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interactive discussions.’ business, specifically sellers and a?
The primary theme is staying in buyers of biotech-derived prod- * arming
business with a lesser focus on nets; the farm community and
production agriculture. As a spe- consumer groups,” said Johnson,
dal feature, three farm families “These guests will share informa
have been invited to share their rion and concerns about the sci
experiences farming on Delmarva ence of biotechnology, the safety
for several generations. of biotech foods, consumer issues.
Gordon Johnson, University of ethical tissues, the industry point
Delaware Cooperative Extension of view, consolidation of the bio
agricultural agent for Kent Coun- tech industry, education about
ty, said four roundtable discus- biotechnology, world trade issues,
sions are planned for the morning exports and acceptance of biotech
and will be repeated in the after- crops in the United States and
noon. around the world."
“We want an interactive meet- Roundtable IV will be “Manag
ing this year so farmers can parti- ing Risk through Government
cipate in die discussions as much Support Programs,” which pro
as they wish,” Johnson said. vides an overview on how produc-
The locations arc: ers can use government programs
• Northern Delmarva, Thurs- in their farm businesses as a tool
day, Feb. 10, Asbury United to manage financial risk. In addi-
Melhodist Church, Smyrna, Del. don, there will be a discussion of
• Central Delmarva, Friday, help available for environmental
Feb. 11, Caroline County 4-H practices. Guest speakers from the
Park, Denton, Md. Farm Service Agency, the Natural
■ Southern Delmarva, Saturday, Resource Conservation Services/
Feb. 12, Pocomoke High School, Conservation Districts, Crop In-
Pocomokc City, Md, surance and other government
Roundtable I will be “The agencies with programs will be on
Changing Business of Farming: hand to talk about taking advant-
Strategies for Remaining Profit- age of these opportunities. In
able.” eluded Will be discussions of defi
“We have invited fanners, agri- ciency payments, crop loans, the
businessmen, bankers and man- Conservation Reserve Program,
agement specialists to sit on this the Conservation Reserve En
roimdtable,” said Johnson. “Invit- hancement Program, the Environ
ed farmers will talk about strate- mental Quality Incentive Pro
gies to remain profitable, followed gram, federal crop insurance, state
by a general discussion on a range cost share and other federal, state
of short- and long-term challenges “d local programs that might be
for farm businesses.” Topic will °f value to the farmer,
include changes in agriculture, un- As in past yean, the Delmarva
derstanding the farm business; Com and Soybean Technology
successful management strategies Conference is sponsored by Co
lor farms and the importance of operative Extension at land-grant
records, strategies for maximizing universities in Delaware, Mary
returns in farm businesses; money I 3™! an <l Virginia and by agribusi
management and financing; and nesses serving the Delmarva area,
farmers as entrepreneurs. There will be no commercial or
For Roundtable n, “Grain Mar- educational exhibits this year,
keting Strategies: Enhancing your Registration for the Com and
Bottom Line,” Susan Schoenian Soybean Conference will be $5,
from the University of Maryland, which includes lunch. Those inter-
Wicomico County Extension of- ested in attending should register
fice, will lead a discussion to iden- hi advance by calling the Co
tify successful marketing strate- operative Extension office in their
gies for grain farmers. In addition county. Space is limited in each
to Schoenian, farmers will share location, so register well in ad
their experiences with grain mar- vance. Registration deadline is
keting in their operations. Other Monday, Feb. 7.
Keystone Farm Credit
Offers Scholarship
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
- Keystone Farm Credit has
announced the availability of
two $l,OOO scholarships which
will be awarded in 2000.
Applicants must be high
school seniors who plan to
attend a four-year college on a
full-time basis and major in
agriculture or agribusiness.
Another requirement is the
applicants parent(s) or
guardian(s) must reside in
Keystone’s servicing territory,
which includes tlie counties of
Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester,
Delaware, Daupbm, Lancaster,
Lebanon, Lehigh, Monroe,
Montgomery, Northampton,
Philadelphia Pike, and
Schuylkill.
Notification of the availabili
ty of the two $l,OOO scholarships
was sent to public and private
schools as well as vo-tech
schools throughout the 15 coun
ties listed above. Interested stu
dents should check with their
guidance counselors to secure an
application form.
Applications are also avail
able at any of Keystone’s offices
or by calling Donna Dawson at
(610) 268-3864, ext. 21.
Submission deadline is Feb. 1.
Farm Bureau Foundation
Raises $lO,OOO For Ag Education
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Dairy Quality Management
Meeting Attracts Industry Leaders
MIDDLETOWN (Dauphin
Co.) —A newly-formed Regional
Daily Quality Management Alli
ance (R-DQM-A) is emerging as
an important factor in the dairy in
dustry in states from Maine
through Virginia and Ohio.
A three-day meeting was re
cently held at Penn State Univer
sity. Ag industry, state govern
ment, academic and producer
groups were all represented. This
meeting is a follow-up to an or
ganizational DQM get-together in
March 1999 at Cornell University.
The Penn Stale gathering was a
series of three meetings; each de
signed to make DQM a reality on
farms in the region. On Oct 25,20
organizational leaden represent
ing all participating states met to
plan the development and imple
mantation of DQM materials and
Zetor Announces New Open-Station
Models For The Super Series
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Zelor Tractors has announced
new open-station models for its
Super Series line. Previously, only
cab-type models were offered in
the Super Series group.
Engine horsepower range is 66
to 78 in 2-wheel drive models and
59 to 78 in 4-wheel drive models.
CLASSIFIEDS
CONSTRUCTION
|||B EQUIPMENT
Bobcat 753 w/forks &
bucket, 810 hrs, garage
kept. 570-222-9090.
