From left, National Young Farmer program coordinator
Jimmy Emmons consults with Lancaster County Young
Farmer members Dan Heller and Deb Seibert, who helped
organize the convention held in Hershey last week.
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State Ag Spokespersons
Compete For National Title
(Continued from Pag* A 22)
Friendly Agriculture;” Dean
Smith, Nebraska, on “American
Farms: A Struggling Family
Tradition.”
As far as the judges were con
cerned, there were no losers. Parti
cipants did an outstanding job and
showed extensive knowledge on a
variety of ag issues. Winners were
determined after lengthy debate.
Following the contest, the state
spokespersons participated in a
media blitz at Fox’s Market and
spoke to agriculture students at
Milton Hershey School, Hershcy.
Average Farm Feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
To help farmers across the state Barley< No 3 _ 1-6 0 bu., 3.42
to have handy reference of com- C wL
modity input costs in their feeding Oats, No. 2 ]
operations for DHIA record sheets cw l
or to develop livestock feed cost Soybeans, No. 1
data, here’s last week’s average 7.29 cw l
costs of various ingredients as Ear Com —71.93 ton, 3.60 cwt.
compiled from regional reports Alfalfa Hay 127.50 ton, 6.38
across the state of Pennsylvania, cwt.
Remember, these are averages,
so you will need to adjust your fig-
ures up or down according to your Timothy Hay
location and the quality of your 6.94 cwt
The purpose of the blitz is to
acquaint consumers with the
importance of agriculture and to
allow spokespersons opportunities
to speak with the public.
Spokespersons need to be mem
bers of NYFEA and between the
ages of 18-40.
The contest was conducted in
Hershey last week during the 33rd
National Young Farmer Educa
tional Institute (NYFEA).
From Dec. 8-11, the institute
provided numerous educational
sessions and tours of farms and
agribusinesses in the area,
crop.
Com, No.2y 2.32 bu., 4.15
cwt*
Wheat, No. 2 2.32 bu., 3.87
cwL
Mixed Hay 133.75 ton, 6.69
cwt
eiyom at TeCmark:
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NYF is composed of chapters at
local, state, and national levels.
NYF mission is to promote the per
sonal and professional growth of
all people involved in agriculture.
It’s purpose is to develop leaders,
inspire service, strengthen com
munities, and enhance the success
potential for American agriculture,
especially beginning farmers.
The convention is conducted in
a different state annually. This was
the third time in 33 years that the
convention was in Pennsylvania.
The next convention will be in
Cheyenne, Wy. Nov. 29 - Dec. 3.
At the New York State
Auctioneers Convention held on
Nov. 13-14, 1999 in Syracuse,
NY, Mel Manasse of Whitney
Point, NY. was selected as the
New York State Auctioneer
Association’s “Auctioneer of the
Year.”
1.49 bu., 4.66
4.37 bu.,
Manasse and family were
present at the banquet with fel
low auctioneers from NYSAA
Manasse is president of Mel
Manasse & Son auctioneers &
Real Estate Brokers on Rt li,
Whitney Point, N Y
138.75 ton.
sV^
Manasse Named
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