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Lancaster Farming’s Family Farm Survival Seminar Nov. 13
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Lancaster Farming has
scheduled an event for the entire
family.
On Tuesday, Nov. 13, Lancas
ter Farming will host its first
“Family Farm Survival Seminar”
at the Farm and Home Center in
Lancaster.
“More than ever, farmers must
begin to more fully market their
farm products to stay alive,” said
Andy Andrews, Lancaster
Farming editor. “And more im
portantly, they must consider
strategies to help turn the opera
tions and ownership of the farm
over to their children.”
For this reason, according to
Andrews, it is imperative to “ed
ucate the older, transitioning
farmer, as well as the young
farmer to some of the benefits of
estate planning. Along with this,
farm operators must understand
the marketplace and what the
future of farming, and product
marketing, will mean.”
LANCASTER FARMING’S
FAMILY FARM SURVIVAL SEMINAR
SCHEDULE
TUESDAY. NOV. 13, 2001
8 a.m.-8,50 a.m - Registration (Coffee and donuts provided)
B'so a.m. - Introduction (Master of Ceremonies)
9 00 a m.-lO a.m. - Farm Marketing In The New Economy
What farm product retailers are looking for and why.
John Lord, professor of Food Marketing, St. Joseph’s
University.
Includes 5-minute Lord Question and Answer Session
10 a m.-lO 15 a.m. _ Meet The Sponsors’ Part I -- separate 5-minute
presentations
10 15am am-ll 00 a.m. - Managing Family Farm Finances
What farm owners need to know when transferring the farm to
the next generation
Elizabeth Blown, Farm Accountant, Chambersburg
Includes 5-mmute Brown Question and Answer Session
11am- Noon - Specialization And Improving Profits
A look to the realities ot dairy farms and product positioning
and marketing in the New Economy
Brad Hilty, Penn State Dairy Alliance
Includes 5-minute Hilly Question and Answer Session
Noon- Ipm I until, provided by Lancaster Parnung. Please visit exhibits
1-1 15 pm Meet The Sponsois Part II -
presentalions
1 15 p m.-3 00 p m. - Keeping Your Family Business Peaceful and
Profitable
How to ensure stability in the family farm enterprise,
Dr Cindy lannarelli. Business Cents
3 00 p.m. - End of Seminar
Opportunities Await Youth
At Showmanship Contest
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The fifth All-American
Youth Showmanship Contest will
be conducted Sunday, Sept. 23 in
Harrisburg.
The “Granddaddy” of all na
tional dairy shows will once
again be hosting the youth show
manship contest in conjunction
with the events of the 2001 All-
American Dairy Show. All activi
ties of this special week will be
conducted in the Farm Show
Complex, Harrisburg.
Youth showmanship is open to
any youth meeting the following
age requirements. Age of youth
on show day will determine ap
propriate division. Three divi
sions will be offered. The junior
and intermediate age groups will
compete in showmanship ability
only. The senior contest will be a
combined contest of showman
ship and fitting. Age divisions are
junior: age 8-11, intermediate:
Dr. John Lord
Scheduled speakers are Dr.
John Lord, a respected and wide
ly known product marketing ex
pert from St. Joseph’s University
in Philadelphia. Lord spoke at
the Pennsylvania Forage and
Grassland’s Conference at
- separate five-minute
age 12-15; and senior: age 16-21.
Previous senior division first
place winners are not eligible to
compete.
The 2001 senior showmanship
champion will be receiving a
$5OO savings bond, a jacket, and
an embroidered director’s chair.
The intermediate champion will
receive a blow dryer and a $lOO
savings bond. The junior champi
on will receive a $5O savings bond
and a pair of topline clippers.
Additional prizes and cash will
be awarded to other contestants
in the contest depending on their
final placing. All youth partici
pating in the showmanship con
test will receive a free milkshake.
Mfe Salute Our Farming Industry
Brad Hilty
Grantville in March 2000 and
again at a Berks County Ag Sur
vival conference January this
year. He’s professor of food mar
keting at the university.
