EMancatMr Fanning, Friday, January 7,1994
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Two football players, one from
Penn State University and. the
other from University of Tennes
see, will be the centerpiece of the
fourth annual Farm Show butter
sculpture. The sculpture will
salute football to recognize the
first professional football game
DENVER, Colo. Five people
from across the nation have been
selected for their outstanding con
tributions to the sheep industry by
the American Sheep Industry As
sociation.
Award recipients include Tom
Settlemire, Brunswick, Maine,
Flock Guardian Award; Dr. Clair
Engle, University Park, Pa.,
Camptender Award; and Olin
Henry Timm, Dixon, Calif., Mc-
Clure Silver Ram Award.
The two recipients of ASl’s
Shepherd’s Voice awards one
for print news, the other for broad
cast include Susanne Richards
of the Maryland-based newspaper,
Delmarva Farmer and David L.
Russell, Indianapolis, Ind., of the
Tribune Radio Networks.
All of the recipients will be
honored at the 1994 American
Sheep Industry Convention Jan.
18-22 in Reno, Nev.
Settlemire was chosen for the
Flock Guardian Award because of
his substantial contributions in re
source management to the Ameri
can sheep industry. Settlemire,
who is professor of biochemistry
at Bowdoin College, currently is
director for his district of the Na
tional Rambouillet Association,
serves as past president of the
Maine Sheep Breeders Associa
tion, is director for the Maine
State Scrapie Board, and is serv
ing his sixth year as chairman for
the Spirit of Maine Ram Test
Committee. He also was instru
mental in spearheading rotational
grazing in his area, introducing the
use of brassicas to extend the graz
ing season, and using native
grown grain and cull beans to cup
expenses and increase feed effi
ciency.
Olin Henry Timm was chosen
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Butter Sculpture Salutes Football
played in Pittsburgh in November
1892.
Pennsylvania is a state full of
gridiron teams from high
school to professional and has
generated plenty of history for the
sport. The Florida Citrus Bowl
featuring Penn State and Tennes
see was selected for the sculpture
ASI
Announces
for the McClure Silver Ram
Award because of his lifetime ac
complishments that have position
ed him as an industry leader. In
addition to being a commercial
sheep producer and lamb feeder,
Timm served as chairman for the
California Wool Growers Asso
ciation, chaired its Animal Health
Committee from 1966 to present,
and served on its Board of Direc
tors from 1941 to present. Timm
also is a past president of the U.S.
Animal Health Association, and is
a past member of the USDA’s
Foreign Animal Health Commit
tee as well as ASl’s Animal
Health Committee.
Dr. Clair Engle won the Camp
tender Award, presented to a per
son who is not directly involved in
sheep production but has served
the industry in a related capacity.
Engle, who is a slieep specialist in
the Department of Animal Science
at Penn State University, is active
in many extension education pro
grams and is a regular featured
speaker at sheep symposiums,
show and sales, statewide youth
programs, field days, and manage
ment workshops. He also is a fre
quent contributing writer to many
livestock and farm publications.
Engle is the driving force behind
the “Blueprint for Expansion Pro
gram” of the Pennsylvania sheep
industry, designed to give renew
ed impetus to the sheep industry.
The Delmarva Farmer, under
Senior Editor Bruce Hotckiss, is
one of two recipients for ASl’s
Media Award. The paper has serv
ed as the voice of agriculture for
farmers on the Delmarva Penin
sula and surrounding areas since
1978, and Hotckiss has been there
since the start. With 12,000 paid
subscribers and an estimated
becasue of Penn State’s notoriety
in the state and contribution to
football’s legacy. The dairy indus-
try has also worked with Penn
State to promote milk during all
Penn State football games. The
sculpture’s theme. “Tackle Your
Thirst With Milk,” will emphasize
that milk and football are perfect
Award Winners
40,000 readers, the scope of this
newspaper is far-reaching. The
paper publishes a biweekly co
lumn on sheep and wool produc
tion and often features ASI news
releases. It also covers all signifi
cant events that occur in the Mary
land, Delaware, and Virginia
sheep industries. Hotckiss’ editor
ials on the sheep industry are re
garded as timely, thought-provok
ing, and entertaining. The award
will be accepted by Susanne Rich
ards, who has been handling the
newspaper’s sheep coverage for
approximately one year.
David Russell received the sec
ond Shepherd’s Voice Media
ACP Funding
LEESPORT (Berks Co.)
Funding for Pennsylvania’s 1994
Agricultural Conservation Prog
ram (ACP) will total $2,5 million,
according to County Committee
chairman Richard Troutman of the
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service (ASCS).
Berks County’s 1994 ACP allo
cation is $56,000 for annual con
servation agreements, Troutman
said.
ACP funds will be used to con
trol erosion, conserve water, and
improve water quality, he said.
ASCS approved 105 ACP
applications in 1993 to treat criti
cal soil and water conservation
compliments.
Raymond Mackintosh from
Ontario, Canada, will return for a
fourth year to prepare the sculp
ture for Pennsylvania's Dairy
Promotion Partners. The partners
American Dairy Association
and Dairy Council, Mid East
UDIA/F.O. 36 Advertising and
Award for his work at Tribune
Radio Networks. Russell serves as
associate farm service director for
the network where he has worked
since 1988. He previously worked
for Indiana Farm Bureau for two
years and WOWO Radio for five
years. Russell was chosen for his
willingness to work with thp Indi
ana Sheep Breeders Association
and ASI to deliver stories of im
portance to sheep producers. He
especially is noted for his positive
features on the National Wool Act
through his interviews with local
producers and national leaders.
Russell’s up-to-date stories are
broadcast to more than 32 Indiana
radio stations.
problems on 902 acres in Berks
County,
The conservation program is
designed to encourage farmers to
voluntarily perform soil and water
conservation measures.
“We identify critical conserva
tion problems in the county, deter
mine priorities for cost-sharing to
obtain the most cost effective sol
utions to the problems, and select
ACP practices for the county
program,” Troutman said.
Applications for three to five
year long term agreements are
being taken now for funding early
in 1994. Farmers may apply for
the ACP anytime during die year.
Promotion Agency, and the Pen
nsylvania Dairy Promotion Prog
ram jointly sponsor the sculp
ture as well as other activities at
the Farm Show.
One of a few known butter
sculptures in the world, Mackin
tosh is also known for his work on
popular movies and features. He
has just completed work on
“Legends of the Fall,” an epic
family saga starring Anthony
Hopkins, and “Natural Bom Kill
ers,” a movie directed by Oliver
Stone. For both movies, Mackin
tosh performed a variety of prop
work. He has also been working
on television programs including a
“Robocop” series to be released in
the spring and a CBC World War
II documentary.
Eastern Milk Producers, from
Syracuse, New York, will donate
approximately 800 pounds of but
ter for use in the sculpture. The
butter wi|l come from the Holly
Milk Plant, in Carlisle, which
receives milk from Eastern’s
1,200 Pennsylvania members. In
addition to the donation, Easterm
will assist in the development of a
video about the butter sculpture.
This video will be aired during the
Farm Show at the butter sculpture
and will provide information
about the creation of the sculpture
and the football theme.
The sculpture is made on a
medal framework and designed by
various carving tools. Because
Mackintosh does not touch the
butter with his hands, most of the
sculpture can be used following
the Farm Show. Several area char
ities will receive the butter to use
in their soup kitchens.
The butter sculpture was
unveiled Thursday, January 6,
prior to the show, at a special
press conference. More informa
tion about the sculpture is avail
able by calling (717) 787-6903.