A32-UncMter Farming, Saturday, December 27, 1997
Animal Derived Proteins
Banned In Dairy Fecds-
On Farm Records
The Food and Drug Adminis
tration (FDA) has enacted
regulation 21 CAR 589.2000 en
titled “Animal Proteins Prohibited
from Ruminant Feed.” This regu-
effective August 4, 1997,
was enacted to prevent the poten
tial establishment and spread of
bovine spongiform encephalo
pathy (BSE, also known as “Mad
Cow Disease”) in the United
States through feed. The regula
tion will reduce risk to animals
and humans. It generally prohibits
the use of animal proteins in
humanist animal feeds, especially
proteins from ruminants or mink.
There are exceptions to this
prohibition. Pure porcine (swine)
or pure equine (horse) protein;
blood and blood products; gelatin;
inspected meat products, which
were cooked and offered for
human food, or further heat pro
cessed for animal feed use (does
not include trimmings from
slaughter or butcher operations);
milk products (milk and milk pro
teins); proteins from poultry, ma
rine, and vegetable sources; and,
animal tallow and other fat prod
ucts Stay be fed to ruminants.
The regulation establishes cer
tain requirements for renderets,
protein blenders, feed manufactur
ers, distributors (including haul
ers), and individuals and estab
lishments responsible for feeding
ruminant animals. This includes
your daily farm!
All products that may contain
prohibited materials must be la
beled “Do not feed to cattle or
other ruminants.” Products that do
not contain prohibited materials
do not have to carry this label. The
cautionary statement must be
placed prominently on the label.
For bulk products the cautionary
statement should appear on the in
voice accompanying the shipment
and on any other labeling.
Requirements for dairy farms:
1. Maintain copies of all pur
chase invoices for all feeds re
ceived that contain animal protein.
If a feed intended for ruminants
contains animal protein, the pro
tein can consist only of nonpro
hibited material. The regulation
requires maintenance of invoices
for all feeds containing animal
protein, so that FDA can verify, if
necessary, that the animal protein
contained in the ruminant feed is
from nonprohibited sources.
2. Maintain copies of labeling
for feeds containing animal pro
tein products received. The agen
cy recognizes that bulk shipments
of feed are commonplace, and that
labeling information typically is
contained in the invoices for bulk
shipments. In those instances,
keeping the invoice is sufficient If
the only labeling for a bulk prod
uct is on a placard, the placard for
each shipment should be retained.
Feed also may be received in
bags or other containers that have
attached labeling. In those in
stances, the labeling should be re
moved and kept However, keep
ing only one labeling piece from
each shipment that represents a
different product is necessary.
Finally, if the labeling cannot be
removed from the bag or a con
tainer cannot feasibly be stored.
retaining a representative bag or a
transposed copy of the labeling in
formation from a container will
suffice.
3. Make copies of the invoices
and labeling available for inspec
tion and copying by FDA.
4. Maintain the records for a
minimum of one year. The records
should be kept so that they arc
legible and readily retrievable.
The one year requirement means
one year from the date of the re
ceipt of the product
Dairy farm exceptions:
1. Feed and feed ingredients
that do not contain animal proteins
are non subject to the regulation.
2. On-farm mills are subject to
the requirements in Part HI of the
regulation, “Protein blenders, feed
manufacturers, and distributors.
3. Persons who feed or intend to
feed prohibited material to rumin
ant animals are subject to regula
tory action under the FFDCA.
Regulatory action could include
seizure of inventory, an injunction
against feeding prohibited mater
ial to ruminants, or prosecution.
Biosccurity For Dairy Agents
And Dairy 4-H Leaders
Farm tours, farm visits, judging
sessions, and bam meetings are
parts of extension youth and adult
programming. Are they still viable
options in an era of increased con
cern about spread of animal dis
eases from farm to farm and even
from farm animals to people.
What’s an agent (or leader) to do?
• Avoid obvious high risk situa
tions such as quarantined herds,
newly assembled cattle groups, or
clinically sick animals.
