New Poultry Science Workbook Available
LITITZ (Lancaster Co.)
A new 40-page poultry science
curriculum workbook is avail
able from the National Voca
tional Agricultural Teachers
Association (NVATA), thanks
to a cooperative development
project between the National
FFA- Foundation and Beacon
Products.
Beacon, a division of the
Woodstrcam company based
here, manufactures a broad line
of products and accessories for
the care and breeding of poul
try, game birds, hogs, rabbits
and pets. Beacon’s two-year
sponsorship covers develop
ment and distribution of the
new curriculum, which had
been identified as a critical
need among vo-ag educators.
In addition, the firm is promot
ing the new materials through
Us distributor and dealer
network.
Poultry Science and Enter
prise Analysis was researched
and compiledl by Dr. Robert A.
Martin, associate professor of
agriculture and extension edu
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cation at lowa State University,
under contract with the Nation
al FFA Foundation, which had
secured the partnership with
Beacon.
According to Dr. Martin, the
new curriculum is designed to
help students;
* Identify the scope of the
poultry industry and its eco
nomic significance.
* Develop a fuller under
standing of the importance of
science in the poultry industry.
* Acquire scientific infor
mation and use it in poultry
production, processing, mark
eting, merchandising and
consumption.
* Explore career opportuni
ties in the poultry industry.
* Develop personal skills in
the area of decision making,
communication, leadership and
citizenship.
“Vo-ag teachers will find a
variety of teaching units to help
students discover the many
imputs, costs and other factors
that must be considered in con
ducting any business enter
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Poultry Notes Supplement to Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Sept. 25, 1993—Page 13
prise. The Curriculum is
focused on poultry science in
general, and broiler production
in particular, because this is a
direct means to demonstrate
the complete enterprise cycle,”
notes Jack Keller, regional
director of the National FFA
Foundation.
According to Howard Mag
ncss, Beacon sales and market
ing manager, “Beacon has sup
ported vo-ag programs in vari
ous way sover the years. Our
current sponsorship of the
pouyltry science program
addresses a need that was clear
and immediate. FFA and
NVATA have the experience
and resources to administer
this program effectively. And
we anticipate Beacon distribu
tors will benefit because the
program enables them to offer
the new poultry science curri
culum to vo-ag teachers and
FFA chapters at the local
level.”
Vo-ag teachers may contact
the nearest Beacon distributor
or dealer or the NVATA
SYCAMORE IND. PARK
255 PLANE TREE DRIVE
LANCASTER, PA 17603
(717) 393-5807
national headquarters (PO Box
15440, Alexandria, Va. 22309)
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Health Seminar, Marck’s
Update, Kreidcr’s Rcslaur
Mid-Atlantic Cooperative
Extension Meeting (MAC),
University of Delaware,
Newark, Del.
1994 E\ enls
Sunday, February 13
Pa. Game Bird Conference,
Days Inn, State College, thru
Feb. IS.
Monday. February 14
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to obtain their free copy of the
new curriculum workbook.
Poultry Calendar
Poultry Management and
Health Seminar, Laryngo
trachcilis Prevention and
Biosecurity, Kreidcr’s
I^estaurantJ^anhcimmjon^
Poultry Management and
Health Seminar, Fly and
Insect Control, Krcidcr’s
Restaurant. Manheim. noon.
Tuesday, April 5
Poultry Sales and Service Con
ference, Nittany Lion Inn,
University Park, thru April
Monday, May 9
Poultry Management and
Health Seminar, Improve
Pellet Quality, Days Inn,
Shamokin Dam, noon.
Monday, June 13
Poultry Management and
Health Seminar, House Bill
100 Implications, Krcidcr’s
Restaurant, Manheim, noon.
Chicken Month
GEORGETOWN, Del. September
marks the fifth annual National Chicken-
Month promotion, and shoppers and
restaurant goers nationwide will find their
number one protein choice an even better
buy during the month-long event.
Centered on “The Smart Meal” theme,
National Chicken Month spotlights
chicken and the many ways it fits into
today’s diet. A healthy low-fat, low
cholesterol food, chicken is unmatched in
versatility and available in a variety of
convenient forms. One of the best values
available to consumers, chicken also fils
easily into light family budgets.
Throughout National Chicken Month,
shoppers will find chicken specials fea
tured at many local supermarkets. In
addition, restaurants as well as schools,
hospital, and corporate cafeterias will
join the celebration by highlighting
chicken on their menus.
In conjunction with National Chicken
Month, Dclmarva Poultry INdustry.lnc.,
the trade association for the poultry
industry on the Dclmarva Peninsula, is
offering a publication entitled “Simply
Nutritious Chicken.” To receive a free
copy of the leaflet, send a self-addressed,
stamped busincss-si/c envelope to Simp
ly Nutritious, c/o Dclmarva Poultry
(NCM), R.D. 6, Box 47, Georgetown, DE
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