•Lancaster Fai Ag Progress Days Reaches Out To Homeowners, Too ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.) Traditionally, Penn State’s Ag Progress Days has been geared to high production agriculture. While many aspects will stay the same this year, the event will cater to a larger crowd also the homeowner. “We’re looking for a bigger show, more diversification into a wider range of interests for not only the ag community, but for the general public as well,’’ said Robert Oberheim, manager of the event Ag Progress Days is scheduled August 17-19 at the Russell E. Lar son Agricultural Research Center on Rt. 45, nine miles southwest of State College. Admission and parking are free. The manager of the three-day event said events new to this year are craft exhibitors, including quilting, woodworking, pottery, and more; a petting zoo; informa tion about home composting pro jects; and expanded youth programs. The theme of this year’s Ag Progress Days, “Conserving Our Resources Through Science,” emphasizes the need to conserve and protect natural resources such as soil and water, said Oberheim. Production agriculture exhibits and presentations will stress con servation compliance methods and management New field demonstrations include row crop cultivation, deep Susquehanna Co. Team Retains Dairy STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) Teams from Susquehanna and Butin* counties were victor ious at the 1993 Pennsylvania 4-H Achievement Days Daily Cattle Judging contests held at Univer sity Park on July 28. In the senior division, Susque hanna won the competition for the third consecutive year with a score of 1,455 out of a possible 1,650. Team members were David Har vatine. Josh Harvatine, and Steve Pavelski. Placing second with a score of 1,441 was Lebanon County’s team of Andrew Bicksler, Jesse Bomgardner, Brent Pierce, and Kraig Sellers. Completing the top five teams were Wayne, Somerset, and Mif flin counties. In oral reasons, Susquehanna placed first, followed by Wayne and Lebanon. Susquehanna Coun ty is to represent Pennsylvania at the North American Dairy Cattle Judging Conotest to be held in Louisville, Ky., in November. The high senior division indivi dual with SIS points out of a pos sible 550 was David Fava of Washington County, followed closely by Matthew Day of Cum berland (511). Joe Stitt of Blair (509), and Carrie Bryant of Way ne (509). These four individuals are to represent Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania All-American Invi tational Judging Contest at Harris burg and the National 4-H Judging Contest in Madison. Placing fifth through tenth were Josh Harvatine; Kraig Sellers; Joy Hess, Adams; Rebecca Kelly, Blair, Andrew Bicksler; and Char les Johnson. Somerset. In oral rea- tillage, sprayer calibration, and nutrient management (including manure spreader calibration). Also new this year is a full service composting pad demon stration utilizing three different materials, including animal man ure and bedding, leaves and grass clippings, and food processing waste. Information will also be provided on composting for the home owner. The College Exhibits Building will focus on the environmental importance of protecting water quality and quantity. Displays will include water conservation devices for the home, a groundwa- Cattle Judging Title sons. Day placed first, followed coming, and Centre. The high rea by Stilt, Sellers, Fava, and Bryant, sp™ individual was Butler’s Me in the junior division, Butler lissa Wilson, followed by Ben County’s team of Jason Kennedy, Miller and Amanda Fraley of Ly- Mandy Williams. Melissa Wilson, coming County, and Julie Wilson was,victorious. th® Q u * z bowl competition, Butler scored l,ls6outofapossi- Somerset County edged Columbia ble 1,350 points. for the title. Members of the win ning team included Desiree Hille gas, Jason Baughman, Jon Smiley, and Natalie Welch. Columbia’s second-place team was made up of Amanda Hemsarth, Duane Rit ter, Fletcher Farr, and Sherry Shu man. Other teams receiving blue awards included Lebanon and Montour counties. Somerset is to represent Pennsylvania at the North American Invitational Quiz Bowl to be held in November. Approximately 90 contestants participated in the judging con tests, and II teams competed in the quiz bowl. Jersey cattle for the judging contest were supplied by Craig and Susan Wicker of Centre Hall, and John Rodger’s Plum Bottom Farm furnished the Ayr shire class. Penn State University provided Holsteins for the contest In second with a score of 1,136 was the Armstrong County team of Mike Kimmel, Sarah McKee, Jason Ruffaner, and Beckie Ruf faner. Somerset placed third, fol lowed by Lycoming and Wayne. The high individual in the jun ior division was Brian Deal of Somerset with a score of 408 out of 450. . Second through tenth were Jus tin Burdette, Franklin (407); Jason Kennedy (405); Jeremy Daubert, Clinton (402); Jarrod Burleigh. Wayne (400); Ben Miller, Somer set; Melissa Wilson; Jason Ruf faner, Chris Connelly, Centre; and Beckie Ruffaner. Winning top honors in reasons was the Somerset team of Brian Deal, Ricki Johnson, and Ben Miller, followed by Butler, Ly- Robert Oberheim [: READ LANCASTER FARMING'S I ADVERTISING TO FIND ALL I YOUR NEEDS! J ter flow model, information on proper well construction, maps of well fields and precipitation mea surement, and the affects of farm nutrient management on water quality. Last year, according to Ober heim, about 40,000 visited the Ag Progress Days event, of which, according to surveys, more than 60 percent are involved directly in ag related services. This year, Ober heim predicts more than 50,000 will arrive for the event, becauseof the efforts the last few years to open it up to the general public. A strong emphasis is placed on the equine programs running Tues day to Thursday, according to Oberheim. The programs will fea ture breed clinics, handling and training of horses, demonstrations of therapeutic riding, and side saddle demonstrations. General research tours, provid ing an overview of Penn State agri cultural research, are offered every 20 minutes beginning at 10 a.m. each day. Special topics research tours run twice a day, at 10 a.m. and again at 2 p.m„ said Oberheitn. New tours this year include a 90-minute tour of current research in tree fruit production on Tues day, with a bus to the horticulture research farm; a two-hour tour on Wednesday to the Penn State Cam pus to observe the Penn State dairy beef and grazing research prog ram; and a 90-minute tour on Thursday to observe research into water quality programs. 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