Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 20, 1988, Image 138

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ST. LOUIS, MO Purina
Mills, Inc. announces the addition
of live, video broadcasts to its
1988 World Dairy Expo program
October 5 to 9.
As.part of its exhibit in the Coli
seum, Purina Mills will stage regu
lar “Expo Updates” daily. The
shows will be sent live to video
monitors located throughout the
Expo grounds, including several
monitors in the cattle bams.
“We believe our broadcasts will
be an excellent source of informa
tion for those who attend the
Expo,” Jerry Borders, marketing
manager for Purina Mills,” Dairy
Business Group, says “Visitors
will have quick access to Expo
highlights, event schedule updates
and the latest dairy industry news,
just by checking our monitors.”
These live broadcasts represent
a unique addition tathe Expo, Bor-
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following buyers for
supporting our 26th Annual
FFA Hog Show & Sale.
Walter M. Dunlap & Sons
PA Farmers Market, Inc.
Hatfield Packing
White Oak Mills
Hess’s Catering
Lewis Lyons
Leidy, Inc.
Ezra Good
Lugust
Purina Mills To Broadcast Live
ders says. “Nothing like this has
ever been done there before. We
arc going to have a camera crew on
site, and we’re bringing in all the
necessary broadcast equipment,”
he says. “We’ll be capturing the
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre)
Phillip T. Durst and Christine
A. Patterson have been appointed
multi-county extension agents for
Penn State cooperative extension.
Based in Snyder County, Durst
also will work with extension in
Union, Northumberland and Mon
tour Counties on dairy and manure
management. His reponsibilities
will include organizing and imple
menting programs related to dairy
and manure management.
Patterson will specialize in 4-H
The satisfaction that comes
from doing a good job
of farming
Liming is one of the most important
factors in keeping your soil in the highest
productive range By raising the pH from
a level below 6 0 to 6 5 or higher you can
expect to harvest as much as 5 more
bushels of corn per acre with similar
increases for all other forage and cash
crops
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The Lancaster
County Red Rose
FFA thanks the
Durst, Patterson Appointed Extension Agents
Martin
LIMESTONE
excitement of the Expo on film.”
Purina’s daily, live shows will
feature interviews with industry
leaders and dairy herd health,
nutritional and management
experts, as well as cattle show win-
Urban Youth in Lackawanna and
Luzerne counties. Her responsibil
ities will include preparing 4-H
officers training workshops;
recruiting, training and supporting
4-H leaders; coordinating county
wide 4-H activities; and establish
ing new 4-H clubs.
Durst, a native of Philadelphia,
was most recently employed by
Penn Stale’s agronomy depart
ment. He was responsible for
developing computer tools which
aided farmers in the area of nutri-
ATTENTION FARMERS
The former Fry Rendering Plant in
Lancaster is now under new
; management.
Dead Stock Picked Up Free Of Charge
We Also Buy Hides & Grease
Call 717-464-2631
If No Answer Call 717-436-8272
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Millersburg, Pennsylvania 17061 I No Sunday Calls
Delivery Is Also Available I Also Dealer Inquiries Welcome
At World Dairy Expo
ners. Between live shows, taped
interviews, events and educational
workshops will be broadcasted.
“For years, Purina has been one
of the Expo’s most outstanding
and loyal exhibitors, and they’ve
enl management. He also was
involved in leaching and support
ing county agriculture agents in the
area of nutrient management.
He obtained a bachelor’s degree
in chemistry from the Philadelphia
College of Pharmacy and Science
and a master’s degree in agronomy
from Penn State in 1986. Since
receiving his master’s he has taken
animal science courses dealing
with animal feeding and nutrition
and dairy herd management.
He and his wife, Carolyn, are the
parents of a son, Wesley.
A native of Wilkes Barrc, Pat-
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always offered an attractive and
colorful display,” Joe Gilbert,
manager of Expo exhibits, says!
“We’re excited about the valuable
addition Purina Mills has planned
for this year’s Expo.”
terson was previously employed as
branch coordinator of the Multiple
Sclerosis Society of Northeastern
Pennsylvania. She received a
bachelor of arts degree in commu
nications from Wilkes College and
is currently working on a master’s
of health care administration
degree at Wilkes.
Patterson has three children:
Waltcrina De Friantz, a sopho
more at Penn State; Felicia How
ard, a seventh grader at GAR High
School; and Amanda Howard, a
sixth grader at St. Nicholas - St.
Marys.
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