• Always wear plastic or “clean
and clcanable” boots when you're
on a farm. When you’re conduct
ing a meeting on a farm, supply
plastic boots for everyone and col
lect dirty boots in a garbage bag
for disposal.
• Avoid walking in feed alleys
or feeding areas.
• If possible, visit young ani
mals first, adult cattle last during
your farm visit.
• Information that a farm has
had BVD, Salmonella, Johnc’s,
etc., probably does NOT make it a
higher risk than other herds, un
less these are clinically sick ani
mals at the time of the farm visit.
Many herds have these infections
but have not confirmed the infec
tions by laboratory diagnosis.
Adults and youth should be en
couraged to avoid carrying infec
tious agents home by removing
and/or sanitizing boots at depart
ure from the meeting farm site.
Clothes worn at the bam meeting
should be washed before wearing
them at the home farm.
Lawrence J. Hutchinson,
Veterinary Science
Extension, Penn State
Miller Becomes President Of Retail Dealers Association
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) - Kenneth R. Miller of
Miller's Equipment, Fairmont
City, was recently elected as
president of Penn-Jersey
Equipment Dealer's Association.
Ken and his wife, Joan, are
the owners of Miller's
Equipment. They are a John
Fair Board Elects President
FREDERICK, Md. - Maurice
Gladhill of Frederick became the
new president of the Frederick
County Agricultural Society Inc.
and The Great Frederick Fair
during the board of managers'
reorganizational meeting on
Dec. 13.
The board's reorganizational
meeting followed the agricultur
al society's annual stockholders'
meeting also held that same day.
Nancy Hendricks of
Middletown was elected vice
president, while James Grimes
of Frederick was elected secre
tary. Treasurer is J.R. Ramsburg
Jr. of Thurmont.
Other fair board members re
elected were Joseph Free, Irvin
Renn, Julien Delphey, James
McCellan, and Robert Frank, all
of Frederick; Clyde Crum of
Thurmont; and John Bell of
Walkersville, During the reorga
nizational meeting, committee
appointments were also made.
Re-elected as legal counsel
were Franklin Martz for the
Frederick County Agricultural
Society and W. Jerome Offutt for
The Great Frederick Fair.
"The fair has always promot
ed education, whether it be for
the exhibitors to learn some
thing during the judging process
at the fair, or whether the public
have the opportunity to learn
about the agricultural industry
through displays and programs
offered by the fair." Gladhill
said." "Machinery Row and the
City Streets, Country Roads
exhibits are two prime examples
of what this fair does to educate
the public about and industry
that affects each and everyone
one of us everyday."
By next year's fair, Gladhill
said the fair will have a new per
manent milking facility complet
ed on the fairgrounds in the
dairy cattle barns area. "This is
going to be yet another great
educational tool for the public,
as well as provide a service to
our dairy exhibitors," he said.
The flat milking facility will
have six stalls and will be open
fronted so that the public can
watch the cow milking process
"Far too many people believe
that a gallon of milk comes from
the local grocery store shelf,"
Gladhill said. "This facility will
help to show them that milk at
the start comes from a cow.: The
milking facility will have an
observation area for the public
to view the milking process.
Throughout fair week it will be
staffed by knowledgeable
spokespersons who can relate
the ongoing process to the public
and answer their questions."
Gladhill has been involved in
his family's John Deere business
most of his life, assuming total
ownership of Gladhill Tractor
Mart in 1982. His family has
owned and operated farms in
the area since the 1800's, and
his family has held a John
Deere agreement since 1937.
Deere Consumer Products and
Agriculture dealership that was
established in 1964.
According to Ken, the dealer
ship was established to serve
the needs of the agriculture and
consumer products community
in Clarion County and the sur
rounding communities.
Gladhill serves on numerous
local boards, ’ including the
Frederick YMCA, the Central
Maryland Farm Equipment
Dealers Association and the
F&M Bancorp and Farmers &
Mechanics National Bank.
During the Frederick County
Agricultural Society's annual
250-member stockholders' meet
ing, outgoing president Robert
Frank detailed many of the pro
gresses made over the past year,
including gate entrance
upgrades, life member gate
upgrades, building and road
improvements and computeriza
tion upgrades.
