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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 16, 1973
Penn State To Host
26th Meat Conference
Approximately 300 recognized
authorities m the meat science
field from throughout the United
States and several foreign
countries will convene on The
Pennsylvania State University
campus June 17-20 for the 26th
Annual Reciprocal Meat Con
ference of the American Meat
Science Association.
Highlights of the conference
will include the presentation of
100 technical papers, association
committee meetings, special
activities for the wives and
children, the annual awards
banquet, and special in
tercollegiate and youth activities.
Dr. John D. Sink, Penn State
professor of meat science, is
serving as general conference
chairman.
Sessions will get
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Monday morning, June 18, in the
J. 0. Keller Building. Keynote
speakers will be Harold B.
Hendrick, of the University of
Missouri, president of the Meat
Science Association; Dr. John W.
Oswald, president of The Penn
sylvania State University; Dr. B.
R. Baumgardt, head of the Penn
State Department of Animal
Science; and Dr. Donald V.
Josephson, chairman of the
Division of Food Science and
Industry at Penn State
Special programs also will be
held June 18, including an in
tercollegiate seminar on teaching
cured products and sausage
appraisal, and the value of meat
judging and evaluation contests.
The presentation of technical
papers and research projects will
begin June 18 and continue
through June 20. Topics include
the chemistry of flavor, meat
animal growth and development,
processed meats, continuing
education, meat marketing, and
feed additives.
Three of the nation’s out
standing meat scientists will be
honored at the annual recognition
banquet June 20. Awards will be
presented in the areas of
Teaching, Research, and Ex
tension-Industry Service.
Special sessions will be held for
the Intercollegiate Meat Judging
Coaches Association, Extension
Service staff members, graduate
students, and a review of special
U S Department of Agriculture
research projects.
underway
Judge Certification Program
Approved By Angus Board
A nationwide program to
certify qualified Angus judges
has been approved by the
directors of the American Angus
Association and will be im
plemented this summer, reports
Robert 0. Swaim, president of
the Association, Marshall, In
diana. The two-day certification
program, a first for the Angus
breed, will be held August 2-3 at
Louisville, Kentucky just prior to
the All-American Angus
Breeders Futurity.
As outlined by a special
committee appointed by the
president, the program will be
open to beef cattle judges from
throughout the country who wish
to participate in the certification
procedure. Those who receive
certification will be awarded an
Angus judging card and placed
on the American Angus
Association’s qualified judging
list. This list will be made
available to all show managers
for the coming year. In addition
the three judges for the World
Angus Forum in Kansas City,
Missouri, October 1-4 will be
selected from the list.
Chosen to serve as official
judges for the event are three
well known Angus judges. They
are Herman Purdy, professor
emeritus of Pennsylvania State
University; Jim Bradford, a
registered Angus breeder from
Guthrie Center, Iowa; and Dr.
Harlan Ritchie,, Michigan State
University. The board ruled that
these three men would be placed
temporarily on the judges list
until they have the opportunity to
be certified officially in a similiar
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classes of breeding cattle, six
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