WYALUSING (Bradford Co.) The beef industry is rapidly moving away from the commodi ty marketplace of the past to the consumer-driven, value-added marketplace of the future. Now Taylor Packing Compa ny, Inc. of Wyalusing and Angus Gene Net based in Hays, Kansas have teamed up to offer beef pro ducers here in the eastern U.S. a premium opportunity to be paid for hitting the mark with re wards for high quality cattle and good management. Taylor Packing Company re cently acquired majority share interest in the Premium Gold Angus Beef (PGA) brand label. They are the exclusive packer for HR || * THAO Qalal See our website for I llrlri 03/6; exceptional TMR pricing See One Of These Badger Dealers Annville BHM Farm Equipment 717-867-2211 Carlisle CFS 717-243-4419 www.badgerfarmequipment.com Taylor Packing Company, Angus Gene Net Offer Premium Opportunity For Beef Producers this brand in the east. PGA, founded by Angus seedstock pro ducers Dwight Hartley and Gary West of Texas, is the second old est premium Angus beef pro gram in the nation. Angus Gene Net will source cattle for Taylor’s PGA label and develop the necessary relation ships and information systems to achieve the ultimate goal of a completely source verified prod uct by 2003. “Taylor Packing has built its reputation on premium beef pro grams here and abroad. In keep ing with our desire to strive for excellence in providing our cus tomers with high quality value added products, we are excited ■Mt M naaqer >ssz mm •*: equipment works side by side with you from forage harvest to storage...to silo and bunker filling and unloading...to conveying and mixing.. .to feeding and manure handling. And for best performance, be sure to choose Genuine Badger parts. 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This move will also expand the current fed beef slaughter at the plant. “There is tremendous poten tial here with the number of calves from the east going west for feeding and coming back to eastern packers,” explained Ken Conway, president and founder of Angus Gene Net. “By develop ing relationship with the produc tion segments in the east, our goal is to streamline the process so everyone makes money by working together.” “We want to be sourcing quality calves from Pennsyl vania, Virginia, West Vir ginia, Ohio, Michigan and the northeast to stay here for feeding and go directly into the PGA label at Tay lor Pack,” Conway said, noting that his company has been sourcing cattle for C o n - Agra in the west for three years. “Today, every midwest packer has a grid, and every year the grids are getting better. The drive is to get high quality cattle through a value-based marketing system.” Angus Gene Net has ne gotiated an exclusive car cass merit pricing formula for Taylor’s PGA program. 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For the past year, Taylor Packing has been involved in a joint marketing agreement with PGA. The success of this venture led the company to its decision to purchase majority interest in the PGA brand and to expand its east coast distribution to include an export program, which began 157 tile Also Roof Coating • Water Blasting L • Waterproofing on Stone and F Brick Buildings L Fisher’s Painting T 4056 A Newport Rd. W Kinzers, PA 17535 L On Rt. 772 Across From W Pequea Valley School t 717-768-3239 i fa Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 28,2001-A2! the first week of April. There are essentially two cat egories within the PGA label; Platinum, which includes upper two-thirds Choice and Prime; and Blue Ribbon, which consists of low Choice and Select. There is a lot of interest al ready from cattle feeders and cow/calf producers, according to eastern coordinator for Angus Gene Net Ron Vanderboon. 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