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Gabel Elected Chairman Of Beef Council
HARRISBURG, Pa.—Bob
Gabel, a Peny County dairy far
mer and Beef Council Director
since 1990, was elected Chairman
of the 21-member board at their
annual reorganization/planning
meeting. Gabel had previously
served as treasurer of the council,
and was originally nominated to
serve by Eastern Milk Producers
Cooperative. Gabel replaces past
chairman and cattle feeder Wayne
Hoffman, of York County, whose
term had expired.
Bill McCoy, a Lancaster Coun
ty beef producer and current presi
dent of the Lancaster Stockyards,
was elected vice chairman. In
addition to his beef council
involvement, McCoy also serves
as a director fdr the Pennsylvania
Cattlemen’s Association, and
recently served as the beef council
secretary.
Dennis Snyder, a Potter County
veal producer, was elected beef
council treasurer. A Director since
1992, Snyder has previously
served as the beef council’s vice
chairman.
JOANNE E. MORVAY
Adams Co. Correspondent
CENTENNIAL (Adams Co.)
The Adams County Holstein
Association honored Adam
Lobaugh of near Tyrone for more
than three decades of service to
the county and state dairy
industry.
About 75 people attended the
association’s annual banquet and
were on hand as Lobaugh received
a plaque for his many
contributions.
Lobaugh, who retired in April,
had been fanning since 1949. He
owns 80 acres near Tyrone and
rented an additional 40 acres.
Lobaugh milked. 40 registered
Holsteins until 1993. He raised 45
calves and heifers until this past
spring.
His “Ad-Lo” prefix is well
known in Pennsylvania dairying,
said Holstein Club president
Kevin Holtzinger.
Lobaugh, 73. remains “one of
the movers and shakers of our
county,” Holtzinger said. “He
always showed up when there was
work to be done and stayed until it
was finished.”
PDA R
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
A delegation of state Agricul
ture Department officials and state
legislators conducted a recent
trade visit to the Mexican states of
Hidalgo and Veracruz to expand
markets for Pennsylvania-made or
grown products.
“Mexico is the largest importer
of Pennsylvania’s agricultural
products,” Agriculture Secretary
Charles C. Brosius said. “Through
Gov. Ridge’s Keystone Export
Strategy, we will strengthen the
trade relationship with sister states
in other nations, such as Hidalgo
and Veracruz.”
The state of Hidalgo is located
in central Mexico, and Veracruz,is
a coastal state on the Gulf of Mex
ico. Principal agricultural pro
ducts of the two states include
beef and dairy cattle, citrus fruits
and vegetables.
The delegation included Senate
Agriculture Committee Chairman
Roger A. Madigan, Sens. Raphael
J. Muslo and Patrick J. Stapleton,
Rens. Arthur D. Hershcy and Paul
Lowell Wilson, a Centre Coun
ty beef producer and a faculty
member of Penn State’s Depart
ment of Dairy and Animal Sci
ences, was elected secretary. Wil
son serves on the Beef Council as
a representative of the Pennsylva
nia Cattlemen’s Association.
In addition to electing officers,
the board approved the council’s
$1.2 million budget. Highlights of
the budget’s marketing program
include an extensive partnership
with McCormick’s Quick Classic
meal sauces, a beef sandwich
promotion with Sheetz Conveni
ence Stores, an extensive veal
promotion in Philadelphia. More
than 80 percent of the beef coun
cil’s in-state marketing budget is
devoted to promotional programs.
“With the current large meat
supplies, staff and the Board have
placed our program emphasis on
promotional programs designed to
move additional tonnage, versus
longer-term educational pro
grams,” says Dave Ivan, PBC
Executive Director. “We feel it is
crucial, particularly in critical
Adams County Honors Lobaugh
Lobaugh has served on the
board of directors for the Adams
County Extension Service, the
Farmers Home Administration,
the county’s Dairy Herd Improve
ment Association, and the Adams
County Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service, now
known as the county Farm Service
Agency.
He is a past president of the
Adams County Young Farmers
and the Adams County Holstein
Association.
Holtzinger said Lobaugh was
“noted for his ability to raise funds
for worthy causes.” He said that
Lobaugh has been the associa
tion’s champion cheese seller for
years. The proceeds of the annual
cheese sale are used to fund asso
calion activities.
Lobaugh was presented with a
plaque honoring his accomplish
ments and a dinner gift certificate
to enjoy with his wife Ruth. The
couple, married since 1946, have
two children and four
grandchildren.
Lobaugh said he was “very
pleased” by the honor and kind
remarks.
eports On Trade Visit
W. Semmel, Bureau of Market
Development Director Ana Maria
DiStefano, Pennsylvania Milk
Marketing Board Executive Sec
retary Frank O. DeGarcia, and
several staff members of the
Senate Agriculture Committee.
The Pennsylvania delegation
was invited to Mexico by the gov
ernors of Hidalgo and Veracruz.
As a result of the visit, the state
delegation established direct
means of communication with the
two Mexican states and the Mexi
can federal government, deve
loped a framework for an
agricultural-student exchange
program and arranged for the
purchase of dairy cattle from
Pennsylvania.
In addition, the delegation
arranged for the purchase of cattle
and poultry feed from Pennsylva
nia farmers, considered the use of
the Veracruz port of Tuxpan as a
sister port to Philadelphia and dis
cussed issues regarding the export
of Pennsylvania-grown apples and
Christmas trees.
Mexican elected and appointed
time periods such as the summer
months, that checkoff dollars are
helping move product through the
system.”
