Cattlemen’s Field Days Set
PORT MATILDA (Centre Co.)
The Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s
Association will co-sponsor two
field days in mid- and late-July.
The July 24 field day will be at
ErReR Hill Farm. Friedens (Som
erset County), Pa. ErReR Hill
Farm is owned by Sidney Riggs
and managed by Bob Hay, who is
also vice president of the Pennsyl
vania Cattlemen’s Association.
The Field Day will be co-spon
sored by the Somerset County
Cattlemen and the Pennsylvania
Angus Association.
There will be touts of several
interesting cattle and land man
agement practices at the ErReR
Farm Field Day, emphasizing
conservation practices which not
only enhance soil and land con
servation, but that also contribute
to more productive and efficient
cattle management. The tours will
include stream bank protection,
grazing systems, and other practi
cal land management methods.
The program will include pre
sentations by Dick Spader, execu
tive secretary of the American An
gus Association; Burton Eller,
executive vice president of the
National Cattlemen’s Association
in Washington, D.C.; Drs. Erskine
Cash and John Comerford. De
partment of Dairy and Animal
Science, Penn State University;
and several Soil Conservation Ser
vice specialists.
There will also be commercial
exhibitors with equipment, ser
vices, and products for field day
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Association Field Day on July 17,
also cosponsored by the Pennsyl
vania Cattlemen’s Association
will be at Ken Faust’s Hidden
Oaks Farm near Gettysburg
(Adams County), Pa. The Adams
County Cattlemen’s Association
will also be involved in helping to
host the event. The Simmental As
sociation/PCA Field Day will in
clude many youth activities,
which are always popular, with
both youth and adults.
“The Summer Cattlemen’s
Field Days have always been
popular with people involved in
all segments of the cattle industry,
and with producers involved with
other enterprises. We have also
had many representatives from
magazines and newspapers at
these events it has been an edu
cational and enjoyable time for
everyone,” according to Dr. Low
ell L. Wilson, secretary of the
Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Asso
ciation and professor of animal
science at Penn State University.
Information about the Field
Days can be obtained from the
Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Asso
ciation. (814) 692-4208, Bob Hay
(814) 445-2008. or Ken Faust
(717) 334-5966.
College Plans
NEWARK. Del. The Col
lege of Agricultural Sciences at
the University of Delaware has
expanded Farm and Home Field
Day on Wednesday, Aug. 11 to an
all-day format.
The grounds of the Research
and Education Center on Route 9
just west of Georgetown will be
open from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30
p.m. with exhibits, demonstra
tions, and tours for homeowners
and farmers.#
Wagon tours in the morning
and afternoon will highlight envir
onmentally compatible agricul
ture, with a focus on agronomic
and vegetable research as well as
woodlot and wildlife conserva
tion. As part of a safety program,
visitors can be screened for their
cholesterol count, hear a dermato
Bigelow Is Coordinator
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) David Bigelow, of Wil
liamsburg, has been named coordi
nator of training for Pa.DHIA.
Bigelow has been an employee
of Pa.DHIA for nine years, serving
the last four as region manager for
the northwest region.
In addition to his Held experi
ence. he bring to the position a sin
cere desire to serve the needs of the
members. His responsibilities
include designing and implement
ing effective training programs for
new technicians, planning
advanced programs and monitor
ing technician performance.
Through improved training and
communications with the nearly
200 field staff employees, Bigelow
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said he expects to see an increased
technician to member flow of
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He and his wife, Patty/live in
Williamsburg with their two child
ren. He is an active member of the
Williamsburg Indpendent Bible
Baptist Church, and is a member of
the Blair County Farmers’ Associ
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chairman of its Governmental
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