Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, January 09, 1998, Image 37

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    Sultenfuss Elected Vice
Chairman, PPI
Board Of Directors
NORCROSS, Ga. - John H.
Sultenfuss, senior vice presi
dent, marketing and sales, OF
Industries, Inc., was elected vice
chairman of the Potash &
Phosphate Institute (PPI) board
of directors at a recent meeting.
"We are pleased that John
Sultenfuss has accepted this
important role for next, year,”
said Dr. David W. Dibb, presi
dent of PPI. "His leadership of
the Finance Committee of the
PPI board for the past year was
greatly appreciated."
During his 25-year career
with CF Industries, Sultenfuss
has held a number of manage
ment and executive positions for
the interregional cooperative
headquartered in Long Grove,
111. In 1972, he joined the com
pany at its phosphate complex
in Plant City, Fla.
Throughout the 1970 s and
1980 s, his position included gen
eral manager of the phosphate
complex in Bartow, Fla.; vice
president, nitrogen operations;
and vice president, supply & dis
tribution. He was named vice
president, marketing and sales,
in 1988, and became senior vice
president in 1995. A native of
Tampa, Fla., Sultenfuss earned
a bachelor's degree in chemical
engineering from the University
of Florida in 1969.
Sultenfuss serves as chair
man of Canadian Fertilizers
Limited, a nitrogen fertilizer
manufacturing entity jointly
owned by CF, Cooperative
Federee de Quebec, Growmark,
Farm Show Family
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becks will have their work cut out
for them.
When picking swine to show,
Anita noted they look for pigs that
show a lot of length at 45 pounds.
They also look for hogs that have
good movement important to
winning swine shows.
Looking back over the years,
1996 stands out pretty heavily in
their minds.
Severe snowstorms which shut
down the entire state also stranded
many at the Farm Show.
and Western Canadian
Fertilizers Limited. He will also
serve as vice chairman of the
Foundation for Agronomic
Research (FAR) board of direc
tors during 1998. He is a direc-
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Lancaater Fanning, Friday, January 9, fwe-A37
Matt recalls trying to sleep on
feed bags in the small arena. Anita
remembers getting up at 2 in the
morning to wash down more than
SO swine in preparation for the
next day’s show.
Anita remembers being part of a
daily videotape and broadcast of a
show coordinated by Rep. Sheila
Miller, in which Anita and other
Berks County 4-H members spoke
about their experiences.
The family often fields ques
tions from the general public about
tor of ACDI/VOCA, a consolida
tion of Agricultural Cooperative
Development International and
Volunteers in Overseas Cooper
ative Assistance.
their work at Farm Show and also,
in the spring, during Ag In the
Classroom visits to the farm. Matt
recalls one Bth grade classmate’s
response to the question: what is a
steer? The classmate’s answer.
Malt says with a chuckle, was “a
female bovine” For another it was
even worse. The answer to a bull
a “male cow,” Matt noted.
Anita’s advice to would-be
Farm Show swine exhibitors?
“Stay calm and relaxed,” she
noted. “Don’t get frustrated.
Groom and prepare them use
good old Ivory soap. And clean out
the ears of the pigs.”
Connie Manbeck noted that a
judge’s decision in a tiebreaker
will sometimes be to examine the
ears of the swine.
For Matt, cleaning the ears and
hooves are the “hardest dungs to
do,” he said The hock gets dirty
and can present challenges for
exhibitors.
At the county level Anita and
Matt recall the “water battles” on
Friday night at Kutztown, after
most of the judging contests are
over. But for Farm Show, and
especially for 4-H membership,
Anita recalls that “winning isn’t
everything,” she said
“I’ve metalot of people through
4-H,” she said “Some of the best
times I’ve had are from 4-H.”
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