NPPC DBS MOINES. lA. Orville K. Sweet has announced he will step down as chief executive officer of the National Pork Pro ducers Council (NPPC) next July. He will complete 10 years in that position on March 1, 1989. “Ten yean is long enough." Sweet said. “Not only does the Council need a new person to lead it into the 21st Century, but I feel I personally need a new challenge.” Sweet said he does not intend to retire, but will remain active in association work. His contract with the NPPC Executive Com mittee calls for him to serve two yean beyond the July 1,1989 date as a consultant, at die Commit tee’s pleasure. Orville Sweet has spent 40 yean in the field of agriculture. He started as a high school voca tional ag instructor in Oklahoma in 1948. By 1963, he was presi dent and chief executive officer of the American Polled Hereford Association. He held that position Chief To Step Down for 16 yean, until joining the National Pork Producers Council as its chief executive officer in 1979. The Council represents the interests of America’s pork producers. During his yean at NPPC, Sweet brought the Council into such activities as product improvement, merchandising and consumer affairs, as well as a strengthened producer communi cations program. He coordinated the establishment of a system for strategic planning for die organi zation as well as the creation of a Washington, DC office as a base for regulatory and legislative American Angus Association Presents Top Pennsylvania Producers ffriitmdVijimM • « Burleigh P. Anderson, Loysville. nation in 1988 registered a total of The top 10 breeders in Pennsyl- 57-head; Genetics Unlimited Inc., 143.520-head of cattle compared Sa I n““ & r Son *’ Co,tcsviUc - S 4 - I * 6 ** Samuel J. to 141,239-head recorded in 198? a3*Sa AmS£L 101-head; Logan Wylie HI, Nottingham. 51-head; The American Angus Associa me™an Spring Farm. Bellwood, 94-head; Erdenheim Farm. Lafayette Hill, tion. headquartered in St. Joseph. to^ y °^H F r ,^;*. S n hlS ' 42-hcad; Greg Krueger & Family, Missouri. I the largest beef regi accor^to S ™ Farm ’ Coatesvillc, 41-head; and stry association in the world in aaxxduig to Richard L. Spader, Umonville, 60-head; Shawnee McKean Bros., Mercer. 40-head, terms of both annual registrations Association executive vice Angus Farms, Bedford, 60-head; Angus breeders across the and active members. 9H885 PAC-MAN LONG PAC-MAN UNIQUE GRADE 3-3 312 d 23,307 m 37% 856 t 34% 793 p Owners; Terry & Linds Long, Lawrencevllle, PA Her Sire: OHMS OWtown PAC-MAN-ET, VQ-85 USDA 7/88 74 dtrs. 59 herds PD +slB2 +1,»79m Protein +1156 CY$ +sl47 HFAA 7/M PDT +1.32, Rpty. 80% Pedigree- CHAIRMAN X TRUMP Calving Ease -7% (48 reported calvings) 1H489 GUARDSMAN VALMEDO GUARDSMAN THALIA 474 2-3 284 d 17,230 m 35% 6061 3.2% 551p(lnc) Owner Don CrocKer Farms, Valley City, OH Her Sire; IH4S9 Ttionyma GUARDSMAN-ET USDA 7/88 46 dtrs. 32 herds 18,985 m 36% 6861 PD +>l32 +1,105m +.01% +421, Rpty. 64% Protein +sllt -.07% +23p, Rpty.S3% CY$ +sll3 +SSCFP HFAA 7/U PDT N/A Pedigree: CHAIRMAN X CONDUCTOR Calving Ease • 8% (67 reported calvings) Northcentral PA Southeastern PA & NJ J. Hershey Myer Eldon Ford Phone 717-523-3090 Phone: 717-933-5961 Northeastern PA Western PA Don Hibbard Roger Rertl WEST VIRGINIA Phone: 717-836-3168 Phone: 412-794-5423 Washington, Green & Fayette Co. in PA Jim Pifei Phone; 304-686-2100 Southcentral PA Ed Gulnac Phone: 814-847-2520 activity on behalf of pork producers. Sweet is proud of the record of accomplishment during his ten years with the organization, espe cially the 400 percent increase in funding, increased consumer demand for pork and an enhanced public image of pork producers. “I’d like to think my presence at NPPC helped accommodate these positive things,” Sweet said, “but I know the real credit should go to the unique relationship between dedicated producers, a talented and creative state and national staff and the support of allied industry.” Ijoub tylndt Gluuca tf-OJi Qluu'unati, Sond TPI +753 19,887 m 3.4% 6821 -.11% +4Ol, Rpty. 78% -.03% +47p, Rpty. 78% ♦•7CFP •Aa 345128 •A* 354211 Meeting On Ag If you work in agriculture, you probably encounter health hazards daily. Do you know what kind of protective clothing to wear when working with agricultural chemi cals, or how to launder your conta minated clothing? And what can you do to minimize respiratory health hazards? To help you answer these and other questions you may have about protecting your health, Delaware Cooperative Extension and the Delaware Farm Bureau 16H162 ENHANCER FLORA ENHANCER 39 GRADE 2-3 267 d 16,820nf 37% 6221 29% 485 p (Inc) Owner Flora Farms, Inc, Quinter, KS Her Sire; 1 SHIB2 Star-HI ENHANCER, EX-91 TPI +727 USDA 7/88 32 dtrs , 23 herds 18,715 m 3 7% 6861 PD +sl42 +1,190m +.01% +451, Rpty. 55% ProMn +sl4l +.00% +37p, Rpty. 55% CY$ +sl4l +B2CFP HFAA 7/88 PDT +1.38, Rpty. 56% aAa 341256 Pedigree CHAIRMAN X VALIANT Calving Ease -8% (128 reported calvings) 9H939 FRONTIER Y-BROOKSIDE STAR 336, QP-80 1-11 305 d 18.049 m 34% 6121 31% Ss2p Owners. Calvin & Rick Shaffer, Wyalusing, PA Her Sire: 9H939 Browncroft FRONTIER-ET, VG-85 USDA 7/88 63 dtrs , 55 herds PD +sl64 +l,S3lm Protein +sl6l CV$ +sl46 HFAA 7/66 PDT +1.42, Rpty. 76% Pedigree CHAIRMAN X JET STREAM Calving Ease -11% (70 reported calvings) MARYLAND Ted Ridgely Phone: 301-898-9101 Toll Free Technician Service 1-800-227-6417 LaneaMr Farming, Saturday, Octobar 29,1961427 19,251 m 3 5% 672 f -.08% +4Ol, Rpty. 73% -.01% +46p, Rpty. 73% +B6CFP R.D. #2, Tunkhannock, Pa 18657 (717) 836-3168 Health Hazards arc cosponsoring a program, Agri cultural Health Hazards, for Dela ware’s- farm community. The program is scheduled for Wednes day, November 16. 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Deimar, Del., at the fire hall. A panel discussion on respira tory hazards and presentations on a variety of other safety practices are all part of the program. For further information and to regis ter, contact your county Extension office or the Farm Bureau. TPI +755 •Aa 321456
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