(Continued from Page A 26) explains using the computer for labor needs like employee manuals, performance reviews, job descriptions and tracking hours. Globalize Your Business With a Home Page, Limerock Room Hear how fruit grower Tom' Owens, Cider Mill Farm, Elkndge, Md., built his own home page. Also, Penn Slate's Laura Watts teaches you how to start yours' Smart Computer Shopping New Holland Room Penn State computer experts Albert Nakpil and Tom Weber tackle buying and leasing questions lor computet s and related equipment. Field Mapping and Crop Recordkeeping Kinderhook Room Learn what field maps can do for you Marty Campfield of Nutrient Solutions in Agriculture Demonstrates Also, fmetune your crop management by tracking inputs and yields (speaker to be announced) Computer Use in Vegetables Strasburg Room Shelby Fleischer, Penn State entomologist, explains how GPS systems arc being developed for use in sweet corn and potatoes Also. Fcnby Moore, Lamland Farm. Woodbine, Md . discusses compulci applications in his family's diverse operation llunds-On Workshop; Spreadsheets & Databases Paradise Room Analyze and get organized with these tools Niw through Hivetnber IS, INI, make your BEST HAL with your WASTE lANIIER DEALER am renin: $5OO lie!! (lliwr I Vuiib inkers) • 2,700 Gilln hikers • 3,310 Gillir Inkers • 4,001 Gillie Trick linker • ligm Pimps $750 u!S [Uligr Tutors] • 4,100 Gilln hikers • 4,G00 Gilln Inkers • 5,000 Gilln hiker $1,18823 (Sillier Inkers] • 0,100 Gilln hikers • 7,200 Gilln hikers SI,SII ss (Viem Tiikirs] •Heavy Out) 4.000 •Heavy But) 5,500 See These Dealers For Details Now HARRY TROOP Cochranville, PA 19335 215-593-6731 HISTAND’S FARM & HOME SERVICE Rome, PA 717-744-2371 HOOVER EQUIPMENT Tyrone, PA 16686 814-684-1777 ROVENDALE AG & STAR SILOS LAPP’S BARN .. Bn<wur . n<> BARN EQUIPMENT Myerstown, PA 17067 EQUIPMENT SALES & McMILLEN BROTHERS Watsontown. PA 17777 717-866-5708 SERVICE 717-538-9564 Gap, PA 17527 717 ' 789 ' 3961 OR 717-742-4226 717-442-8134 JAMES L. HOSTETTER McVeytown, PA 17051 717-899-6386 FRANKLIN’S FARM SERVICE Laceyville, PA 717-869-24 K & S, INC. Quarryville, PA 717-284-3111 WASH HANDLERS ■ PjM PM llTi Mai] HpM MI nMH ■ MVMI m% kth km miit Bin k m mu. MILL CREEK FENCE & FARM Lancaster, PA 717-396-8987 PRINGLES SUPPLY & EQUIPMENT INC. Greenville, PA 16125 412-588-7950 “Passing On The Farm” Workshops Set HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Who will be the next gen eration of Pennsylvania farm ers? That question is central to both Pennsylvania agriculture and your farm’s future. If you would like to see your farm remain in agricultural pro duction, it is never too early to consider your options on how to-" pass your farm business to the next generation. To help you in the process, Pennsylvania Farm Link is hos ing day-long workshops at two locations at Sandy Kaye’s by J-STAR* SOLLENBERQER WALNUT BARN SILOS CORP. EQUIPMENT Chambersburg, PA 17201 Port Royal, PA 717-264-9588 717-436-9429 SOMERSET BARN EQUIPMENT Somerset, PA 15501 814-445-5555 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 7, 1998-A27 Restaurant in Shelocta on Nov. 13 and the 4-H Center in Creamery on Nov. 24. Individual who want to learn ways to successfully transfer their farm to family members, or those wanting to locate interest ed beginning farmers, are urged to attend. Beginning farmers, or people who are new to farming, are also urged to attend to dis cuss beginning farmer issues and ways to gradually develop a farm business. According to Farm Link Director Marion Bowlan, “Forty- MARYLAND GLADHILL TRACTOR . MART Frederick, MD 21701 301-663-6060 five percent of Pennsylvania’s farm operators are age 55 or older. There are two times as many operators over the age of 65 as under the age of 35. In the next 10 years, nearly one quar ter of the state’s 44,800 farms will change hands. How we address this problem will affect agriculture in Pennsylvania for generations to come ” Working to assist in the suc cessful transfer of family farms and to help retain agricultural lands in production, Pennsylvania Farm Link spon sors regional farm '-accession workshops for beginning and retiring farmers. Scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the workshops will address the following issues: business planning, farm loan resources, legal aspects of a transfer, mar keting ideas, start-up strategies, bringing the next generation into the farm business, record keeping, farm transfer strate gies, and farmland preservation programs. Participating agencies and individuals include Pennsylvania Farm Link, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Farm Credit, Farm Service Agency, Indiana County Agricultural Land Preservation Board, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, American Express financial advisers, an attorney, and a panel of local farmers. Preregistration for this free workshop is required by calling Farm Link at (717) 558-7726 by Nov. 9 for the Shelocta location and Nov. 23 at Creamery. Participants will be required to purchase lunch at Sandy Kaye’s Restaurant prices gen erally are under $lO (plus tax and gratuity). At Creamery, lunch is on your own. Sandy Kaye’s Restaurant is located at Routes 156 and 422 in Sholocta. The 4-H Center in Creamery is located on Rt. 113, approximately two miles from Collegeville. FARM BUIWINGS NEED PAINTED? Let GahrimflßßlGHltNfUo Your life "The Farm Painting Specialist" * vMifß -ti eFaK ' t WE ARE THE FUSSY ONE’S OUR SPECIALTIES ARE AGRICULTURE - COMMERCIAL,- INDUSTRIAL - CHURCHES • Barn Painting • Milk House • Roof Coating • Water Proofing Silos • Stucco Farmhouses The Job Must Be Done To Your —Satisfaction For FREE Estimate CALI. Gahring’s PAINTING & WATERPROOFING 636 East End Ave., Lancaster, PA 717-397-4187
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