A3O-UncMt«r Farming, Saturday, April 20,1985
HARRISBURG - Eight Penn
sylvania agribusinesses are
travelling to Kansas City,
Missouri, this weekend to take part
in the second NASDA National
Food and Agriculture Exposition.
The firms will be among more
than 300 United states food and
agricultural businesses competing
for sales to more than 1,000 buyers
from six continents at the ex
position.
The Pennsylvania concerns
include: Colonial Foods In
ternational of Philadelphia,
exhibiting frozen beef and entrees;
Deep Roots Trading Company of
Lewisburg, exhibiting seasonings
and freeze-dried vegetables;
Furmans of Northumberland, with
their line of canned vegetables;
Hanover Brands of New Freedom,
exhibiting their canned
vegetables; Heinz U.S.A. of Pitt
sburgh, canned vegetables and
condiments; Knouse Foods, Inc. of
Biglerville, with canned fruits,
fruit juices and pie fillings; the
Pennsylvania Apple Marketing
Board; and Winmix (and
associated food equipment com
panies) of Lewistown, with its line
of dry ice cream mixes and
flavorings.
Maryland Futurity
banquet and special dairy
promotion activities, coordinated
by the Maryland Holstein
Association and the Middle
Atlantic Milk Marketing Agency
(MAMMA).
“Milk. It’s Fitness You Can
Drink” posters and sweatshirts
and nutrition information were
distributed to attentive school
children, and they also had a
chance to get a first-hand look at a
cow and leam about how she
makes milk.
Agribusinesses to promote Pa* foods at national
The Pennsylvania firms will be
exhibiting their wares in a state
pavilion designed to create further
recognition of the quality and
value of Pennsylvania’s farm and
food industries. The Pennsylvania
delegation was contacted and the
exhibit is being coordinated by the
state Agriculture Department’s
Bureau of Agricultural
Development.
The NASDA National Food and
Agriculture Exposition is jointly
sponsored by the National
Association of State Departments
of Agricutlure and the Foreign
Agricultural Service of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
During the exposition, seminars on
practical export-import topics will
be held for both exhibitors and
buyers.
The show is designed exclusively
for foreign buyers, and is open to
every conceivable type of food,
beverage and agricultural
product.
George F. Grode, Acting
Secretary of the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture,
commended the Pennsylvania
participants for their efforts to
expand marketing of their
products in the international
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Other winners in the 1985
Maryland Futurity were: sixth -
Marlin Hoff; seventh - Marlin
Hoff; eighth - Windsor Manor;
ninth - John Patrick, for Kmgstead
Farm; tenth - Hills Hope Farm.
Seventeenth overall and second
in production was MD Maple Dell
Traditions Image, exhibited by
Michael Patrick. Fourteenth
overall and third in production was
MD-Maple-Lawn Jason Skylark,
owned by Matthew lager.
marketplace.
“This Administration has
consistently worked to improve
support and technical assistance to
Pennsylvania agribusinesses in
the export field. Coordinating the
Pennsylvania sales push at Kansas
City should not only help increase
sales for these companies, but also
reaffirm Pennsylvania’s
credibility with foreign buyers,”
Grode said.
Search is on for York
Dairy Princess candidates
YORK - Candidates are being
sought for the 1985-86 York County
Dairy Princess, to represent the
county’s dairy industry at public
and milk promotional events.
The winner will be crowned by
current princess Judy Perry
during a pageant at 8 p.m. May 25
at the 4-H Center at Bair. She will
represent the county at the state
pageant at Harrisburg in Sep
tember.
Candidates must be the daughter
of a dairy farmer, dairy farm
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Pennsylvania’s share of the
agricultural export market has
been increasing, and was at ap
proximately $6OO million in 1984.
Department officials credit the
activity and aggressiveness of
Pennsylvania agribusinesses for
the increase.
The first NASDA National Food
and Agriculture Exposition in
Atlanta in 1983 saw more than 1,200
foreign hovers from 78 countires
manager, herdsman or owner, or
own at least one dairy cow prior to
May 1.
They must have completed their
junior year of high school and not
reach their 22nd birthday by Dec.
31 of this year, be single and never
married. Residence in York
County and parent’s consent are
also required. In order to compete
in the state pageant, the county
winner must participate in the
state princess training seminar,
July 15-17 in Williamsport.
Interested young women who are
STILL # 1
show
purchase almost $2OO million in
United States agricultural
products.
Additional emphasis has been
placed this year on high value and
value added products. “Penn
sylvania, as a national leader in
food processing, as well placed to
take advantage of new markets
opening in developing nations for
these products,” Grode said.
County
eligible for the contest are asked to
contact Anna Charles, 5350 Carlisle
Road, Dover, telephone 292-2370,
prior to April 30.
Contributions to support the
princess and promotional
programs are also being sought.
They can be sent to Diane Kahn,
R 2, Box 422, Manchester, PA 17345.
The York County Dairy Princess
and Promotion Committee is
coordinator of the pageant and
related year-round promotional
events.
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