Lairds are Angus Family of Year DOVER - “I never liked to milk com,” grins Walter Laird, his eyes twinkling in a face creased with a permanent expression of good humor. “But 1 still wanted to farm,” adds laird. As an “excuse" to stay on the {arm, Laird and wife, Nellie, putin Bee farm worker BELTSVILLE, Md. - What do you feed America’s mightiest farm worker when be is hungry? Obviously, anything be want»-as long as it meets the recommended daily allowances of the adult honeybee, says Elton W. Herbert of USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. Yes, the tiny honeybee does a mighty job. By pollinating crops that provide human and livestock foods, the honeybee affects a fall third of our food supply. Now, as its just reward, there’s the Belftsville Bee Diet The BBD is an inexpensive artificial diet for honeybees that makes life easier around the hive, and more im portantly, makes beekeeping more profitable, according to the Ag Research Service at USD A. 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Also, the BBD is a foolproof way to avoid transmitting diseases to a colony through bee food, according to Herbert’s colleague, ARS microbiologist Hachiro Shimanuki. To find the right formula for the BBD, the ARS scientists first needed to Identify the exact nutrients honeybees require to reproduce efficiently. “Then, we faced perhaps the more difficult task of making the bees eat it. We mixed and matched many ingredients until recently we hit on a diet that not only serves honeybees what we knew they needed, but also what they want to eat,” says Herbert. To fill the Critical protein requirement-tbe pollen sutetitute the scientists settled for, or rather the bees settled for a whey-yeast compound. Whey is a byproduct of cheese making. The yeast provides honeybees with needed vitamins and minerals. Sugars ixythe BBD provide also help preserve the diet. The BBD can be.kept at room temperatures for many months without spoiling or hardening-it looks like peanut butter in color and viscosity. of the year, honoring the couple during the Association’s annual dinner and meeting on Tuesday of Farm Show week at the Penn Harris. Why Angus? “Everyone knows you get only prime steaks from Angus,” teases the gung-ho promoter of the popular black breed, and of the beef industry in general. “I could also tell you about the calving ease, milking ability, and bow they grade out to a higher percentage of choice than those other breeds,” he tosses in as an afterthought. A long-time activist in breed and promotional organizations, and supporter of youth activities, Laird is a past-president of the Penn sylvania Angus Association and the South-Central Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Association, and a director id the Pa. Cattlemen’s organization. J.B. PDA, Penn State announce HARRISBURG - The first Agricultural Liaison Program in history between the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and Pom State was announced last Friday by Samuel H. Smith, Dean of the Penn State College of Agriculture ami Secretary of Agriculture Penrose Hallowell. In a joint statement, Smith and Hallowell said, “The program has been designed to expand our services to the agricultural community of Pennsylvania by improving communication bet ween Penn State and the Depart ment of Agriculture.’’ Terri Reinhart-Rallis of State College has been appointed as Agriculture Liaison, working For their years of service and devotion to Hie Angus breed. Walter and Nellie Laird were named family of the year by the Pennsylvania Angus Association. liaison program through the Agriculture Depart ment’s Bureau of Agricultural Development. In ber new position, she will focus efforts in three major areas: public information, marketing and job recruitment. Smith said the three areas of concentration were agreed to during a series of meetings bet ween himself and Hallowell. “Both the Agriculture Department and Penn State provide essential services to the state’s agriculture and food industry,” Smith said. “The Agriculture Liaison Program will take advantage of the strengths of both and help unite Pennsylvania agriculture. ” Hallowell said sharing of staff and communications resources can boost our ability to get in formation to farmers and agribusinesses quickly and ef fectively. “The Penn State Cooperative Extension Service with its 67 county offices can also support work in improving the marketing of Pennsylvania agricultural products,” he said. “Cooperation in providing up-to date market information and in promoting sales of products through the ‘We’re Growing Bet ter’ program will benefit Penn sylvania farmers.” The two agriculture leaders also said the program would yield a Seeing is Believing! MM? 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