UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) The nineteenth annual
Keystone Pork Expo is scheduled
Feb. 12 at the Lebanon Valley
Expo Center at the Lebanon Fair
grounds in North Cornwall.
This year’s meeting will feature
a trade show with 43 exhibits, and
educational seminars for produc
ers. The Expo will once again
sponsor a “Pork Bowl” contest
and public speaking competition
for FFA and 4-H members.
Dr. Ralph Vinson, a nationally
recognized swine veterinarian
from the Oneida, 111, will speak on
PRRS and other swine health
issues. Vinson is known for his
long-running column, “Hog
Health,” which is published
monthly in Hogs Today.
Judy McDonnell, director of the
Pork Quality Assurance Market
ing Program at the National Pork
Producers Council, will comment
on the needs for pork quality
assurance.
Lou Moore, Penn State profes
sor of agricultural economics and
Syracuse Dairy Farmers Hold Annual Meeting
JORDAN, N.Y. Syracuse
Dairy Farmers Cooperative recen
tly held their annual meeting at
Jack’s Reef Hotel
Bill Byrne, President of Byrne
Dairy, Syracuse, NY, was a guest
at the meeting. In his remarks,
Byrne emphasized die good rela
tionship between Byme Dairy and
Syracuse Dairy Farmers. He dis
cussed the continuing growth of-
Byrne Dairy and their expanding
markets. He also gave his perspec
tive on the dairy indsutry and
markets fra the coming months.
Japwi Patsos of United Ag-Spr-,
vices. Seneca Falls, NY, presented
a check fra $5O and a certificate to
Jonalpa Farms, Baldwinsville,
NY, for being the top quality pro-
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STOLIZFUS WELDING SHOP
Owner - Samuel P. Stoltzfus
RD 3, Box 331
Pine Grove, PA 17963
continuing Pork Expo favorite,
will be on hand to deliver his hog
market outlook.
At 1:30 p.m., results of the sixth
annual Legislative Activity Fund
Auction will be announced. This
year, all items will be sold by
silent auction.
Following is the Pork Expo
program:
1997
KEYSTONE PORK EXPO
EXHIBITORS
Acme Engineering and Manufacturing Co
Aerolcch. Inc
AgPak
Agway, Inc
Animal Medic
Arnold Hog Farm
Bochi mger Ingclhcim
Automatic Farm Systems
Binkley & Hurst Brothers
Commercial Concepts
Dekalb Swine Breeders
Dyna-Tcch Industries
Farm Credit of PA
Farmer Boy Ag, Inc
Furst McNess Company
Grand Valley Fortifiers
Hatfield Quality Meats
Ikadcn Systems USA
Key Aid Distributors
L B White Company
Loveland Industries
Master Mix Feeds
ducer in Syracuse Dairy Farmers
Cooperative for 1996. United rec
ognizes thc top quality producers
in each of their member coopera
tives every year. Patsos also dis
cussed market conditions and
what dairy farmers can expect in
"the coming year. The year 1996
has been a very unusual one with
slighdy better milk prices than
1995. However, increases in milk
prices were more than offset by
high grain prices.
Officers elected fra 1997 were
Stephen Crego, Baldwinsville,
NY, President: Duane Eibqrt,
Marcellus, NY, Vice President;
and Mary Crego, Memphis. NY,
Secretary-Treasurer.
Pork Expo Feb. 12
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* Free registration
• A Legislative Activity Auction mil be held again
this \ear Unlikepresiousyears, the entire auction
mil be silent so that everyone will have a chance
to enter a hid Have your silent bids submitted
b\ I 00 pm
1997
KEYSTONE PORK EXPO
EXHIBITORS
Meadow Creek Welding
Merck & Co
Nationwide Insurance - Agri Business Division
PACMA, Inc
Pig Improvement Company
Pfizer Animal Health, Inc
Progressive Pressure Systems
Purina Mills, Inc
Raytec Manufacturing
Rcmcckcr Ag Products
Schcanng'Plough Animal Health
Schick Enterprises
Solvay Animal Health
South Mountain Swine Genetics
Staco
Tech Mix, Inc
Tn-County Confinement Systems, Inc
Pharmacia and Upjohn Co
Vigortonc Ag Products
Wayne Feeds - Continental Gram Company
White Oak Mills
After the election of officers,
the last order of busienss was the
distribution of patronage dividend
checks by Mary Crego. Syracuse
Dairy Fanners Cooperative has
consistently paid their members a
patronage dividend each year.
Syracuse Dairy Farmers
Cooperative is a member of
United Ag Services, a member
ship cooperative that provides
marketing, management, quality
control, accounting, and payroll
services for small to medium sized
agricultural organizations and
individual farmers in New York
and Pennsylvania. They can be
reached at 1-800-326-4251 or
(315) 568-2750.
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 25, IW7-A29
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Outdoor Heat, Inc.
Complete Outdoor Heating Systems
WOODMASTER
Hot Water - Hot Air
Electric or Air Operation
WOOD FURNACE
Moh'nton, PA 19540
PRODUCERS PROGRAM
TRADE SHOW
North Hall
Registration Doors Open to
hade Show
H (K) am
MORNING SEMINARS
West Hail
Prc'idlni* -
hen Kepharl
9 50 nm
Wck omc
Ken Kcphnrt
10 (X) am
Market Outlook
Lou Moore
Win Our Indusln Needs PQA
Judy McDonnell
10 50 am
II 10 am
PHHS and Other Herd Health
Pitfalls
Ralph Vinson
LEGISLATIVE
ACTIVITY
FUND AUCTION
West Hall
Presiding
John Retmnger and John Wagner
I 00 pm
Silent Bidding Closes
I*3o pm
Annoum einenl of Silent Am turn
Winnei s
JR. PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST
Lebanon County Extension Office
Presiding -
Bruce Lemmon
9 30 am
Ages 16 19
Ages 12 15
12 30 pm
Ages H 11
KEYSTONE PORK BOWL
Sponsored by Hatfield Quality Meats
Lebanon County Extension Office
Presiding •
Linda Spahr
9 30 am
Preliminary Lhnnnaiion\
2 00 pm
I inal Hnninotiony
PROGRAM
PARTICIPANTS
Kenneth Kcphart Assoc Prokssor ol Amin il
Suenic
Pennsylvania Slate Umvasiu
Bruce I cmmon Chairperson
Junior Public Speikinp Cnnicsi
( irhslc PA
Jml\ McDonnell, Director
Pork Qinlil) Asmimiu.l Mnkchnp
National Pork Producers Cmmul
Dcs Moines IA
II 1 mm Moore Prokssor oi April uliur il
economics
Pennsylvania Slalc I’mvcrsitv
John Rcmingcr Co chair
legislative Activity Auction
Hatfield PA
I mil i Sp ihr ( h urperson
Kcvslone Pork Him I
leuishcrry PA
Ralph Vmson DVM
Oncuh II
John Wagner Co chair
lepislnive Activity Aniiion
I Imhcihtovvn PA
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