AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 30, 1995
Beef Evaluation
Program Set
LEESPORT (Berks Co.)—AU
beef producers are invited to
attend an On-Foot, On-Rail Beef
Evaluation Workshop to increase
their skills at evaluating live ani
mals. This event is sponsored by
Penn State Cooperative Extension
•Carcass Evaluation —Jan. 18 at Peters
Bros. Meats, Lenhartsville, Lenhartsville Exit
ofßt. 78 (22) just off Rt. 143 in Lenhartsville.
Carcass Evaluation: 7:30 p.m.
On Tuesday evening, Jan. 16. each animal
will bb evaluated by everyone attending. Ani
mals will be judged on quality grade, yield
grade, size of rib eye and depth of fat over rib
and overall characteristics as a beef animal. A
cattle buyer from Moyer’s Packing will help
with the live evaluation. At the live evalua
tion, Jeff Mamett from Upjohn will conduct a
quality assurance discussion including site
injections and other concerns.
On Thursday, Jan. 18, Chester Hughes,
extension agent in Lancaster County, will
evaluate each carcass for dressing percentage,
marbling score, maturity, quality grade, rib
eye area, fat over rib, and yield grade.
The cost is $2 for non-members of the
Berks/Southeast Cattlemen Association.
There will be no cost for members who have
paid their 1996 dues. Cattle producers inter
ested in having one of their animals evaluated
are welcome to enter a steer, heifer, bull or
cow.
For more information, contact Clyde A.B.
Myers, Berks County Cooperative Extension,
(610) 378-1327.
Organic
Growers
Meeting Set
ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Maryland Secretary
of Agriculture Lewis R. Riley has announced
that the Maryland Department of Agriculture
along with the Maryland Marketing Coopera
tive Advisory Committee and the Maryland
Organic Food and Farming Association will
sponsor an organic producers meeting on Jan.
13, at 1 p.m. in the MDA Headquarters Build
ing, Annapolis.
The purpose of the gathering will be for all
growers interested in forming an organic pro
ducers association to meet and discuss
cooperative solutions to common problems.
“Organic production is increasing in our
state and we hope to do a better job of market
ing organic fruits and vegetables. I urge all
organic producers who are interested in form
ing an organic producers association in order
to improve our marketing efforts, to come to
the meetings in January. This is an opportuni
ty for organic farmers to aggressively help
themselves,” Riley said.
In addition, the Maryland Organic Food
and Farming Association will hold its annual
meeting on the same morning beginning at 9
a.m. This meeting is open to the public and
will feature a keynote speaker from one of the
nation’s most successful organic marketing
cooperatives.
For further information and a snow date,
call the Maryland Department of Agriculture,
Marketing Services, at (410) 841-5770.
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Berks/Southeast Cattlemen.
The sessions will be as follows:
•Live Evaluation—Jan. 16 at
Leesport Fanner’s Market, Rl 61.
North of Leesport. Live Evalua
tion; 7:30 p.m.
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COMMODITIES
1585 Granite Station
Gettysburg, PA
lINKLEY & HURST
BROS., INC
33 Rothsville Station Rd.
Lititz, PA
UNKLE & GREIB,
ERB & HENRY
EQUIP. INC.
22-26 Henry Ave.
New Berlinville, PA
lISTAND’S FARM
& HOME
RD 1, Box 231
Rome, PA
ICKES FARM
SUPPLY
Route 869 West
Osterburg, PA
INCH EQUIPMENT
Box 247, E. Main St.
McAlisterville, PA
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Agribusiness Association Honors 3
CLAYTON. N.J.—Helena
Chemical, Ted Plate, and Norman
Smith were honored recently at
the annual meeting of the New
Jersey Agribusiness Association
(NSAA) at the Holiday Inn
Executive Conference Center in
Bridgeport
Helena Chemical Co. was
named Agribusiness of the Year
for 1995. They have sales offices
in Woodstown and a division
office in Swedesboro. They were
honored for their outstanding sales
Meyer Forage Boxe
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AGRI
INC.
RD #1
Mill Hall, PA
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LINCOLN SUPPLY
& EQUIPMENT CO.
RR2I, Box 217 A,
Somerset, PA
Rt. 135, McCoole, MD
NORMAN D. CLARK
& SONS, INC.
Box 27, Main St.
Honey Grove, Pa
MESSICK FARM
EQUIPMENT
Rt. 283, Rheems Exit
Elizabethtown, PA
MEYER’S
IMPLEMENTS, INC.
400 N. Antrim Way
Greencastle, PA
MIFFLINBURG
FARM SUPPLY
Route 45 East
Mifflinburg, PA
ENFIELD
EQUIPMENT
6600 Limestone Rd.
Oxford, PA
720 Wheeler School Rd.
Whiteford, MD
GEORGE V.SEIPEL
& SON
1521 Van Buren Road
Easton, PA
and service to New Jersey farmers
and specialty crop growers.
Also recognized were five sales
and management people of Helena
who have provided leadership to
the former Plant Food Educational
Society, the former Pesticide
Association of New Jersey, and
the New Jersey Agribusiness
Association. Jerry Frecon, public
relations chair of the NJAA, pre
sented the award to Roy Fetters,
local manager of Helena in New
Jersey.
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BEN VAN DUSEN
MACHINERY
RD #2, Box 400
Sayre, PA
LONE MAPLE
SALES & SERVICE
RD 2
New Alexandria, PA
SANDY LAKE
IMPLEMENT CO.,
INC.
RD 3, Sandy Lake, PA
Ted Plate was named NJ. Agri
businessman of the Year because
of his extraordinary efforts in
promoting New Jersey Agricul
ture. Plate is the president of Plant
Food Company, Inc. of Cranberry,
NJ.
Norman Smith of Vineland was
presented the “Heritage Award”
for his past contributions to agri
culture. Smith was a county agri
cultural agent in New York State
and Cumberland County for 32
years.
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WALTEMYER’S SALES
& SERVICE, INC.
RD #3, Box 43-B
Red Lion, PA