Ai6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May i, 1999 GRAIN, CATTLE, HOG, & MILK BFP FUTURES MARKETS Markets Courtesy Of Chicago Board and Mercantile Exchange or oa/jf/M « OMT MOVZJiq AVnfcOß 1& My MOVING kVXBAQX mm m. imM.imny--.... .......m.mmm 7 i« ai at s ta it at a t it as ao i 14 at at 4 it it as t t it aa t t it aa at t ta it at a iip-tt oct aov sac jm-98 w m Open High Low 04/29/99 34600 i 4530 34410 Symbol LBK9 - Moving Average 09 18 40 14023 33109 33143 -stocheatlc 09 14 20 80 06 83 07 83 07 83 46 83 43 83 44 82 21 78 01 78 01 -Relative Strength 09 14 20 66 Ob 63 18 60 85 BFP Milk Futures: Settlement Prices as of 04/29/99 07:00 PM MTH/ STRIKE OPEN 11.62 11.21 10.98 APR 99 MAY 99 JUN 99 JLY99 AUG 9 9 SEP99 OCT 99 NOV 9 9 DEC 9 9 JANOO FEBOO TOTAL TOTAL 12.25 12.62 12.75 12 . 64 12.19 Keystone 21 Awards Grants To Food System Projects UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) - Keystone 21, a partner ship between Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and for mer Commonwealth Educational System, and the Rodale Institute, has funded three projects designed to enhance understanding about the food system. The projects were awarded Keystone Grants, which can total up to $30,000 per year to a maximum of $50,000 for two years. The projects are: • “The Environmental Quality Initiative,” a collabora tion between Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and College of Communications, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Rodale Institute, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The goal of this project is to promote practical, effective envi ronmental stewardship prac- (Closing bids: Thursday, April 29, 1999 LUMBER - CHE MAY 1999 Of QS/X4/9* r Laat chge 3 4 +l7o -Momentum 09 18 +2540 +1770 -Directional Indlcator 09 14 ?0 34 5 1 *>2 O' 1 16 93 14 44 17 10 18 80 b 31 42 33 24 -Historic Volatility -09 14 20 20 52 i 21 35% 20 75% DAILY HIGH LOW 11.62 11.54 11.21 11.18 10.998 10.95 12.25 12.25 12.638 12.62 12.75 12.75 12.64 12.64 12.19 12.19 tices on dairy farms while main taining profitability for farming communities. Participating agencies and organizations will provide an economic incentive program for farmers who imple ment management practices that help to reduce or eliminate agricultural pollution. Through a special label on dairy product packages indicat ing that a portion of the pur chase price will be deposited into a stewardship fund, the Environmental Quality Initiative will link environmen tally minded consumers with dairy farmers who share their concerns. The fund will provide farmers with premiums for using environmentally sound practices and funding to help make management changes that enhance natural resources. • “Mifflin County Youth Gardening Project: We’ve Got a Good Thing Growing,” a contin uation of an established collabo ration between Penn State Cooperative Extension, Mifflin County Probation and Parole, to exio = ia aa VAZ.VB > (100 40 + 690 SETT LAST 11.54 11.19 10.99 11.40 12.25 12.63 12.85 12.75 12.64 12.19 12.01 11.54 11.198 10.998 12.25 12.638 12.75 12.64 12.19 1/1000 AS FT 380 360 340 320 300 280 Symbol Op«n High LHM9 - 04/29/99 5890 5925 260 vec. » o l DODD EST VOL SETT PT CHGE 11.60 14 11.21 9 10.98 13 11.40 14 12.21 10 12.62 13 12.85 6 12.73 6 12.63 10 12.19 1 12.01 3 VOL OPEN INT -6 44 -2 14 + 1 8 UNCH + 4 5 + 1 2 UNCH +2 1 + 1 4 UNCH 1 UNCH EST.VOL 79 and the Juniata-Mifflin Vocational Technical School. This program allows youth probation and parole clients to satisfy community service requirements through 4-H gar dening and plant science activi ties. Participants work with youth 4-H members and adult volunteers to design, maintain and harvest a garden. The food raised in the project is donated to shelters and other nonprofit organizations with a demand for fresh produce. Flowers and decorative plants raised are donated for beautifi cation projects at area nursing homes. By working with others to benefit those in need, partici pating at risk youth gain a sense of pride, as well as prob lem-solving, leadership and interpersonal skills. • “Celebrating 250 Years of Agricultural Growth,” a collabo ration among the Agricultural and Industrial Museum of York County, Penn State York, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Bradley Lifting, Hoke’s Mill, QPi 06/VS/99 Symbol LCM 9 Open High - 04/29/99 63b0 b 375 Moving Average y 09 18 40 6320 6374 6419 Stochastic- —Directional Indicator- Day 09 14 20 Day 09 14 20 Sto 23 33 11 40 11 29 ADX 35 12 27 93 20 91 *k 45 10 24 28 24 05 -DI 30 36 28 84 ->7 55 %d 40 74 25 23 24 91 +DI 13 28 x 3 63 14 24 -Relative Strength 09 14 20 39 73 41 66 43 06 MILK Where's your mustache? “ mat«»« i « VAZ.VC - 6XW S 11 Li 16 1 tfl XACZ CRIB 8 1 00 VALUE a t«aa Low 6270 Last Ch( 6275 -Momantua -247 —Historic Volatility -09 14 13 76 f 12 GO? lb 43 a awareness of food system issues, educational needs and career opportunities among urban and rural youth across the county, and to demonstrate the impor tance of the food system in the county’s social, cultural and eco nomic development. Keystone 21 is seeking pro posals for the next round of Keystone Grants. The applica tion deadline is Feb. 15. For more information, con tact Elsie Gurgevich, Keystone 21 project coordinator, at (814) 865-0114 or send e-mail to PAF SPE @ pus.edu. World Wide Web users can learn more from the project’s Internet site at http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/CA SPROF / keystone 21 / key stone2lhm.html f/t* 62.5 60.0 57.5 55.0 52. 5 50.0 <7.5 «a • o IftODDD 90DD0 vca. t o 20DDDD IDDDDO 40 -285