A24-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 17, 1994
The supreme champion ewe is the Dorset yearling shown
by Greg Strausbaugh, Rome. Julie Kern, York County
Sheep and Wool Queen, makes the presentation.
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CATTLEMEN’S
ASSOCIATION
1995 Calendar Year DUES INVOICE
Name
Farm Name
Address
Please Circle Type of Operation
Purebred Commercial Feeder/stocker
Ag. Industry Dairy Veal
Packer/Processor Cow/calf Other
Active & Junior members dues include full dues in the Pennsylvania
Cattlemen’s Association including the Keystone Cattlemen’s Paper
Membership Categories. Please check one:
Active Membership individuals over 21, partnerships,
corporations, or firms interested in the breeding, producing,
finishing, or marketing of cattle $20.00
.Junior Membership 21 years & under
Date of Birth
.Associate Membership those active in allied industry $25.00
Would you be interested in serving as a Director
Suggestions/Nominations for Director
Would you like to serve on a Committee specify area of interest
Remit to Southeast Regional Cattlemen’s Association, Bobbi
McMullen, Sec. 2384 Robert Fulton Hwy. Peach Bottom, Pa.
17563 717-548-3282
NRAES Announces Dairy Expansion Conference
ITHACA, N.Y. The North
east Regional Agricultural Engi
neering Service (NRAES) has
announced it is sponsoring a con
ference and trade show on dairy
farm expansions, to be held Dec.
8-9 in die Turf Valley Hotel, in
Ellicott City, Md.
The location is about 20 miles
west of Baltimore and registration
if $l6O if paid by Nov. 18, $lBO if
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County 4-H at the Pennsylvania
Farm Show in Harrisburg in Jan
uary.
Showmanship was very compe
titive as always. Champion senior
showman honors went to Jennifer
Dunlcavy, Glenmoore for the sec
ond year in a row. The reserve
honors again /or the second year
in a row went (q Matt McAllister
of Spring City. Champion junior
showman was Jason Marsch of
Pottstown and reserve champion
Telephone
County
Recruited by
paid afterward, including walk
ins.
Rooms at the hotel are extra, but
if reservations are made by Nov. 7,
the rate is to be SSS for a single,
$65 for a double.
The fee for admission to the
conference and trade show covers
the cost of two lunches, break
refreshmeiits, and a 500-page
notebook of information related to
H Center
was Nathan Howe of Downing
town. Champion First year show
man was Adam Byrne of Notting
ham and reserve champion first
year showman was Matt Egleston
of Glenmoore.
The champion Angus heifer
was exhibited by Kasey McAllis
ter of Spring City and the reserve
champion to Jason Marsch of
Pottstown. Champion and reserve
champion Simmental heifers were
exhibited by Jason Wagner of
Spring City.
Supreme Sheep Honors
To Hampshire And Dorset At York
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
YORK (York Co.) When all
the breed grand champions get
together in the ring to select the
supreme champion ram and ewe at
the York Fair breeding sheep
show, it is easy to see why this is
called one of the strongest shows in
the area. Monday night after all the
class shows were completed, the
selections were made.
The supreme champion ram was
the Hampshire entry from Wey
Farms at Kutztown. The winner
came from the spring ram lamb
class in the breed show. Wey
Farms also had the champion
Hampshire ewe.
And the supreme champion ewe
was the Dorset entry of Greg
Strausbaugh from Rome. The
champion is a yearling. Straus
baugh also had the champion ram
in the Dorset show.
In the Cheviot breed show, John
Easton, Sr., from Windsor had both
the champion ram and the champ
ion ewe.
In Montadale, Zackary Reed,
Newville, had both champion ram
and ewe.
The Oxford breed had no ram
entry, but Nathan Good, Brogue,
had the champion ewe.
In the Shropshire breed, Wey
Farms had both the ram and ewe
champions.
Jennifer Flinchbaugh, York, had
the champion Southdown ram and
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
PEACH BOTTOM (Lancaster
Co.) —Beef producers in southern
Lancaster and Chester counties
now have an organization to repre
sent them.
Recently formed is the South
east Regional Cattlemen’s Associ
ation, an affiliate of the Pennsylva
nia Cattlemen’s Association, Inc.