"Just as the coming year will
be exciting, these past several
years have also been rewarding
and challenging," said Frank,
who served as president for the
past two years. "We've made a
lot advancements and we still
have more to come, but I believe
we're moving in the right direc
tion.:
The Great Frederick Fair
won two national awards during
the International Association of
Fairs and Expositions Convention
in Las Vegas, Nev. in early
December.
The fair's City Streets,
Country Roads Agriculture
Education Awareness Exhibit
won the overall award for outgo
ing public education focusing on
agriculture.
The second award received by
the fair was for its Ag-
Stravaganza '97 celebration
held Wednesday of fair week for
a specific activity geared to the
public on agriculture education.
The program was judged based
on a five minute video produced
for the activity.
"We are very proud and hon
ored that two such highly
acclaimed awards have been
brought home to The Great
Frederick Fair," said Frank.
"There has been a lot of hard
work and effort put into both of
these programs. The City
Streets, Country Roads exhibit
has been a natural for The Great
Frederick Fair...we have been so
fortunate to have the support
from so many individuals and
agricultural groups and organi
zations to make this exhibit be
the success that it is."
Frank said, "the Ag-
Stravaganza celebration was
also a milestone in itself for the
positive educational value it
supplied to the general public
and the heightened awareness it
brought to the 4-H livestock pro
gram. When you have 2000-plus
people watching and participat
ing in program such as that, it's
bound to have a significant
impact on everyone. The pro
gram was put on for the 4-H'ers
to bring them more recognition
for their hard work and accom
plishment.
"This is what fairs today have
to be all about...educating and
heightening the awareness
about the agriculture industry,"
he said
Miller has been a member of
Penn-Jersey Equipment
Dealers' Association since 1972
and has served on the board of
Directors since 1990.
During the annual stockhold
ers meeting, The Great Frederick
Fair's theme for 1998.. .Agriculture's
Kaleidoscope ... was kicked off.
The 136th Great Frederick Fair
will be held Sept. 18-26.
"The theme is all encompass
ing of the agriculture industry,
just as the fair is supportive of
all segments," said Gladhill.
Royal purple and gold will be
the fair's featured colors.
"Next year will certainly be
an exciting year for the fair,
though it may be hard coming
off of such a successful year in
1997," he said. "But there are a
lot of activities in store that I
believe will help keep moving
this fair forward into a positive
and exciting era, especially as
we draw closer to the year
2000."
The new theme will soon be
kicked off on the fair's website at
www.thegreatfrederickfair.com
The themed logo features the
various facets of the agriculture
industry, and like a kaleido
scope, it will have the changing
effect on the fair's homepage
"We've come into a whole new
era, just with the Internet and
our presence and exposures with
our own website," Gladhill said
During the fair week, there were
19,000 visitors to the fair's web
site.
"With that kind of exposure,
we have a lot of opportunity to
educate, promote, and make
people aware of who we are and
the kinds of programs and
events featured during our fair
and off-season," he said.
Meanwhile, the board of
managers announced the full
time staff addition of Robert
Fogel of Walkersville who will
assist with office responsibilities
as well as help to oversee the
fair's computer operations.
Fogel, 26, has worked on a
part-time basis with the fair
since 1996, and has been effec
tive in getting in the fair com
pletely computerized with entry
taking and the recording of judg
ing results and premium check
issuance.
This past year when the fair
automated its grandstand per
formance ticket sales, Fogel
worked closely in helping to
oversee that operation.
"We are fortunate to have
Bobby join our staff and help in
overseeing some of these various
operations," said Frank. He will
work closely with Becky
Brashear, the fair's executive
assistant, to help carry out
many of the programs.
"Also with our busy off-sea
son rental schedule and the
overall planning that goes into
the fair, it is really a bit more
than one person can handle,"
Frank added. Fogel also over
sees the fair's landscapers con
test, helps with organizing the
City Streets, Country Roads
exhibit, and special promotional
activities.