Page 24—Ag Progress Section 1, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 14, 1999
ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.) -
Kids can eat, learn, and have fun
at Penn State’s Ag Progress
Days, Aug. 17-19.
The “Family Learning Hub,”
located near food vendors on
Main street between West Bth
and West 9th, will offer fun, edu
cational exhibits and demon
strations important to everyone,
whether they live on a farm or in
the city. The Hub will include:
• ImAGination Station. Here,
the science of agriculture comes
to life. Visitors can begin by
making their own personal edi
tion of the “ImAGination Station
Times,” which includes their
own computer-generated photo,
this year’s “Times” will include a
map and clues to the
ImAgination Station Treasure
Hunt, a new event that sends
kids scouring stations through
out the Ag Progress Days site
for interesting information
about Pennsylvania agriculture.
Kids who return with all of the
information win a prize.
Stations for younger children
will be located exclusively with
in ImAGination Station.
In addition, the Ag
Awareness Foundation will help
kids learn about seed germina
tion by making “Beany Babies,”
a soybean seed in a jewelry bag
that kids hang around their
necks The seed will germinate
in 24 hours - instant “Beany
Baby'” Other interactive dis
plays will be presented on plant
pathology, food sciences and
entomology. Kids also can visit
displays on 4-H and FFA, the
national student organization
that prepares members for lead
ership and careers in the sci
ence, business and technology of
agriculture.
• Shaver’s Creek Environ
mental Center. Here’s a unique
chance to get a closer look at
some native Pennsylvania ani
mal species Visitors will see In e
raptors, snakes, turtles and
frogs, as well as hands-on natur
al history exhibits.
Fun, Education For Kids At Ag Progress
• Farm Animal Learning
Center. Visitors can leam about
farm animal welfare, including
animal care and use issues.
Hosted by Pennsylvanians for
the Responsible. Use of Animals,
the exhibit will include dairy
and beef calves, goats, lambs,
pigs, miniature horses, chickens
“retired” greyhounds, plus other
farm and companion animals
The exhibit also will feature spe
cial information about the
myths and facts of farm animal
production.
• Family Room Building.
Kids can take a break at the
Family Room’s “Kid’s Corner,”
GLENMONT, N.Y. New
York Farm Bureau’s longtime
director of governmental rela
tions, Paul F. “Rick” Zimmerman,
will be soon leaving his post with
the state’s largest general farm ad
vocacy organization, after nearly
16 years of dedicated service to
the organization and its members,
and an extensive list of accomp
lishments that have benefited the
agricultural industry in New York
State.
Zimmerman will begin his new
position with the New York State
Department of Agriculture and
Markets as its new deputy com
missioner for economic develop
ment and agricultural policy in
mid-August
“On behalf of the nearly 30,000
members of New York Farm Bur
eau, we have greatly appreciated
the years of dedicated and ex
emplary service he has committed
to the organization and to New
York State's agricultural indus
try,” said John Lincoln, president
of New York Farm Bureau. “We
wish Rick the best of luck!”
In 1983, Zimmerman joined the
New York Farm Bureau staff to
focus on public policy issues after
winning the Young Farmer and
Rancher Discussion Meet Compe-
reading stories and working on
art projects. Materials such as
safety scissors, glue and visors
will be provided. Then, take time
to explore exhibits and demon
strations of importance to
Pennsylvania’s families, such as
health, cooking, nutrition, char
acter, safety, finances and tobac
co prevention. Some exhibits
will feature puppet shows,
games and other interactive
ways to leam. Participants also
can go on a treasure hunt within
the building and win a prize.
Other Ag Progress Days
activities for the younger crowd
include the SciQ Junior contest,
Zimmerman To Leave
Farm Bureau For New Position
tition at the organization's annual
meeting. "Once I started talking
about agricultural policy issues, I
knew my career path should direct
me toward serving the agricultural
industry through public policy ad
vocacy," said Rick Zimmerman.
“It has been a very rewarding ex
perience for me."
Since 1986, Zimmerman has
been New York Farm Bureau’s
principal lobbyist, responsible for
coordinating the organization’s
programs and activities designed
to improve state and federal public
policies. Under his guidance, New
York Farm Bureau was able to
achieve passage of numerous
legislative proposals, including
landmark legislation establishing
a state income tax credit for school
taxes paid by farmers. Zimmer-
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where contestants test their
agricultural knowledge in a TV
quiz-show format. The game will
be played Tuesday at 10 a.m.,
and Wednesday at 11 a.m. and 6
p.m. in the College Exhibits
Building Theatre. Award-win
ning short story author and
master storyteller Jan Kinney
will weave her magic tales in the
theatre on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m.
and Wednesday at noon.
At the Horse Arena (Main
Street, behind the Special
Events Building), visitors can
see 4-H and FFA youth compete
for prizes, or watch the
Pennsylvania State Police
man also headed New York Farm
Bureau’s successful efforts to re
duce worker’s compensation rates
for farmers, as well as most re
cently, gaining passage of state
legislation that allows dairy farm
ers to enter a dairy compact
“Rick has worked tirelessly for
New York Farm Bureau and its
membership, and has been as inte
gral part of the organization’s
overall success for many years.
Although we hate to see Rick
leave Farm Bureau, at least he’s
not leaving New York State’s
agricultural industry, and will
continue to serve an important
role on behalf of New York agri
culture," said Jeffery Kirby, New
York Farm Bureau administrator.
“I’m sure New York Farm Bureau
will continue to work closely with
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The drill team also will ride
through the show grounds.
Children also may enjoy wan
dering through the new corn
maze on East sth Street.
At the Natural Resource
Conservation Partnership area
(West 11th Street), Kids can see
a real soil profile in a walk-in
pit, make T-shirts with fish
prints, practice casting for their
next fishing trip, see t mounted
wildlife specimens and use their
sense of touch to guess items
that affect the soil and water
quality of the land.
him in his new role at ag and mar
kets.”
Zimmerman grew up on a
200-cow, 800-acre dairy farm
near Canandaigua, N.Y., where be
previously served as the principal
manager of his family farm fol
lowing college at Cornell Univer
sity. During that time, Zimmer
man was a member of the Ontario
County Farm Bureau board of
directors and chairman of the
County Farm Bureau’s Young
Fanners and Ranchers Commit
tee. Zimmerman resides in Albany
County with his wife, Kathleen,
two sons, William and Matthew,
and daughter, Kara.
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