Other marketing programs
approved include extensive in
sk ‘ ‘ hool
Lowell Wilson, secretary; Bill McCoy, vice chairman; Bob
Gabel, president; and Dennis Snyder, treasurer.
In other business, the associa
tion elected new directors. Dean
Lobaugh, Donald Rose and Rose
Wenger were elected to two-year
terms. Alan Zepp will serve a one
year term. Guy Kehr, Adam
Lobaugh and Dan Waybright went
off the board.
Adams County Daily Princess
Julie Zepp and Alternate Princess
Joy Hess attended the banquet
The duo have done 47 dairy pro
motions since July. Zepp gave her
speech “Milk, the Drink You Nev
er Outgrow” at the banquet Hess
was lauded for her performance at
the state 4-H and FFA dairy judg
ing contests. She was high indivi
dual in both contests and placed
third at the All American in Har
risburg. Hess was second in oral
reasons at Harrisburg, missing
first place by one point
The association also applauded
the efforts of Chris and Steve
Wood of Penn Gate Farm in Lit
dcstown. The Woods have been
named progressive young breed
ers and premier exhibitor and
breeder at the Pennsylvania Fall
Championship show and had the
first second, and third place win-
officials have visited Pennsylva
nia twice during 1995. In March,
they met with Gov. Ridge and
Secretary Biosius.
Due to the interest shown by the
Ridge Administration and the
General Assembly, Mexican offi
cials have proposed two trade vis
its. After this first visit by the
Pennsylvania delegation, a second
trip will be scheduled in February.
Holstein Association Changes Trait
BRATTLEBORO, Vt.—
Holstein Association USA has
changed the linear trait “Thurl
Width,” replacing it with “Rump
Width.”
This is defined as the inside
measurement between the pin
bones.
According to John Connor,
director of type evaluations at the
Association, making this, change
assures the Association’s commit
ment to the harmonization of
linear traits being recognized by
the World Holstein Friesian
foodservicc programs and a con
sumer recipe hotline.
The Pennsylvania Beef Council
is the producer-controlled organi
zation responsible for administer
ing the $1 per head beef checkoff
tiers in the Pennsylvania Holstein
Futurity.
County extension director Tho
mas E. Piper showed a “year in
review” slide show, bringing back
memories of the association’s
many activities over the past year.
Pictured events included the
DHIA awards banquet, a telecon
ference on dairy nutrition, the
association’s dairy tour in York
Federated Genetics, CRI
Study Joint Programs
LANCASTER (Lancaster
Co.)—The board presidents and
senior management of Federated
Genetics and Cooperative Resour
ces International have agreed to
study alternatives that would
further strengthen the product
development, marketing, and
internal operations of the cattle
breeding group.
Cooperatives represented in the
study include Atlantic Breeders,
Lancaster; Eastern AI, Ithaca, NY;
Louisiana Animal Breeders,
Baton Rouge, LA; NOBA, Tiffin,
OH; and 21st Century Genetics,
Shawano, WI.
. Federated’s long-range plan
ning committee points out that this
study is being carried out concur
rently with the completion of their
own merger plan which is deve
loping between Atlantic, Eastern,
and Louisiana.
In authorizing the study, leaders
of the five AI cooperatives estab
lished two primary objectives: 1)
“We also feel that the pin bones nor said,
are'easier for classifiers to focus The accompanying scale will be
on, compared to thurls, which used when evaluating this trait
should result in more uniformity , The implementation date for this
when evaluating this trait,” Con- change was Oct 1.
Linear Scale for Rump Width
Inside Measurement in Inches
2.0” and below
2.5" '
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3.5”
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4.5"
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5.5”
6.0”
Linear Scale
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Ephrata
Farmers Meet
EPHRATA (Lancaster
Co.) —The Ephrata Area Young
Fanners monthly meeting was
held on Nov. 9 here at the Eari G.
Martin Farm.
George Greaser, senior research
associate in agricultural econom
ics at Penn State, gave valuable
information on alternate farming.
The changes in ethnic and cultural
situations need to be assessed in
order to meet different demands in
die market place today.
Items discussed were possoms,
snails. Unties, aquaculture, buffa
lo. elk, deer, ostrich, emu, horse,
peacocks, guineas and dairy. Vari
ous literature was also given for
perusal for each farmer.
Dr. Greaser stated the most
important selling point now is
health in food.
The matching of FFA students
with mentors had to be postponed,
but will be activated as soon as it
can be arranged.
The next meeting will be the
annual Christmas celebration at
the Ephrata High School Auditor
ium on Dm. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
and Lancaster counties, a twilight
meeting this summer, and the
recent Farm-City Day celebration
at Getty Acres.
. In final business, Chris Wood
announced that junior members
aged 6 to 21 are welcome for a
night of dairy bowl games and
other activities on Nov. 14 at 7
p.m. at the county extension
office.
any change in relationships must
maintain a governing structure
that allows the principles of
cooperative enterprise—farmer
ownership and control, member
representation, and equity
distribution —to function; and 2)
the review will examine current
operations and determine if effi
ciencies and product quality can
be enhanced through a closer
working relationship.
The most recent audit of each
organization shows that the five
cooperatives have $47 million in
assets, $73 million in sales, and
net worth at 76% of total assets.
Last year they served nearly
45,000 members. Together, they
own more than 2,000 sires housed
at nine locations.
These cooperatives currently
have a supply agreement that pro
vides a complete exchange of each
other’s genetic products through
out the United States. Their beef
and color dairy breeds genetic
development programs are fully
integrated.