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Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s
Association
Offers Scholarship
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) The Pennsylvania Cattle
men’s Association (PCA) has an
nounced that a $l,OOO schol
arship will be available to a
young person planning a career
related to the cattle industry.
Funding for this scholarship is
provided through PCA’s previous
participation in the IVOMEC:
GENERATIONS OF EXCEL-
LENCE program.
“Nothing is more important
than providing a sound education
for tomorrow’s producers,”
according to Terry L. Shearer,
president of PCA. “Those plan
ning to work in the changing cat
tle industry into the next century
will need to be proficient in ani
mal and crop sciences, business
economics, and communications.
That’s why PCA is providing a
$l,OOO IVOMEC Scholarship to
help a deserving young cattleman
or cattlewoman prepare for the
future.”
The MERIAL IVOMEC/PCA
Scholarship will be awarded
based on the applicant’s interest
in the industry, leadership, aca
demic achievement, and organi
zational involvement. Interested
youth should request application
forms directly from the F*£a of
fice. Completed applications
must be postmarked on or before
March 1,2002.
“We are pleased to team up members of Pennsylvania Junior
with MERIAL to offer this very Cattlemen’s Association or appli
special scholarship opportunity cants whose parents are members
to a young in Pennsylva- of PCA are eligible for the PCA
” " t. ' tc’s no scholars?
question that education, along
with practical experience, is the
key to the future competitiveness
of the U.S. agricultural industry.”
More Scholarships
The Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s
Association has announced it will
present two additional schol
arships this year to young per
sons who are planning a career in
the cattle industry.
Pfizer Animal Health Compa
ny, Inc. provides funding for one
of the $5OO scholarships in con
nection with Pfizer’s Dectomax
Extra Education Dollars
(“DEED”) program.
The Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s
Association provides the second
$5OO scholarship from the PCA
general fund.
The applicants must meet the
following criteria: be a high
school senior or currently en
rolled in a two- or four-year col
lege; demonstrate interest in the
beef, dairy, and/or veal indus
tries; express assurance in fur
thering education in college, vo
cational school, etc.; and possess
leadership skills and show inten
tions of eventually representing
the beef, dairy, and/or veal indus
tries in some form.
Those interested in applying
for the Pfizer DEED scholarship
and the PCA scholarship need
only fill out one form to apply for
both scholarships. However, only
Newlin Family
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Show will be different. Last year
the Newlins enjoyed taking a
cooler and sometimes going out
for fast food.
This year they also plan on
making some adjustments in the
show ring. “I had trouble keeping
my cow’s head up,” said Dan
ielle.
Kyle vows to work harder to
qualify for the showmanship
class. At the Farm Show, a judge
picks which exhibitors come back
into the ring for the showman
ship classes. Last year Danielle
was able to compete in showman
ship.
“The best thing to take to the
Farm Show is walkie-talkies,”
advised Danielle. “The beef barn
is far from the ring.”
The family coordinates show
schedules, which may or may not
be on time, with bringing the ani
mal from the barn.
The Farm Show offers plenth
of entertainment, said Danielle.
“You can’t get bored because
there’s lots you can go to.”
“There is lots more competi
tion going on, like the exhibits,
rabbits, or other livestock,” said
Kyle.
Applications must be post
marked on or before March 1,
2002.
Winners will be awarded
scholarships at the annual Penn
sylvania Cattlemen’s Association
Banquet on Thursday, March 28,
2002, before the Pa. Beef Expo in
State College.
To obtain scholarship applica
tions or for more information,
contact the Pennsylvania Cattle
men’s Association, 862 Webster
Drive, State College, PA 16801;
phone/fax: (814) 238-5888; Web
site: www.pacattle.org or e-mail
at Uw r ,edu.
Danielle gives loving attention to the farm’s Hereford
cows.
Ag Secretary Announces
First Appearance Of ‘Wood-Mobile’
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Agriculture Secretary
Sam Hayes encouraged visitors
to the 2002 Pennsylvania Farm
Show to check out the new
Pennsylvania “Wood-mobile.”
A first-ever project of its kind
in the state, the Wood-mobile is
designed to educate the public
especially children about
Pennsylvania’s forests and
forest-products industry. The
award-winning Farm Show, the
largest indoor agricultural event
in the nation, will run from Sat
urday, Jan. S, to Thursday, Jan.
10, at the state Farm Show
Complex in Harrisburg.
“If children can’t go to the
woods, then we’ll bring the
woods to the children,” Hayes
said. “Pennsylvania’s forests not
only provide our commonwealth
with tremendous beauty, but
also one of the most successful
forest-products industries in the
nation.”
The Wood-mobile includes a
34-foot trailer housing an ex
hibit that provides information
on Pennsylvania’s forest re
sources and forest-products in-