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traditional term used to address
auctioneers) has done so much in
addition to serving well as presi
dent that he derserved to be prom
oted to "general.”
Bachman was presented with a
plaque bearing a president’s gavel
by Tony Dobrosky and Secretary
Hayes.
In his own address to the audi
ence, Secretary Hayes said the
future is bright for agriculture in
Pennsylvania.
“I can’t help but be excited
about agriculture. 1 have never
been as excited (about agriculture)
as I am at the present time. There’s
never been a brighter moment.”
He said that to appreciate his
understanding and outlook of agri
culture, it is necessary to under
stand the context of the past and
present
While not specific, the sense of
the secretary’s brief address was
that given the changes around
the world with governments
(trending from being closed or
antogonistic ruling structures to
becoming governing structures
more on track toward democtacry
and free markets), and the resultant
opening of trade or at least discus
sions of fair trade the potential
and opportunities for Pennsylvan
ia to market its agricultural pro
ducts globally have never been
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With state government being in
position to promote and support
the industry (improved laboratory
testing facilities, disease control,
etc.), and political leadership
seeming to understand agricultural
business’s economic importance
to the state and its people, the
potential for the industry here is
broad and full of possibilities.
Hayes recently returned from a
trade mission to South Africa, and
although details of the trip are yet
to come (trade missions help estab
lish relationships which can lead to
trade negotiations), he said it was a
success.
He has made several trade mis
sions in the past year and most
have led to improved relations as
well as actual trade.
Hayes said that the horse indus
try in Pennsylvania is as important
to the state and to him, as secretary,
as are all the other aspects of
agriculture.
“I can’t help but be proud to
have the equine industry we have
in Pennsylvania,” he said. “I don’t
want anyone to think that this sec
retary doesn’t recognize the integ
ral part (the equine industry
plays).”
Charles Itle, Farm Show lives
tock show manager said that KILE
1998 was one of the best to date,
with the KILE horse shows the
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largest to date, with about SSO
draft hones (with about 100 Shire
and SO Clydesdale, and the Perehc
ron show being the second hugest
in the nation).
He cited the national and region
al cattle shows, the feeder cattle
show, more than 370 head of
swine, and about 1,200 sheep
(including the regional Montadale
breed show and the Eastern Reg
ional Tunis show), as other exam
ples of the strength of the event
All combined, there seemed to
be a sense that the show has
matured to a grander scale.
In most cases, there were more
livestock exhibitors for the breed
and specie shows.
ht addition, while many things
can affect the attitudes of exhibi
tors and attendees of any special
event the atmosphere at the Com
plex and KILE has changed.
The new system of stalls,
upgrades in appearance to the
entire Farm Show Complex, qual
ity entertainment the largest KILE
trade show ever, and visits front
almost 2,000 school children who
received promotional and educa
tional materials from the breed
organizations representing the four
livestock species, were just some
of the aspects of the show and
facility that seemed to provide an
aura of excitement and optimism.
Also part of the opening cere
mony was the PLA’s presentation
of awards to outstanding FFA and
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4-H youth. Every year the associa
tion selects a boy and girl from
each youth organization who have
distinguished themselves in their
livestock endeavors.
Though the names of recipients
and their backgrounds were previ
ously reported, they received a
plaque and a monetary award from
Kathy Stewart, with the FLA com-
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tion and several other organiza
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meetings to provide information to
producers.
The meetings will feature infor
mation on targeting breeding for
customer satisfaction, culling
strategies, and enhancing beef
quality and product value.
Refreshments will be served at
all meetings. They are:
• Thursday, Oct. 15, Leesport
Farmers Market, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct 16, Carlisle
Livestock Market 7 p.m.
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mittee, during the ceremony.
Rccealty elected FLA President
Mike Fires tine of Womebdorf
helped to make the presentations.
The FFA youth recognized were
Heather Banker! of Red Lion and
Gregory Moyer of Middlcburg.
The 4-H youth were Heidi Svo
navec of Rockwood, and Paul
Kitzmiller of Wellsville.
Educational
Meetings Set
• Sunday, Oct 18. Somerset
County Beef Producers’ Picnic,
Hirer Hill Farm, 1 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct 22, Middle
burg Livestock Auction, 7 p.m.
• Wednesday. Nov. 11, hosted
by the York and Adams County
Cattlemen’s Association, York
4-H Center, 6:30 p.m.
The meetings are sponsored by
the Beef Council, the Cattlemen’s
Association, the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture, the
Pennsylvania Livestock Markets
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