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One of many who competed in the “trust fell,” Grassland correspondent secretary
John Henson fell into the waiting arms of FFA members. The trust fail teaches cooper
ation and building trust.
Lancaster FFA Members
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helped the members learn to work
together, to communicate, to stay
on task, to be organized, and to
build trust.
“B" team leader Andy Musser,
Grassland FFA at Garden Spot
High School, led his team to vic
toiy in grass skiing during the
topes competition.
Another competition featured
the “human knot," from which
FFA leaders must learn to untie
themselves without talking.
One of many who competed in
the “trust fall," Grassland corres
pondent secretary John Henson
fell into the waiting arms of FFA
members. The trust fall teaches
cooperation and building trust.
A contest named “36 squares" is
an activity designed to allow FFA
leaders to work together to achieve
a goal. Through building on the
Manor FFA leaders review leader characteristics. From
left, Adam Nissley, Manor president; Audrey Nissly, vice
president; and Allan Herr, executive vice president
“You will experience, as president, an awful lot of stress,”
Brittany Robinson, right, told the county presidents and
vice presidents.
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previous steps of other members,
cooperation through the winding.
During the workshop skills
session with county presi
dents and vice presidents,
Beth Frey, county president,
chalks out a “checks and
balances” list for leaders.
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difficult course is necessary to
teach the goal.
New county leaders for
1999-2000 are Jennifer Zimmer
man, president; Darren Sununy,
vice president; Kimberly Landis,
secretary; Craig Fclpel, treasurer,
Dan McMichael, sentinel; and
Amanda Sauder, reporter.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The
U.S. must fully support and be
an active participant in interna
tional efforts to monitor, report,
and control animal disease
worldwide, according a top U.S.
Department of Agriculture
(USDA) official during the
National Conference on Animal
Health and International Trade
held recently in Nashville,Tenn.
The conference was held in
conjunction with the Livestock
Conservation Institute’s 83rd
annual meeting, March 29-April
1,1999.
“The U.S. needs to set an
example that we can subscribe
to,” said USDA’s Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
associate administrator Joan
Arnoldi.
Arnold! is the U.S. represen
tative to the Office of
International des Epizootics
(OIE), a global assembly of ani
mal health officials from 151
countries designated by the
World Trade Organization as
the lead group for setting ani
mal health standards world
wide.
“OIE has some basic struc
ture that is important to the
U.S. It’s where we can have some
influence, and it’s to our advan
tage to be involved,” Arnold!
said.
International Forum
Focus Of U.S. Animal
Health Policy
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Another competition featured the “human knot,” from 1
which FFA leaders must learn to untie themselves without j
talking. I
PAADS Expands Junior I
Dairy Management Contest
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
A highlight of the Pennsylva
nia All-American Dairy Show, the
Junior Dairy Management contest
draws youth from Pennsylvania
and neighboring states to compete
for a $l,OOO first place scholar
ship.
The nationally recognized con
test quizzes youth on their dairy
farm and industry knowledge.
The contest this year will con
sist of seven classes: dairy heifer
selection; linear trait analysis;
meats identification; grain and
forage identification; current is
sues in the dairy industry; milk
quality and milk product identifi
cation; and new this year, a station
featuring dairy housing and venti-
“Disease reporting is why we
really need the OIE. We need to
support it, participate and
embrace transparency,” Arnoldi
said. Transparency is a term
used to describe the practice of
making a country’s animal
health compliance requirements
known to others in order to pro
mote fair trade. “There's no bet
ter way to see (transparency)
work than through involvement
in OIE,”
“Disease reporting worldwide
is improving significantly,”
Arnoldi said. “We subscribe reli
giously to the regular reporting
of animal disease problems.”
According to Arnoldi, OIE
provides opportunity for the sci
entific community to help evalu
ate and deal with animal health
problems wherever they may
arise. The challenge for the
future, she said will be for the
Western Hemisphere nations to
recognize their mutual interests
and to begin working together.
“The U.S. is looking to draw
the Western Hemisphere togeth
er. This presents some chal
lenges because as you look to the
south, there are some differ
ences in customs, politics and
agriculture,” Arnold! said. “The
challenge is to get the group to
focus on animal health issues
rather than politics.”
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This year the contest will be on
Tuesday, Sept. 21. Registration is
at 9 a.m. and the contest begins at
10 a.m., in meeting Rooms A-E,
located on the second floor of the
Farm Show Complex, in Harris
burg.
Pre-registration is required and
registrations must be mailed by <
Sept 11.
The contest is made possible
because of generous support from
agri-businesses including Church
and Dwight Co.-Arm & Hammer
Products, Milk Specialties Co.
Mfg. of Energy Booster 100,
Pharmcia And Upjohn Animal
Health, and Prince Agri Products,
Inc.
The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s
Association will award the $l,OOO
first place scholarship. Additional
financial support comes from
Land O’Lakes Milk Cooperative.
Resource packets are available’*"’
to assist individuals and teams in '
preparing for this contest. These
training kits can be obtained by
writing Christine Williams, Tnl
pehocken High School, 430 New
Schaefferstown Road, -Bemville,
PA 19506. Training kits should be
requested prior to Sept. 1.
individual and team winners are
recognized following the contest
and will receive ribbons and pre
miums.
The top five finalists in the
analytical portion of the contest
will participate in an interview
with three industry representatives
where they will share their knowl
edge about the dairy industry. The
scholarship winner is selected
from these finalists, based on his
or her total performance for the
day.
All interested 4-H and FFA
members are urged to participate.
For more information, contact
Junior Dairy Management Con
test, PA All-American Dairy
Show, Farm Show Complex, 2301
N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg,
PA 17110. Telephone (717)
787-2905.
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