UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Pennsylvania has the largest food processing industry in the Northeast and ranks among the top five in the nation. You can learn more about the nation’s complex food system at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, Aug. 13-15. Do you need to level the corral, clear a trail, or clean out the stalls? Then it's time for you to put a Kubota tractor to work. Kubota's new B-Series provides strong, versatile performance with diesel engines providing 13-18 PTO HP. These environmentally friendly E-TVCS engines set new standards for low emissions, low noise and low vibration Your new Kubota will be easy and comfortable to operate, with power steering and a highback seat. Choose 2WD or 4WD, standard gear or hydrostatic transmission. Even Kubota's exclusive Bi-Speed Turn is available. Visit your local Kubota dealer to see the full selection of Kubota tractors from 10-91 PTO HP. You'll want to put one to work around vour corral. 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Pennsylvania has more bakeries than any other state and ranks first in pretzels, potato chips, choco late, and other confections,” said Donald Thompson, associate pro fessor and head of food science at the college. “We rank second in egg processing, ice cream and yogurt, processed meats and pet food.” Pennsylvania also leads the nation in mushroom production and is among the top 10 in produc tion of milk, cheese, red meat, poultry, grapes, peaches, apples, cherries, pears, tomatoes, snap beans, and sweet com. The economics of the state’s Dealer Ntw Buryi lit ERB ft HENRY EQUIPMENT, INC. 215-367-2169 Rtadn; NICARiY EQUIPMENT, INC. 215-926-2441 food system will be featured in a display showing creation of jobs, the state’s proximity to large marketing areas and other aspects of the industry. “Pennsylvania has more than 2,300 food companies, ranging from small businesses to large corporations,” said Thomp son. “Food-processing has an enormous economic impact in our state.” Pennsylvania’s food processing companies employ more than 90,000 workers and create oppor tunities for warehouses, transpor tation firms, and other businesses. According to a 1992 Penn State study of 20 leading industries in the commonwealth, food process ing accounts for nearly 9 percent Haintspon MATERIAL Wt« Chttttr HANDLING WENNER FORD SYSTEMS TRACTOR, INC. 609-2674100 215-399-961 S Yortt YORK TRACTOR, INC. 717-764-1094 Lencester Farming, Saturday, August 10, IMB-Ell “Safe, high-quality food is ofteli taken for granted,” said Dr. Audrey Maretzki, professor of food science and nutrition. “Everyone depends on the food system, but very few peo ple understand how it works or how we can influence it with our purchases, our support for certain businesses and laws, and our participa tion in policy discussions about food issues.” Visitors can also learn about KEYSTONE 21—The Pennsylvania Food Systems Profes sions Education Program, supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The program is a partnership among Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Commonwealth Educational System, the Rodale Institute, and Cheyney University. Directed by Dr. Theo dore Alter, interim dean of the college, it is aimed at preparing food system professionals to be responsive to the dynamic and complex food issues of the 21st century. In addition, visitors can take a self-guided interactive tour that illustrates how a raw com modity, such as a potato, can be harvested, processed and made into a finished product, such as a potato chip. Another display shows how economic value is added to a commodity Grom the time the crop is planted to the moment a consumer picks up a fresh loaf of bread on a supermarket shelf. Penn State’s Ag Progress Days feature more than 500 acres of educational and commercial exhibits, tours and machinery demonstrations. It is held at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs. NEW JERSEY DELAWARE Nmiaik NEWARK KUBOTA, INC. 1-800-955-3031 of all manufacturing jobs and tanks third in the creation of new jobs. A display titled “Who is the Middle Man?” will show who some of these workers arc and explain how food-processing companies meet customer demand by adding value to fresh produce. “The ‘Middle Man’ actually is a lot of people, including proces sors. packagers, employees in transportation and storage compa nies, and grocery store workers,” said Dr. James Dunn, professor of agricultural economics. “Each contributes to the value of food products and each receives a por tion of our food dollar.” Also featured will be alternative ways that families can obtain food. “Getting a healthful variety of nutritious foods can be difficult for resource-stressed households,” said Dr. Made leine Sigman-Grant, associate professor of food science. “Our exhibit will show some of the ways that families can get nutritious meals, such as food assistance programs and school breakfasts and lunches. “One very successful effort in our state is the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Far mers’ Market program, which supplies WIC clients with coupons they can use to buy fresh produce,” said Sigman-Grant “This also has led to the opening of more farmers’ markets, giving farmers another outlet for selling fresh produce.” Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sci ences has collaborated with agencies across Pennsylvania to establish programs to raise the public’s awareness of the food system. Some of these programs will be on display, including Food to Grow, a Pittsburgh-based effort to get organizations and individuals committed to eliminating hunger and poor nutrition; York and Cumberland counties’ summer food systems camps, which teach youth how food is grown, processed and distributed; and various activities in southeast Pennsylvania associated with the Regional Infrastructure for Sustaining Agriculture.
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