Cattlemen Present Scholarships, Awards At Banquet
MICHELLE KUNJAPPU
Lancaster Farming Staff
BOALSBURG (Centre Co.)
A Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s
banquet Thursday evening con
ducted at the Boalsburg Fire
Hall included the traditional
scholarships, awards, and fun
auction. Approximately 120
members attended the event.
Beef Quiz Bowl finals were
conducted during the evening,
and York County’s clubs were
well represented, with both
junior and senior teams winning
first place.
Junior team members in
cluded Kate Livingston, Mitch
ell Cuculis, Luke Cuculis, and
Kurt Long. Senior members are
Donald Sunday, Kelly Hain,
Herman Hake, and Richard York Count y came up big in the quiz bowl finals during
Heirteman. the banquet, with both the Junior and senior teams taking
Andrea Warfield, a sopho- home first place. In front, from left, stands junior team
more animal science and busi- members Kate Livingston, Mitchell Cuculis, Luke Cuculis,
ness management major at Penn and Kurt Long. Senior members are, from left, Donald
State, was honored with the Sunday, Kelly Hain, Herman Hake, and Richard Heineman.
PCA scholarship during the eve
ning
& Eastern Cornbelt Direct
Sheep Weekly Summary
Springfield, 111.
March 22,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
Eastern Cornbelt Direct
Sheep Weekly Report (in
cludes lambs sold in IL., IN.,
OH., MI.) Compared to
last week, slaughter lambs
over 100 lbs were 5.00 lower,
under 100 lbs sold firm.
Slaughter ewes were 2.00-
500 lower Demand for
lambs was moderate early in
the week and light late for a
moderate to heavy pre-
Easter run. Carcass lamb
prices were very uneven,
with most weight groups up
around .40-1.70 with two
weight groups slightly
lower. The heaviest weight
group of 85 Ibs/up is 17.00
behind of the next lightest
weight, but the spread has
narrowed from 26.00 back
about a month ago. Con
firmed sales this week about
68% lambs and 32% slaugh
ter ewes, with an additional
775 head of goats. Total
sheep and lambs sales; 1875;
last week: 900; last year:
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The Gross family, Manchester, of Cold Springs Farm,
was honored with the Cattle Feeder Award. Daniel and his
wife Tina Gross, left, join Daniel’s parents Steve and
Phyllis Gross. Also with the family is agriculture secretary
Sam Hayes, left, and PCA president Terry Shearer, right.
Alter graduation, Warfield
hopes to work in the beef indus
try in the promotions and mar
keting field. Raised on a small
farm, she exhibited beef, sheep,
and swine as a 4-H’er.
From Marriottsville, Md.,
Warfield is also involved in the
Maryland Junior Angus Associ
ation.
Winning this year’s Pfizer
scholarship was Billie Joe Zei
gler, Carlisle. Zeigler is studying
as a first-year veterinary student
at the University of Pennsylva
nia.
She hopes to do a mixed prac
tice but “has a major interest in
large animals,” she said. Zeigler
grew up in a rural area and got
agricultural experience helping
the neighbors with farm chores.
Roy and Jean Fuss, Dillsburg,
took home Commercial Cattle
man Award honors. The couple,
Certified Angus Beef producers,
have 70 head of Angus-based
brood cows on their 250-acre
farm.
The Environmental Steward
ship Award was shared by
Brown’s Ranch, Gettysburg,
and Cedar Hill Farm, Wellsville.
Terry Bentz, maintenance,
and Harold Wendte, farm man
ager, represented Brown’s
Ranch for the Environmental
Stewardship Award. The opera
tion has 100 head of crossbred
and Scottish Highland Cattle.
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The award honored their ef
forts such as installing extensive
streambank fencing plus the
newly installed 20,000 feet of
drain tile. Hay and pasture
makes up the majority of the
farm’s 230 acres.
The other Environmental
Stewardship recipients were the
Eisenhour and Sweitzer fami
lies. Jim and Brenda Eisen
hower are joined by Terry and
Sandy Sweitzer and son Jim Jr.
No-till fields, contour and
strip techniques, waterways, and
careful barnyard manure runoft
strategies such as sediment
bowls are a part of not only their
650-acre farm but also are im
plemented on the 3,5000 addi
tional acres the families rent.
They work closely with the
conservation district representa
tives, according to Jim. The
family has 600-700 steers on
feed and 90 beef cows, besides a
750-sow barn and 60,000 layers.
The Industry Service Award
went to Dr. Les Grid, professor
of veterinary science at Penn
State. Grid has been teaching at
the university for 37 years. He
also serves as a veterinarian for
the Beef Expo and does clinical
work for the livestock evalua
tion center.
Ray and Mary Grimes,
McKnightstown, received the
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