E6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 20, 1993 HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Slate farmers’ efforts to com ply with a federal law are protect ing Pennsylvania’s soil and beau tifying its landscape. Farmers are installing conser vation practices such as stripcrop Edwards Named NALF Executive V.P. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. Dr. John Edwards has been named executive vice president of the North American Limousin Found ation (NALF) in Englewood, Colo. One of the most respected ani mal science educators in the United States, he has taught at the university level for 15 years, most recently at Texas A&M University. “He brings a wealth of experi ence in all phases of the beef industry to this position, along with tremendous ability to com municate with our membership and other industry leaders,” said Tom Stewman, NALF president. In the position, Edwards will be responsible for directing the prog YOUR WORK CLOTHES HEADQUARTERS £ > Brown Duck 1 Work Clothes Rugged as the men who wear them. 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Edwards said, “This is a tre mendous opportunity to work with a great breed of cattle and an out standing group of breeders who are committed to improving the breed and its position within the industry.” He emphasizes that Limousin breeders and the NALF board of IGH THE If; 0 by Wrangler p ■ Lined or Un*Llned WORK COAT V 'u • Also Twill Work Pants & Shirts And Denim Bib Panlsl rams and operations of an organi zation that represents the fastest growing major beef breed in the United States, and the third largest major beef breed in the nation, based on annual registrations. “I’m excited about coming to this position because I’ve had a Hostin \ . ~ **" , / . J/ ' , j , '^ e ' \,, ■' 1 y / ." • Custom fabrication of ~I *' . .1 'V ’ customer-preferred couplers s /y ‘ >*'„ to Hastings Tubing ’ y ' > ,*l/ f A complete line of steel & aluminum fittings w l >7 ; Toll Free 1-800-759-8823 erosion-control measure, Duncan said. Pennsylvania farmers install ed nearly 50,000 acres of strip cropping on cropland in fiscal 1992, a three-fold increase over the previous fiscal year. With this visually attractive directors are committed to involvement in the total beef industry. They believe every effort to improve the total industry is rewarded with increased oppor tunity for Limousin. “Our breed continues to grow at a record pace,” said Stewman, “With John’s guidance and direc tion, we should accelerate the development of a breed of cattle that has unlimited potential in this country.” To Chair Subcommittee WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford was recently elected to chair the Small Business Subcommittee on Export Expan sion and Agricultural Development. He was also appointed to the Senate Small Business Subcom mittee on Urban and Minority- Owned Business Development “Since agriculture is Pennsyl vania’s number one industry. I’m especially pleased to have been elected chairman of the Export Expansion and Agricultural Deve lopment Sulxommittee. The sub committee’s purpose is to ensure that we’re doing the best possible job in helping small businesses compete and expand in foreign y -i} PO Box 728 • Hastings, NE 68902-0728 • FAX (402) 463-4355 practice, strips of grass or close growing crops are alternated with cultivated crops such as com on the land’s contour or across the slope. This practice conserves wa ter, soil and fertilizer; increases cover variety for wildlife; and re duces fuel consumption. Pennsylvania fanners also are using other practices such as di versions, waterways, terraces, crop residue management and pas ture management to protect their fragile cropland. SCS employees have helped these farmers apply conservation practices on nearly 1.1 million acres of this land so far, Duncan said. Financial assistance is avail able to apply practices from the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service and the Farmers Home Administration. markets, “Strengthening the competi tiveness of Pennsylvania agricul ture is essential to maintaining a strong rural economy,” Wofford said. “Chairing this subcommittee will allow me to address some of the pressing business issues affecting Pennsylvania farmers and food processors. “Since I came to the Senate, I’ve put the concerns of Pennsyl vania farmers, from drought assis tance to trade policy, at the top of my agenda. This subcommittee now gives us a new forum for Pen nsylvania’s rural communities to air their concerns and let those of us in Congress know how govern ment can serve them better.” Everything for irrigation,.. • Aluminum Tubing from 2" thru 12"dia, • High Pressure Ring- Lock Pipe • 4"x.072 & 5"x.078 Wheel Line Pipe • 3" Solid Set Systems
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