Personnel Changes Occur At State DEP HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) DEP Secretary David E. Hess this week announced the appointment of Eric R. Conrad of Enola, Cumberland County, as Acting Deputy Secretary for Field Operations. “Eric has more than 22 years of experience with the depa!H ment, making him a natural choice to be Acting Deputy,” Sec retary Hess said. “While serving at the executive level in DEP’s Field Operations Deputate, Eric played a key role in the develop ment of several important pro grams, including the depart ment’s West Nile Virus Surveillance and Control Pro gram and the Commonwealth’s Geographic Information System based West Nile Virus disease tracking system.” Conrad will oversee the Office of Field Operations, which is re sponsible for the operation of the department’s six regional offices. These offices are responsible for implementing the Common wealth’s environ mental-protection programs in cluding air, water, oil and gas, ra diation protection, waste, and emergency response. Office activities include: evalu ating the daily operations of DBFs environmental programs; managing the West Nile Virus Mosquito Surveillance and Black Fly control programs; and work ing closely with elected officials, federal and state agencies, local Dairy Risk Management STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) Milk prices have fallen significantly in recent weeks be cause of a weak national econo my and events surrounding Sept. 11. Dairy farmers who used the fu tures markets prior to September were able to protect their milk checks against ihese drops. Using the futures markets to protect “part" of your milk check is sur prisingly easy once you know the basics. Many dairy farmers have opportunities to forward contract/hedge milk either through their cooperatives or through a broker. The problem is, many don’t understand the ba sics. The purpose training meetings: 1) help dairy farmers understand their milk checks and the market where they sell their milk, 2) learn to lock in good milk prices, and 3) incorporate risk manage ment into their business plans. This training will be very basic don’t worry if you aren’t a math genius! This introduction will also help farmers that want to at tend USDA’s Dairy Options Pilot A lesson well learned... Lancaster Farming’s classified ads get results! environmental groups, citizen ac tivists , agriculture interests, and watershed associations. Conrad, a registered geologist, has served as director of regional coordination and program evalu ation in DEP’s Office of Field Operations since September, where he provided support to the deputy secretary. He previously served as special assistant to the deputy secretary for Field Opera tions, and as executive assistant to the deputy secretary in DEP’s Office of Mineral Resources Man agement. Conrad received a master’s de gree in regional and urban plan ning from The Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor’s of arts degree in geology from New England College, Henniker, N.H. Conrad lives in Enola with his wife, Vonnie. In other personnel news, Hess also announced that DEP Dep uty Secretary of Air, Recycling and Radiation Protection Denise Chamberlain will be leaving the department later this month. “During Denise’s tenure the programs in her deputate had significant accomplishments in cluding multi-state coordination of waste disposal policy and en forcement, encouraging brown fields redevelopment through the PaSiteFinder.com Website and concluding multi-site cleanup agreements with the Department of Defense and BP and assuring continued professional manage- Program later in the year. All worksheets and materials wifi be provided. The basis of the training will be a qew Penn State manual on dairy risk manage ment. This manual is available online at http://pubs.cas. psu.edu/freepubs/ua3s9.html. Ken Bailey and Sarah Roth, Penn State, will train. Bailey is an associate professor of dairy markets and policy at Penn State. Roth is an extension associate with the Dairy Alliance Program. The program will begin at 9:30 a.m. and end before 4 p.m. There will be a registration of $lO per person to cover the cost of the meal. Training will be limited to 15-20 farmers. Dairy farmers are encouraged to bring their month ly milk checks (for 2001), a calcu lator, and a pen or pencil. Meeting Times, Locations • Bradford/Susquehanna, Bradford County Extension Of fice, 701 South 4th Street, To wanda, Lehan Power, Gary Hen nip, (570) 265-2896, Jan. 28. • Tioga, Aunt Patties Restau rant, Middlebury Center, Craig If you would prefer to be with an independent dairy, Clover Farms is looking for producers. Clover Farms is a family owned independent dairy with: Contact: Harold Whitcraft: 610*921 *9lll or Russell Pclgertj 610*756*3371 • Competitive rates • Quality bonuses • Volume bonuses • No membership fees • No slop charge ment of our radiation protection programs,” Hess said. Chamberlain was appointed deputy by former Gov. Tom Ridge in August 1997. Previous ly, she served as vice president and associate counsel for Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh, where she was involved in environmental, corporate lending and bankrupt cy work. Hess also announced that Rob ert Barkanic, deputy secretary for Pollution Prevention and Compliance Assistance, has been appointed acting deputy for Air, Recycling and Radiation Protec tion. Bureau of Air Quality Director James Salvaggio announced this week that he will retire Jan. 25 after more than 35 years of serv ice to the Commonwealth. In a letter to fellow employees, Salvaggio said, “You have been a pleasure to work with and our combined efforts have been be yond the sum of our individual accomplishments. We have sig nificantly improved air quality in Pennsylvania. Ozone, carbon monoxide, particulate, toxic and other pollutant concentrations have been reduced throughout the state. Today millions of Penn sylvanians breathe clean, healthy air because of your work. Thou sands of individuals with respira tory disease have the benefit of your efforts. You are to be con gratulated for your accomplish ments.” Training Set Williams, (570) 724-9120, Jan. 29. • Centre, lnn, State College, Terry Mad dox, (814)* 355.-4897, Feb. 19. &.<■ • Potter, Potter’ County Extension Office, jQouders port, Jim Clark, (814) 274-8540 or (814) 887-5613, Feb. 20. • Erie/Mercer/Crawford, Bainbridge Tech Center, Meadville, George Wilcox, Dave Dowler, Feb. 21. • Southeast Pennsylva nia Country Fare Restau rant, Myerstown, Galen Kopp, (717) 270-4391, Feb. 27. I Beef Industry Brand Mark Approved For New Products DENVER, Colo. Eight new convenient beef products have been recognized with the beef in dustry’s checkoff-funded Mark of Quality. The Mark of Quality sig nifies that these products deliver what consumers expect from beef: taste, quality and satisfac tion. The Mark of Quality is an inte gral part of the beef industry’s Brand-Like Initiative, which is managed for the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) by the Nation al Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). It is designed to high light the industry’s focus on con sumer needs and wants. Fifty seven convenient retail beef prod ucts have been approved to use the Mark of Quality since the ef fort began in 1997. “Manufacturers who want to display the beef Mark of Quality on their products face rigorous qualifications,” said Texas beef producer James Herring, chair man of the joint industry Brand- Like Commission. “The commission sets out rigid requirements for product packag- Greenhouse management and care will be the focus of Grower & Marketer, scheduled in the January 26 issue of Lancaster M .id-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable isue, with maps and schedules, also to include a feature on mum grow and other items of interest to the eastern vegetable, fruit, nursery, and direct marketing industries. Give Your Calves a Helping Hand... Use IMPRO, the all natural product designed to boost your cows immune system! No milk with-holding required Dairy Farmers! You are invited to attend one of the following IMPRO meetings. Tuesday Jan 22,2002 9:30 AM Yoders Restarant * 14 S. Tower Rd. New Holland, PA Wednesday Jan 23,2002 9:30 AM JIL Carriage Corner Restaurant Rt. 45 Mifflinburg, PA 9 Thursday Jan 24,2002 9:30 AM Bart Township Fire Hall * Georgetown, Pa. Rte. 896 & Furnace Rd, Speaker: Dr. Richard Holliday DVM Impro Products Inc. Lunch will be served at 12:00 Noon Reservations required! Call Before Jan. 18, 2002 AARON GROFF & SON Ray K. Espenshade 103 Clearview Drive Lewisburg, PA Bphrata, PA. 17522 (570) 524-7566 (800) 468-4909 ing and presentation, including nutritional values listed on the label, instructions for cooking preparation and other guide lines,” Herring said. “Then the product has to go through NCSA’s Culinary Center in Chi cago, as well as a final test by vol unteers from the cattle industry who make up the Brand-Like Commission.” Approved products are li censed to use the Mark of Quality symbol for one year on packaging and promotional materials. Prod ucts must be resubmitted for test ing if any element in product for mulation or packaging changes during the license period. Herring said the Mark of Qual ity helps tell consumers that a beef product has been extensively analyzed to ensure its quality. The nine-member Brand-like Commission, consisting of U.S. beef producers and industry lead ers, meets quarterly to review branded beef products for poten tial use of the Mark of Quality. 1
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