Another speaker who can pro
vide methods to help transition
DIRECTIONS TO THE FARM AND HOME CENTER
FROM NORTH: From Harrisburg, take Rt. 283 south to Lancaster.
Take exit 72 (Manheim Pike) south. After crossing under Rt. 30 bypass,
make left onto Service Road. Continue straight into Farm and Home Center
(look for sign).
FROM WEST: From York, follow Rt. 30 East through construction
to Lancaster’s Manheim Pike (Rt. 72) Exit. At bottom of exit, make left onto
Manheim Pike. Make left onto Service Road. Continue straight into Farm
and Home Center (look for sign).
FROM EAST; From Philadelphia, follow Rt. 30 West to Rt. 283
north. Take first exit (Manheim Pike Exit, Rt. 72) and, at bottom of exit,
make left onto Rt. 72 Manheim Pike South. After crossing under Rt. 30
bypass, make left onto Service Rd. Continue straight into Farm and Home
Center (look for sign).
FROM SOUTH: From Baltimore, take Rt. 83 North to York. Take 30
East. Exit at Lancaster’s Manheim Pike (Rt. 72) exit. At bottom of exit,
make left onto Manheim Pike. Make left onto Service Road. Continue
straight into Farm and Home Center (look for sign).
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Name of family attending
Family members attending (complete names, limit 3)
Address:
Please return to Lancaster Farming no later
than October 19, 2001. Mail to:
Family Farm Survival Seminar
Lancaster Farming Newspaper
P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522
For more information,
call Karen Hoffer 717-721-4416
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Dr. Cindy lannarelli
the farm is Liz Brown, a farm ac
countant from Shippensburg,
who spoke at several producer
and industry banquets. She’s an
expert at practical family farm
financial planning with a focus
on small farms.
Scheduled is Brad Hilty, Penn
State Dairy Alliance, with an ex
pertise in dairy management and
marketing. He will provide his
views into the realities of dairy
farming and product positioning
in the New Economy.
Another speaker noted for her
expertise on transitioning family
businesses is Dr. Cindy lannarel
li, Bridgeville, who operates a
consultant company, “Business
Cents.” “Dr. Cindy,” as she is
known, spoke at the Mid-Atlan
tic Fruit and Vegetable Conven
tion at Hershey in February. Her
presentation focused on steps
families can take now to ensure
smooth business transition.
Seating is limited to 400, and
the seminar will be no cost to
those who sign up. Use the en
closed sign-up form no photo
copies are accepted. Lunch will
be provided at the seminar. For
more information, contact Karen
Hoffer at (717) 721-4416.
‘Meet A Cow’
Up Close And
Personal
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The All-American Dairy
Show will be offering an opportu
nity to “meet a cow” up close arjd
personal as a part of this year’s
exciting events.
As a part of All-American
Dairy Week 2001, the show will
invite our city neighbors to spend
the day at the show to meet and
greet a “real live” cow and learn
about her life and how she makes
milk.
On Tuesday, Sept. 25 from 9
a.m.-3 p.m., children and adults
will be invited to spend the day at
the Farm Show Complex in the
Maclay Street Lobby. Here, the
members of the Pennsylvania
State Dairy Science Club will be
their tour guides and teachers. In
addition to learning about the
cow and her milk, information on
dairy foods and their role in ev
eryone’s health will be high
lighted.
This fun and educational op
portunity will be offered as four
stations. Station A will host the
“Guests of Honor,” the six breeds
of dairy cows, and will be located
in the main exhibition area. A
calf and a feeding bottle will be
on hand for visitors to see. Also
there will be on display the
amounts of feed and water that a
cow would consume in one day.
Station B will be an exhibit on
the dairy as an industry. This sta
tion will show the importance of
the dairy industry in the com
monwealth of Pennsylvania.
Station C will be a display of
dairy foods. This area will high
light nutritional education and
the importance of dairy products
as a part of a healthy diet.
Section D will highlight fun.
Here everyone will be treated to a
Pepsi float and other delicious
dairy foods. Recipes and dairy
souvenirs will be offered to all
visitors.