A4O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 22,2001 \ Pa. Grazing , Forage Conference , Others Set HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The planning committees from the Pennsylvania Grazing and Forage Conference, The Northwest Grazing Conference, and Bradford and Tioga Grazing Conference met earlier in the year to plan a central theme for all three conferences. In the process of deciding on the theme, the combined group of planners decided to invite Char lie Opitz of Mineral Point, Wis. as their main speaker to focus at tention on large-herd grazing. Opitz is a dairy producer who grazes 1,200 lactating cows on a 3,000-acre grazing system. His farm is located in southern Wis consin, about 40 miles west of Madison. He manages more than 100 paddocks in his grazing sys tem. National Youth Horse Leader’s Symposium January 25-27 ROCK HILL, S.C. The American Youth Horse Council’s 25th National Youth Horse Lead er’s Symposium will be held at the Rock Hill Holiday Inn in Rock Hill, S.C. This 2Sth anniversary event brings together youth leaders from all riding disciplines to share their collective voices and help shape the equine industry. V business, workshop, garage, pool, greenhouse, and more MRI - At Affon Most Insurances Accepted • New state-of-the-art Open MRI • Most experienced Radiologists in the area • Friendly protest • Reports to your • We accept $475. for a normal stut It's Worth Thi Opitz insists that “you have to understand your grasses and how they grow.” His pastures com prise a diverse mixture of grasses and legumes, which have devel oped as a result of his intensive management. He fertilizes his pastures rou tinely throughout the grazing season and overseeds them regu larly. Opitz will be bringing his large cowherd grazing experience to Pennsylvania to help us under stand that grazing is not just for the small herd owner. In addition to having Opitz at each conference, each will have a battery of different speakers to address various other grazing topics. Many of these topics have been requested by producers who attended past year’s conferences. The symposium attracts leaders from breed associations, equine sport organizations, extension service, universities, and the cru cially important “hands-on” youth leaders from such groups as 4-H, U.S. Pony Club, National High School Rodeo, FFA, and many more. Symposium events begin Fri da) evening and run throughout Call 8 AM-5 PM M-F The conferences are all planned and all the specifics are set. The Northwest Grazing Con ference will lead off on March 5 at the Ramada Inn in Dußois. The Pennsylvania Grazing and Forage Conference will happen next on March 6-7 at the Holiday Inn in Grantville. The Bradford and Tioga Grazing Conference will finish the circuit on March 8 at the Fire Hall in Troy. For registration forms or in formation, contact Gary Swope at (814) 375-2125 for the North west Grazing Conference; Duane Pysher at (717) 237-2221 for the Pennsylvania Grazing Confer ence; or Craig Williams, (570) 724-9120, for the Bradford and Tioga Grazing Conference. the weekend with roundtable dis cussions, lecture-style presenta tions, live horse demonstrations, and trade show exhibits. Topics include innovative pro grams for teaching horse man agement and care, the impact of horse activities on academic per formance, equine industry career opportunities, riding safety, fund ing equine programs, developing horse and rider part nerships, youth issue roundtables, “horse less” horse projects, and more. Anyone with an in terest in youth and the horse industry is wel come to attend. The conference is arranged with presentation tracks to target the in terests of three audi ences: youth leaders, adult leaders, and equine industry profes sionals. Register by calling 800-879-2942 or by email ayhc@minds pring.com . Registra tion fees for the Na- Lancaster Farming's Classified Ads Gat Rasults! M.M. Weaver Receives Award LEOLA (Lancaster Co.) M.M. Weaver and Sons, Inc., located here, was honored as the Forage Dealer of the Year by Claas. This award Is given annually to recognize a dealer of Claas Harvesters who excels in all areas of the business, including sales. M.M. Weaver and Sons also won the award for top sales volume of Claas self-propelled harvesters in eastern Pennsylvania. In photo, from left, Bob Armstrong, Claas North Ameri ca sales manager; Richard Rutt, M.M. Weaver sales rep resentative; Frank Wilbert, Claas regional sales manager; and Case Koorn, Claas national retail finance manager. tional Youth Horse Leader’s should be postmarked before Symposium: Non AYHC Mem- Dec. 27) bers $85.00 AYHC Members The Symposium is being held $65.00 Youth Teen Leader Par- January 25th to 27th at the Rock ticipants (Ages 14 to 19 only) Hill Holiday Inn at 2640 N. $35.00 (Made payable to the Cherry Road, Rock Hill SC, American Youth Horse Council, 29730. CROP INSURANCE With weak prices and thin profit margins, it’s more important than ever to have the right coverage. ADJUSTED GROSS REVENUE (AGR) COVERAGE DEADLINE -1/31/02 CROP REVENUE COVERAGE (CRC) & MULTI-PERIL DEADLINE - 3/15/02 OPDM INSURANCE VENTURE, LLC - T/A STINE DAVIS & PECK INSURANCE AGENTS: Rita G. McMullen & Angie Lininger 4050 Lincoln Way West, Chambersburg, PA 17201 Phone: 1-800-701-4050, Fax 717-369-5033 Email: pdmiv@pa.net The Sign of an Approved Agent “The Crop Insurance Industry Leader”
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