Manheim Young Farmers Hold Awards Banquet
Crop awards went to, left to right, John Haldeman, Way
ne Erb, Daryl Bollinger, and Jim Musser.
(Continued from Pago A 22)
vice Award went to Barry and
Dawn Geib. The Geibs are active
in community and church activi
ties. They produce hogs and crop
farm. Barry is also a service rep
for White Oak Mills. Each of
these couples will be competing at
the Regional Young Farmer level
in their respective areas.
The Manheim Young Farmer
Chapter is the largest in the state,
with more than 220 members. The
chapter provides educational and
social meetings for its members
throughout the year.
Membership is open to anyone
interested in staying current with
the changes in agriculture and the
agribusiness community.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 10, 1993-A23
Rabbit Breeders Meet
LEBANON (Lebanon Co.)
A bright Saturday in late Febru
ary, with a touch of spring weath
er, set the scene for a successful
convention sponsored by the
Pennsylvania State Rabbit Breed
ers Association (PaSRBA) at the
Lebanon County Fairgrounds.
Exhibitors and visitors saw 23
vendors representing national and
local feed manufacturers, rabbitry
equipment dealers. Angora wool,
and craft displays.
Twelve American Rabbit
Breeders Association certified
judges examined 1,500 rabbits
and 150 cavies shown by 350 ex
hibitors in the open and youth
shows. Winner of the best in show
and best 6 class was a Californian
owned by Robert and Opal Geb
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) —Thanks to
cooperation between the dairy industry and Penn
State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, milk in
your refrigerator will stay fresh longer if kept
below 40 degrees Fahrenheit and out of the light
“Fluid milk dealers in Pennsylvania have
demonstrated that more than 90 percent of their
milk samples in retail containers will keep for up to
14 days at 45 degrees Fahrenheit” said Sidney E.
Barnard, Penn State professor of food science.
“This is a direct result of the milk dealers’ willing
ness to train employees, change practices, and com
mit to improving their products.”
Milk samples were obtained from 34 plants on at
least six occasions by Penn State faculty and stu
dents, then tested and evaluated under Barnard’s
direction with assistance from trained students in
the University Creamery Laboratory.
‘This year’s results are remarkable,” Barnard
said. “In 1989, less than 90 percent of the samples
we tested kept for even 10 days. Pennsylvania is the
only state in the union where fluid processors con
tinue to demonstrate that their milk will keep lon
ger than the ‘sell by’ date at the regulatory maxi
mum of 45 degrees.”
“Sell by” dates of perishable foods usually are
set by processors to convey that products are best if
used by that date. The Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture (PDA) strictly regulates “sell by” dates
for fluid milk to assure consumers that milk pur
chased in Pennsylvania stores will remain good
until the indicated date, if properly handled.
Using the results of ongoing Penn Stale research
and education efforts, PDA in August 1991
extended the “sell by” dating of fluid milk in the
state to a maximum of 12 days after processing, an
increase of two days.
Barnard credits Pennsylvania milk’s longer shelf
life to a series of programs aimed at educating dairy
processing plant workers. Starting in 1990, Bar
nard, in cooperation with PDA and industry techni
cal representatives, conducted training sessions for
nanagement, processing employees, pasteurizer
perators, and quality assurance personnel of most
nilk plants.
“We presented and in some cases demonstrated
the latest procedures and practices to extend milk’s
quality,” Barnard said. “Some brands of milk have
stayed fresh up to five days longer as a result ol
plants’ adopting ideal sanitation and processing
practices.
“The benefits of a longer shelf life for fluid milk
to consumers, distributors, processors, and dairy
producers could exceed millions of dollars each
year,” Barnard said. “Processors will need to make
fewer deliveries, while stores and consumers won’t
have to discard as much milk. Consumers also
won’t have to run to the store for fresh milk as
often.”
These studies have been supported by the Pen
nsylvania Dairy Promotion Program, Allied Milk
Producer’s Cooperative, the Pennsylvania Associa
tion of Milk Dealers and individual contributions
from Pennsylvania and out-of-state milk dealers.
hart of Hanover. Tom and Mary
Whiteman of Lewistown had the
best 4 class, an English Angora.
The youth Best In Show and best 4
class was a Mini Lop owned by
Heather Stone of Hopatcong, NJ.
The youth best 6 class was a
New Zealand owned by Jesse
Romberger of Millersburg.
Special guest judge was ARB A
President Cindy Wickizer.
Special guest speaker was Boyd
E. Wolff, Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Agriculture secretary. He
delivered an informative talk and
presented the winners of the 1993
PaSRBA’s rabbit royalty contest
The new rabbit queen is Miss
Dee Williams, 17, from Horsham.
The rabbit king is Jesse Romberg
er, 18, from Millersburg. Both are
members of the Penn State 4-H
Ambassador program.
The 1994 PaSRBA convention
will be a double show on February
19 and 20 at the Lebanon Fair
grounds.
Dealers
Extend Keeping
Quality Of Milk