A36-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 25, 2000
ARENDTSVILLE (Adams
Co.) The 16th Annual Adams
County 4-H Beef Show and Sale
was conducted here at the South
Mountain Fairgrounds.
Twenty-one Adams County 4-
H members competed in the
show and sold their steers at the
sale.
Grand champion 4-H steer,
owned by Justin Diehl, Fair
field, was purchased by Hoss’s
Steak and Sea House, Gettys
burg, for $2.50 per pound. The
Adams County Beef Producers
Association donated the cham
pion steer banner for Justin, and
Southern States, Taney town,
donated the banner for Hoss’s.
Chris Jeffcoat, Littlestown,
showed the reserve grand cham
pion 4-H steer. GVM Inc..
Biglerville, purchased Chris’s
steer for $1.50 per pound. The
reserve champion banner for
Chris was donated by DeKalb
Genetics and Hickory Bridge
Farm Restaurant donated the
banner for GVM Inc. Hoss’s do
nated the champion steer back
to the Scholarship Fund for
resale. The steer was bought by
Hoke Mills Inc., Abbottstown.
Auctioneer for the sale was
Harry Bachman, Annville, and
Wendall Landis, Lancaster,
served as show judge.
The annual cake was deco
rated by Joanne Boyer and do
nated to the 4-H Beef Club to
support show and sale expenses.
It was bought for $2OO by Hoss’s
Steak and Sea House and do
nated back to the sale. Three ad
ditional buyers also donated the
cake back to the 4-H Beef Club.
The buyers included George M.
Wildastn, C.E., Inc., Long
Plumbing and Heating, and
Hickory Bridge Farm Restau
rant. The annual wooden clock
was bought by G.S. Communi
cations. Monies from the sale of
the cake and clock will be ap
plied to the expenses of the show
and sale.
Cornell Ag & Food Tech Park Slated For
GENEVA, N.Y. “Con
gressman Reynolds’ support of
$645,000 for the Cornell Agri
culture and Food Technology
Park in the 2001 VA/HUD
budget is exciting news,” said
James E. Hunter, Director of the
New York State Agricultural
Experiment Station, in Geneva,
NY. “These funds will help sup
port planning and construction
of the initial infrastructure of
the park. That includes water,
sewage, roads, utilities and an
in-depth Environmental Impact
Statement. Depending on our
success in securing additional
funds, a portion of this money
may be used for actual construc
tion of the first incubator re
search building.”
Hunter’s comments were in
response to U.S. Representative
Thomas M. Reynolds’ (R-NY27)
announcement at a press confer
ence at the Experiment Station
that he has secured $645,000 in
funding for the project in a new
federal budget. Reynolds, who
said the funding will be used for
infrastructure needs, had the
funding included in the fiscal
year 2001 VA/HUD budget that
is expected to be approved by
the House of Representatives
later this week.
“This is an ambitious project
that will make the area a world
leader in horticultural, biotech
and food science research,” Rey-
Hoss’s Steak And Sea House
Buys Adams County Champion
Following is a list of show
placings.
Junior division fitter/showman results: 1.
Champion: Ben Weikert, Gettysburg,
trophy donated by David Jeffcoat Building
and Remodeling, Dave and Deb Jeffcoat.
•2. Reserve champion: Owen Weikert, Get
tysburg, trophy donated by Emjay Acres,
Harry and Mary Jane Hilbert
Intermediate division fitter/showman re
sults: 1. Champion; Stacy Menchey, Lit
tlestown, trophy donated by Carl E. Frantz,
Inc., Betty Frantz. 2. Reserve champion:
Liz Hitz, Littlestown, trophy donated by
Bucher Meats, Harry E. Bucher.
Senior division fitter/showman results: 1
Champion: Missy Jeffcoat, Littlestown,
trophy donated by Reichart’s Custom
Slaughter Shop, Littlestown 2. Reserve
champion: Derek Byers, Biglerville, trophy
donated by B. Equipment Inc, Waynes
boro.
Advanced division fitter/showman re
sults; 1. Champion: Bert Martin, Orrtanna,
trophy donated by Pioneer Seeds, Donald
R. Macßeth. 2. Reserve champion: Cami
Topper, East Berlin, trophy donated by
Growers Equipment Center, Inc., Jim W.
