Farm Calendar As||/ (Continued from Pag* A 10) Evaluation, Leesport Fanners Market, Leesport, 6:30 p.m. irm and Home Foundation annu al meeting, Lancaster Farm and PA BERSHEY (Dauphin .) —The 81st Annual n vention of the Penn vania State Associa i of County Fairs will held in conjunction h the Pennsylvania » Cedar Crest Equipment Two Convenient Locations 608 Evergreen Rd. * RD 2 Box 271 Lebanon, PA 17042 East Earl, PA 17519 (717) 270-6600 (717) 354-0584 WE CUSTOM DESIGN SYSTEMS FOR YOU National Conference in Syracuse, NY Livestock Fanners, Forage Producers, Farm Advisors, Feed Dealers, Veterinarians, and Industry and University Specialists Thirty prominent agriculturalists from around the United States and Canada will give educational presentations and answer questions on topics including: •variety selection • the truth about additives •troubleshooting •mycotoxins • coping with wet forage nutrition problems •choosing silos • inventory management 'managing human, environmental, •plastics disposal ‘preserving silage and economic factors Registration is $l3O if received by February 5 and includes the conference, evening discussion sessions, a lunch, refreshments, a copy of the proceedings, and a pass to New York Farm Show to be held February 25-27. The conference will be held at the Sheraton Inn Syracuse, 15 minutes from the New York Farm Show Call (315) 457-1122 for room reservations, and ask for the conference rate NRAEi Home Center, 6:30 p.m. Composting poultry and large ani mal carcasses workshop, 191 Franklin Farms Lane, Cham- Fair Association State Showmen’s Asso ciation in Hershey, Jan uary 21-23, 1993. Headquarters for the Convention will be the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Silage Production from Seed to Animal February 25-25,1993 For a free program brochure, aSR> call NRAES at (607) 255-7654. C 3 NRAES, the Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service, is sponsored by Cooperative Extension of the twelve northeast states and the District of Columbia. Hershey, PA. Over 1500 fair people, from 115 agricultural fairs in Pennsylvania, with some additional repre sentatives from neigh boring states, will be in For bersbuig, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Pa. Holstein Southcentral Champ ionship planning meeting. Western Sizzlin Steakhouse, Harrisburg, 10:30 a.m. Bradford County Holstein annual meeting. North Towanda Methodist Church, North Tow- Northeast Winter Dairy Manage- To Meet attendance. A large trade show representing all segments of the fair and entertainment in dustry will also be a part of the Convention. Keynote speaker will be Mr. Gordon Conklin of Ithaca, New York, Editor Emeritus of the American Agricul turalist Magazine, a leading farm paper in the Northeast. A grad uate of Cornell Univer sity, Mr. Conklin has re ceived many awards at the national level. Educational sessions and workshops will be available to assist fair people. Friday evening will be the Fairmcn’s Banquet, and Saturday evening will be the Showmen’s Banquet. Also on the agenda is the selection of the 1993 PA State Fair Queen, chosen from among 40 girls representing their fairs. Also featured will be the honoring of a Fair Person of the year, a President’s Award, and the election of new of ficers. Present officers of the Association are; A. Wayne Readinger of Fleetwood, President, Fr. John Mignot of Du- Bois, Vice President/ Chaplain, and Beverly Snyder Gruber of New Tripoli, Secretary-Trea surer. In addition, the Association has a 25 member executive com mittee. ment School (West). BPO Elks Lodge, Meadville, thru Jan. 21. Northeast Winter Dairy Manage ment School (East), Holiday Inn, Oneonata, thru Jan. 21. Dairy MAP, Family Time Restaur ant, York, 9:45 a.m.-3 p.m. Urban Forestry Workshop, Capris Restaurant, Lake Wallen paupack, 8:30 a.m.-2:45 p.m. Your Smart Investments In Soybean Performance variety in our new Value Pak “ and save up to $6O. That’s because we’ll give you 4 free units. No matter which soybean variety you choose, you’ll be on your way to bigger yields and better all-around performance. Make a smart soybean investment. 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