Membership in the association
is open to all interested in the orga
nization, according to Bobbi
McMullen, secretary/treasurer, a
beef producer.
kcMullen, who operates the
20-cow purebred Wakefield
Angus cow/calf herd on 60 acres in
Peach Bottom, told Lancaster
$6.00
yes no
dairy expansions.
The conference itself is to con
sist of 25 presentations from spe
cialists in dairy facilities, agricul
tural lending, strategic planning,
facilities planning, manure hand
ling, environmental assessment,
and construction.
Presentations are to focus on the
strategy of using incremental
expansion to ensure that debt load
is reasonable compared to antici
pated cash flow.
Robert Graves, Penn State Uni
versity professor in the Depart
ment of Agricultural and Biologi
cal Engineering, provided leader
ship in developing the conference,
according to a news release.
The program was developed in
cooperation with extension staff
from land grant universities in
Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New
York, according to NRAES. It was
designed to serve farmers, exten
sion agents, builders, consultants,
lenders and any other individuals
with an interest in dairy
Amanda Miller, Mertztown, had
the champion ewe.
In the Suffolk breed, Troy Ness,
Dallastown, had both the champ
ion ram and ewe.
Jennnifer Flinchbaugh had the
champion ram in the Natural Color
show, and Randy Irwin, Freeland,
Maryland, had the champion ewe.
Randy Irwin also had both
champions in the Bordier Leister
The supreme champion ram was a Hampshire spring
lamb shown by Wey Farms, Kutztown. In the photo, from
left, Bruce Snyder, Julie Kern, and Ron Miller.
Southeast Cattlemen’s
Association Forms
Faming that the organization
welcomes all “beef producers,
feedlot producers, cow/calf opera
tors, purebred operations, and veal
producers anybody related to
the beef industry.”
According to the established by
laws, the association was formed
to edcuate the general public to the
values and advantages of beef and
beef products by advertisement
and displays, articles in newspap
ers, activities at fairs, and to pro
vide a pro-active voice to address
beef industry issues.
The association will conduct
meetings and seminars, tours, and
field days to promote technical
assistance through interaction,
communication, and educational
expansions.
Participants are to be provided
with the opportunity to leam the
many facets of planning and exe
cuting a successful expansion
from financing to manure man
agement plans.
Planners, engineers, builders
and equipment suppliers are to
receive up-to-date techniques for
selecting free-stall floor plans,
ventilation systems, milking cen
ter designs, and materials.
Financial and management
advisors, and veterinarians should
be able to improve their ability to
evaluate proposed dairy expan
sions, as a result of participating in
the conference.
In addition to the presentations,
a trade show for participants only
is scheduled to be held from 6 p.m.
to 10:30 p.m., Dec. 6, with exhibits
concentrating on equipment and
services for dairy expansions and
include consultants, dairy equip
ment manufacturers, lenders, and
others.
show.
Gerr Glen Farm, Hustontown,
had both champions in the Colum
bia breed.
In Corridale, Joyce Bankert,
Red Lion, had both the champion
ram and ewe.
And Blake McKenney, York,
had the champion ram and ewe in
the Romney show.
activities.
The annual membership meet
ing is scheduled later this year for
the election of directors. The meet
ing is scheduled Thursday, Nov.
17 at Moss’s Steak House in Lion
vilie. Other information will be
forthcoming, according to
McMullen.
Officers of the association are
Gary Smith, Downingtown, chair
man; Dennis Byrne, Nottingham,
vice chairman; Bobbi McMullen,
Peach Bottom, secretary/treasurer;
and Cheryl Fairbaim, West Ches
ter, cooperative extension service
coordinator.
Lancaster Fanning has
included a membership applica
tion with this article. Active mem
berships for individuals mote than
21 years of age. partnerships, cor
porations, or firms is $2O year
year, junior membership for those
21 years and under is $6; and asso
ciate membership is S2S.
For more information, contact
The Southeast Regional Cattle
men’s Association, Bobbi McMul
len, Secretary/Treasurer, 2384
Robert Fulton Hwy., Peach Bot
tom. PA 17563, (717) 548-3282.
For a brochure containing the
complete conference program, a
map to the Turf Valley Hotel, and a
registration form, write to
NRAES, Cooperative Extension,
152 Riley-Robb Hall, Ithaca, N.Y.,
14853-5701, or call (607)
255-7654.