A22-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 23, 2000 Farmer Cooperative Conference Jan. SAN DIEGO, Calif. The “Farmer Cooperative Directors Conference” here Jan. 13-15 will offer cooperative directors an outstanding opportunity to focus on issues of interest to coopera tive boards of directors and en gage leading authorities in a dis cussion of timely issues. Dr. Michael Cook, Professor of Cooperative Leadership, Gradu ate Institute of Co-op Leader-' ship, University of Missouri, will “keynote” the conference with a discussion of “Advancements in Corporate and Cooperative Gov ernance.” He will discuss trends in corporate governance toward selecting board members for se lected skills, the reasons for doing so, and approaches cooper ative boards are taking to assure For technology and yield, # it’s gotta be Garsf! ’OOO ADVANTa USA Ini Garst id G STAC' «ru it j storud trudin afV 1, ofADVANTA USA Inc fun i J p Read,* is • rogistc ml tiailpma/k ofMci sime they have or have access to indi viduals with essential skills. The cooperative workshops will focus on issues that are coop erative specific that is, relate to the functioning of the coopera tive, the board, and the fiduciary responsibilities and duties of co operative directors. The program is open to all directors. Relatively new members of boards of direc tors are encouraged to attend. Participation in the “leader ship forum” will be limited to the first 40 directors who register. Directors in or expected to as sume key board leadership posi tions are encouraged to register. Dr. H. Chris Peterson, Michigan State University, will be forum facilitator. The focus of the 2001 Leader- Garst Modern Science... Traditional Values Directors 13-15 ship Forum will be the future of cooperatives in the face of new technology and the restructuring of the food system. The session leaders are nationally and inter nationally in demand. This year the Workshops and Forum Sessions begin Saturday, Jan. 13 and end Monday after noon, Jan. 15. The directors’ reception and dinner Sunday evening, Jan. 14, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. PCT, follows the NCFC Education Foundation’s golf benefit for co- operative education. For more information, contact Thomas W. Little, vice president, education, at (202-626-8700) or tlittle@ncfc.org. Lancaster County Tobacco Show Jan. 3 LANCASTER Featured Product RM Description D3SSRR 3.5 This is the top yielding RR soybean in mid-group III! Rpslc resistance to PRR, above average SDS tolerance, and a medium-short, medium bushy plant type. D37ORR 3.7 Superior Roundup Ready. 9 genetics combined with Sudden Death Syndrome tolerance. Rpsla resistance to PRR D399RR/N 3 9 Tall, rugged plant type with Soybean Cyst Nematode resistance (R 3, MRU), and consistent performance USD A To Review Some Pork Checkoff Ref erendum Ballots WASHINGTON, D.C. The Department of Agriculture an nounced recently that ballots cast in the pork checkoff referendum that were declared invalid will be reviewed to determine whether they can be counted as valid bal lots. Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices reported that, of the approximately 30,000 ballots cast, more than 2,000 ballots were declared invalid because certain required information was missing. Such missing information on registration and certification forms included the person’s ad dress and the date the form was signed. The missing information was for administrative needs, in- (Lancaster Co.) The 2001 Annual Lan- Xhese days, real risk management depends on technology. And when it comes to beans, no one has better technology than Garstf Garst soybeans offer excellent tolerance to Brown Stem Rot, Iron Deficiency Chlorosis, and Phytophthora Root Rot. Conventional varieties are resistant to Soybean Cyst Nematode, too. And if that’s not enough technology for you, try one of our Roundup Ready® varieties for unsurpassed weed control iexibility. You can count on great yields ear after year when you plant Jarst soybeans. To learn more about Garst Soybeans, see your local Garst Guy or call toll-free: 1-888-GO-GARST. wwwgarstseed com eluding identifying voters for challenge purposes. FSA county offices are being directed to review the registra tion and certification forms for ballots previously determined to be invalid. Based on the new in structions, FSA county offices will count and report the results of their review. USDA expects to announce the results of the vote by the first week of January 2001. The public may witness the re view and counting of previously declared invalid ballots but may not interfere with the process. Not all counties in each state had invalid ballots, so interested per sons should contact FSA county offices for information. caster County Tobacco Show will be Wednesday, Jan. 3 here at the Lancas ter County Farm and Home Center. The show will have classes for vo cational agriculture students and for other tobacco growers. Vocational agri culture students who have tobacco and would like to exhibit may enter their ex hibits from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. Other growers can enter their exhibits from 10:30 a.m. until noon. Judging will begin at 12:30 p.m. with results available at the completion. Penn State Coop erative Extension in Lancaster County sponsors the pro gram. The Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Board of Trade funds the program. All Lan caster County to bacco growers are encouraged to par ticipate in the show. The show will be conducted according to the following rules: • Classes are the same as listed in the 2001 Pennsylvania Farm Show Cata logue, except each class will also have a Vo Ag class, which is restricted to voca tional agriculture students. Entries should use the class number as listed fol lowed by Vo Ag. • Maryland-type tobacco will be ex hibited as “Pennsyl vania Grown Smoking.” • Every exhibit must have a com pleted Pennsylvania Farm Show entry form containing the following informa tion class number, class name, exhibi tor’s names, address, and the exhibitor’s social security number. Anyone who would like to enter an exhibit in the show and has ques tions should contact Bob Anderson, Lan caster County exten sion office, at (717) 1
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