HOLTWOOD (Lancaster Co.)
On Saturday, July 19, from
10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Steve Groffs
“New Generation Cropping Sys
tem” will be showcased here at
Cedar Meadow Farm.
Long-term no-till, cover crops,
and crop rotation are the founda
tion of this system. The key to
making it \s)tk is the development
of new equipment and cover crop
ping strategies.
The field day will start off with
a comparative observation of IS
inch row field com and the stan
dard 30 inch row com. Dr. Greg
American Livestock'Breeds Conservancy Announces Awards
PITTSBORO, N.C. The
American Livestock Breeds Con
servancy (ALBC) board of direc
tors has announced three Breed
Conservation Awards for 1997.
David and Millie Holderread of
Corvallis, Ore., are founders and
owners of Holderread Waterfowl
Farm and Preservation Center.
Since 1976, the Holderreads have
bred and promoted numerous
breeds of waterfowl, becoming
the most important stewards of
duck and goose genetics in the
United States.
Holderread stocks are known
for their genetic integrity, and the
birds consistently demonstrate
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Roth, Penn State com specialists,
will be on hand to share his per
spective and experience with IS
inch com. Joel Graver, University
of Maryland, will discuss his
research in the area of soil health,
including tests at Cedar Meadow
Farm.
Highlighting the morning will
be a demonstration of the best no
till drills and planters cm the mark
et from various manufacturers.
Also on display will be some of
the latest no-till planter attach
ments. GPS equipment will also
be demonstrated.
good health, appropriate levels of
performance, and other breed
characteristics.
Conservation programs are
under way for six breeds of geese
and nine breeds of ducks, and they
include numerous strains within
each breed. Dave and Millie Hol
denead have directly contributed
to the survival of several breeds of
waterfowl, including the Austra
lian Spotted, Magpie, and Saxony
ducks, and the American Buff,
Pilgrim, and Sebastopol geese.
The accomplishments and reputa
tion of the Holderread farm have
given added credibility to the use
and conservation of rare breeds of
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A food stand will be available
for those who wish to buy lunch.
Other agribusinesses are also
helping to sponsor this event Pen
nsylvania Association for Sustain
able Agriculture and the Keystone
chapter of the Soil and Water Con
servation Society have also contri
buted to this event
The afternoon will be geared
toward no-till vegetables. Aref
Abdul-Baki, Agriculture Research
Service, USDA, will be reporting
on his vegetable research work in
the no-till system. An update on
the most recent no-till transplanter
ducks and geese..
Rea Swan of Lexington, Ky., is
the person most responsible for
the survival of the Rocky Moun
tain horse, a unique American
breed. This breed was one of the
foundations of (he American fami
ly of galled horse breeds deve
loped in eastern Kentucky and
Tennesseee during the 1800 s.
Swan’s interest in the breed
began with a childhood trip to
Natural Bridge State Park in Ken
tucky, where she rode Rocky
Mountain horses. She acquired
her first Rocky Mountain horse in
1981. When she realized that the
breed was near extinction. Swan
began locating remnants of the
under you
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developments will be given by Dr.
Ron Morse, Virginia Tech. Ed
Beste, University of Maryland,
will discuss why all their pumpkin
research is done in the no-till sys
tem. Following a demonstration of
the rolling stalk chopper in forage
soybeans, the no-till vegetable
transplanter will plant broccoli
into this field. The other no-till
planters will again be demon
strated in the afternoon.
“We arc planning fra this event
population and organizing the
people who shared her interests.
The task has been lengthy and
involved, fra the breed as a land
race lacked formal documenta
tion.
It was up to Swan, with the sup
port and participation of her hus
band David, to describe the
breed’s his try, document its char
acteristics. and encourage her fel
low breeders. The Rocky Moun
tain Horse Association was
formed in 1986, and since then the
to be informative and educational
for farmers, researchers, and any
one interested in agriculture,” said
Groff. “But is is also designed to
be family-friendly, with videos,
cart rides, and other activities for
the children”
Directions: From the intersec
tion of 272 and 372 (south of Lan
caster), take 372 west 4.S miles to
Hilldale Rd. Turn right. Travel I.S
miles to the Groff Farm on the
right
breed has steadily increased its
numbers and popularity, now
numbering more than 2,500
horses. The skill and commitment
of Rea Swan have saved the Rock
y Mountain horse breed from
extinction.
John Wbeelock is a dairy farm
and Milking Devon cattle breeder
from Colchester, Vt Wheelock
has been a member of ALBC for
20 years, serving as a member of
the fust board of directors of what
was then the American Minor
Breeds Conservancy.
Wheelock’s dairy herd is made up of sev
eral breeds of cattle, but his favorite is the
Milking Devon. This historic cattle breed,
found in New England since the 16205, was
nearly extinct by 1970. As a dual purpose
breed, it had been replaced by improved
dairy and beef breeds and its fate restddwlth
a handful of New England farmers and ox
teamsters.
The Whcelock herd of Milking Devon
cattle was criticial to the survival of the breed
during its darkest days. As demand for the
breed again began to increase, Whcelock pro
vided feedstock to breeders in New England
and across North America. His knowledge of
pedigrees made it possible to include the
Milking Devon as the pilot breed in the
ALBC’s Rare Breeds Gene Bank. He was
also pivotal in the organization of a Milking
Devon Breeders’ Association.
Conservation
Service Award
As part of its 20th anniversary celebration,
the American Livestock Breeders Conser
vancy recognizes D. Phillip Sponenberg,
DVM, PhD, with the inaugural Conservation
Service Award, given for his contributions to
ALBC and to livestock breed conservation in
die United States.
Sponenberg has been a member of ALBC
since its earliest days. He has served the
organization in many capacities, on the board
of directors, as chair of die ALBC’s technical
committee, and now as technical coordinator,
the unpaid position from which he works on
the ALBC staff.
Sponenberg has been pivotal in shaping
the organization’s evolving philosophy and
priorities, as well as in contributing his
expertise in the evaluation of breed popula
tions, analysis of herdbooks, and the deve
lopment of breeding plans for many rare
breeds and strains. He has contributed sub
stantially with fieldwork and other forms of
research by which rare breeds, especially
landraces, are better documented and under
stood. His work has been the foundation of
conservation programs for Spanish cattle,
goats, and horses, Caribbean hair sheep,
Leicester Longwool sheep. Fainting goats,
and several other breeds in the United States.
Sponenberg is professor of genetics and
pathology at Virginia Technical Institute and
the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary
Medicine in Blacksburg, Va. He is the author
of numerous publications for scientific audi
ences and for the public, including the recen
tly published “Equine Color Genetics.” He is
co-author of several ALBC publications,
including “Taking Stock: The North Ameri
can Livestock Census,” “A Conservation
Breeding Handbook," and the forthcoming
“Guidebook to American Rare Breeds.”
For more information, contact ALBC, P.O.
Box 477, Pittsboro, NC 27312, (919)
542-5704. fasf (919) 545-0022.
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