NCA sponsors Young Cattleman’s DENVER, Colo. The second annual Young Cattlemen’s Traveling Leadership Conference, sponsored by the National Cat tlemen’s Assn, and its affiliated state and national breed organizations, was completed recently. The program is designed to assist in the development of future leaders ot the beet cattle industry. The 23 young cattlemen, selected by their sponsoring state cattle or breed organizations, traveled across the nation, from Denver to Washington, D.C. They were ex posed to various aspects ot the livestock industry. Members of the group, all under age 40, began their tour in Denver, where they received an overview ot the role of their national association from NCA President J.W. Swan, NCA Executive Vice President W.T' (Dub) Berry, and other NCA staff members. 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IBP President Robert L. Peterson who told of change and progress in the meat business, challenged the young cattlemen to cut production costs on beef and give consumers what they want. The group moved on to Chicago where they were hosted by officials of A.O. Smith Harvestore Products, Inc., a national associate member of NCA. Jim Lowmen, manager of marketing FENCING 8' cedar rails. Regular $3.50 Sale $2.77 10’ rails at $3.90 2 hole post $3.90 Also 6xB' stockade fencing $24.88 TRUCKLOAD JUST ARRIVED GOOD SELECTION MARTIN’S HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT 182 E. Main St., Leola, PA 717-656-2196 .. .the FUEL of TODAY and AMERICA GROWS IT!!! .. .utilize excess Agricultural products... r -^*7l-"' -^^iN-i'VrM traveling leadership conference research, explained the Har vestore system concept and projected future growth trends m tamily-size automated tceiiing systems in the Midwest and High Plains. He suggested that, with high transportation costs and water availability problems, feeding advantages will lean to the Midwest, where roughages and high-moisture com will be in good supply. For a look at the marketmg side of the cattle industry, the group visited the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, another NCA national associate. Ron Frost, CME vice president for agricultural marketing, suggested that a selective hedging program on the live cattle futures contract was one ot the best ways to transfer risk in the marketmg of cattle. The CME staff then conducted a hedgers’ workshop, and the group viewed trading on the floor. Please supply me with information regarding Agricultural Co-op’s for Ethanol Production systems. Name: Address: County VORK TECHNOLOGY (NC. SIS E. Main St. The young cattlemen then flew to Indianapolis, where they visited the headquarters of Eh Lilly & Co., parent company of Elanco Products Co., an NCA national associate member. Bob Howerton, vice president of marketing for animal products, introduced the group to the complicated process of researching, clearing and marketing a new animal health product. The cattlemen traveled to Lilly’s Greenfield research farm, where they toured the toxicology labs and animal nutrition research areas. York Hereford breeder participates Assoc.’s field day SHERBORN, Mass. A fitting and showing demonstration was presented to more than 200 Hereford breeders during the New England Hereford Association’s field day, held here at Millborn Farm recently. Sharing his skills with the group was Terry Shearer of Pigeon Hills Farm, Ab bottstown, York County, with the assistance of Ed Brown of Benyville, Va. B C (Bud) Snidow, American Hereford Association’s assistant secretary, presented an in formative talk on the past 100 iwy-jar— MAIL TODAY TO: DaKastown, PA 17313 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 18,1981—C29 NCA President-Elect Sam Washburn, who traveled with the group, ended the tour with, a challenge to the young cattlemen to continue in their leadership development so that they might help the beef cattle industry meet the challenges that lie ahead. Accompanying the young cat tlemen on the tour, in addition to Washburn, were NCA Executive Vice President, W.T. Berry; R.A. Brown, Jr., Tex., vice chairman of NCA’s Young Cattlemen’s Council; and NCA staffer Ron Francis. in New England years of , Herefords and ex pectations for the future. LeAnn Simon, AJHA treasurer from Tolstoy, S.D., addressed the crowd" on how youth need to approach the new economic procedures that now face them. Dr. Tun Dennis, a practicing veterinarian and Hereford breeder from Penn Yan, N.Y., presented an informative talk on herd health and what health practices need to be followed. Milborn Farm is owned by Dr. and Mrs. John Constable and managed by John Hill. Zip LF 7/18
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