Keystone Pork Congress Slated Feb. 21
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Stanley Curtis, a world authority
Co.) The twelfth annual Key- on animal behavior and swine
stone Pork Congress (KPC) is facilities and equipment. Christine
scheduled for February 21. 1990 Stevens, president of the Animal
at the Penn Harris Inn in Camp Welfare Institute, will provide the
Hill. audience with a first-hand view of
The KPC will feature educa- what the animal welfare move
tional seminars and a trade show ment hopes to accomplish,
with 40 commercial exhibits and For a program copy, contact a
an evening banquet. The educa- county extension office. To make
tional seminars will focus on the banquet reservations, contact Ste
animal welfare movement. phen Burkholder at (215)
Featured speakers include Dr. 682-2871.
Outstanding
People Needed
MADISON, Wis. World
Dairy Expo officials are currently
seeking nominations of outstand
ing people to be recognized for
their contributions to the dairy in
dustry, said Tom McKittrick,
World Dairy Expo general man
ager.
According to McKittrick, four
individual honorees will be select
ed. The selected individuals will
be honored at the World Dairy Ex
po Recognition Banquet on Oct. 2,
and throughout the event in Madi
son, Wis.
One award is presented to the
Dairyman of the Year. The recipi
ent is an active dairy farmer whose
primary source of income is deriv
ed from the farm.
Another award is presented to
the Industry Person of the Year.
The recipient is cited for his or her
excellence in research, develop
ment, education or marketing.
An award is also presented to
the Dairy Woman of the Year.
This individual is recognized bas
ed on contributions to the farm,
family and community.
The last award honors the Inter
national Person of the Year. Indi
viduals outside of the United
States who have significantly con
tributed to the development of in
ternational relations, trade or co
operation receive this award.
Nominations for the 1990
awards must be postmarked by
May 1, and addressed to: World
Dairy Expo Inc., 2135 Rimrock
Road. Madison, WI 53713. Offi
cial nomination forms may be ob-
Mummert Elected
Director Of Texas
Longhorn Group
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Rogert Meinhart, Huntingdon,
Pennsylvania, was recently
elected director of the Northeast
Texas Longhorn Association.
Meinhart and his wife, Grace,
have raised Texas longhorns on
their Happy Hills Farms since
1987. They originally purchased
the cattle for nostalgic reasons, but
the main motivation today is the
leanness of Texas longhorn beef.
In addition to being a director of
the northeast affiliate, Mr. Mein
hart serves on the show committee
and the membership, by-laws, and
advertising committees for the
group. He is a member of the Tex
as Longhorn Breeders Association
of America, the National Cattle
men’s Association, and the
National Salers Association.
4k Ak.
tained by calling the World Dairy
Expo office at (608) 251-3976.
The awards program is sponsor
ed by Associated Milk Producers
Inc.; Farm Credit Services; Gold
en Guernsey Dairy; Harding and
Harding Insurance; Mid-America
Dairyman; Select Sires Inc.; Swiss
Valley Farms; Wisconsin Dairies
Cooperative Inc; West Agro; and
World Dairy Expo Inc,
The World Dairy Expo is an in
ternational trade show for dairy
farmers. Expo highlights include
national dairy cattle shows, judg
ing contests, extensive dairy
equipment presentations, educa
tional programs, commercial ex
hibits and a craft forum. The 1990
Expo is scheduled from Oct. 3
through Oct. 7 at the Dane County
Exposition Center.
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Adams County production leaders in DHIA received awards at the recent 61 st
annual meeting. They are (from left): Steve Wood of Penn Gate Farms, Llttlestown for
3rd place herd and top production In one 306 day lactation for both milk and butter
fat; Jeffrey Roche of New Oxford honored for greatest improvement In production;
Betty Lauchman, East Berlin, representing the Yellow-Buttercup Farm of Larry Mum
med, East Berlin, honored for the cow with highest lifetime butterfat production; Ler
oy Deputy, East Berlin, first place high herd, high lifetime milk production, and high
est average protein production; and Larry Holtzlnger, East Berlin, high quality milk
production.
Absent from the picture: Robed Cunningham, Gardners, second place herd, and
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