A5O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 11,2001
U.S. Department Of Energy Sponsoring
CAMP HILL (Cumberland
Co.) The U.S. Department of
Energy will sponsor two ethanol
workshops for rural America in
Pennsylvania in late August.
They are scheduled for Tuesday,
Aug. 28, in Mars, (north of Pitts
burgh) at the Sheraton Inn, and
Thursday, Aug. 30, in Grantville
at the Holiday Inn.
The workshops will explore
how Pennsylvania farmers and
agricultural businesses can
profit from establishing ethanol
plants in the state. A steering
committee made up state farm
organizations and agencies has
provided assistance in planning
the agenda and logistics for the
workshops.
Target audience for the work
shops includes farmers, ranch
ers, ag organizations, agencies
that serve agriculture and busi
nesses that support rural com
munities. Others who are urged
to participate include Rural
Economic Development groups,
bankers, local government offi
cials, farmer owned coopera
tives, county RC&D groups,
and state and local environmen
tal agencies. Audience partici
pation will be encouraged and
time will be allowed for ques
tions and answers.
Preregistering is encouraged
to help with planning for space
and luncheon. A registration
form can be obtained from
David Bingaman at the PDA at
(717) 772-5208, or from EPAC
at (406) 785-3722 or by logging
on to www.ethanolmt.org. A $2O
fee will be charged to cover the
cost of luncheon.
The agenda will be identical
at each location. An introduc
tion to the workshop will be
given at 8:30 a.m. by Ann Heg
nauer, of the DOE Office of
Fuels Development, with a wel
come by Secretary of Agricul
ture Sam Hayes. The first
session will be an introduction to
Ethanol, to cover the basics and
history of the fuel, presented by
Bob Dineen, vice president of
the Washington, D.C. based Re
newable Fuels Association.
The economics of marketing
the fuel in the northeast will be
presented by John Urbanchuk, a
consultant with AUS. Marc To-
August 20 - August 25, 2001
Monday 6PMto 11 PM
Tuesday-Saturday 10 AM to 11 PM
Rides Open @ 4 PM Daily,
Saturday @ Noon
Free Entertainment Nightly
SALE OF CHAMPIONS
THURS., AUG. 23 6:30 PM
1 Mile East of Center Square, Elizabethtown
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siano, of the Pennsylvania Agri
cultural Statistical Service will
present crop data.
Marketing and utilization of
ethanol fuel will be addressed by
Mike Allen, of Allen Oil, who
owns and operates stations that
market ethanol blended fuels,
and by Shirley Ball, executive
director for Ethanol Producers
And Consumers (EPAC) who
drives a flexible fueled vehicle
that can be powered on E-BS, a
fuel made up of 85 percent
ethanol and IS percent gas.
Utilizing the high protein dis
tillers grains co-product as live
stock rations will be presented
by Dr. John Fidler and a
speaker to be announced.
Larry Johnson, project devel
opment manager for Delta-T,
will speak on feasibility studies
and how to get started on an
ethanol project. Larry Johnson,
who was the ‘Ethanol Answer
Man’ during the time Minnesota
was developing its strong
ethanol program, will also speak
BUSH HOG
New Holland, PA 717-354-4191
AIKEN MACHINE, INC.
Albion, PA 800-684-3933
CANNS-BILCO DIET.
Alburtis, PA 610-966-3733
CHAMBERSBURO
FARM SERVICE
Chambersburg, PA 717-264-3533
CHARLES S. SNYDER, INC.
Tamaqua. PA 570-386-5945
DUNKLE & GRIEB, INC.
Centre Hall, PA 814-364-1421
FIELD’S
IMPLEMENT STORE
Eighty Four, PA 724-222-1154
during the session on “State and
Federal Public Policy” to dis
cuss policies that provide
market push and market pull.
Current case studies will be a
report from people who cur
rently manage ethanol plants.
Dan Thompson, Minnesota
Corn Processors will speak at
the Mars workshop and Jim
Glancey, of the Wyoming
Ethanol plant will speak at tbe
Grantville workshop.
New production technologies
for value added processing of
corn will be presented by re
searchers ViJay Singh and
Kevin Hicks, who are associated
with the USD A Ag Research
Service at the Eastern Regional
Research Center in Wyndmoor.
Kelly Ibsen and Rafael Nieves
with the National Renewable
Energy Laboratory in Golden,
Colo, will speak on “Ethanol
from Cellulosic Biomass, and
the Opportunities in Pennsylva
nia.”
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mowers with Kohler
engines ranging from 22 to 26 HP
on 4 models with cutting widths of
54” to 74”. Ground speed of 10
mph for better productivity
and very smooth
■ steering for ease of
■ trimming.
■ Naturally Bush
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of use
BUSH HOG
SQUEALERS
Each Squealer model is equipped with a tough Bush
Hog gearbox that carries a 2-year limited warranty.
The 5 and 6-foot wide models have an “in line” shear
bolt driveline protection that can be replaced in a
snap. An optional slip clutch is availabe. Six
models, 42 to 84-inches wide
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Richland. PA 717-866-7518
LESLIE G. FOGG, INC.
Bridgeton. NJ 856-451-2727
MBSSICK FARM
EQUIPMENT CO.
Abbottstown, PA 717-259-6617
MILLER EQUIPMENT CO.
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NORTH-EAST
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PEACH COUNTRY
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Richwood, NJ 856-589-3953
Two Ethanol Workshops
Pennsylvania developments, as
sistance and programs that are
available. Speakers include
David Carver, of the York
County Industrial Development
Corp., Gerald Ely, Cooperative
Dairy Promotion Groups
Together At Ag Progress Days
ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.)
Dairy farmers are invited to
2001 Ag Progress Days to leam
more about how dairy checkoff
programs are working to increase
dairy product demand.
The Pennsylvania Dairy
Promotion Program (PDPP),
American Dairy Association and
Dairy Council Mid East
(ADADC Mid East), and the
American Dairy Association/
Dairy Council Middle Atlantic
(ADA/DC Middle Atlantic) will
host a joint exhibit at the annual
event, Aug. 14-16 at the Ag Pro
gress Days grounds.
All dairy farmers and anyone
affiliated with the dairy industry
are invited to visit the joint exhib
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Development Specialist with
USD A Rural Development, and
Dick Poorbaugh, with Penn
State Cooperative Business Ed
ucation and Research Program.
it in Dairy and Livestock Tent #1
to learn more about both local
and national dairy promotion ef
forts. Farmers are encouraged to
register for a special drawing
while visiting the display.
Pennsylvania dairy farmers are
also invited to a free luncheon
and informational meeting host
ed by the Pennsylvania Dairy
Promotion Program at noon,
Thursday, Aug. 16 in the Special
Events Building at Ag Progress
Days. This will serve as the annu
al meeting for PDPP and a great
opportunity for farmers to hear
more about new dairy promotion
initiatives, including milk vend
ing. For reservations, call (800)
292-MILK.
BUSH HOC
RODIO TRACTOR SALES
Hammonton, NJ 609-561-0141
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AG ft BARN EQ
Watsontown, PA 570-538-9564
SALTZGIVER
TRACTOR REPAIR
Hanover, PA 717-632-9119
SCHBFPBL EQUIPMENT CO.
Somerset, PA 814-445-6500
STANLEY’S FARM SERVICE
Kllngerstovm, PA 570-648-2088
STOLTZFUS FARM SERVICE
Cochranville, PA 610-593-2407
UMBEROER’S OF FONTANA
Lebanon, PA 717-867-5161