quet, Country Buffet Restau- rant, 11 a.m. Charting the Future of Berks Agriculture, Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley College, FarmComputemed Accounting Workshop, Lancaster Farm and Home Center, also Jan. 19,23, and 26. New Holland Vegetable Day, Yoder’s Restaurant, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. North American Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association Conference and Trade show, Special Deadlines For Dec. 30 and Jan. 6 Issues Because of the New Years holiday and the promos for the Pennsylvania State Farm Show and the Keystone Farm Show, the Jan. 6 issues of Lancaster Farming will need to be published with different advertising deadlines. They are as follows: Jan. 6 Issue Public Sale Ads: Friday, Dec. 29, 5 p.m. Mailbox Markets: Friday, Dec. 29, 5 p.m. Section D Classifieds; Tue. Jan. 2, 5 p.m. Farm Equipment Ads: Wed. Jan. 3, 9 a.m. All Other Display Ads: Fri. 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Northeast Dairy Industry, Man aging A Hispanic Workforce, Raddison Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center, Camp Hill, also an. 18 at Mar riott thruway Hotel, Roches ter, N.Y. Annual Meeting of Farm and Home Foundation, Lancaster Farm and Home Center, 6:30 p.m. PAES Lime, Fertilizer, and Pes ticide Conference, Penn Stater Conference Center, __thru Jan. 17. Ag County Extension Office, Gettysburg, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs/Pennsylvania State Showmen’s Association Convention, Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, thru Jan. 20. Biotechnology: Progress or Problem Conference, Best Western Binghamton Re gency Hotel and Conference Center, Binghamton, N.Y., thru Jan. 19, Snyder County Conservation District Winter Meeting, Kreamer Fire Hall, Kreamer, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Beaver County DHIA meeting, Beaver extension office, 7:30 p.m. Small Business Institute, Agri culture and Natural Re sources Center, Gettysburg. Nutrient Management Plan Writing Refresher Seminar, Fulton County Conservation District, noon-3:30 p.m. Introduction to Spreadsheets, Franklin County Extension Office, also Jan. 18. Crop Insurance Seminar, Berks County Ag Center. Northeast aging A Hispanic Workforce, Marriott thruway Hotel, Ro chester, N.Y. Corn Meeting, Garden Gate Restai\rant, Prospect. Environmental Livestock Certi fication Course, Perkins Res taurant, Lewisburg, 9:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. Ag Outlook Forum, Clarion Inn and Conference Center, Car lisle, 11 a.m.; Country Cup- wsitielf Wiewnl One Animal You Don’t Want on Your Farm When the weather gets cold, rodents are looking for a way to get inside. Once in, they can damage your facility, contaminate harvests and infest livestock with disease. The 911 of Pest Control can help. Our Rodent Control Program gets to the root of the problem quickly and effectively. Ehrlich has been helping Lancaster County residents with their pest problems since 1928, and we specialize in agricultural programs. Call us for a complimentary inspection and estimate. 1107 Enterprise Road, East Petersburg 17520 717-560-3427 Show this ad for $25 off your rodent control service. board Inn, Lewisburg, 6:45 p.m. Dairy Cattle Nutrition Ra tions, Tim and Lloyd Miller I’arm^favDort^l^jiTi^^^^ Ag_ Outlook Forum^v^^ Central Hose Company, Meadville, 9:30 a.m. Successful Ice Cream Retailing, Nittany Lion Inn, University Park, thru Jan. 22. Environmental Livestock Certi fication Course, Arena Res- Dairy Stakeholders (Contlnued from Pag* A 1) closely with the 2,500 dairy pro ducers in the Mid-Atlantic who are members of the farmer owned cooperative. Allyn Lamb is President and CEO of AgChoice Farm Credit which has 7,000 customers in 54 counties in Pennsylvania. Betty Reibson is a dairy producer and county commissioner in Sullivan County and is active in the Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Program. The Pennsylvania Dairy Stakeholders is an organization representing all segments of Pennsylvania’s large and eco nomically important dairy in dustry. With the stated goal of “facilitating the viability and ex pansion of the Pennsylvania dairy industry,” the organiza tion welcomes all interested per sons to become members and participate in programs that benefit the dairy industry. At the 2000 annual meeting, Ehrlich The 911 of Pest Control Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 3C, 2000-A27 taurant, Bedford, 9:30 a.m.- CroplnsuranceSeminar, Penn ernon Name Officers Additional members of the board of directors include: Lewis Gardner, Galeton; Ralph Heffner, Pine Grove; David McCorkle, Camp Hill; Beverly Minor, Washington; and Paul Semmel, Schnecksville. For additional information about the Pennsylvania Dairy Stakeholders call 717-948-6328 or e-mail nab4@psu.edu. State Fogelsville Campus. Butler County Pa. Holstein As sociation Meeting, Garden Gate Restaurant, Prospect, 11:30 a.m. Clarion/Venango Pa. Holstein Association Annual Meeting, Wolfs Den Restaurant, five directors were re-elected to the 13-member Stakeholders board of directors. They are, Earl Fink, executive vice presi dent of the Pennsylvania Milk Dealers Association, Harrisburg; Gary Heckman, vice president of Sales for Genex, Shawano, WI; Dan Mains, dairy producer and officer of the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylva nia, Newville; Joel Rotz, director of national legislative programs and dairy specialists for Penn sylvania Farm Bureau, Camp Hill; and Richard Waybright, dairy producer, Gettysburg.