
Interseeding Experience: No
Crops Grown: Alfalfa, Corn, Grass Hay
Cover Crops Grown: Annual Rye Grass, Triticale
Planter Equipment: Kinze 3600 30′ w/ 15″ Row Spacing
Drill Equipment: Sunflower 30′
Planting Green Experience: Yes


Andy Flinchbaugh

York County
flinchfarm@hotmail.com
717-873-9530
Interseeding Experience: Yes, since 2014. Small Grains into Soybeans
Crops Grown: Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Milo, Snap Beans, Grass Hay, Pumpkins, Sunflowers, Buckwheat, Tree Fruits
Cover Crops Grown: Cereal Rye, Wheat, Barley, Oats, Triticale, Annual Ryegrass, Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, Spring Peas, Radish, Buckwheat, Crimson Clover, Rapeseed, Sunn Hemp, Yellow Sweet Clover
Planter Equipment: JD 1770NT 30” row spacing, JD 1780 15”/30” row spacing
Drill Equipment: JD 1890 Air Seeder
Planting Green Experience: Yes, since 2010


Ryan Graham

Butler County
ryanwg89@yahoo.com
724-290-6320
Interseeding Experience: No
Crops Grown: Corn, Hay, Soybeans, Wheat
Cover Crops Grown: Crimson Clover, Rye, Wheat
Planter Equipment: JD 1770 Full GPS, Martin Trash Wheels, Cleansweep Kinze 3500 8/16 run with Greenstar
Drill Equipment: JD 1590 Nice Wheels, Martin Closing Wheels & JD 1560
Planting Green Experience: Yes, since 2017


Jim Hershey

Lancaster County
jim.hershey@yahoo.com
717-689-0235
Interseeding Experience: Yes, since 2014, Builds Interseeders
Crops Grown: Corn, Soybeans, Wheat
Cover Crops Grown: Austrian Winter Pea, Barley, Crimson Clover, Oats, Radish, Rye, Hairy Vetch
Planter Equipment: Case IH 1240 w/ Roller Attachments
Drill Equipment: Case IH T500, 30′ Air Drill
Planting Green Experience: Yes, since 2014


Jim Harbach

Clinton County
jamesharbach@hotmail.com
570-263-0672
Interseeding Experience: Some
Crops Grown: Alfalfa, Corn, Soybeans, Rye
Cover Crops Grown: Rye, Multi-Species
Planter Equipment: Kinze 3660, 32 Row, 15″ Spacing
Drill Equipment: JD 1560
Planting Green Experience: Yes, since 1990


Dean James

Montour County
farmerjames@verizon.net
570-274-2993
Interseeding Experience: Yes
Crops Grown: Hulless Barley, Corn, Soybeans
Cover Crops Grown: Crimson Clover, Oats, Mixes, Rye, Rye/Triticale
Planter Equipment: Precision Planted Kinze 3660 w/ Interplants
Drill Equipment: JD 1560
Planting Green Experience: Yes


Ben Peckman

Franklin County
slateridge@comcast.net
717-729-6577
Interseeding Experience: No
Crops Grown: Alfalfa, Barley, Corn, Milo, Soybeans, Wheat
Cover Crops Grown: Diverse Mix after Small Grain, Rye, Triticale
Planter Equipment: Case IH w/ Rollers
Drill Equipment: Sunflower 9421
Planting Green Experience: Yes


William Thiele

Butler County
dairyfarmer1@consolidated.net
724-272-3263
Interseeding Experience: No
Crops Grown: Corn, Soybeans, Oats, Alfalfa, Rye
Cover Crops Grown: Rye, Oats, Radish, Rape, Sunflower, Hairy Vetch, Crimson Clover, Balansa Clover, Brown Top Millet, Buckwheat
Planter Equipment: Kinze 4-Row 3000 with Soybean Splitters
Drill Equipment: Great Plains 1006NT
Planting Green Experience: Yes, Since 2017


Matt Ulmer

Centre County
romafarms2@gmail.com
814-380-4350
Interseeding Experience: Yes
Crops Grown: Corn, Mixed Hay, Small Grains, Soybeans
Cover Crops Grown: Clover, Radish, Triticale, Rye, Wheat
Planter Equipment: JD & White
Drill Equipment: JD & Marliss
Planting Green Experience: Yes


David Hunsberger

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Interseeding Experience: No
Crops Grown: Corn, Barley, Wheat, Grain Sorghum, Forage Sorghum, Mixed Hay
Cover Crops Grown: Winter Cereals, Annual Rygrass, Crimson Clover, Winter Peas, Brassicas, Sunflowers, Hairy Vetch, Flax, Common Vetch, Persian Clover, Buckwheat,
Black Oat, Phacelia, Egyptian Clover
Planter Equipment: Neighbor’s 16 Row Kinze
Drill Equipment: 12-Foot Hydroswing Esh
Planting Green Experience: Yes, since 2014


Ron Carter

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