Conference
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Private landowners will want to
take a few minutes during the
hectic holiday season to register
for an important conference
being held April 5-7.
As its name suggests, the
Natural Resources Income
Opportunities on Private Lands
Conference is designed for farm
ers, woodland owners, natural
resources professionals, and oth
ers interested in learning how to
successfully choose and manage
a private land income opportuni
ty. The tree-day event will be
held at the Ramada Inn
Convention Center in
Hagerstown, Md.
More than 35 speakers from
Vermont to Arkansas includ
ing landowners, consultants,
foresters, and cooperative exten-
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also environmentally friendly Independent rear PTO and hefty
3-point hitch is standard
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Kubota's Grand L and M-Senes are not your "average" tractor!
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PENNSYLVANIA
ALBURTIS/LEHIGH VALLEY
Canns-Bilco Outdoor Power Equipment
125 E. Penn Ave.
(610) 966-2001 (610) 820-0222
BLOOMSBURG
Tractor Parts Company
355 Central Road
(717) 784-0250
CHAMBERSBURG
Stouffer Bros Inc
1066 Lincoln Way West
(717) 263-8424
COCHRANVILLE
Stoltzfus Farm Service
1043 Gap Newport Pike
(610) 593-2407
COGAN STATION
C H Waltz & Sons
Farm & Industrial
Sales, Service & Rental
Lawn & Garden Equipment
1 Mile West of Warrensville on Route 973
(717) 435-2921
ELIZABETHTOWN
Messick Farm Equipment
Rheems Exit Route 283
(717) 367-1319
On Natural
sion service faculty from several
states will share their exper
tise on a variety of income-gen
erating opportunities, including
fishing, hunting, timber man
agement, ecotourism, aquacul
ture, and the production and
marketing of such products as
maple syrup and ginseng. They
also will explore issues involving
finances, liability, insurance and
environmental impact.
“Private landowners are
becoming increasingly interest
ed in income opportunities that
make use of natural resources,
and they need the best possible
information to make wise deci
sions,” said Jonathan Kays,
regional natural resources spe
cialist with the Maryland
Cooperative Extension Service.
“This conference is designed to
KUBOTA DEFIES
THE LAW OF AVERAGES
HONESDALE
Marshall Machinery Inc
R R. 4 (Box 630) Route 652
(717) 729-7117
LANCASTER
Keller Bros.
1950 Fruitville Pike
(717) 569-2500
LEBANON
Keller Bros
RD #7 Box 405
(717) 949-2000
NEW BERLINVILLE
Erb & Henry Equipment Inc
22-26 Henry Ave
(610)367-2169 Fax (610) 367-6715
PIPERSVILLE
Pipersville Garden Center
Route 413
(215) 766-0414
READING
Nicarry Equipment Inc
Route 65
(610) 926-2441
STATE COLLEGE
Keystone Power Equipment
Rentals ♦ Sales ♦ Service
2501 E College Ave
(814) 234-8311
Resources
give them that information.”
Participants will qualify for 13
Society of American Foresters
continuing education credits
(category one).
The Natural Resources
Income Opportunities on
Private Lands Conference is
sponsored by the Cooperative
MIDDLETOWN (Dauphin
Co.) The Pennsylvania Beef
Council received top marketing
honors from both the Pennsylva
nia Society of Association Execu
tives (PaSAE) and the National
Agri-Marketing Association
MARYLAND
CHESTERTOWN
W N Cooper & Sons Inc
Route 291
(888) 333-7348 (410) 778-3464
NEW JERSEY
BRIDGETON
Farm-Rite, Inc
122 Old Cohansey Road
(800) 752-6373 (609)451-1368
ELMER
Roork’s Farm Supply Inc
163 Route 77
(609) 358-3100
MOUNT HOLLY
Material Handling Systems
By Hamesport Auto & Truck
Repair Center Inc
1320 Route 38
(609)267-6100 Fax (609) 267-2114
Income Opportunities
Extension Services of the
University of Maryland, Cornell
University, Ohio State
University, Pennsylvania State
University, Virginia Tec, and
West Virginia University, along
with several federal, state and
regional agencies and organiza
tions. The registration fee is $95
Beef Council Wins
Pa.
Marketing Awards
Top
(NAMA) with their most recent
consumer promotion entitled
“Make Your Summer Sizzle.”
The Best of NAMA competi
tion honors the best work in agri
cultural communications. Entries
are judged based on creative con
YORK
York Tractor Inc
2397 Carlisle Road
(717) 764-1094
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 21,1998-Dll
and includes a complete copy of
the conference proceedings.
For a brochure and registra
tion form, call your local cooper
ative extension service office, or
call Cindy Mason at (301) 432-
2767, ext. 301, or send an e-mail
message to ctll ©umail.umd edu.
cept and execution. This year PBC
competed against other agricultur
al businesses to win first place in
the category of producer-fiinded
advertising campaigns.
PBC also took top honors in the
Kudos Competition sponsored by
PaSAE. Judges reviewed 27 dif
ferent communication programs
entered by other associations in
Pennsylvania. PBC’s “Make Your
Summer Sizzle” recipe booklet
was chosen to win first place in
the category of One-Time Publi
cation.
The “Make Your Summer Siz
zle” promotion consisted of a
four-color recipe booklet which
included 10 mouth-watering beef
and veal recipes, along with valu
able coupons for cents off many of
the products included in the re
cipes. In addition, consumers were
offered the opportunity to write to
the beef council for additional free
recipes and were given the chance
to enter a sweepstakes to win a
free dude ranch vacation.
The “Make Your Summer Siz
zle” promotional campaign is just
one more example of the effective
consumer marketing programs
that the Pennsylvania Beef Coun
cil conducts with beef check-off
dollars. If you are interested in
more information about our con
sumer programs, or would like
beef recipes, contact the council at
(717) 939-7000.
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