Grain Estimates Higher AMES, lowa As harvest sea son winds down across the Grain Belt, producers are seeing improved crop conditions and are forecasting higher yields than pre viously estimated. National Farmers Organization, serving all of producers’ market ing needs, today updated their grain crop estimates. Hie 1999 com crop, estimated in October to be 9.251 billion bushels, has been raised to 9.370 billion bushels. November soybean forecasts stand at 2.698 billion bushels, down nine million bushels from early < • V'/. t Now Every GLEANER! Combine Comes Equipped With Comfortable Financing. GRUMELLI’S FARM SERVICE INC. 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Through December 1,1999, GLEANER offers new flexibility with financing plans that can get you into a new high-performance GLEANER combine. Now you can get more out of your field with less strain on your budget. And, it’s on every new and select used GLEANER combine and header-even the new state-of-the art Fieldstar® Precision Farming System. But heads up! This offer ends December 1,1999. Make your way to your participating GLEANER dealer and exercise your financing options today. HERNLEY’S FARM EQUIPMENT, INC. Elizabethtown, PA 717-367-8867 1-800-564-2511 true, com production would fall 391 million bushels behind 1998 figures, and soybean production would be 58 million bushels lower. The total wheat crop is fore casted at 2.219 billion bushels, slightly lower than October figures. National Fanners recommends enrolling a portion of your grain in the Marketing Plus for grain prog ram, which for 10 years has suc cessfully placed producers in the top third of the market 80 percent of the time. For more information, contact National Farmers’ Grain Department at (800) 247-2110. C.J. WONSIDLER BROS. Quakertown, PA New Tripoli, PA Oley, PA 215-536-7523 610-767-7611 610-987-6257 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 13, 199903 Livestock Producers Involved With Direct Marketing Meeting Jan. 31 ROCHESTER, NY The NYS Farmers' Direct Marketing Association has expanded its annual direct marketing confer ences to include direct market ing of livestock products. On Monday, Jan. 31, at the Rochester Sheraton Four Points Hotel, the conference offers a full day of session that will cover topics in direct marketing of meat products . . *V * B. EQUIPMENT, INC. Waynesboro, PA 717-762-3193 Marty Broccoli, from SUNY Cobleskill’s meat processing lab and Nancy Morey and Jim MacLaughhn, from the SoCNY RC&D, will present sessions on processing, packaging, and pric ing your livestock products for retail sales They’ll discuss what cuts of meat sell the best, gov ernment and health regulations, pricing guidelines for different cuts and different types of meat, and other topics sions will cover retail outlets for selling meat products Marty Broccoli, who is devel oping a pastured veal association, will help find marketing outlets for our meat products, including getting meat into grocery chains and restaurants He’ll Andrew Blace, who successfully markets his meats through mail order, will share his knowledge and expertise on develop ing and conducting a mail-order business. In addition to the full day of livestock marketing, the confer ence offers three full days of sessions on direct marketing agri cultural products of all types, including fruits and vegetables, bed ding plants, maple syrup, Christmas trees, and all other products marketed directly to the con sumer You’ll learn about starting your own retail business, ways to expand your business with differ ent product lines and different enterprises, and considerations for making competent and profitable busi ness decisions. You can also visit a large trade show with vendors offering products that will help you with your direct marketing business. You’ll find all kinds of packaging materials, gourmet foods, display units, seeds, agri-entertain ment products and the list goes on and on. The NYS Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association is offering something for every one for the 2000 ' “Marketing in the ' New Millennium” con ference. For more information on the conference and for reg istration materials, visit the web site at wwwnysfdma.com or call Diane Eggert at (313) 475-1101 For more information on becoming a vendor in the trade show, call Bob and Judy Schultz at (716) 484-7300, AGRICREDIT The afternoon ses- also introduce a new trailer for cutting and preparing meats for retail sales at farmers’ markets
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