Oscar Sipler Dairy LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Pennfield Corporation has an nounced the addition of Oscar Sipler and Rick Ellerson to its dairy feed sales team as dairy feed consultants. Sipler, a graduate of the Univer sity of Maryland with a bachelor’s in animal science, worked as an intern for the University of Mary land on a rate of gain study in heif ers. As a Pennfield dairy consult ant, Sipler will be responsible for Farmers First Names V.P. LITITZ (Lancaster Co.) Far mers First Bank has recently named Andrew C. Terrell as vice president of agricultural lending. Prior to working with Farmers First, Terrell was a vice president of corporate lending with Meri dian Bank and CoreS tales Bank. He has also held positions with the USDA Crop Reporting Service and the Lancaster Farm Credit Service. Terrell was graduated from Chemgro Seeks To Market DuPont Product DBS MOINES, lowa Du- Pont Agricultural Products and Chemgro Seeds announced that Chemgro Seeds will be marketing seed capable of producing DuPont Optimum® High Oil Com during 1998. “DuPont is pleased to offer Op timum® High Oil Com to custom ers of Chemgro Seeds. This part nership makes it possible for pro ducers to harvest more value per acre, provide feed for livestock, or both. High oil com also provides producers and grain handlers more control of their marketing op tions,” said Soren Raveling, sales specialist, DuPont Quality Grains of Des Moines, lowa. Quality Grains is a unit of DuPont Agri cultural Products, Wilmington, HEALTH K!CK Sales Adds Two covering southern Lebanon and Dauphin counties. Ellerson, a graduate of S.U.N.Y. at Coblesidll with a de gree in animal science, will be a dairy consultant for Pennfield Feeds in New York, covering Cortland and Onondago counties, as well as parts erf Chenango and Madison counties. Ellerson has had experience as an independent nutritionist for nine years. He has also been a herdsman and man ager on dairy farms. Penn State and earned his bache lor’s degree in agricultural busi ness management. He has also completed numerous courses through the American Banking Association and Robot Morris Association. Outside of banking, he has been involved in the Lancaster Red Rose Sertoma, Lancaster and Leb anon chambers of commerce, and the Welsh Mountain Medical Cen ter. Del. “We are excited about our rela tionship with DuPont. Our field trail results with the Top Cross Grain Production System have demonstrated potential for our customers to harvest more end-use value per acre with Optimum High Oil Com. It offers us the op portunity to provide our customers with a superior feed product that can help their botton line,” said Chemgro’s Jim Bowersox. Optimum High Oil Com, which has an oil content as high as 8.5 percent compared with four per cent or less in typical dent com varieties, was harvested from ap proximately 350,000 acres in 1996. Nearly 1 million acres are expected to be planted in 1997, Raveling said. Rick Ellerson Team Celebration Of Music, Arts At Recreation Area WYOMISSING (Berks Co.) The Berks County Parks and Recreation Department will pre sent the 16th Annual Celebration of Music and the Arts at Gring’s Mill Recreation Area, Wyomiss ing, on Sunday, August 3. from noon-8 p.m. The day will feature a variety of musical groups, craft demonstra tions, jugglers, activities for child ren, and much more. There is no Northeastern Farm Credit Introduces Manager LEWISBURG (Union Co.) Northeastern Farm Credit, ACA has introduced Kevin D. Rimmey as new area manager on its two northern divisions. Rimmey, a 15-year veteran of the Farm Credit system, comes to northeastern Pennsylvania from Farm Credit Services of Mid- America in Washington Court House, Ohio where he was em ployed as SAM department man ager. Rimmey began his Farm Credit career in 1982 as a Held represen tative/loan officer in the Upper Chesapeake Farm Credit, ACA in Bel Air, Md. He quickly moved up to senior loan officer in 1985 and the following year became vice New Loader Means More Uses For Tractors RACINE, Wis. With the in troduction of the new Case IH 890 loader, farmers will get even more use from their 8900 Series Mag num™ tractors, according to Rog er Lewno, Case Corporation mar keting specialist, tractors. “Fully utilizing a Magnum means using the tractor for more than pulling implements,” he said. “There are a host of attachments to make the loader and tractor combo as versatile as possible, and new attachments are continually being introduced to meet farmers’ needs.” The 890 loader is self-leveling and features a low-profile design that helps keep sight lines clear during operation for excellent visibility to the work area and in creased safety. It has a lift capa city of 4,100 pounds (1,859 kg), a breakout force of 6,700 pounds (3,039 kg), and a lift height of 14.2 feet (4.32 m). Available in a mid-mount style that features a quick attach/detach mechanism, the 890 hoses connect to the tractor remote hydraulics Insect Protection Technology SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan. A longtime leader in alfalfa re search and development, Agripro Seeds, Inc. has introduced two new alfalfas for the 1997 growing season one with revolutionary bred-in insect protection and the other with an outstanding package of disease resistance and continu ous grazing tolerance. New