A34-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 2, 1999 UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) The 15th Pennsylvania Cooperative Director Institute will be conducted here at the Nittany Lion Inn, Jan. 27 - 29. While the ’99 Institute is tar geted to new directors, many in cumbent directors will find great value in the program. Topics include director “bas ics,” cooperative finance, legal is sues for cooperative directors, and developing board practices which lead to efficient and effective use of board time. Current directors, those who have a desire to become directors, and those interested in learning more about the governance and decision making process behind successful cooperatives are en couraged to attend. Educators and public officials who work with cooperative stake holders may also find the school useful to improve their knowledge of cooperatives. Lany Doyle, executive vice president of Ag First Farm Credit Bank, will keynote the confer ence. Larry will share his philoso phy for cooperative excellence and outline key issues facing co operatives and their boards in the coming years. Jetty Ely, cooperative develop ment consultant with USDA Rural Business Service, will review roles and responsibilities of co operative directors and changes implied by the dynamic business environment. Doyle and Ely, along with a cadre of experienced directors and managers, will fa cilitate a workshop addressing key issues for the coming years, sug gesting solutions and board strate gies. Day two of the ’99 school is de voted to business, finance, and strategic issues. Terry Barr, chief economist and vice president. 1592 Old Line Rd., Manheim, PA 17545 (717) 665-5960 “A WINNING COMBINATION ” With PCDART YOU are in control of Herd Management For more information about this powerful tool Lancaster DHIA serves Southeastern and Southcentral Pennsylvania Pa. Cooperative Director School Jan. 27 agriculture trade and policy for the National Council of Farmer Co operatives, will provide a view of current economic environment and emerging trends. Potter Little, senior portfolio manager for Co- Bank, Denver, Colo, will return to conduct a workshop on business, finance, capitalization, and equity issues. Dr. Bruce Anderson, Cornell professor of agribusiness manage ment, will keynote the Thursday afternoon session by addressing the question of what cooperative boards have to do to survive in the new millennium. A panel of ex perts including Dennis Mullen, CEO of Agri-Link Foods; John Johnson, CEO of Cenex-Harvest States; and Chuck Cruickshank, procurement manager. Land O’ Lakes eastern operations, will highlight the Thursday afternoon program. They will share their “Co-op Story” and address the question of what boards and direc tors must do to be successful. Other issues facing cooperative leaders and their organizations, in cluding director liability, board evaluation, and the all-important topic of communication, will be addressed in session topics and in formal discussions among partici pating directors and managers. The institute faculty includes university personnel, cooperative staff, and business leaders. Thirty minute breaks have been contin ued this year to provide plenty of opportunity for directors, man agers, and presenters to share ideas, concerns, and challenges. Some participants argue that this is where the real education goes on. Regardless of tire method, Pennsylvania Director Institutes consistently cam high marks from participants. Other speakers in clude Chris Fox, legal counsel, Agway, and Brian Henehan, Lancaster 'DHIA LANCASTER DHIA and PCDART • Control Heifer Herd • Manage BST Cows • Record all Health Data • Complete Genetic History • Low Rental Fee call Lancaster DHIA senior extension associate from Cornell and executive secretary of the Northeast Cooperative Coun cil; Tom Croner, director of the Dairy Farmers of America; Pro Fac; and others. Daryl Heasley, leadership con sultant, will conduct a self-assess ment and leadership workshop Wednesday morning prior to the COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Whether you raise horses, beef cattle, sheep or dairy cows - pas ture improvement can be a long run hedge against high feed costs. Likewise, establishing new pastures takes careful plan ning to assure maximum returns from your investment in money and labor. To help meet a statewide need for better pastures, Maryland cooperative extension agricultural educators have teamed up with the Advanced Technology Center for Agriculture and Business Development at Carroll Community College in Westminster to offer a four-ses sion live classroom series of evening classes during January through the Maryland Interactive Distance Learning Network. The two-way Videoconference system will enable University of Maryland professionals to pro vide simultaneous instruction at four locations on soil fertility, seeding rates, weed control, poi sonous plants, shade and shel ter, rotational grazing, animal nutrition, animal/plant interac tions, fencing and equipment opening lunch. The Pennsylvania Cooperative Director School is supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Planning is done in consultation with an 11-person committee of cooperative leaders. This is the ISth director school in a series which began in 1983. The Pennsylvania Director Institute has graduated about 400 directors Videoconference Set On Better Pastures and environmental considera tions. Advance registration for the course is required by Jan. 6. To register call (410) 386-8097 after Jan. 3. There is a $5O charge. Checks are payable to Carroll Community College, or provide your credit card information. Classes will be conducted from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the following dates: MCCONNELSBURG (Fulton Co.)- Penn State Cooperative Extension will be offering two computer-based classes for agri cultural producers in the coming months. On Jan. 7, Penn State Cooperative Extension Farm Management agent Andrew Martin will be conducting a sem inar on computer basics for farmers from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fulton County Extension Office. This introductory session is designed to familiarize farmers with computers and their opera tion. There is a $l5 registration fee for this program to cover the cost of the computer lab, lunch, Computer Classes 30 and 70 plus management leaders in the past 14 Institutes. For more information about the Institute, contact Dick Poorbaugh at (814) 863-0644 or e-mail RWP2@psu.edu. The address is Cooperative Business Education and Research Program, Penn State University, 206 Armsby Building, University Park, PA 16802. •Monday, Jan. 11 •Wednesday, Jan. 13 •Wednesday, Jan. 20 •Monday, Jan. 25. Class locations are at Carroll Community College in Westminster, Charles Community College at La Plata, Garrett Community College at McHenry, and Montgomery College at Rockville. and instructional materials, On Feb. 2-3, Penn State Cooperative Extension specialist Larry Jenkins and Farm Management Agent Andrew Martin will be holding a comput erized farm record-keeping workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fulton County Extension Office in McConnellsburg. This workshop will afford farmers the opportu nity to utilize Quicken and to receive instruction in setting-up and customizing this financial record-keeping program for their own farm business. There is a $l5 registration fee for this program and seating is limited.
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