{ (Continued from Pago AID) County Community College Conference Center. Nanticoke, 1 p.m. Annual Md. Ag Dinner, Michael’s Eight Avnue, Glen B untie. Johne’s Disease Meeting, Some rset County Extension, Some- day Inn, Uniontown, thru Feb. PAS A 7th Annual Fanning For the Future Conference. Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, State College, thru Feb. 7. Indiana Crops Day, Rustic Lodge, 9:30 ajn.-3 pan. Maryland Nutrient Management Certification Exam and Mid- Atlantic Certified Crop Adviser Exam, Maryland Dept of Ag, Annapolis. Frederick County Milkers’ School. U. of Md. Cooperative Extension, Frederick, 10 ajn.-2:30 p.m. Dairy Discussion Group, exten sion office, Ebensburg, 11 a.m.-2 pjn. Commodity Marketing, Howard Johnson’s, Millington, 7:30 ■EBinuSBMBHI EA YF Banquet, ML Airy/Durlach Fire Hall, 6:30 pan. Pa. State Rabbit Breeders Associa tion Annual Convention, Leba non County Fairgrounds, thru Feb. 8. Susquehanna County 4-H presen tations and public speaking workshop, Montrose govern- mart office building, Montrose, 9:30 am., also March 9, 7:30 Field Crop Meeting for Producers, hosted by Rutger’s Cooperative Extension, Monmouth County Extension, 9 a.m.-noon and ♦ Farm Calendar ❖ Hunterdon County Extension, 7 pjn.-10 p.m. Southern Maryland Agriculture Breakfast, Jaycees Community Center. Waldorf. Md.. 8 am.-10:30 am. Northern Fruit Growers Meeting, Ramada Inn at Chinchilla in Lackawanna County, 9 ajn.-3:30 pm. Capitol Area Turf and Ornamental Association annual meetings in conjunction with the New York State Vegetable Conference and Trade Show, Four Points ITT/Sheraton Convention Ccn- ter. Liverpool, N.Y., thru Feb. Ephrata Area Young Fanners pes ticide meeting, Family Time Restaurant, 6:45 p.m. Lancaster County Crops Day, Farm and Home Center. Southeast Fruit Meeting, Schuy lkill County Ag Center, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. New York State Vegetable Con ference, Four Points Sheraton/ ITT, Liverpool, N.Y., thru Feb. 12. Southwest Pa. Breeders Forum, Somerset Vo-Tech School. Somerset, 10 a.m. Soil Fertility School, Lebanon and Dauphin Ag Centers, also Feb. 11. 17. and 18. Pa. Allied and Industrial Nursery Conference, Hen hey Lodge and Convention Center, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., thru Feb. 11. Maryland/Delaware Peach School, Wye REC, Queen stown, Md., 9 ajn.-3 p.m. Pesticide Test, extension office, Ebensburg, 9 ajn.-noon. Western Potato Meeting, Tala’s Restaurant (formerly Bonan za), Lyndon, 11:30 a jn.-2 pan. Empire State Potato Club Meeting, Four Points ITT/Shcraton. Reducing Risk On Farm, Morrison f y HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) - Calling Penn State University one of the gems of Pennsylvania's network of insti tutions of higher learning, Gov. Tom Ridge recently released nearly $3 million in state capital budget funds for projects at two Penn State University campus es. Ridge released $1.82 million for renovations to Penn State's Animal Diagnostic Laboratory and Incinerator at the University Park campus in State College. The facility's ren ovations and construction will include additional laboratory space and improved bio-security features. Ridge also released $1.14 million to replace the under ground heating system at Penn State's Harrisburg campus. The announcements are part of Gov. Ridge's $2OO million cap ital funding commitment to Penn State over the next five years. Ridge said the animal lab improvements "will help meet the regional demands for animal diagnostic services. Combined with the recent national accred itation of the Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System, the commonwealth is becoming significantly better suited to help our state's live stock farmers to provide con sumers throughout the world with high-quality, safe prod- Cove Memorial Park, 10 a.m.-3 pjn. Milking School, Berks County Ag Center, also Feb. 17. BUSINESS CARDS $26.00/m Free Shipping • Free Logos 808 KEENER ADV. & PRINTING 100 Broad Street, Ashland, PA 17921 1 •800-482-1178 717-875-1800 Gov. Ridge Releases Funds For Penn State Projects Feed those grains for big savings. We will roast on your farm. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 31, IW%A2S ucts." The Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System is a unique cooperative agreement between Penn State University, the University of Pennsylvania and the state Agriculture Department. This system incor porates the professional and sci entific expertise of the two uni versities' departments of veteri nary sciences with the resources of the Agriculture Department's Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services and the Animal Health and Diagnostic Commission. Ridge said the Harrisburg campus heating system is dete riorated beyond repair and is in a state of imminent failure. The new system is designed to pro vide service to the existing com- DeKalb Introduces New Corn DEKALB, Illinois - Officials at Dekalb Genetics Corporation are excited to announce the introduction of 12 new corn hybrids. These new conventional hybrids just released are in addition to 15 previously announced new specific-trait corn products (STPs) Dekalb will offer for the 1998 planting season. 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