ELMVIEW DAIRY

Elmview is a third generation farm now owned and operated by Harold Curtis. Harold’s brother Les, who has died, was also part of the family operation. Today, Harold and his adult sons - Mark and Lee Curtis operate the agribusiness.

In 1916 Grandpa Carlton Curtis was a milk tester in Meadville and fell in love with Jersey cows. He gave up his job and walked two days with his new Jersey herd to Columbus, PA to begin the farm. Today this ALL Jersey farm milks 260 cows and farms over 800 acres. Their major crops are corn, alfalfa and other hays.

Harold is currently a member of the PA Dept. of Agriculture Dairy Task Force under Secretary Wolff, and former officer of the State PA Farm Bureau. His wife “Chubby” is a member of the State Women’s Farm Bureau Committee, and both are very active in the Warren County Farm Bureau.

Lee is a member of the Warren County Extension Board of Directors and PA Council of Cooperative Extension, and a driving force of the Future of Agriculture of Warren County Task Force. Mark is a 4-H dairy leader and serves on the state board of Genex Cooperative Inc., an animal breeding business. The family enjoys talking to consumers about the importance of agriculture whether in Warren County, Pennsylvania or nationally.