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New Dairy Agent In Adams County
Vinton Smith was recently
appointed as a Regional Dairy
Extension Agent with Penn
State Cooperative Extension. He
will be serving Adams, Cumber
land, and York counties.
Mr. Smith brings a variety of
experiences to the position based
in Adams County. He comes to
Penn State from Cornell Coop
erative Extension of Cayuga
County, NY, where he worked
as a Dairy and Livestock Exten
sion Agent.
Prior to working in New
York, he spent nearly four years
managing his family’s dairy
farm in Mercer County, Pa.
Mr. Smith plans to help dairy
men address many of the chal
lenges that are confronting
them. In particular, he plans to
focus his efforts in several key
management areas, which in
clude labor human resource
management, and overall dairy
farm business analysis. He also
plans to focus on milker herds
man training, cow comfort, ven
tilation, and cooling issues, and
computer, technology, and in
ternet training.
In addition, Mr. Smith will be
actively addressing issues re
lated to hiring Hispanic work
ers. He will focus on both
Hispanic worker training and
training for dairies employing
Hispanic workers.
Mr. Smith is joining Penn
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Celebrating 25 Years of Service
Vinton Smith is a recent addition to the Penn State Co
operative Extension serving Adams, Cumberland, and
York Counties. After working as a dairy and livestock ex
tension agent in New York, Smith has returned to Pennsyl
vania where he will be based in Adams County.
State Cooperative Extension
just as the Capitol Region Dairy
Team, (including Franklin,
Adams, Cumberland, York,
Lancaster, Lebanon, and Dau
phin counties) is gearing up to
work together to address the
needs of dairy producers in this
region.
The “Dairy Team” concept
will give agents the opportunity
to specialize in particular areas
of dairy production and man-
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This will enable Cooperative
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to address the needs of dairy
producers while providing high
quality educational opportuni
ties for them.
Mr. Smith can be contacted in
his Adams County office at 670
Old Harrisburg Road, Suite 204,
Gettysburg, PA 17325. Phone
(717) 334-6271 or
vsmith@psu.edu.
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Empire Farm Days, located in the scenic Finger Lakes Region
of NYS is easily accessable by air or ground The detailed map here
shows accessibility from both the Rochester & Syracuse airports
and the smaller, but closer, Finger Lakes Regional Airport
To get to the site, if westbound-take NYS Thruway Exit 41
(Waterloo) and follow Route 414 S If you are eastbound-take
NYSThruway Exit 42 (Geneva) and follow Route 318 E to 414 S The
Empire Farm Days site is approximately 1 mile south of the village
of Seneca Falls on Route 414
FINGER LAKES REGIONAL AIRPORT
315-568-0110
Adjacent to the Empire Farm Days site, the Finger Lakes
Regional Airport is a real asset Farmers and agribusiness
companies alike have come to rely upon the convenience of this
airport
During the show there will be a FREE shuttle service to and from
the show site Anyone arriving prior to the show should arrange to
have a Rental Car wailing
FUTURE EMPIRE FARM DAYS SHOW DATES
Mark your
calendar now for
these future
Empire Farm Day's
2001 Aug 7,8, & 9
2002 Aug 6,7, & 8
2003 Aug 5,6, & 7
2004 Aug 11,12,&13
2005 Aug 9,10, & 11
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tory and trivia questions.
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$S 00 par car £
• A forestry exhibit, provided by USDA,
with additional brochure information re
lating to use ideas that may have been
overlooked.
• For children young and old, the
“grain” box with a variety of farm imple
ments, and coloring books and other edu
cational materials. The bureau’s
presentation corner holds many adven
tures into agriculture through the creativ
ity and skill of New York State FFA
members.
• Popcorn and juice. Featured are re
freshments that are part of the state’s di
verse list of agricultural products.
There will be other areas, such as
“Adopt a Classroom,” the New York
Farm Bureau Foundation for Agricultural
Education, and ag career choices.
The Health and Safety Center at Empire
Farm Days is one of the longest running
programs of its kind at a farm show. It is
one of the most important and popular ex
hibits at the show.
Cornell’s Agricultural Health and
Safety Program conducts research in farm
safety and healthy issues and provides ed
ucational outreach to rural communities.
This year the center will contain exhib
its, demonstrations, and health and safety
tips from the following groups; Cornell Ag
ricultural Health and Safety Program,
New York Center For Agricultural Medi
cine and Health, FARMEDIC, 4-H Trac
tor Certification Program, Community
Partners For Healthy Farmers, New York
State Department of Health, Operation Li
fesaver/NYSDOT, Sertoma/Hearing
Screening Van, Finger Lakes Poison Con
trol Center, Cornell Breast Cancer Pro
gram, PTO Retrofit Center, and New York
State Agricultural Health Clinics.
Hearing testing will be done in the Ser
toma van and don’t miss FARMEDIC’s
demonstrations just outside the tent area.
Other happenings:
The 2000 Get Moo-ving with Milk Tour
is partnering with Empire Farm Days to
educate consumers about the many bene
fits of calcium and drinking milk. Some
highlights include:
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