Rugaber Wins All-American Image Award HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Robert Rugaber, Butler, has been named the recipient of the 2000 All-American Dairy Show Image Award, according to All-American Dairy Show Presi dent Obie Snider. “Bob has been active in all 37 of the All-Ameri can Dairy Shows, and it is a trib ute to his dedication and com mitment that he has supported, promoted and enhanced the show in such a professional man ner,” Snider said. A retired Penn State Extension agent, Rugaber travels to Harris burg every September to assist with the show. He is the only person on the current show staff who can claim to have been part of each show since its inception in 1963. HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) “The Junior Dairy Man agement Contest at the All- American Dairy Show is the best run and most comprehensive contest open to youth,” 4-H lead er and coach Donna Wilson said. Wilson hails from Cataragus, The Board and Staff of the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council, Inc invites all dairy farmers to attend this year’s District Annual Meetings The grassroots efforts of ADADC depend on involvement and input by our dairy farmer members The purpose of our meetings is to present updates on budgets and programs that are used to sell milk to consumers in New York, northern New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania The district meetings are also your chance to select the farmer leaders of the organization. As part of their membership m ADADC, each farm wilt receive two free meals and will be credited with $2 off any additional meals at the district meetings. Please attend and take advantage of this opportunity to have your questions answered, and take pride in your award winning programs PLEASE NOTE CORRECTED PHONE NUMBERS FROM LAST WEEK S ISSUE DISTRICT Jefferson, Lewis, NY Franklin, Clinton, Essex, NY Warren, Saratoga, Washington, Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, NY Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie, NY Columbia, Dutchess. Orange, Putnam, Ulster, Westchester, Delaware, Greene, NY Herkimer, Otsego. NY Broome, Chenango, NY Tompkins, Schuyler, Chemung, Tioga, Cortland, NY Cayuga, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, Part of Wayne, NY Madison, Oneida, NY Allegany, Steuben, Yates, Part of Ontario, NY Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, NY Potter, Tioga, Bradford Sullivan, PA Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming, PA Schuykill, Berks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Delaware, Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Dauphin, Cumberland, Adams, Franklin. York, PA Monroe, Livingston, Part of Wayne, Part of Ontario. NY Niagara, Erie, Genesee, Orleans, Wyoming, NY The image award is presented each year to someone who has enhanced the image of the All- American Dairy Show by signifi cant contributions toward its rep utation, prestige and welfare. Rugaber served as superinten dent of the Eastern National Brown Swiss Show for over 20 years. His long years of service and promotion efforts on behalf of that breed earned him an Honorary Brown Swiss Associa tion membership in the Pennsyl vania State Brown Swiss Associ ation. Dairy Superintendent Larry Specht noted, “Bob is a good mentor for the new members of the dairy committee. He teaches them the ropes and helps them New York, and has a winning tradition at this elite contest. Three of her 4-H members have 2000 DISTRICT MEETING DATES COUNTIES St Lawrence, NY Sullivan, NY New Jersey State Dairy Knowledge Valued PLACE St Lawrence Inn Canton, NY Lowville Fire Hall, State Street, Lowville, NY American Legion Chateaugay, NY Old Mill Restaurant, 129 River Road, Mechamcsville, NY Rainbow Restaurant 16-22 E Mam St, Johnston, NV Club 211 Middletown, NY Soil and Conservation Office Hackettstown, NJ Hidden Inn Pavilion South Kortnght, NY Tally-Ho Richfield Springs, NY United Methodist Church Oxford. NY Methodist Church Lansing, NY Sennett Federated Church Sennett, NY Dibbles Inn Vernon, NY Tally-Ho Restaurant Kanona, NY Randolph Fire Hall Randolph, NY Mainsburg United Methodist Church >ute 6 Mamsbum. PA Catholic Church Corner of Rt 492 & 92, Jackson, PA Yoder’s Restaurant Di Pacific’s Restaurant Timber Wolf Restaurant 1658 Route 20 Darien Center, NY learn what is expected at these national dairy shows. He is very versatile, and can fill in wherever necessary. He has served on breed committees and has an nounced the Junior Dairy Show when needed,” Specht added, “Usually he can be found tally ing the Premier Breeder and Pre mier Exhibit awards.” Rugaber retired as director of Penn State Cooperative Exten sion in Butler County after serv ing for 35 years. He was instrumental in devel oping a variety of educational programs, including seminars on farm safety, farmland taxation, land use planning and strip mine reclamation. In 1979, Rugaber received the won the contest and ents of the $l,OOO “The Pennsylvania DATE Joseph C Snell (315) 265-2769 10/11 Jean Rogers (315) 782-6778 Ron Zehr (315) 346-1352 11/4 Amy Sullivan (315) 493-1803 10/18 Kenneth DuMont (518) 425-6885 James Durant (518) 358-2058 Ray Johnson (518) 692-7050 Ed Rouse (518) 677-8949 Ed King (518) 695-6876 10/19 Need Reservations by 10/12 Gary Shults (518) 673-5895 Gerald Douglas (518) 568-7950 Kevin Putnam (5181 725-8755 9/27 Need Reservations by 9/20 Rob Hufcut (914) 294-6960 Linda Kays (914) 887-4081 10/19 Linden Smith (973) 875-5644 9/28 Barb Hanselman (607) 538-9633 