Showers.
Results of lightweight division classes:
Class 1:1. Cami Topper, buyer Lease's
Auto Body.
Class 2: 1. Kelsey Delaplame, buyer
Oaversa Construction. 2. Elizabeth Martin,
buyer J F Waybrant.
Class 3: 1. Owen Weikert, buyer Berg
dale Ins. 2. Candice Flickmger, buyer Ag
Com. 3. Derek Byers, buyer South Moun
tain Farm.
Champion lightweight: Owen Weikert.
Reserve champion lightweight: Candice
Flickmger.
Results of middleweight division
classes; Class 4; 1. David Martin, buyer
Southern States Taneytown. 2. Stacy Men
chey, buyer Southern States Taneytown.
Class 5: 1. Justin Diehl, buyer Moss's
Steak and Sea House. 2. Chns Jeffcoat,
buyer GVM Inc. 3. Liz Hitz, buyer Coca
Cola Direct Delivery.
Class 6; 1. Missy Jeffcoat, buyer Donald
R. Macßeth. 2. Ben Weikert, buyer Gettys
burg OBGYN and Jack Gaughen, ERA. 3.
Lee Seymore, buyer G.S. Communications.
Champion middleweight: Justin Diehl.
Reserve champion middleweight; Chris
Jeffcoat.
Results of heavyweight division classes;
Class 7:1. Bert Martin, buyer J F Waybrant.
2. William Bailey, buyer Bailey’s Logging.
3. Dwight Byers, buyer G.S. Communica
tions.
Class 8:1. Courtney Meyer, buyer GVM
Inc. 2. Marsha Bailey, buyer Herr Tavern.
Class 9: 1. Erik Long, buyer H.M. Kelly
Trucking.
Champion heavyweight; Courtney
Meyer.
Reserve champion heavyweight: Bert
Martin.
nolds said. “Just as important,
it’s a major economic develop
ment initiative that will help
create hundreds of new jobs in
our commuinity.”
It’s estimated that as many as
150 full-time employees can be
on staff within three years of the
park’s completion, said Rey
nolds. In addition, more than
140 contracting entites are
expect to use the park.
“With a continued, strong
partnership of federal, state and
local governments, academic
and the private sector, the
Geneva Station has tremendous
potential for great success,” he
said. “And once it’s up and run
ning, will have an incredible
impact on the residents of On
tario County.”
The money will go to the Cor
nell Agriculture and Food Tech
nology Park Corporation, the
not-for-profit corporation that
has just been formed for the
planning, management and de
velopment of the park.
New York State Senator Mi
chael Nozzolio has been working
to provide state assistance for
the project praised Reynolds’ ef
forts to secure the federal fund
ing. “This needed funding will
provide the kind of momentum
we need to keep this project
moving forward,” Nozzolio said.
“And I’m grateful for Congress
man Reynolds’ leadership in
gamering $645,000 in federal
The grand champion steer was shown by Justin Diehl,
right, Fairfield. Justin’s steer was purchased by Hoss’s
Steak and Sea House, represented by Bill Campbell,
center, for $2.50 per pound. The champion steer was
resold to benefit the “Beef Club Scholarship Fund.” Hoke
Mills inc., Abbottstown, purchased the steer. Bill Hoffman
is at loft.
Champion fitter/showman trophies awarded at Adams
County 4-H Beef Show. From left, Bert Martin, advanced
division champion; Missy Jeffcoat, senior division cham
pion; Stacy Menchey, intermediate division champion; and
Ben Weikert, Junior division champion.
support.”
“This is the first large-scale ,
grant that will begin to make
this project reality,” said Rich
Rising, Geneva City Manager.
“It is a crucial project for eco
nomic development in the city
and takes advantage of the ex
traordinary technology at the
Experiment Station to create
jobs and further Geneva’s eco
nomic revitalization.”
“As of yet, we do not have any
firm commitments from poten
tial tenants,” said Michael
Manikowski, Executive Director
of the Ontario County Industrial
Development Agency, one of the
park’s partner agencies. “How
ever, our preliminary marketing
study showed tremendous inter
est from private companies
wanting to position themselves
near the Station, in the park.”
