JAMESTOWN, NY - Allen
Peterson of Jamestown, president
of the New York Beef Cattlemen’s
Association, reports committees of
the state organization are working
in several major areas of
promotion, legislation, producer
services, marketing, and sales.
Carlton Brown of Beaver Dams
heads the promotion committee
which has initiated a fund-raising
raffle. Tickets are being sold for a
first prize of $400; a second prize of
$l5O and a third prize of $5O. The
committee is also developing plans
for the 1985 Beef Ambassador
project and finalizing plans for
exhibits at Empire Farm Days and
the New York State Fair.
Brown is an industrial arts
teacher in the Coming school
system and has a small herd of
registered Polled Herefords.
Bruce Smalley of Belmont heads
the marketing committee which
has been charged with develop
PPF sets convention dates
The Pennsylvania Poultry
Federation has set October 24 and
25 as the dates for its 1984 Annual
Convention.
Once again, the convention will
be held at the Holiday Inn,
Grantville and will feature special
sessions for egg, broiler and turkey
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ment ofmarketing alternatives for
feeder cattle especially in areas
where feeder* sales are small or
non-existent. The committee is
also working with the South
western Custom Feedlot Pilot
Project at Perry and with similiar
projects if they are initiated. The
committee is also working closely
with Peter Comerford of the State
Department of Agriculture and
Markets.
Smalley is the 4-H cooperative
extension agent in Allegany
County and also works with the
Extension Agriculture Division in
that county. He was honored a few
years ago by the New York Beef
Cattlemen’s Association as Out
standing Extension Agent.
Jean Shwartz of Earlville is
serving as chairman of the Cat
tlemen’s legislative committee
that is working to develop a Beef
Check-Off to support beef
promotion, research, and con-
industrymen as well as the Annual
Awards Banquet and golf tour
nament. Also scheduled are a
spouses program and a bus tour of
a nearby attraction.
For further information, call the
Pennsylvania Poultry Federation
office at (717) 652-7530.
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sumer education. The committee
is working closely on this project
with the New York Farm Bureau.
Mrs. Shwartz, her husband, and
family operate a large beef cattle
operation at Maple Avenue Farm
with a herd of registered Angus
and a commercial feedlot. Mrs.
Shwartz is very active in Farm
Bureau and is a member of the
Madison County Planning Board.
Helen Patton of Bainbridge is
chairman of the marketing
committee which is also working
with Comerford to develop a
workable exchange and marketing
program. The committee is also
working to encourage greater
participation in the performance
testing program developed by
Cornell University and the New
York Beef Cattlemen’s
Association.
Mrs. Patton has served as
coordinator of the Association’s
Market Exchange and as former
promotion committee chairman.
She is vice president of the New
York Cowßelles and assistant beef
superintendent at the New York
State Fair. She and her husband
Tom have a small herd of Shor
thorns and she has a few horses.
Steve Gotovich of Stanfordville
is serving as chairman of the
advisory committee which is
charged with developing a second
three year plan for the growing
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volvement; in development of such
producer services as the market
exchange, the custom feedlot
project, the performance testing
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Sheep breeders in NJ to meet Tuesday
FLEMINGTON, NJ - “Cooking
lamb” will be the topic at the
upcoming meeting, Tuesday, June
5, of the Hunterdon County Sheep
Breeders’ Assn., according to
Richard Betts, Stanton, vice
president. Speaker will be Beverly
Thompson, Innkeeper of the Upper
Black Eddy Inn.
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Gotovich is manager of
Wheatley Farms and president of
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