HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Broad knowledge of the dairy industry has generated financial rewards for three top winners of the All-American Dairy Show’s junior dairyman management con test. Winners of the management contest for the past three years have each been awarded $5OO scholarships to further their edu cation. Colleen Kretzing, Loys ville, Pa. and Robert Wilson and Shannon Lacy, both of Dansville, N.Y., have earmarked their dairy management scholarship funds to ward college studies in dairying and related agricultural fields. Their message to contestants is that the competition at the Harris burg show is the most comprehen sive and thorough of such youth dairy learning activities held across the region. “It's a really good contest,” said 1993 winner Shannon Lacy, who has traveled from Allegheny County, New York, five times to participate. “The contest has a lit tle of everything and is set up in stations with topics that most don’t cover, like feeds and meats identification. Having an inter view for the finalists is also differ ent; in most contests you don’t have to be able to present yourself in front of people. “And because the Junior Dairy Management Contest is held in conjunction with the All-Ameri can, it gives us an opportunity to sec the shows and the cattle as well,” said Lacy. The 17-year-old Lacy will be a senior year at Cana scraga Central High School and Don’t Let This Happen To Tou Again’ ValuaWe Harvest Time Is Lost WAITING On Others Dairy Scholarships Fund College Educations plans to pursue veterinary studies, using his $5OO scholarship award toward college tuition or books. Lacy’s Allegheny County 4-H dairy teammate Robert Wilson claimed lop honors in the 1991 runoffs, a repeat performance of his 1990 win, before the scholar ship award was started. “The scholarship has helped in financing my education.” said the 19-year-old Wilson, a sophomore majoring in animal science at the University of Illinois. “My goal is to get into vet school and become a large animal veterinarian, espe cially working' with dairy cattle.” Colleen Kretzing, the 1992 winner, put her use of the scholar ship award on hold for a year, to participate in an agriculture stu dent foreign exchange program to Germany. One of 24 students par ticipating in the Bundcspag Ex change Program, Colleen has been studying dairy science at a Ger man college, along with working on a dairy farm. She plans to enter Penn State this fall, pursuing a dairy science degree. ‘This is the best contest that is nationally held,” said Donna Wil son, coach of the Allegheny Coun ty. New York, 4-H team that tra vels each year to participate in the Harrisburg All-American youth program. “Well-run, it hits every aspect of dairy management and is al ways improving and changing. The sponsors are terrific to work with. “Participants have an edge over others when they apply to agricul ture schools, because of the com- r High Individuals, front left to right, Natalie Welch, 2nd; Shannon Lacey, Ist; and Jason Baughman, 3rd; back, left to right, Jeff Tyson, Church & Dwight Co.; Joel Mills, 4th; Brian Wilson, sth; Andy Myers, 6th; Dan Hughes. Pfizer, Inc. prehensive studying they must do for the Dairy Management con test. And the interview picks out the cream of the contestants,” Wil son said. “It’s a tough contest, but parti cipants will learn more from it,” said Walter Wurster, Chester County extension agent who serves as contest superintendent. "It focuses on the skills an indivi dual going into the dairy business would need, A person who does well will have a pretty good un derstanding of the industry.” Improve your options for both harvesting and marketing. Order a BROCK bin today —outstanding discounts are now in effect. THERE'S ONLY ONE 1248 South Mountain Rd. ■ A, Dlltsburg, PA 17019 H M 717-432-9738 • FAX 717-432-1 me. Wurster says the 1994 contest will be a shorter one, comprised of seven 12-minute stations of parti cipation rather than the ten IS-minutc stations of prior years. Dr. Carl Brown, chairman of the junior dairy management con test since its inception, sees it as a bridge between events like cattle showing and dairy bowl competi tion. “It was developed to help keep youth more interested and involv ed at the All-American and as an alternative to dairy judging,” said oc Lmcufef Farming, Saturday, Junt 4,1994-D3 Dr. Brown. “In addition to the lop scholarship, there are numerous other cash premiums as well as trophies and plaques provided by our sponsors Church & Dwight Company and Pfizer, Inc.” Dairy management classes in clude heifer judging, linear trait evaluation, meats and forage/grain identifications, milk sanitation and quality, dry cow management and knowledge of current issues in the dairy industry. Premiums and ribbons will be awarded to the lop ten 4-H and FFA teams and lop ten individuals, with plaques to the lop winner in team and indivi dual competition. The 1994 Junior Dairy Manage ment Contest will be held Septem ber 27, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Com plex, Harrisburg. The youth acti vity is part of the Pennsylvania All-American Dairy Show, which will run September 26 through 29 at the Farm Show Complex. For additional information, contact Charles A. Itle, manager, Pennsylvania All-Amencan Dairy Show, Farm Show Complex, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harris burg, PA 17110-9408. (717) 787-2905. jUN II
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