v , v i ? t ■' Ridge Administration Announces 2001 Rural Youth Grant Recipients HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Agriculture Secretary Sam Hayes announced the selection of 24 youth organizations to receive more than $40,000 in agriculture and rural youth development grants. “Pennsylvania’s youth represent the future of our agriculture industry. By supporting these or- ganizations, we help ensure the proud tradition of Pennsylvania agriculture is passed on to future generations,” Hayes said. The grant program allows agricultural youth or ganizations to apply for grants to fund educational projects, programs, and seminars. This year’s grants will support leadership training, agriculture mentoring programs, forestry, and food-production projects. A listing of this year’s recipients follows; • Pennsylvania Council of Cooperatives, $2,500. • Lawrence County 4-H and Cooperative Exten sion, Lawrence County, $2,500. • Somerset Area FFA, Somerset County, $2,325. • York County 4-H and Cooperative Extension, York County, $2,500. • Greenwood FFA, Perry and Juniata counties, $2,171. • Allegheny County 4-H and Cooperative Ex tension, Allegheny County, $2,500. • Conrad Weiser FFA, Berks County, $2,275. • West Snyder FFA Chapter, Snyder County, $1,945. • Indiana County 4-H and Cooperative Exten sion, Indiana County, $2,500. • Westmoreland County 4-H and Cooperative Extension, Westmoreland County, $2,500. • Tulpehocken FFA, Berks County, $1,200. • Blackhawk FFA, Beaver County, $1,200. • Shippensburg FFA, Cumberland and Franklin counties, $1,200. • Bradford County 4-H and Cooperative Exten sion, Bradford County, $1,200. • Forbes Road FFA Chapter, Fulton County $1,200. • Lawrence County 4-H and Cooperative Exten sion, Lawrence County, $1,200. • United School District FFA, Indiana County, $1,200. • Washington County 4-H and Cooperative Ex tension, Washington County, $1,200. f ' :|| • Twin Valley FFA, Berks and Chester counties, $1,200. • Manheim FFA, Lancaster County, $1,200. • Wellsboro High School Agriculture Depart ment and Grand Canyon FFA, Tioga County, $1,200. • Warfordburg/Southem Fulton FFA, Fulton County, $1,200. • Kutztown FFA, Berks County, $1,200. • 4-H Clubs, Delaware County Development Fund, Delaware County, $1,200. For more information about the agriculture and rural youth development grants, contact the Penn sylvania Department of Agriculture at (717) 787-4737. Dauphin County Agriculture And Natural Resources Center Building Open House DAUPHIN (Dauphin Co.) Do you have con cerns about your environment in Dauphin County? Are you interested in family living topics? Or, would you like to know more about the West Nile Virus? The agencies who are housed at the Dauphin County Agriculture and Natural Resources Build ing just north of Dauphin on Route 225 deal with these issues everyday. If these topics are of impor tance and concern to you, please attend an open house at the center on Sat., March 3 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The snow date is March 11. The center houses the following agencies: the Dauphin County Conservation District, Penn State Cooperative Extension, and two agencies of the United States Department of Agriculture the Farm Service Agency, and the Natural Resource Conservation Service. 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UP TO $ 3/ACRE LESS than the leading competitive program. ? % r *i Toomey Receives Friends Of Farm Bureau Award ALLENTOWN (Lehigh Co.) “1 look forward to continuing On Wednesday, Feb. 21, Con- to work with the Pennsylvania gressman Pat Toomey (R-PA) family farmers as Congress seeks was presented the “Friend of t 0 prov ide our farmers additional Farm Bureau Award by the Le- .. . . high County and Northampton/ op to sell the.r prod- Monroe County Farm Bureau for ts bo * b “J j and across his outstanding support of farm- . e S* o ® 6 - Additionally, lam ex ers and farm issues. cited about fighting to reduce the In accepting the award Too- tax burden that currently harms mey stated, “It is an honor to re- our family farms by eliminating ceive the Friend of Farm Bureau the death tax, reducing capital Award today. Over the past two gains and creating Farm and years, Lehigh Valley farmers Ranch Risk Management have given me very helpful ad- (FARRM) Accounts, vice and suggestions regarding Usi FARRM Accounts, agriculture policy. Whether we , „ 6 , .. . ' were fighting for Pennsylvania farmer f ™} be able f to save 20 farmers during the drought of P ercent °f their net farm income 1999 or working to open up new * n a tax-deferred account to help markets overseas for Lehigh Val- them weather the ups and downs ley products —it was a pleasure °f each crop year. I will continue working with the members of the to work to keep the family farm Farm Bureau. a vital part of America.” Verdoorn Named Y.P., Internationa] And Dairy Proteins, At Land O’Lakes ARDEN HILLS, Minn. Tom Verdoorn has been named vice president of international and dairy proteins at Land O’Lakes, Inc. Verdoorn most recently served as vice president of dairy foods finance and administration at Land O’Lakes. Verdoorn has been involved with the Land O’Lakes Interna tional Division at several points during his 20-year career with Twin Cities-based farmer-owned cooperative. The cooperative’s international division has report ed directly to him since 1999. Land O’Lakes International sales revenue totals $4O million, annually split almost equally be tween export sales and the coop erative’s Poland operations. In addition, the cooperative’s dairy proteins business generates $5O million in revenue annually. Land O’Lakes International Development Division provides development and technical as sistance to farmers and coopera tive self-help organizations world wide. The division works to acti vely engage its international partners and clients in develop ing the means to improve their economic situations. In his new position, Verdoorn will also have responsibility for Land O’Lakes investment in Ad- vanced Food Products, LLC, the cooperative’s new joint venture with Bongrain in aseptic food processing. •fp 1 &
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