124-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 18,1986
LANCASTER - The
Cooperative Extension Service of
Penn State University has
scheduled two Farm Computer
Seminar and Trade Exhibitions in
February of 1986. The Lancaster
Farm and Home Center will be the
venue on Tuesday, Feb. 4th, while
the same program will be
presented at “the Embers’’
Carlisle on Wednesday, Feb. sth.
The major challenge which the
family farm business faces as we
begin the second half of the ‘Bo’s is
how to make agricultural
production profitable. To achieve
profitable returns, farm families
need to adopt business
Cedar Crest announces contest results
LEBANON - On Nov. 26, FFA members from Lebanon, Berks and
Schuylkill counties participated in the Area FFA contests at the
Eastern Lebanon County High School. Some of the contests included
Dairy Judging, Horse Judging, Meats Judging, Dairy Foods and Ag.
Mechanics. The Cedar Crest placings were:
Meats contest
Placing Area
Gale Hitz Ist
Steve Mendoff 9th
Brian Boyer 12th
Chris Hartheb 20th
Dairy Foods
Area
3rd
4th
9th
26th
Placing
Tom Price
Jenny Peters
Neal Boeshore
Tim Donten
Ag-Mechanics
Platings Area County
Jeffßhul sth Ist
MikeWennch 7th 3rd
Agronomy
Placing Area County
Kevin Dreibelbis 14th 3rd
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Farm computer seminars slated for February
management practices which give
them greater control over their
costs, and over the prices which
they receive for their product.
Computers, and management
systems based upon them, are
timely tools which can help far
mers to evaluate their situation,
and to explore alternatives in their
decision-making processes. But
the variety of hardware systems
and agricultural programs is ever
changing and rather confusing to
most of us.
The farm computer industry will
be supporting these events by
demonstrating the equipment and
software programs which they
Placing
Tonya Johnson
Lisa Houser
Todd Wennch
Brenda Balmer
Mike Yedmak
Adam Ham
John Whary
Ed Arnold
Jim Houser
County
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sth
6th
11th
County
Ist
2nd
4th
14th
Placing
Rodney Eckenrode 4th Ist
Barb Simmers 7th 3rd
Stacey Homey 11th 6th
Jon Boyer 16th 9th
Marya Johnson 32nd 19th
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Dairy Judging
County
2nd
3rd
7th
Bth
10th
16th
17th
19th
21st
Horse Judging
Area County
have available for farm ap
plications.
The program will feature
discussions of management ap
proaches, financial controls, the
Penn State Computer Services, as
well as six optional sessions for
those interested in: introduction to
computers computers in
Extension offers course for child care providers
CREAMERY - Are you looking
for new creative ideas to do with
the children? Do you need some
help with discipline? Would you
like to introduce a health program
to your pre-schoolers? The Penn
sylvania State Cooperative Ex
tension Service is offering a three
week course for child care
providers. It is designed for
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Farming's
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poultry, and crops. The program cheon arrangements. Registration
aims to help participants to forms are available from county
determine which tools they can use extension offices in the Southeast
in their farming business. Region. For further information
. Farm decision-makers and their and trade exhibitor enquiries
farm record-keepers should both contact Roland Freund, Area
plan to attend. Pre-registration Farm Management Agent, by
with advance payment of $5 per ‘phoning him at 717-757-9657.
anyone working with young completing the course,
children, whether in a center or in The course is being offered at
your own home. Bentley’s Restaurant, North Wales
Course instruction will include on Jan. 30. Feb. 6 and 13, from 7-
working with parents, discipline, 9:30p.m.
health education, activities to To register, call the Bucks
accompany field trips, making County Extension Service at 345-
“let’s pretend” kits, and more! 3283, or the Montgomery County
One-half of a continuing Extension Service at 48W315.
education unit from Penn State Registration is $2O per person
will be awarded to all those and is due by Jan. 21.
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