Al6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 8, 2000
GRAIN, CATTLE, HOG,
& MILK BFP
FUTURES MARKETS
Markets Courtesy Of Chicago Board and Mercantile Exchange
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Corn
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MIDDLETOWN, (Dauphin
Co.) - The Pennsylvania Beef
Expo Committee of the
Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s
Association announces that the
2000 Beef Expo will be March 31
- April 2, at the Penn State Ag
Arena, University Park.
Cosponsored by the Penn
State Department of Dairy and
Animal Science, the
Pennsylvania Beef Council,
Pennsylvania Department of
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Committee Announces 2000 Beef Expo Dates
Agriculture, and the
Pennsylvania breed associa
tions, the event kicks off on
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MAEC Performance-Tested Bull
Sale at 11 a.m. The Simmental
Breed Sale will follow the bull
test sale at 1 p.m. and the Angus
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Bowl competitions Saturday
morning. The Shorthorn Sale will
begin at 10 a.m. on April 1, with
the junior steer weigh-in at noon
and the junior heifer show at
2:30 p.m.
On Sunday, April 2, junior
showmanship classes will begin
at 8 a.m., followed by the junior
steer show.
Visitors are encouraged to
visit the trade show exhibitors
during the three-day expo.
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Other festivities slated for
Beef Expo week include the
annual Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s
Association meeting on Thursday,
March 30, at 7 p.m., coronation of
the 2000-2001 cattlemen’s queen,
and presentation of youth schol
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For more information, junior
entry forms, scholarship applica
tions, queen applications, or
annual meeting reservations,
call the Pennsylvania
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Cattlemen’s Association office at
(717) 986-0333.
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