Dave Hill (607) 652-6792 9/27 Johanna Collins (315) 858-2432 Werner Weigel (607) 264-8128 Tom Parnell (315) 823-3257 10/25 Terry Ives (607) 895-6641 10/26 Albert Talma (607) 292-3435 10/14 Margaret Fatsos (315) 568-8515 10/19 Joan Smith (315) 737-8907 Rich Carrier (315) 363-4856 10/26 Wesley J. Coots (607) 698-2144 Ernie Ramsey (716) 593-3809 Jim Wilcox (607) 276-7279 10/23 James Hill (716) 257-3023 Jim Beghtol (716) 287-3119 10/10 Ray MacWhinme (570) 596-3657 Bill Baker (570) 549-8259 10/18 Ed Brooking (570) 448-2526 Allen Roszel (570) 278-2433 10/12 George Stambaugh (717) 776-5746 Jeff Martin (717) 656-7774 10/26 Warren Beardsley (716) 377-1778 10/5 Paul Kirsch (716) 535-7446 Valerie Patten (716) 343-9495 12/6 National Association of County Agricultural Agents Distin guished Service Award for his outstanding educational contri butions to Pennsylvania agricul ture. Among the programs NAACA cited were Rugaber’s work with the Soil Conservation Service to reclaim mined areas using grass and legumes. Rugaber and the agricultural engineering faculty at Penn State began the first Farm Fire and Machinery Accident Program in 1978. This statewide programs trains paramedics to handle farm accidents. He also helped organize the Central Western Pennsylvania Beekeepers Association and the Western Pennsylvania Commer cial Vegetable Growers Seminar Association sponsors the $l,OOO scholarship and this is a tremen dous addition to our contest sup port,” notes Show Man ager Charles Itle. This been recipi scholarship. Dairymen’s CONTACT Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 23, 2000-A25 year’s con test is being held on Tuesday, Sept. 26 and is open to all bona fide 4-H club and FFA members. The contest is part of the 37th annual All-Ameri can Dairy Show. TIME 7:00 (5m 8.00 pm 7:30 pm Wilson added, “This is top notch con test that re ally tests the skills and knowledge which dairy farmers need to demon strate. All year our 4-Hers are out promot ing this con test, and studying and now New York sends a team of four 7.30 pm 7:30 pm 7:45 pm 7.30 pm 7:30 pm 7:45 pm 8:00 pm Noon Glickman Announces Details On Compensation For 6:00 pm Plum Pox-Affected Farmers 7:30 pm WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman recently announced the details regarding compensation that will be pro vided to owners of commercial stone fruit or chards and nurseries whose stock was destroyed in order to control plum pox in Pennsylvania. Vice President Gore said in June that up to $13.2 million would be made available to assist fruit growers and fruit tree nursery owners who suffered economically due to the plum pox quar antine. 7:30 pm 8:00 pm 7:30 pm 8:00 pm Commercial stone fruit orchard owners whose trees have been destroyed in order to control plum pox are eligible for compensation on a per acre basis, depending on the age of the orchard. Owners of fruit tree nurseries are eligible to re ceive compensation for the net revenue losses as sociated with the prohibition of movement or sale of nursery stock as a result of an emergency action notice issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 7:30 pm 7:15 pm The rate of compensation to be paid by USDA is set at up to 85 percent of the difference in value between the destroyed and replacement or chards. Noon and Trade Show, attended by nearly 200 producers each year. Upon graduation from Penn State in 1955 with a degree in dairy science, Rugaber worked first as an extension agent in Centre County, then in Dauphin County before moving to Butler County in 1962. He has received the Pennsyl vania Dairymen’s Association Extension Award and was named Grange Man of the Year in Agriculture. Rugaber will be recognized on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at p.m. Previous winners of the All- American Image Award include Lee Yost, John Walker, Steve Spencer, John Morris, Larry Specht, Obie Snider, Elsie Wolff and Don Ace. to represent the state. The $l,OOO is a great incentive for the mem bers. Dairy bowl questions are a big help for preparing for the contest. Ordering the training kit that the contest provides is very important. Historically, prepar ing for the feed identification and meat identification portion of the contest was the most fun. Preparing for the financial man agement was much more chal lenging.” Other sponsors for this out standing youth contest include: Church and Dwight (Arm and Hammer Products), Milk Spe cialities Co. (Energy Booster 100), Pennsylvania Farm Bu reau, Pharmcia and Upjohn Ani mal Health and Prince Agri- Products. Additional support is provided by Chr Hansen Bio Sys tems and Land O’Lakes Milk Coop. Contributions from these companies allow for cash prizes for the top 10 individuals overall and for the teams in the 4-H and FFA divisions, along with the plaques, ribbons and trophies. The Junior Dairy Manage ment Contest has seven classes each year. Participants will be tested on the following topics: dairy cattle selection, linear trait analysis, meats identification and quality assurance of dairy beef, feed management and grain/ forage identification, current is sues in the dairy industry, dairy cattle housing and milk quality and product identification. The top five finalists will be in terviewed by a panel of three dairy industry personnel. These young people will be asked about their understanding of current is sues within the dairy industry. The winner with the highest cu mulative score will win the $l,OOO scholarship.
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