Monthly Record High For Red Meat Production In October
WASHINGTON, D.C. Both
beef production and pork pro
duction set new records during
October sending total red meat
production to a new record high
for the month.
Manure
Certification
LEESPORT (Berks Co.)
Commercial and private ma
nure haulers are invited to at
tend a workshop sponsored by
Penn State and the State Con
servation Commission.
The meeting will be
Wednesday, Dec. 19 at the
Berks County Ag Center in
Lees port, from 9 a.m. (8:30
a.m. registration) to 2:45 p.m.
Preregistration is requested.
Contact Robb Meinen, Penn
State senior extension associ
ate, at (814) 865-2987, or
rjml34@psu.edu to register
for this meeting. A fee of $lO
will cover the cost of materials
and lunch.
This classroom session,
when coupled with participa
tion in a summer manure
haulers field day, qualifies ma
nure haulers for certification
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Commercial red meat produc
tion for the U.S. totaled 4.26 bil
lion pounds in October, up 4 per
cent from the 4.10 billion pounds
produced in October 2000 and
164 million pounds above the
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Training Set
under the Manure Haulers
Certification Program. As an
added benefit, all nutrient
management plan writers who
attend this session will receive
three continuing education
credits.
The program agenda will
address environmental stew
ardship, odor control, manure
spreader calibration, comput
erized record keeping, nitro
gen and phosphorus manage
ment for crop production,
possible impacts of phospho
rus-based nutrient manage
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Both private and commer
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participate in the training.
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previous record high set in 2000,
according to the National Agri
cultural Service (NASS).
October 2000 contained 22
weekdays (including one holiday)
and four Saturdays. October 2001
contained 23 weekdays (includ
ing one holiday) and four Satur
days.
Beef production, at 2.39 billion
pounds, was 2 percent above the
previous year and 43 million
pounds above the previous record
high set in 2000. Cattle slaughter
totaled 3.16 million head, up 1
percent from October 2000. The
average live weight was up 16
EnviroScape Model Available For Loan
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Classroom teachers and Girl
Scout, Boy Scout, and 4-H lead
ers who have soils, water quality,
or pollution in their curriculum
or have these topics required for
a badge or study unit are invited
to borrow the EnviroScape model
from the Lancaster County Con
servation District.
The EnviroScape is a minia
ture plastic watershed with a
housing development, farm, busi-
pounds from the previous year, at
1,247 pounds.
Veal production totaled 18
million pounds, 2 percent below
October a year ago. Calf slaugh
ter totaled 93,700 head, down 3
percent from October 2000. The
average live weight was 5 pounds
above last year, at 317 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.84
billion pounds, up 7 percent from
the previous year and also 121
million pounds above the previ
ous record high set in 2000. Hog
kill totaled 9.33 million head, 5
percent above October 2000. The
average live weight was 5 pounds
above the previous year, at 267
ness industry, sewage treatment
plant, golf course, roads, and wa
terways that drain into a river or
bay. It can be used to demon
strate point and non-point source
pollution in a fun and visual way.
Cocoa powder sprinkled on the
brown terrain around the housing
development and farm represents
soil. Powdered drink mix sprin
kled on the green terrain of the
lawns and golf course represents
pesticides and fertilizers. Vege
table oil on the roads represents
Youth Earn Junior Bronze, Silver Awards
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.
Jamie Hower, Bethle
hem; Brett Bishard,
York; Jamie King, Tif
fin, Ohio; and Christi
na Egner, Shelby, Ohio
have qualified for the
Bronze and Silver
Awards of the Nation
al Junior Angus Asso
ciation.
Jamie is the
20-year-old daughter
of Ned and Linda
Hower, and is a stu
dent at Northampton
Community College.
She has shown her
Angus in numerous
shows at the local,
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 1,2001-A37
pounds.
Lamb and mutton production,
at 20 million pounds, was up 6
percent from October 2000.
Sheep slaughter totaled 288,500
head, 3 percent above last year.
The average live weight was 137
pounds, up 3 pounds from Octo
ber a year ago.
January-October red meat pro
duction was 37.9 billion pounds,
2 percent below the previous
year. Accumulated beef produc
tion was down 4 percent from
last year, veal was down 10 per
cent, pork was up 1 percent from
last year, and lamb and mutton
was down 3 percent.
gas and oils. The educator sup
plies a rainstorm with a spray
bottle, and it is easy to see the
run-off and pollution.
The lightweight model, com
plete with supplies, lesson plan,
and sturdy plastic carrying case
are available for pick up on a
two-week loan basis from the
Lancaster County Conservation
District. To reserve the Enviro-
Scape, contact the environmental
education coordinator, at (717)
299-5361.
state, and national lev
els. She has partici
pated in the LEAD
(Leaders Engaged in
Angus Development)
Conference and has
animals enrolled in the
AHIR program. She
has been the president
of the Pennsylvania
Junior Angus Associa
tion and has been a
member of the Nation
al Junior Angus Asso
ciation since 1995.
Brett, 20, is the son
of Brad and Lois Bi
shard. He has shown
his Angus in numerous
shows at the local,
state, and national lev
els. He also has several
animals enrolled in the
AHIR program. He
has been a director of
the Pennsylvania Jun
ior Angus Association
and has been a mem
ber of the National
Junior Angus Associa
tion since 1990.
Jamie, 20, is the
daughter of John and
Mary Lou King. She
studies animal sciences
at The Ohio State Uni
versity. She has con
signed her Angus to
sales and has been ac
tive in the Ohio Junior
Angus Association,
serving as its secretary
for four years. She has
"been the Ohio Angus
Queen and has been a
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member of the Nation
al Junior Angus Asso
ciation since 1982.
Christina, 14, is the
daughter of Kelvin
and Jackie Egner and
is a student at Shelby
Middle School. She has
shown her Angus in
numerous shows at the
local, state, and na
tional levels, and has
animals enrolled in the
AHIR Program. She is
a member of the Ohio
Junior Angus Associa
tion and has been a
member of the Nation
al Junior Angus Asso
ciation since 1997.
The Bronze and Sil
ver Awards are the
first two levels of the
National Junior Angus
Association Recogni
tion Program that
began in 1972. Junior
Angus breeders must
apply for the awards
and then meet point
requirements in many
areas of participation
before receiving the
honors.
Applicants are eval
uated in the areas of
junior Angus associa
tion activities, partici
pation in showman
ship and leadership
competitions, using
performance testing to
improve their herd and
their progress in pro
ducing and merchan
dising Angus cattle.