A3O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 5,2002
Penn State College Of Ag Sciences On Hand At Farm Show
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) More than 150 Penn State
faculty and staff will play impor
tant roles at the 2002 Pennsylva
nia Farm Show Jan. 5-10.
A showcase of the state’s num
ber-one industry, agriculture, the
Farm Show is sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Department of Ag
riculture, in cooperation with
Penn State’s College of Agricul
tural Sciences.
Visitors at the Farm Show will
see evidence of Penn State’s in
volvement in virtually every area
of the 16-acre complex. At the
College of Agricultural Sciences
exhibit in the Main Exhibits Hall,
the public can learn about a vari
ety of programs:
• Penn State Cooperative Ex
tension Master Gardeners will
staff displays on composting and
the “secret life of soils.” Kids of
all ages will be able to navigate
the “Worm Tunnel” and receive
a ribbon proclaiming, “I
squirmed the worm!”
• Visitors will be able to “ask
the experts” (Penn State faculty
and extension specialists) about
food safety and farm biosecurity.
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• Staff from AgMap, an e
commerce initiative of Penn State
Cooperative Extension, will be on
hand to explain the program,
which uses the Internet to help
farmers, businesses, consumers,
and others find various agricul
tural commodities, goods, and
services in their area.
• The School of Forest Re
sources will offer displays and in
formation about white-tailed
deer, urban trees, and Pennsylva
nia watersheds.
• College of Agricultural Sci
ences staff and students will pro
vide information about college
programs and careers in the agri
cultural sciences.
• The 4-H youth development
program administered by Penn
State Cooperative Extension will
offer displays and activities to
mark the centennial of 4-H in
2002.
The 4-H centennial also will be
commemorated with a 4-H “Wall
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oldest 4-H alumni will be recog
nized during the Farm Show’s
opening ceremonies and hosted
at a reception by Pennsylvania
Secretary of Agriculture Samuel
Hayes.
4-H also plays a large role in
the Farm Show youth judging
events. Many of the young people
who enter animals or products in
the various competitions are 4-H
members who have been taught
and mentored by Penn State Co
operative Extension youth devel
opment agents and 4-H volunteer
leaders.
Throughout the Farm Show,
more than 100 Penn State faculty
and extension educators will as
sist with livestock and commodi
ty judging for everything from
dairy cattle to maple syrup to
mushrooms. Their duties include
weighing in animals, handling
entry registrations, and answer
ing questions from the public.
In addition, a team of College
of Agricultural Sciences media
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relations staff and extension Thursday, Jan. 10. Admission is
agents will broadcast Farm Show free and parking is $5 per vehi
news and judging results to more cle, including shuttle bus service
than 70 radio stations throughout from the off-site lots.
Pennsylvania and beyond. Because of construction, on-
The Farm Show complex is lo- site parking will be limited to ex
cated on Cameron Street, just off hibitors and vendors. For more
of exit 67 of Interstate 81. Hours information, visit the Web at
are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. from Satur- http://www.pda.state.pa.us and
day, Jan. 5 through Wednesday, click on the Farm Show 2002
Jan. 9; and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on link.
Farm And Home Foundation
Annual Meeting Jan. 22
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) and Home Foundation Board,
The Farm and Home Founda- speaking about and showing
tion of Lancaster County is plan- slides on his recent trip to
ning its 38th annual meeting on Ukraine. The banquet is sched-
Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the Farm u jgj f or 6:30 p.m. in the Farm
fi.nrHnnc ie 3nd HOme C ® nter auditOHUm.
One oi tne ixidjor Functions is ww . • q •*«««/»•« ttn/ i j n
the awarding of scholarships to Th® cost B P“ Pf rson and in ‘
students of agriculture and home c * udes membership dues.
wnnorniw For reservations, contact the
The program will feature Luke Farm and Home Center, at (717)
Brubaker, president of the Farm 392-4911 by Jan. 17.
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See us at the Keystone Farm Show
January 3th, 9th & 10th, 2002
York Fairgrounds