A&Lancasto Farming, Saturday, April 11, 1998
Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Association Honors Members
GAIL STROCK
Mifflin Co. Correspondent
BOALSBURG (Centre Co.)-
Cattlemen from across the com
monwealth gathered at the
Boalsburg Fire Hall, Centre
County, to honor outstanding
contributors to the beef industry.
The Pennsylvania Cattlemen
Association's (PCA) annual
awards banquet and brief busi
ness meeting kicked off the
four-day Pennsylvania Beef
Exposition held at Penn State’s
Ag Arena. t
At the banquet, PCA treasur
er Paul Slayton from Bedford
County presided over the meet
ing while Dr. Lowell Wilson and
committee chairperson Kathy
Allen emceed the award presen
tations.
The Commercial Cattlemen’s
Award went to Gerald and
Ginger Woolcock of Orangeville,
Columbia County. The Wool
cocks manage a 95-cow mainly
Simmental herd and farm 900
acres (450 tillable).
The New Seed Stock Award
was presented to Robert and
Ann Kinsley of York County for
raising 217 odt of 200 calves in
1997. ‘Their Southbranch pro
gram is plan, goal and results
oriented.
The Industry Award went to
Dr. Max Van Buskirk. A gradu
ate of Bucknell and the
University of Pennsylvania
Veterinary School, Van Buskirk
A Show of royalty graced the Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s
Association's annual banquet. Left to right is 1998
Cattlemen Queen Renee Kerstetter of Centre County;
1997 Cattlemen Queen Melissa Leiden of Cambria County;
and 1998 Cattlemen Princess Heather Fuls of Berks
County.
Ginger and Gerald Woolcock of Columbia County
■coopted the Commercial Cattlemen’s Award.
served as a state veterinarian in
the Department of Agriculture
for 17 years, retiring from he
Bureau of Animal Health.
The Cattle Feeder Award was
presented to the Nissley Bro
thers Partnership of Mount Joy,
Lancaster County. Darwin and
Bernard formed a partnership in
1983 and raise white-face beef
cattle. They’ve just completed a
major expansion project and can
now feed 1,000 head.
The Stewardship Award went
to Glen • and Carol Turk of
Warren County. Tbr-Crest Farms-is
located near Youngstown.
The PCA presented a special
appreciation award to Millard
“Bunk” Smith of York County.
Smith has donated considerable
time to the association as co
chair of the food booth commit
tee for the Beef Expo. Smith is a
sales representative for J.J.
AgriProducts in Dillsburg. He
helps manage a small herd of
Angus. . ,
The Top Hand Award went to
Dr. Lowell Wilson of Penn State.
Wilson serves as secretary for
the PCA, teaches introductory
animal courses, and raises
Simmentals in Tioga County.
Stephanie Biggerstaff earned
the Outstanding Junior Member
Award from the Pennsylvania
Simmental Association. Presi
dent Larry Bullis presented the
award.
Scholarship awards were pre
sented to Penn State students
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These outstanding cattlemen received recognition from the Pennsylvania
Cattlemen’s Association. (Back row, l-r) Dr. Lowell Wilson, Top hand Award; Bob
Kinsley of Southbranch Farms in York County, Seed Stock Award; Millard “Bunk”
Smith of York County, special Appreciation Award. (Front row, l-r) Timothy, Groff,
Crop Manager at Southbranch Farms; Bob Livingston, Farm manager at
Southbranch Farms.
Rozanne Kirst, a senior in food
science, James Walker, a sopho
more in dairy animal science,
and Keith Carlisle, a freshman
in elementary education.
Roxanne Kirst and Katie
Biddle received special recogni
tion for their help with Junior
activities in the organization
and at the Beef Expo.
Renee Kerstetter from
Centre County became the new
Cattlemen Queen while Heather
Fuls of Berks County will serve
as Princess.
Board members elected the
following officers: President Bill
McCoy of Lancaster County,
Vice President Paul Slayton of
Bedford County, Treasurer John
Myers of York County, Secretary
Lowell Wilson of Centre County.
The 9th annual Pennsylvania
Beef Expo was held in conjunc
tion with the 25th Performance
Tested Bull Sale and featured
quality assurance exhibits, beef
management demonstrations, a
trade show with over 45 com
mercial exhibitors, Junior Skill
a-Thon, purebred cattle sales,
New Market For Feeder Calves!
HOT SRPINGS, Va.—The re
cently concluded VA Beef Indus
try Convention held at The Home
stead in Hot Springs, Virginia pro
vided some valuable information
for feeder calf producers.
BUI McKinnon. VA Tech’s
livestock marketing specialist, in
hsi general session report, had
some surprising numbers relating
to the first Red Angus certified
feeder calf sale in the November
17 Tel-O-Auction sponsored by
the VA Cattlemen’s Association.
The certified Red Angus steers
brought $l2/cwt above all com
parable weight red stem sold dur
ing the same week anywhere in
Virginia, and the heifers brought
$l3/cwt mote! That translates to
$63/hd and $69/hd!l McKinnon
used the sale information to show
that when a breed association
works to provide marketing op
portunities for their commercial
producers, as the Red Angus As
sociation has done, good things
happen!
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Stephanie Biggerstall was selected Outstanding Junior
Member of the Pennsylvania Simmental Association
(PSA). Larry Bullis, president of the PSA, congratulates
her.
Junior Bowl Quiz, and Junior pared to last year’s 150. The
heifers and bull shows that fea- show was dedicated in memory
tured 215 head of cattle com- of Ben Stine of East Berlin.
suits. Since so many breeds have
jumped on the “black bandwag
on,” a black feeder calf s genetic
background is no longer a sure
thing. Maybe that explains why
the 170 Reid Angus certified feed
ers in the Tel-O-Auction topped
the rest of the lots in the 1,000
head sale. The top lot of Red An
gus brought about $l5/hd over the
lop lot of blacks, hi this Mid-At
lantic area, Pennsylvania’s Moyer
Packing Company provides high
quality beef for the restaurant
trade, as well as Asian markets.
“Angus” beef fits their program.
The USDA audited Red Angus
Feeder Calf Certification Program
(FCCP) provides cattle for the Su
preme Angus Beef and Imperial
Angus Beef products. Moyer let
their buyers know that they
wanted Red Angus if they had the
certification car lag. There are also
other branded premium “Angus”
products seeking Red Angus.
How can you qualify for the
FCCP program? The calf must
have at least ope registered parent
that can be verified. The simplest
way to start is using a Red Angus
bull. The ear tags cost $1.25, and
include a FCCP number for
USDA tracking. If you use a Red
Angus bull on your black cows, it
doesn’t matter if the calves are red
or Mack. If they wear the yellow
PCCp ear tag, they’re Red Angus.
The good thing about your mar
keting opportunities in this area is
that we co-mingle small lots to put
together load lots. “Some basic
health requirements must be met.)
If you want additional informa
tion about the Red Angus Feeder
Calf Certification Program
(PCCP) or help in locating Red
Angus bulls or females, contact:
Mason-Dixon
Red Angus Association
240 Crooked Run Rd.
Boones Mill, VA 24065
540-334-5323
or
Red Angus
Association of America
4201 N 1-35
Denton TX 76207
940-387-3502