PACD/SCC Joint Annual Conference Oct. 29-Nov. 1 In Valley Forge
VALLEY FORGE (Chester
Co.) This fall, historic Valley
Forge will serve as the site for
the Pennsylvania Association of
Conservation Districts (PACD)
/State Conservation Commis
sion (SCC) 53rd Joint Annual
Conference, hosted by the
Southeast Pennsylvania Associ
ation of Conservation Districts.
The conference, featuring the
Second Annual Conservation
Expo, will be anchored to the
theme “A Reflection on the Past
Before a 21st Century
Charge.” Activities open
Sunday, Oct. 29 and conclude
Wednesday, Nov. 1.
Featured speakers during the
conference include James M.
Seif, secretary of the Pennsylva
nia Department of Environmen
tal Protection, and Pulitzer Prize
winning author, Thomas
Hlyton. Seif will be the featured
speaker at the SCC luncheon,
Tuesday, Oct. 31. Hlyton,
author of “Save Our Land, Save
KILE Releases Simmental Results
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Following are the results
of Simmental Competition at
the recent Keystone Interna
tional Livestock Expo (KILE).
KILE Simmental a Open
Breading Cattle Reaults
Class 401 Summer heifer calves: 1. SVJ
Farm. 2. K&K Show Cattle.
Class 402 Late spnng heifer calves: 1.
Reach Simmental. 2. SVJ Farm. 3. Echo
Valley Simmental.
Class 403 Early spring heifer calves: 1.
SVJ Farm. 2. John W. Cook Farms. 3. Mes
sick Farms.
Class 404 A Junior heifer calves: 1. Fair
way Farm. 2. Greg Stewart. 3. Simme
Valley.
Class 4048 Junior heifer calves; 1. S&S
Simmentals. 2. S&S Simmentals. 3. Pond
View Farm.
Class 404 C Junior heifer calves: 1. Gen
naview Farm. 2. SVJ Farm. 3. Haven
Woods Farms.
Class 405 Junior calf champion heifer:
S4S Simmentals.
Class 406 Res. junior calf champ heifer
Gennaview Farm.
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banquet, also Oct. 31.
The conference will offer con
servation leaders and supporters
an excellent opportunity to
strengthen their networking
connections and their knowl
edge of conservation issues. In
addition, the Joint Annual Con
ference will host several unique
feature events, including a pres
entation/tour on deer manage
ment, a tour of urban best
management practices sites, and
the Conservation Expo.
This year’s conference also
places an increased emphasis on
providing training opportuni
ties. Workshop training sessions
on stormwater management,
watershed improvement proj
ects, GIS, PennDOT’s E&S Pro
gram, stream corridor
restoration and leadership de
velopment, to name a few, will
be offered during the event.
An estimated 60 exhibitors,
Class 407 Winter heifer calves; 1. Nickel
Plate Cattle. 2. Windy Knoll. 3. Forty Dollar
Road Farm.
Class 408 Senior heifer calves: 1. C&L
Simmentals. 2. M&M Simmentals. 3. Windy
Knoll.
Class 409 Senior calf champion heifer
Nickel Plate Cattle.
Class 410 Res. senior calf cham. heifer
C&L Simmentals.
Class 411 Late summer yearling heifers
1. Hackberry Hill Farm.
Class 412 Early summer yearling heifers
1. Nickel Plate Cattle. 2. S&S Simmentals
3. Brandon Herman.
Class 413 A Late junior yearling heifers
1. S&S Simmentals. 2. Raymond G
Stough. 3. S&S Simmentals.
Class 4138 Late junior yearling heifers
1. Hackberry Hill Farm. 2. KB Show Cattle.
3. McClure Mills Farm.
Class 414 Junior champion heifer Nickel
Plate Cattle.
Class 415 Reserve junior champion
heifer S&S Simmentals.
Class 416 Early junior yearling heifers: 1.
John W. Cook Farms. 2. Pond View Farm.
3. KB Show Cattle.
Class 417 Senior yearling heifers: 1
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representing an assortment of
public and private organiza
tions, will participate in the
Conservation Expo. On
Monday, Oct. 30, the event will
be opened up to the general
public. District managers from
the host counties anticipate that
a large number of municipal of
ficials and watershed organiza
tions will be in attendance.
Wetland and native plants for
restoration, erosion control
products, watershed restoration
and improvements, financial
services, pollution prevention on
dirt and gravel roads, and nu
trient management represent a
sampling of the conservation
products and services that will
be made available by the various
exhibitors.
