STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) The 1995 Keystone Hols tein 3-Year-Old Futurity is now open for entries, according to a recent news release from the Pen nsylvania Holstein Association (PHA). The Keystone Futurity is a pro ject of the PHA to stimulate inter est in breeding and developing out standing registered Holsteins for Pa. State Grange To Williamsport HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Nutrient management, health care, funding for University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, and election of new officers are just some of the topics to be dis cussed at the upcoming Pennsyl vania State Grange Session Oct. 25-29 in Williamsport. More than 1,000 Grange mem bers from around Pennsylvania will gather at the Scottish Rite Consistory for the state conven Bring It Home. Get the yields you deserve for all the hard work that goes into raising a good corn crop, with the proven performance advantage of Pioneer"® brand hybrids. 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All futurity funds collected are to be used only for for the futurity. The purse is to be divided with 50 percent, or at least $5OO, being awarded to the owner of the first establishment of rural electric cooperatives, and fairer pricing for farmers. All these policies started at a local Grange and were then passed to the state level.” Highlights of the Eve-day con vention will be an address from State Secretary of Agriculture Boyd Wolff, Oct. 27; National Grange Vice President Kermit Richardson, Oct. 26; Rep. Roger Madigan, Oct 28; and Rev. John Mostoller. Oct 27. /gg\ PIONEER. J BRAND-SEED CORN PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Octobar 17, 1992429 place animal. The remainder of the money is to be divided among those competitors who show in the 199 S futurity class. All nomination fees are commit ted to the purse. No refunds will be made, whether an animal com petes or eligibility is discontinued. Maintaining eligibility is done by continuing to make subsequent payments by due dates. Any ani mal sold will remain eligible, as along as the animal meets all other PHA show eligibility requirements. The owner of a nominated ani mal will be notified when pay ments are due. Failure to make the next payment cancels eligibility. For more information, call the PHA at (814) 234-0364. Pennsylvania Dairy Seeks Outstanding Promoter All-Pa. Contest Deadline Nov. 1 STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) The deadline for the 1992 Pennsylvania Junior All- Pennsylvania Contest is Nov. 1, according to a recent news release from the Pennsylvania Holstein Association. Open to Pennsylvania Junior Holstein members, the contest is a picture and placing contest. Each entry must include a picture of the animal and a summary of all show placings during the year. Each class will be judged and the winners announced in the Janu ary issue of the official magazine of the PH A, Pennsylvania Holstein Profiles. For more information, call (814) 234-0364. HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) For a third consecutive year, the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program will be recognizing an out standing dairy promoter in Pennsylvania. The award’s focus has changed, somewhat, with all active dairy promoters eligible for nomination, regardless of affiliation or farm background. “This award is our way of expressing appreciation for the efforts of dairy promo ters throughout the state,” said Nadine Houck, Promotions Specialist, with the PDPP. “Local and reg ional promotion efforts are necessary for our Program’s activities to be successful.” The award qualifica tions were extended to include dairy fanners, as well as allied industry personnel, extension personnel, teachers, and others who assist dairy promotion efforts. By focusing on both dairy men and non-dairymen, the PDPP will be recog nizing those individuals who work together to increase the awareness of dairy products and the dairy industry. The 1993 Promoter of the Year will be announced at the PDPP’s Annual Meet ing. slated for February 2, 1993, in State Col lege. The review com mittee will select up to five finalists for the award, before the win ner is announced in February. Nomination for the award requires the fol lowing information: a completed nomination form, a brief biography of the nominee, and an outline of the nominee’s dairy promotion activi ties. All nominations are due in the PDPP office by October 31, 1992. Nomination forms are available by contacting Nadine Houck at (717) 787-6903.
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