Supplement To The September 24, 1994 Issue \ Lancaster Farming I - \ I b . - IKJ®^ Poultry Ambassador Is Sister To Last Year’s Poultry Queen The Stauffer family stand In front of the poultry houses where they raise 22,000 broilers. The family Is active in promoting the poultry Industry. Michele is both Lan caster County and Pennsylvania Poultry Ambassador. Her sister Melissa was last year’s Poultry Queen for both the county and state. Kneeling from left are Michele and Janelle. Standing are Melissa, Lucy, and Clark. Northeast Poultry Show Sept. 28-29 LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) One of the country’s leading authorities on rodent control will be on hand at this year’s Northeast Poultry Show, to be held Sept. 28-29 here at the Lancaster Host Resort. Dr. Dave Henzler, USDA, will make a presentation on ways in which poultry produc ers can control rodents on Wed nesday, Sept. 28 in the Exhibit Hall at 2 p.m. On Thursday, Sept. 29 Dr. Jim Arends, North Carolina State University, will discuss the control of darkling beetles. Keynote speaker for the con ference includes Sheilah Kast, (Turn to Pago 6) LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Fanning Staff EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.) The Clark Stauffer farm is produc ing more than chickens, veget ables, pigs, and the innovative technology for which it has been noted. For two years in a row, the poultry spokesperson for the industry has been chosen from the Stauffer farm. Michele Stauffer is the Pennsyl vania Poultry Ambassador. Last year it was Melissa Stauffer who was named Pennsylvania Poultry Queen. “It’s a title change but the responsibilities are basically the same,” said Guy Martin, commit tee chairperson for the Lancaster County Poultry Association. After years of crowning a queen to repre sent the industry, the poultry board decided to drop the pageant and the queen title because prospective Scope Of Poultry Research At Facility Includes Studies Of Human Disease ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) What do stu dies into the human disease osteoporosis and chicken bones have in common? Penn State. With the aid of the universi ty’s $6 million Poultry Educa tion and Research Center, sci entists are using the study of how chicken bones are formed and break down to gather insights into how older humans come down with the disease called osteoporosis. (Simply put, osteoporosis effects thousands of older age Farm Calendar Tuesday, September 27 Northeast Poultry Show, Lan caster Host Resort, thru Sept. caster Host Resort, thru Sept. Health Seminar, Recogniz ing Bird Disease Down On the Farm, Kreider’s Restaur- annual meeting, Delmarva Convention Center, Delmar, Md. candidates had negative reactions to appearing in a pageant Instead, the board annually will select an ambassador to represent the indus try. “By having an ambassador, males will have the opportunity to promote the industry,” Martin said. Seventeen-year-old Michele, a senior at Ephrata High School, will represent both county and state poultry industries. She will appear at poultry functions, fairs, and take the poultry story to elementary schools. “My sister often talked about how much she enjoyed being poul try queen,” Michelle said. “Plus my teacher said that I’m pretty good at public speaking so I thought I’d enjoy being the ambassador.” (Turn to Page 2) people each year. It is a condi tion where bones become fra gile and brittle.) Dr. Roland Leach, Penn State professor of nutrition and poultry science, who conducted the tour last month during the university’s Ag Progress Days, spoke about the facility’s ongo ing research efforts in the field of osteoporosis. “We’re living longer and we’re getting diseases of aging,” he told the 30 visitors during the first tour. “Osteo porosis is a serious disease of aging, particularly for women after menopause.” (Turn to Pag* 5) Wednesday, October 13 Pa./Va. Turkey Day Confer ence, Sheraton Inn, Harris- Health and Processing, Sher- Association annual banquet, Health Seminar, Ascites, Krcider’s Restaurant, Man- Extension Meeting (MACE), University of Delaware, Newark, Del. (Turn to Pago 12)
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