During the first day of confer
ence activities, Tim Smaii of the
Quality Deer Management As
sociation will provide confer
ence participants with a
dynamite audio-visual presenta-
Simme Valley. 2. Forty Dollar Road Farm.
Class 4tB Senior champion heifer: John
W. Cook Farms.
Class 419 Reserve senior champion
heifer: Pond View Farm.
Class 420 A Cow/calf pain 1. S&S Sim
mentals. 2. Woodview Simmental Farm. 3.
K&K Show Cattle.
Class 4208 Cow/calf pair: 1. Messick
Farms. 2. Wayne E. Stough Sr.
Class 421 Grand champion female: S&S
Simmentals.
Class 422 Reserve grand champion
female: Messick Farms.
Class 423 Pair of heifers: 1. Nickel Plate
Cattle. 2. S&S Simmentals. 3. Nickel Plate
Cattle.
Class 425: Late spnng bull calves; 1. JC
Land and Livestock. 2. Woodview Sim
mental Farm.
Class 426: Early spnng bull calves: 1.
John W. Cook Farms. 2. Maplecove Breed
ers/S. 3. Woodview Simmental Farm.
Class 427 Junior bull calves; 1. Haven
Woods Farms. 2. Simme Valley. 3. Fairway
Farm.
Class 428 Junior calf champion bull:
Haven Woods Farms.
Class 429 Res. junior calf champion bull;
tion and on-site tour of Valley
Forge Park. This event will pro
vide information on quality deer
management as a best manage
ment practice and land steward
ship issue in Pennsylvania.
On Monday, Oct. 30, the
PACD Auxiliary will take a
guided tour of historic Valley
Forge Park. On Tuesday, Oct.
31, they will tour Longwood
Gardens and visit the Bran
dywine Museum.
Conference participants are
invited to attend a tour of best
management practices for
stormwater management and
erosion and sedimentation con
trol, encouraged by the South
east Conservation Districts. The
tour follows the PACD Execu
tive Council Session on the final
day of conference activities. Par
ticipants will examine a super
silt fence, a skimmer, porous
paving, storm basin retrofit and
wetland treatment systems
while touring three separate
John W. Cook Farms.
Class 431 Senior bull calves: 1. War
Ranch. 2. D&D Land & Cattle Co.
Class 432 Senior calf champion bull: War
Ranch.
Class 433 Res. senior calf champion bull:
D&D Land & Cattle Co.
Class 434 Summer yearling bulls: 1.
Haven Woods Farms. 2. Walker Farm.
Class 435 Late junior yearling bulls; 1.
John W. Cook Farms. 2. Maplecove Breed
ers/S.
Class 436 Early junior yearling bulls: 1.
Forty Dollar Road Farm.
Class 437 Junior champion bull; John W.
Cook Farms.
Class 438 Reserve junior champion bull:
Haven Woods Farms.
Class 439 Senior yearling bulls: 1. Pond
View Farm. 2. Haven Woods Farms.
Class 442 Senior champion bull; Pond
View Farm.
Class 443 Reserve senior champion
bulls; Haven Woods Farms.
Class 444 Grand champion bull: War
Ranch.
Class 445 Reserve grand champion bull:
Haven Woods Farms.
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, October 21, 2000-A3l
sites a township building, a
golf course, and a construction
site on the campus of Villanova
University.
The Year 2000 Conservation
Expo is sponsored by the Penn
sylvania Department of Envi
ronmental Protection with
support provided by The Penn
sylvania Department of Conser
vation and Natural Resources,
The State Conservation Com
mission, and the USDA Natural
Resources Conservation Service.
A special donation was provided
by the Pennsylvania Local Gov
ernment Investment Trust.
PACD members and conser
vation district directors will au
tomatically be mailed an
invitation to the joint annual
conference. A complete program
of events and registration forms
are available on the PACD web
site www.pacd.org. Anyone re
quiring additional information
may contact PACD at (717) 545-
8878 or by e-mail at chuck
rohrer@pacd.org.
Class 446 Pair of bulls: 1. Haven Woods
Farms. 2. John W. Cook Farms 3. Wood
view Simmental Farm.
Class 447 Get of sire: 1. Haven Woods
Farm. 2. K&K Show Cattle. 3. SVJ Farm.
Class 448 Produce of dam: 1. John W.
Cook Farms. 2. Haven Woods Farms. 3.
John W. Cook Farms.
Class 449 Best five head; 1. Haven
Woods Farms. 2. K&K Show Cattle.
Class 450 Premier exhibitor John W
Cook Farms.
Class 451 Premier breeder:
Woods Farms,
Haven