AgriPro Interceptor is a fall dormancy 3 alfalfa with bred in Alfa Guard “ insect protection technology. Glandular hairs tip ped with sticky resin protrude from stems of Interceptor plants to ward off the No. 1 insect pest in alfalfa potato leafhopper. “Our researchers have invested more than 10 years developing the Alfa Guard technology that pro duces glandular hair,” said Dr. Mark Jacques, manager of product development at Agripro. “It is a admission to this event. Listen to the beautiful bells of Cast in Bronze, a portable caril lon. Enjoy the delightful music of the historic Ringgold Band, which was established during the Civil War. The Reading Pops Orchestra will present the final concert, beginning at 6 p.m. Talented artists will be demon stration and selling their crafts from noon-6 p.m. Children are president of credit/operations. In 1986, he relocated to Penn sylvania and Penn West Farm Credit, ACA. Within four years he became branch manager and in 1994 became executive marketing officer. In 1995, Rimmey became part of Farm Credit Services of Mid-America in Ohio. A graduate of Penn State, Rim mey has a bachelor’s degree in agricultural mechanization. He has continued his education and training through more than 400 hours of professional improve ment seminars in the areas of lead ership, finance, marketing, and professional development Also, Brian J. Dygert returns to Northeastern Farm Credit ACA’s ♦x 4m- Equipped with the new Case IH 890 loader, an 8900 Series Magnum™ tractor can tackle dozens of applica tions, Including handling bales, transporting pallets, moving snow and dirt, carry ing manure, and stocking the feedlot and feed bunks. rear outlets and a quick-discon nect point of the loader mounting brackets. The mid-mount style has the option of a single-lever joy stick with either two or three func tions. Other features of the mid mount style include an integral grille guard, built-in weight frame and a bucket-level indicator. The 890 is also available in a rear-mount style in which the hos- significant, bred-in advantage that will help alfalfa growers maintain the quality and quantity of forage produced.” According to Dr. Jim Moutray, director of alfalfa research at Agripro, “Interceptor and future AgriPro alfalfas protected by Al fa Guard technology can reduce the need to apply foliar insecti cides for control of potato leaf hoppers while providing the high yields and quality of our conven tional alfalfas. “Interceptor has an upright growth habit with dark green foliage, good drought stress toler ance, wintethardiness and stand persistence,” Moutray said. "The complete package of outstanding disease resistance, glandular hair insect protection and high yield potential should make it a con invited to create their own art at craft funshops. Entries to the Senior Arts Contest will be on play. Residents of Berks Courts 55 years or over, are encouragaf to enter. Call (610) 374-8839 to receive an entry form. Food and refreshments will be available. A $2 parking donation will be collected. Visitors are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket. Towanda branch following a five month absence. Dygert, a New York native, had left Pennsylvania in November 1996 and was working for Fufe Credit of Western New YorkSP Homell, N.Y. as a loan officer. Previously he had been working as a loan officer in the Towanda branch office of Northeastern Farm Credit since April 1993. With his return, Dygert will be attending various new trainings that have been implemented since his departure. Dygert attended the State University of New York at Fredonia in Fredonia, N.Y., where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration in May 1991. es simply connect to the tractor re mote hydraulics rear outlets. “Case offers attachments to make the 890 loader and Magnum tractor combo an integral part of any farming operation,” said/“Productivity and efficiemP are enhanced, and, because the tractor is handling multiple tasks, the need for new equipment pur chases is reduced.” Attachments currently available through Case IH dealerships in clude: • Two heavy-duty buckets, available in 96- and 108-inch siz es, for light- and heavy-load du ties, such as snow removal and carrying gravel or dirt. • Bale spikes for the handling of round straw or hay bales. • Pallet forks to transport pallets and crates of seed, fertilizer, etc. • Manure tines that attach to the 96-inch bucket for feedlot chares. • Bale grapples, available for both sizes of buckets, for movdft bales of hay, straw or silage to 1? feedlot or feed bunks. sideration for growers in any area that has a potential for potato leaf hopper infestation.” New Feast from Agripro is a top-of-the-line grazing alfalfa that was developed under actual graz ing conditions to survive continu ous livestock feeding and traffic. “Feast has an outstanding pack age of disease resistance and graz ing tolerance that will allow grow ers and livestock producers the flexibility and cost savings dated with a haying or falfa with the added benefit of excellent persistence under rota tional grazing,” Moutray said. “It has aggressive upright growth and large crowns that help it recover quickly after cutting or grazing and it will withstand mis management better than standard haying varieties,” he said.
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