Entitled “Feeding, Breeding and Selling Beef Cattle in the UN’s,” Pennsylvania’s Beef Cattle Con ference will take a look at the future of virtually every phase of the cattle business. An Impressive slate of beef experts from across the country wfll be addressing conference goers. Included are H. Richard Farr of Farr Feedlots Co., Greeley, Colorado; John Francis, Beef Industry Council, Chicago; John Meets, executive vice president of the National Cat tlemen’s Association; Burton Eller, NCA’s vice president for legislative matters; Jim Wise, meat marketing specialist; and Roy Wallace of Select Sires, Plain City, Ohio. In addition, six specialists from Penn State will be addressing the conference. The conference will be held at the AUenberry Resort in Boiling Springs, 12 miles southwest of Carlisle. For more information call 814-863-3659. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Registration, 10:00-1:15 p.m.- Fairfield Hall. Noon-l;00 p.m.- Lunch, Carriage Room and Ladies tour and Lunch (Return 4:30 p.m.) When Your Forages Won’t Reach Until Spring Consider Purina® Roughage Extei^er® V* b Helps you stretch your forages through the winter until spring. Convenient to use. Palatable - Cows like to eat it. Allows you to replace up to 50% of the daily forage needs of a dairy cow. Contact Your Farm Consultant For More Information 6 S. Vintage Rd. Paradise, PA 17562 (717)442-4183 (717)768-3301 * Registered trademark of Ralston Purina Company Beef Cattle CONFERENCE SESSION «1 Moderator: E.H. Cash, PSU 1:15- Feeding Cattle for Profit and the Consumer. H. Richard Farr, CO. 2:00- Live and Carcass Grades, Branded Products- What Can We Expect in the 1990'5? Dr. Jim Wise, Washington, D C. 2:45- Break. 3:05- Feed Efficiency and Carcass Composition as Related to Profit and Consumer Acceptability- Dr. Harold W. Harpster, PSU. 3:50- Responses by Cattle Feeders, Buyers and Packers 4:30- Panel Discussion 5:00- Adjourn. 6:00- New Product Beef Appetizers. 6:30- Cattlemen’s Spring Banquet MC.: Glenn Eberly, St. College Speaker; John Meetz, NCA, Denver, "The Vital Circle”; * Awards; ’Queen Selection; *Fun Auction. 9:45- Entertainment and Dancing. LADIES PROGRAM; Mary Grimes, Chairwoman. Friday (Noon-4:30 p.m.) Lunch at Dobbin House and Tour of Eisenhower Home and Farm SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 7:30 am- Breakfast MC. Connie Grove, Downingtown. CONFERENCE SESSION §2 Moderator; R.R. Coleman, Harrisburg 9:00- Taxes, Estates, Government Programs, Financing and Other Good Things in a Cattlemen's Life- Burton Eller, Washington, D.C 9:45- Consumption Trends and kssMus | PURINA CHOWS | Conference Begins Friday outlook- What Can We Expect in the 1990’5?-W.R. Henning, PSU. 10:30-BREAK. 10:45- Your national Beef and Veal Merchandizing Program- What’s In It For You?- John Francis, Chicago. 11:30- Discussion. 12:15- Luncheon M.C.: Ray Grimes, Gettysburg. CONFERENCE SESSION »3 (FOR BREEDERS) Moderator: Glenn Eberly, State College 1:45- Proven Versus Young Sires- Considerations for the Breeder and the Industry Roy Wallace, Plain City, OH. UNIVERSITY PARK - In cluded in the expanded activities and presentations of the 1967 Beef Cattle Conference, to be held February 20-2> at Allenberry Resorts, Boiling Springs, will be a special ladies program. Con ference registration begins at 10:30, with a noon luncheon for the ladies at historic 1776 Dobbin Tavern and Restaurant. The lunch will feature Adams County-style entrees. After lunch the group will visit the Eisenhour House and Farm. The group will return to the Rt. 82 Unionville, PA 18375 (215)347-2377 Beef Conference To Include Ladies Program MESSICK FARM EQUIPMENT, INC. m RHEEMS EXIT RT. 283 WT-T-1111 ELIZABETHTOWN, PA PHONE. 717-367-1319 Lancaster Farming, Sateritey, Pabraary it, IM7-Al9 2:45- Break 3:10- PA Breed Association Mem bership or Director Meetings. LADIES PROGRAM; Mary Grimes. Chairwoman. Saturday (9:15 am; 1:15 pm). History and Use of Herbs w/Beef Alloway Gardens; Floral Arrangements: Tour of Ashcombs Greenhouse. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 21 CONFERENCE SESSION 14 (FOR FEEDERS) 1:45- New Concepts in Preventative Health- Select the Best Program For Your Budget- Dr. T.R. Drake. PSU 2:15- New Forage Concepts For the Allenberry Resort in time fot the special new beef product ap petizers before the popular annual Cattlemen’s Banquet. The Cat tlemen’s Banquet will feature such events as the Cattlemen’s Queen selection announcement, Cat tlemen Awards and will be highlighted by a Fun Auction, in addition to the main address by Mr. John Meetz, executive vice president of the National Cat tlemen’s Association. Saturday morning the ladies group will attend presentations by Marlene Lubriu and Barbara Steele, from Alloway Gardens, Littlestown. Presentations will emphasize herb cooking for beef. The two ladies have years of ex perience and lots of knowledge to use herbs to add spice to cooking Order 36 Milk Prices Announced CLEVELAND, Ohio - Eastern Ohio-Western Pennsylvania Order Market Administrator C. Mack Endsley announced a January 1987 minimum Class 1 milk price of $13.91 per hundredweight. The gross value of January producer mUk was $39.8 million. Endsley reported that producer receipts totaled 305.4 million pounds during January. Class 1 producer milk totaled 179.5 million pounds or 58.8 percent of the total producer pounds. Class 2 ac counted for 6.6 percent of the total for 20.2 million pounds. A total of 105.7 pounds of milk sold for Class 3 prices. Dr. S.C. Bosworth, Cattle Feeder- PSU. 2:45- BREAK. 3:10- Parasites in Beet Cattle- Are They Robbing You of Profit?- Dr. T.R. Drake, PSD. 3:40- Update on Feed Additives and Growth Promotants- Dr. L.L. Wilson, PSU. 4:10- Discussion, 4:30- Adjourn Sessions. 6:30- Special New Product- Hors d'oeuvres. 8:30- Entertainment and Dancing SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22 8:00-9:30 a.m.- Breakfast. 11:00- Checkout and lifestyles. Another stop on Saturday morning will be at George’s Florist, Boiling Springs, who will provide their top designer to demonstrate arrangements of different floral designs. Saturday afternoon will be highlighted by a short trip to Ashcombs Greenhouse to enjoy the sites, smells and delights of one of the state’s best greenhouse operations. There will be ample time to visit, shop, and observe. Chairman of the ladies program is Mrs. Mary Grimes, South Mountain Farm, Knightstown. Information on the Conference and the ladies program can be obtained from the Department of Dairy and Animal Science, 324 Henning Building, University Park, PA 16802 or by calling 814/863-3659. The uniform price for 3.5 percent producer milk was $13.02. The butterfat differential was set at 15.8 cents for each one-tenth variation from the 3.5 test. Minimum Class 2 price was set at $12.03 per hundredweight, up 1 cent from the December 1966 price of $12.02. Minimum Class 3 price was set at $11.70 per hun dredweight. The market administrator an nounced the minimum Class 1 price for February as $13.88 per hundredweight. In March the price will drop to $13.70 per hun dredweight.
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