HOUGH Payloader &
Bucket w/lH 282 dsl. run
ning eng. Sell as is. No
reasonable offer refused
717-776-6242.
Case 5808 wheel loader
backhoe w/extendahoe,
$B,OOO 080. 800-446-0505.
WANT to BUY your new
construction equipment
parts, any brand. Contact
Dennis, 800-446-0505,
Heavy Equip Loader
Parts. Grantvllle, PA.
Case 1450 Track Loader.,
nice, $17,500. Klingers
towa 570-425-9177
Wanted to buy: Steering
dutches (pack), AC HD6,
ether parts. 814/942-3821
6-9 pm or Iv. msg.
Swinger, 4x4, 32hp gas,
articulate 54” bucket,
2400 hrs, $5,200.
814-467-8839.
Good used 6.354 Perkins
, diesel 85hp, hydraulic
pump, 34gpm closed cen
ter piston pump, air
■greaser wt 120 lbs. barrel,
almost full 717-274-5309.
munity,” said Jeffery Kirby, New state.
" Yo|fc Farm Bureau The Foundation’s mission is to
1 “Wesare very nroiftl ofoufWni- Mann and educate all New York
ibers’ suppoif for thjs wbrthl /%rsre|arditog agriculture and to in
caused ' * between the
Each year at farm bureau’s an
nual meeting, auctions are held to
help fund a portion of the Founda
tion’s projects for the upcoming
year. Auction items for both the
silent and live auctions were do
nated from various local business
es, farm bureau members, and
county farm bureaus across the
programs. More than 80 people at
tended a DQM workshop on OcL
26. The group heard from govern
ment and industry groups about
what markets and consumers want
in dairy quality, they also learned
about risk assessment and how it
can enable a dairy producer to ob
jectively evaluate procedures and
practices that affect milk and meat
quality, as well as process and en
vironmental quality.
The third DQM meeting on OcL
27 was an implementor training
exercise. University and govern
mental personnel who will be con
ducting risk assessments and im
plementing quality management
plans learned these techniques in
the classroom and on-farm set
tings.
In participating states, some of
die elements of a DQM program
Scheduled for availability in
April 2000, all of the new models
feature synchronized transmis
sions with 10F and 2R speeds, op
tional 10F/IQR shuttle transmis
sion, foldable ROPS, high-torque,
fuel-efficient Zetor engines, with
wet sleeve design, and a comfort
able, flat platform.
Tires Used: 1300-24 loader
grader tread 60% or bet
ter $lOO ea. Heavy Equip
ment Loader Parts,
1-800-446-0505.
Fassi model FI 45.23 crane Clark 8000 lb. forklift,
w/electric remote con- $lBOO. Cat 4000 lb. forklift,
trob 8. hydra rotating diesel, air tires, $5OOO. 225
grapple, $15,000 080. CFM diesel air compres
-410-239-8006 days, sor, $2BOO. 20,000 gal.
410-374-4352 eves & water tank, $BOO obo.
weekends. 717-733-0575
sanbom portable wide
band sawmill, 60hp eng,
26" throat, $15,000. Pettl
bone super 8 4WD fork
lift. Jake, 302-654-1436.
Snowplow Valk highway
type, 11 ’, excel, cond.
$3250.609-758-2519
Case 580 C Industrial load
er, good for snow remov
al. $8,995 (570)345-4882.
Barber Green, SB/131,
rubber tire paver, JD 4cyl
dsl, 16', XRG2 screed,
$15,000 080. (2) Hyster
C33OA 3/5 ton blacktop
roller, GAA 4cyl gas eng,
hydro, s3,oooea 080. Cat
truck, 1972 Mack R
model, w/1000 gal, ET
NYRE maint. dlst. w/Hatz
dsl, 10' spray bars,
$12,000 080. 410-239-8006
days, 410-374-4352 eves &
weekends.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 1, 2000-03
farm and nonfarm public. Former
Commissioner of New York
State’s Department of Agriculture
and Markets, Richard T. McGuire,
is the Foundation’s chair.
For more information on the
foundation, contact Elizabeth Cor
ron Dribusch at (518) 436-8495.
will be implemented within the
next 12 months, while develop
ment of additional DQM modules
is continuing.
For more information on the
Regional DQM Alliance, contact
any of the following; Charles C.
Elrod, Department of Animal Sci
ence, Cornell University, 272
Morrison Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853,
(607) 255-4490; John Adams, Na
tional Milk Producers Federation,
2101 Wilson Blvd. Suite 400, Ar
lington, VA 22201, (703)
243-6111; or Donald H. Lein,
Population Medicine and Diag
nostics Services, Cornell Univer
sity, 205 Diagnostic Lab, Ithaca,
NY 14851, (607) 253-3900.
For more information on DQM
in your state, contact your state
department of agriculture or co
operative extension in your state.
The tractors include side
mounted shifting levers and de
luxe seat, electrically-controlled
FWD/Diff lock engagement, high
capacity, open-center hydraulic
systems, heavy-duty 3-point
hitches with telescoping links,
standard air compressor, and wet
disc brakes.
1980 D6D wide track,
70% U/C, overall good
cond, DROPS, $30,000.
609-894-2849
Air operated rock drill,
$2,000. 750 CFAA compres
ser, $2,500.908-218-9191.
New 8. Used Parts for
Cat/Case/Deere/
Komatsu/Fiot Allis. Call us
for your parts needs.
Heavy Equip Loader
Parts, Rt 22, Grantville,
800-446-0505.
Belt Loader Athey 7-11,
Det. Pwr. w/side dis
charge, $3,500. New rub
ber. 410-833-9091