Winners of last year’s Crawford County’s calf contest,
each winning a registered Holstein heifer calf from Craw
ford County Holstein Club, are (front row, left to right)
Rose Morian and Andy Tobin. Also in the picure, second
row, is Cathy Duncan, headperson for Alright Farm. In
the back row stands Eric Wright, Kyle Wright, and Lisa
Fowler from Alright Farm, with Jodi and Don Coldwell
from LA-JADO Holsteins, Saegertown.
if you are interested in entering the contest should
send a 100-word or less essay why you would like to own
a calf and how you would care for it, and be willing to be
interviewed by a panel of judges. The essay should be
sent to the Crawford County Holstein Club by October 1.
Heifer, Slaughter Sale For Relief
NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster
Co.) As part of a cattle re
stocking project for Mozambique,
Africa, the 21st annual Heifer
Sale will take place on March 21
at New Holland Sales Stables.
Any age weaned heifer, regis
tered or grade animal, is open.
The animal can also be milking,
bred, or open. Producers can also
donate a heifer and receive one
half of the sale price.
During the 16-year civil war in
Mozambique, 80 percent of the
cattle were killed. Through this
project, ten families will receive
three female cattle. These fami
lies will give the first three -calves
born to another family, helping
the farmers to cultivate idle land.
Thirty head of cattle were pur
chased at the March 2000 Heifer
Sale, adding $50,500 to the cattle
restocking project. The project
also supports veterinary ex
penses, equipment, and training
in animal health. Hay, straw,
grain, or farmseeds donations are
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‘Cornucopia’ Provides Networking Forum
MICHELLE RANCK
Lancaster Farming Staff
Making contacts, beginning re
lationships, and building bridges
were results of a recent event for
members of the General Assem
bly and representatives of the ag
riculture industry.
Sponsored by the Pennsylva
nia State Council of Farm Or
ganizations, afternoon events
featured the introduction of new
legislative members and a policy
meeting.
At the evening reception, event
organizations expected 100 legis
lators, their staff, council mem
bers, and agriculture representa
tives to attend and discuss
legislative agenda around Penn
sylvania-grown agricultural
foods.
Dr. Dean Kelley, dean of the
University of Pennsylvania Vet
erinary School, emphasized the
breadth of service available at
the facility, such as a web page
which updates the common
wealth on infectious disease re
search(cahpwww.nbc.upenn.
edu/bse/bseinfo.html).
To keep up with the science
community, the school has
added a genome institute,
since “genome sequencing
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information available and
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sows were moved into a farrow
ing unit, part of a new swine fa
cility. A new equine facility open
ing in March at the New Bolton’s
Medical Center will aid in re
search for horses, along with ad
vances in the study of fish nutri
tion taking place at the center.
Samuel Hayes, agriculture sec
retary, spoke briefly about the
new recommended budget,
which he said is “a good base for
the legislature to spring from, to
consider. There has been a lot of
effort put into it, and we’re very
pleased at what the government
has agreed to so far.
“We’re pleased with where we
are; we’re also pleased with the
legislature being pro-agriculture.
We should be in good shape.”
Dr. Neil Vincent, Delaware
Valley College, updated the au
dience on events and changes at
the college. A new greenhouse
and laboratory space now ac
commodates the increase of stu
dents in landscape design and
nursery majors.
The school has also begun
work on an agri-marketing cen
ter facility. The new facility will
provide a research and explora
tion opportunity for companies
interested in marketing interna
tionally.
During the “Heifers-For-
Scholars” project, students raised
and prepared heifers to be ex
ported. The students were then
able to follow the animals to their
new homes in Puerto Rico.
The college has approximately
800 agriculture students on cam
pus and has seen a steady in
crease in the last 3-4 years of en
rollment in the agriculture
program. The school hopes to
further develop and enhance the
marketing skills of its students,
hopefully in the form of an edu
cational center, “to prepare stu
dents for sales and marketing,
which is part of agriculture,”
said Vincent.
Dr. Robert Steele, dean, col
lege of agriculture at Penn State,
gave a report on the increased
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