Hunter and others in Geneva
believe the park is needed to
help ensure the long-term viabil
ity of the New York State Agri
cultural Experiment Station as a
world leader in research related
to agriculture, food science, and
biotechnology. The park will
also enable the station to con
tinue to attract and retain out
standing scientists and provide a
stimulating and creative re
search environment that will
lead to benefits for agriculture,
food and biotechnology busi
nesses in New York.
State legislation must be ap-
$645,000 In New Budget
proved to convey land with a
long-term lease from the State
University of New York
(SUNY) to the recently formed
corporation to develop and
manage the park. Enabling leg
islation passed the NY State
Senate in 2000, but failed to
come to a vote before the Assem
bly. It will be proposed again in
the 2001 session. Assemblymen
Edward Sullivan (D-69th), Wil
liam Magee (D-llth), Martin
Luster (D-12Sth), and Brian
Kolb (R-129th) came to the Ex
periment Station on a fact
finding mission about the park.
“I ended that meeting feeling
that all four legislators had a
better understanding of pro
grams at the Station and the
benefits of the park. I am opti
mistic that the bill will receive
favorable support in the upcom
ing session of the Legislature,”
said Hunter.
Companies in the park will
carry out research in agricul
ture, food and biotechnology
that complements the research
and extension programs of Cor
nell’s 800-acre Experiment Sta
tion. The proposed 78-acre
research park adjacent to the
Station will provide incubator
nuik.it does a body good.
DHIA Meetin
CLARKSTOWN (Lycoming
Co.) The annual DHIA
dinner meeting was held in the
Muncy Creek Volunteer Fire
Company Hall, Clarkstown,
under the direction of vice presi
dent Kevin Stahlnecker, Cogan
Station.
Ron and Lori Hembury,
Muncy, earned the Top Herd
Management Award for Lycom
ing County. Ron and Lori Hem
bury also had the greatest
increase in protein, with 45-
pounds and the highest herd in
butterfat production with 913-
pounds.
Highest producing dairy herd
in protein production was Bosch
Farms, Muncy, with 802-
pounds. Bosch Farms had the
highest herd in milk production
with 25,451-pounds. Charles
and John Carpenter, Linden,
had the lowest somatic cell
count with 171,000.
The highest milk producing
cow in the county was “Devil,”
owned by Bosch Farms, Muncy.
She produced 35,542-pounds of
milk. “Bettina,” owned by Jay
and Linda Kreider, Trout Run,
produced 1,311-pounds of but
terfat. “Spirit,” owned by Bosch
Farms, produced 1,130-pounds
of protein.
High herd awards were pre
sented to DHIA members by the
Lycoming County DHIA techni
cians to Carol Jordan, Unity
ville, and Tom Finan, New
Albany.
Nathan Jarrett, Montgomery,
a member of the Bald Eagle 4-H
Club, received awards for
having eight cows completing
lactations during the year with
his 4-H dairy cows.
The program included Scott
Kriebel, Benton, state DHIA di
rector; Linda Sticklin, Wells
boro, regional DHIA manager;
and Dean Amick, State College,
director of field services, Penn
sylvania state DHIA.
Elected directors for a three
year term were Chuck Kindli
mann. Trout Run, and Kevin
Stahlnecker, Cogan Station.
Elected as officers were presi
dent, Chuck Kindlimann, vice
president, Kevin Stahlnecker,
and secretary, Charles Car
penter, Linden.
space for entrepreneurs, multi
tenant buildings for small com
panies, and land for well
established companies to build
their own research buildings. In
addition to the basic infrastruc
ture, the proposed facilities for
the park include a $2.5 million
incubator research building, a
$1.13 million greenhouse, and a
$2.8 million multi-tenant build
ing. Development is planned in
three phases with build-out for
the first two phases expected to
take three years.
According to the Market Fea
sibility Study, many of the com
panies that expressed interest in
locating in the park were food
companies. It is not a produc
tion facility, however. “Success
ful products may be developed
at the park, but would need to
move to their own larger pro
duction facilities,” said Hunter.
The Ag & Food Tech Park
was initially proposed in the
Station Master Plan in 1995 and
endorsed by the City of Gene
va’s Master Plan in 1997. A
project feasibility study and a
preliminary environmental as
sessment of the Park site were
completed in 1998; the Market
Study and Business Pan com
pleted in 1999.