Dairy Shrine Announces Student Winners SHAWANO, Wis.—The top five award winners in the 199 S Dairy Shrine Student Recognition Contest have diverse career aspi rations ranging from dairy research to journalism to dairy farming. The top five honorees, selected from a group of 16 entrants, are; first place, Miriam Kelly. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; second place, Michele Ruby, California Polytechnic State University; third place, Corey Geiger, University of Wisconsin-Madison; fourth place. Kevin Ziemba. Cornell Universi ty; and fifth place, Jeffrey Hostet ler, Penn State University. These top winners will receive cash awards of $l,OOO, $5OO, $4OO, $3OO and $2OO respectively from Dairy Shrine. And all entrants will receive lifetime memberships in Dairy Shrine. They will be honored at the Dairy Shrine awards banquet in Madison, Wis. on Wednesday, OcL 4, in conjunction with World Dairy Expo. Miriam Kelly First place winner Miriam Kel ly is familiar to Dairy Shrine members as recipient of the 1994 Kildee Scholarship for graduate study. A Pennsylvania native and Virginia Tech graduate, Miriam is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Animal Science at Cor nell Univetsity, concentrating on research in dairy cattle nutrition and physiology. While at Virginia Tech, Kelly was honored as the outstanding senior in the College of Agricul ture and Life Sciences and received the Paul A. Reaves Award as outstanding senior in the Department erf. Dairy Science. In addition to being involved in many on-campus activities, she was a national officer in the American Dairy Science Associa tion student affiliate division. MiCbele Ruby Michele Ruby, this year’s sec ond place winner, is planning a career in dairy advertising, jour nalism or public relations. A native of Oregon and a gradu ate of Cal Poly, Michele is a past Oregon State Dairy Princess and Field Day Aug. 17, 1995 “l AM to 4 PM Located Between Rothsvllle & Brownstown On Rt. 772 to Rabbltt HIM Rd. FLOAT SYSTEM GREENHOUSE numMomnmm corf®, achnupp :aass»ar;, ■■■...*« 1483 E. NswMftSM*. _ k Utta, PWTS&mT (717) 8384071 - Jeffrey Hosteller National President of the Ameri can Dairy Science Association student affiliate division. Currently, she is editor of the New York Holstein News, Ithaca, NY. She also continues to be involved in her family dairy oper ation through ownership of 38 registered Holsteins, including 22 milking cows with a BAA of 105.7 and an average production average of 23,500 pounds of milk. Corey Geiger Corey Geiger, the third place winner, has already begun his career in the dairy industry as an associate editor of Hoard’s Dairy man magazine. A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate, Corey plans to maintain owner ship of 20 registered Holsteins on his family farm near Reedsville. Wis. As a college student, Geiger was vice president of the Badger Dairy Club, president of Alpha Gamma Rho and a recipient of a Dairy Shrine-UDIA milk market ing scholarship. Kevin Ziemba The fourth place winner, Kevin Ziemba, has joined his family dairy operation in New York, after graduating from Cornell Universi ty. A successful dairy cattle judge, Ziemba led the Cornell University team to a first-place finish in the 1994 National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest by placing first individually and first Lebanon Market Animal Auction (Continued from Pago A 36) The grand champion was exhi bited by Janine Wincbark, daught er of Kenneth and Janet Wincbark, Myerstown, and sold for $l,lOO to Country Fare Restaurant, in Myerstown. The reserve grand champion market hog was exhibited by Tris ha Berger, daughter of Bonnie Arnold, and sold for $9OO to MACH Farms, of Lebanon. Complete market lambs and hogs are shown first on hoof and then judged by carcass, and are rated according to a final index that correlates to goals of commercial production, such as average daily gain, carcass weight, length, back fat and the area of the loin on cross section. The carcasses are then cut, wrapped and quick frozen and ready to be consumed by the buyer, Billie Jo Atkins, daughter of Bill and Judy Atkins, of Lebanon, sold her grand champion complete market lamb to die agricultural lending group at LVNB for S22S. For those familiar with the details of meat production, Atkins’ lamb had a carcass weight of 49 pounds, a 2.35 square-inch loin eye, a tenth of an inch backfat, an average daily gain of .60 pounds, 47 percent retail cuts, a yield grade of 2.126 and a final index 0f79.25. Brandon Winebark, son of Ken in oral reasons. He is a past presi dent of both the Cornell Universi ty Dairy Science club and the New York State Junior Holstein Association. Jeffrey Hostetter Jeffrey Hostetter, the fifth place winner, also plans to return to his family farm following graduation in December from Pennsylvania State University. A Pennsylvania native, Jeffrey has served as presi dent of the Penn State Dairy Sci ence Club, Pennsylvania Junior Holstein Club, Pennsylvania Junior Holstein Association and Alpha Zeta honorary agricultural fraternity. The Dairy Shrine Student Rec ognition program is designed to recognize outstanding dairy stu dents who plan to work with dairy cattle following graduation. ♦ . •* m and Janet, sold his grand champion complete market hog to Ezra Good, of Denver, for $45(1 The details of his champion include an average daily gain of 2.08 pounds, with a tested .7807 pounds of lean gain per day, a car cass weight of 184 pounds, a length of 32 inches, a 5.9 square inch loin eye, .90 inches of back- Darren FkJler holds his reserve grand champion market lamb and stands with Lebanon Area Fair Queen Jennifer Bashore and representatives of the agricultural lending group with Lebanon Valley National Bank. Bank representa tives, from the left are Sean McKinney, Bob Donaldson, Jen nifer Greenawalt, Mike Firestlne, Amy Smith and Travis Weriey. over the back of the animal, Trisha Berger stands with Leba non Area Fair Queen Jennifer Bashore, and, from the left, Rosemary and Jessica Christianson representing buyers MACH Farms. ADC Is the Place To Be A guaranteed market and security - the outstanding benefits that John Frederick refers to - are among the strengths of the premier dairy cooperative in the region. Atlantic Dairy Cooperative has a 78-year history of excellent service to its members. Financially strong, ADC guarantees a market for all member milk and excels in maximizing returns ADC is a leader in providing equity payments, quality bonuses and over-order premiums to members. Nearly 4,000 dairy farmers agree that "ADC is the Place to Be " For free information on how you can secure the future of your dairy farm operation, write or call; Atlantic Dairy Cooperative "jrS 1225 Industrial Highway IttHf I Southampton, PA 18966 J liWtJ 1-800-645-MILK UncaUf Farming, Saturday, August 12, fat. and it measured out 50.89 per cent lean, and had a final index of .95679. The volunteer auctioneer was Harry Bachman, of Annville, with helper Brian Kreider, of Lebanon. For more information on the Lebanon County 4-H Livestock program, contact the county exten sion office at (717) 270-4391. “Atlantic Dairy Cooperative has marketed ourfamily’s milk since 191 7. The cooperative provides us a guaranteed market and security we know our milk check is going to come every month. ” —-John Frederick New Hope, PA
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