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AD ADC Officers Elected
COLUMBUS, Ohio The
American Dairy Association &
Dairy Council Mid East Board of
Trustees recently elected its 2002
officers.
Paul Broering, of St. Henry,
Ohio, was re-elected to a fourth
term as president. “I am proud to
be a part of an organization that
is continually seeking new oppor
tunities and implementing cut
ting edge programs to build mar
kets for milk,” Broering said.
Since 1984 when the program
began, total milk sales have in
creased by 33 percent, and per
Universities Offer Managers’ Shortcourse
Horse Pasture Management School Also Upcoming
BETHLEHEM (Montgomery
Co.) Dr. Ann Swinker, Penn
State equine specialist, Brian
Egan, Penn State horse herds
man, and Eileen Wheeler, assist
ant professor of agricultural engi
neering at Penn State, will be
among the key speakers at the
upcoming equine shortcourse
sponsored by the Penn Jersey Ex
tension Partnership.
The program, entitled,
“Equine Barn Managers’ Short
course” will be conducted on
Tuesday and Wednesday, March
12 and 13, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at
the Holiday Inn in Bethlehem.
Although the program is geared
toward stable managers it is open
to all interested horse owners, en
thusiasts, and equine profession
als.
Dr. Swinker will discuss arena
capita consumption of all dairy
products has increased by 11 per
cent. “The dairy promotion
checkoff program drives demand
for milk and cheese on behalf of
American’s dairy farmers,”
Broering said.
Others re-elected to office in
clude Rita Kennedy, Valencia,
Pa., vice president; Betty Herron,
Salem, Ohio, secretary; and Ray
Diebold, Altoona, Pa., treasurer.
AH officers were elected to serve
one-year terms.
footing and maintenance and
share research results regarding
dust control and health impacts
on horses and riding instructors.
She will also cover fencing op
tions, costs and safety factors. Ei
leen Wheeler, author of several
publications regarding horse fa
cility design, will speak about
bam design issues, safety fea
tures, ventilation needs, and
making the most of what facili
ties you have.
Brian Egan, instructor and
horse herdsman at Penn State,
will cover horse safety and han
dling issues especially relating to
working with boarders’ and cli
ents’ horses. Since most stable
managers need to deal with han
dling horses on a daily basis, they
need to gain the respect of the
horse and help their clients leant
Passing On Farm Workshops
In Carlisle And Lebanon
MANHEIM (Lancaster Co.)
Even though transferring a farm
to the next generations seems
straightforward, tax traps, family
issues, and lack of financing or
business planning challenge
many families attempting a tran
sition.
To help Pennsylvania farm
families, Pennsylvania Farm
Link and Penn State Cooperative
Extension will host “Passing on
the Farm” workshops on March
5 at the Cumberland County Ex
tension Office and on March 12
at the Lebanon County Extension
Office.
to do the same. The shortcourse
will also help participants better
understand liability concerns,
contract issues, employee rela
tions, and insurance needs.
The cost of the program is $BO,
which includes lunch and materi
als both days. For a registration
form and program, contact Rutg
ers Cooperative Extension of
Warren County, N.J., at (908)
475-6503, or the Penn State Co
operative Extension Office of
Montgomery County, Pa., at
(610)489-4315.
Horse owners may also be in
terested in another offering from
Cooperative Extension
which will be a Horse Pas
ture Management School to
take place on three consec
utive Tuesday nights.
March 5, 12 and 19,
from 6:30 p.m.-9:30
p.m. at the Montgom
ery County 4-H Center
in the Skippack area.
This course is open to
all horse owners and
will feature everything
from controlling poi
sonous plants and
weeds to renovating
new pastures.
Instructors will also
cover animal needs
(grazing versus turn
out or exercise lots),
the economics and
value of good pasture,
and understanding
plant growth and soil
fertility. Learn when to
lime and how to take
that soil sample. For
more information on
the pasture school,
contact Nancy Kad
will, Penn State exten
sion agent, at (610)
489-4315.
Both workshops run from 9:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Speakers will
address bringing the next
generation into the farm busi
ness, farm viability, farmland
preservation programs, estate
planning, legal aspects of trans
fers, retirement planning, financ
ing for new farmers and crop in
surance. In addition, farmers
from the region will discuss their
families’ efforts to transfer their
businesses to the next generation.
The Carlisle Passing on the
Farm workshop is provided at no
charge to farmers; lunch is on
N.Y. Regional Farm And Food
Project Offers Workshop
ALBANY (N.Y.) Dozens of farmers’ market vendors, managers,
organizers, sponsors, and volunteers will gather here for a one-day
peer workshop entitled “Building Stronger Farmers’ Markets” Satur
day, March 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The day’s program will start with a keynote presentation by Andre
Goncarovs, president of the Ithaca Farmers’ Market, followed by pan
els and moderated discussions on key challenges faced by markets.
This gathering will give farmers’ market leaders, participants, and
supporters the chance to compare notes on many issues related to run
ning a good market and sustaining it over time, as well as to network
and form relationships. Another aim of the workshop is to help culti
vate a next generation of market leaders.
The workshop will take place at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 160
Central Avenue in Albany. The fee is $2O for registrations received by
March 1, $25 for later registrations.
To receive a brochure or for more information, please contact the
Regional Farm & Food Project, 148 Central Avenue, 2nd Floor, Al
bany, NY 12206; (518) 427-6537 or farmfood@capital.net.
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