Farm Show 2001: Ag Equipment,
Breakfast Sandwiches, The Works
(Continued from P«fl» A 1)
“The Farm Show is the na
tion’s leading indoor agricul
tural showcase,” noted Sam
Hayes Jr., Pennsylvania secre
tary of agriculture, in his Wel
come on the Farm Show
Website. “It proudly recognizes
the dedication of Pennsylvania’s
60,000 farm families, and offers
visitors the chance to learn more
about the ever- changing face of
agriculture.
“The Farm Show provides an
excellent venue for Pennsylva
nians to see the latest in agricul
tural technologies and to learn
more about Pennsylvania agri
culture’s time-honored tradi
tions,” Hayes said. ‘This year’s
Farm Show is better than ever!‘
New to this year’s Farm Show
will be an enlarged butter sculp
Blue Ball National Bank would like to Invite our agriculture customers to
the Eighteenth Annual Agricultural Seminar to be held February 7, 2001 at
the Blue Ball Fire Hall beginning at 9:45 a.m.
This year’s speakers include: Mr. Richard Waybright, Co-founder/Owner of
Mason Dixon Farms; Mr. Chuck F. Few, Certified Financial Planner and Trust
Development Officer, Blue Ball National Bank; Mr. Jeffrey H. Stoltzfus, Adult
Agriculture Instructor, Eianco School District; Mr. Charles Mossier, Dean of
College of Earth & Mineral Science and Executive Vice President and
Provost for Penn State University; and Professor H. Louis Moore, Professor
of Agricultural Economics for Penn State University.
The bank will provide lunch. Because of limited space, we can only
accommodate those persons who return the coupon at the bottom of this
announcement on or before January 25,2001. Reservations will be taken on
a first come, first served basis. (No telephone reservations will be
accepted.)
I would like to make reservations for the
Agricultural Seminar February 7, 2001.
Name.
Address.
Telephone.
Return To: Blue Ball National Bank, P.O. Box 580, Blue Ball, PA 17506
Attention: Brenda Rogers
ture, a new cheese sculpture, a
large machinery display, a
“Website Agriculture” display
at the Department of Agricul
ture’s exhibit, and a “high
tunnel” display, featuring agri
cultural research for commercial
vegetable and small fruit
growers, sponsored by the agri
culture department.
Late November, Gov. Ridge
and Hayes announced the lar
gest-ever state investment in ag
riculture about $9O million
that will “allow the state’s farm
families and agribusiness to
compete and thrive in the new
economy of the 21st century,”
Hayes noted.
The commitment includes $66
million to expand and refurbish
the Farm Show Complex and
about $24 million for a new live
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stock evaluation facility and ai.
upgraded veterinary training fa
cility.
The show features record
premiums of $300,648. It also
includes 561 beef cattle entries,
more than 325 companies in the
commercial exhibits area, 529
dairy cattle entries, 323 dairy
goats, more than 115 demon
strations in the Family Living
and Agricultural Learning
Center, and 148 horse, 800 poul
try, 690 rabbit, 984 sheep, and
714 swine entries.
More stories about Farm
Show and the families attending
are included in this issue of Lan
caster Farming.
will
attend
My wife
will attend.
Labor Management Key Topic
At Ag Business Institute
GETTYSBURG (Adams Co.)
Penn State Cooperative Ex
tension of Adams County has
organized a one-day Agricul
tural Business Institute, a full
day program open to all
agricultural business, but espe
cially to dairy and fruit busi
nesses, Jan. 17 here at the new
Agriculture and Natural Re
sources Center.
Labor management and man
aging an agricultural business in
challenging economic times will
be the key topics of the program.
The day will begin with registra
tion at 7:30 a.m. with coffee and
donuts and will be followed by a
joint program between dairy
and fruit growers. This joint ses
sion will address issues that are
important to both dairy and
fruit producers. In addition, it
will give dairy producers and
fruit growers a chance to in
teract and share ideas between
one another. The afternoon ses
sions consist of specialized
workshops that are focused in
dairy and fruit production.
The joint morning session will
begin with a discussion about
professional employment organ
ization (PEOs). A PEG is an or
ganization that will provide
labor management services.
They primarily take the respon
sibility of the legal paperwork
that businesses need to com
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plete. They also can provide
other services such as payroll,
on-site training, workers’ com
pensation claims, and many as
pects of managing employees.
This type of service can be
cost effective for dairy and fruit
business. It can allow them to
focus on managing the primary
aspects of their businesses, pro
ducing milk or fruit.
James Cornelius will lead a
presentation and discussion
about strategic planning for
dairy and fruit businesses. In
particular, he will focus on stra
tegic planning during challeng
ing economic times.
Roland Freund, farm man
agement agent with Penn State
Cooperative Extension,
Cumberland County, will lead a
discussion on the importance of
doing dairy farm analysis and
how it can lead to improved pro
duction and profitability.
Registration fee for the tour
day sessions is $25 for each par
ticipant, including lunch. To
register, contact the Adams
County Extension Office, 670
Old Harrisburg Road, Gettys
burg, PA 17325, (888) 472-0261
or (717) 334-6271, fax (717) 334-
0166.