PJHA Conducts Preview Show
MANHEIM (Lancaster Co.)
The Pennsylvania Junior Here
ford Association conducted its
preview show May 18 at the
Manheim Farm Show grounds.
Cliff Orley judged the show and
John Meents served as ringman.
Results follow:
Spring calves: 1. Donald Sunday.
November calves. 1. Christopher Hess.
September calves: 1. Can Tuner.
Calf champion- Can Tuner
Reserve champion: Chnstopher Hess.
Summer yearlings July-Aug.: 1. Derek
Brehm. 2. Liz Hitz.
May-June heifers: 1. Margeaux Firestme.
Apnl heifers: 1. Hope Long. 2. Katie
Shultz. 3. Can Tuner.
March heifers: 1. Emilie Miller. 2. Jennifer
Shultz. 3. Donald Sunday.
Junior champion: Hope Long.
Reserve champion: Margeaux Firestme.
Feb. heifers: 1. Katie Shultz.
Jan. heifers. 1. Margeaux Firestine. 2. Liz
Hitz. 3. Margeaux Firestme.
Nov.-Dee. heifers. 1. Nicole Hess.
Sept.-Oct. heifers: 1. Can Tuner. 2. Krista
Moser. 3. Christopher Hess.
Senior champion female; Katie Shultz.
Reserve champion: Margeaux Firestine.
GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE
Katie Shultz
RESERVE CHAMPION FEMALE
Margeaux Firestine
Cow-calf 3 years and above: 1 Donald
Sunday.
Champion bred and owned females:
Margeaux Firestme.
Bred and owned bulls. 1. Liz Hitz.
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ALBANY, N.Y.) Milk production in New York State during
April totaled 1.02 billion pounds, according to the New York Agricul
tural Statistics Service.
This total is up 5 percent from the 972 million pounds of milk pro
duced in New York during April 2001. Both a larger milking herd and
a higher output of milk per cow contributed to the increase.
The 679,000 dairy cows on farms during April was up slightly from
the previous month, and up 1 percent from a year earlier. Milk per
cow averaged 1,500 pounds during the month, up SO pounds from the
April 2001 output.
New York dairy farmers received an average of $12.90 per hun
dredweight of milk sold in April, down 50 cents from the previous
month and $2.50 below a year earlier.
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SHOWMANSHIP COMPETITION
Senior division (16-21 years old): 1. Emi
lio Miller. 2. Margeaux Firestme 3 Hope
Long.
Junior division (13-15 years old); 1. Can
Tuner. 2. Liz Hitz. 3. Chns Hess.
Intermediate division(ll -12 years old)' 1
Jennifer Shultz. 2. Knsta Moser.
Pee-Wee division (8-10 years old): 1.
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Sidney And Alberta Riggs
Selected For Honors
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) Sidney and Alberta Riggs,
owners of ErReR Hill Farms, lo
cated near Friedens, Somerset
County, have been selected to re
ceive the 2002 Seedstock Breed
ers Award from the Pennsylvania
Cattlemen’s Association.
The couple first bought Angus
cattle in cooperation with Sid
ney’s father, Eugene, in 1957 and
have embarked on a comprehen
sive herd and breed improvement
program since that time through
many different management and
breeding efforts.
According to Terry Shearer,
president of the Pennsylvania
Cattlemen’s Association, “in
many ways the Riggs breeding
and management program exem
plifies the modern application of
basic principles of animal genet
ics to improvement of beef cattle.
“This has enhanced the genetic
capabilities of beef cattle to even
further increase the efficiency of
using feed and other land re
sources in producing higher-qual
ity, more nutritious beef for the
consumer.”
ErReR Hill Farms has partici
pated in the Pennsylvania De
partment of Agriculture Meat
Animal Evaluation performance
testing program since the 1970’s
and have owned the top-indexing
and the top-selling bull.
In addition, ErReR Hill Farm
have held three performance
tested bull sales on the farm,
which is unique among Pennsyl
vania breeders of any beef cattle
breed. The number of cows in the
herd, as well as the improved ge
netic ability, has allowed per
formance testing and subsequent
sales to be accomplished similar
to the larger herds in the western
states.
Recently, ErReR Hill Farm
held its first production sale
which averaged $3,700 per lot,
with a top sale of sl9,ooocattle
sold through this sale were pur
chased by buyers from 15 differ
ent states.
Due to the success in breeding
and sales management of the
herd, Penn State University’s ex
tension and research programs
has benefited from embryos and
live cattle being donated to its ex
tension and research programs.
This has resulted in a long-term
agreement between ErReR Hill
Farm and Penn State for contin
ued cooperation and even further
enhancement of the genetic abili
ty of both the university and
ErReR Hill herds.
In addition to the support of
the Penn State University pro
gram directly, the Riggs family
has supported 4-H and FFA
events in the county for many
years. They have been the top
buyers of livestock at the county
fair, and have contributed to
state youth programs.
Another example of the dedi
cation of Sidney and Alberta
Riggs to the importance of edu
cation, particularly youth involv
ed in agriculture, has been the
continued support from the initi
ation of the Pennsylvania Beef
Expo Junior Show and other
Junior Expo activities.
The Pennsylvania Beef Expo
Junior Show has become the
largest junior event in the North
east states, and could not exist
without contributions from indi
viduals such as the Riggs family.
ErReR Hill Farm has been the
site of many education events, in
cluding field days and farm
tours.
In addition to the outstanding
genetics that has been developed
in the cattle herd by the Riggs
family, there is application of
many environmental stewardship
and land-conserving practices
that have not only conserved the
natural resources of the farm
under the Riggs management,
but has also served as an environ
mental education aid to both
farm and non-farm groups and
individuals.
Countless other producers
have benefited from observing
the effectiveness of soil conserva
tion practices that not only con
serve natural resources, but also
improve the efficiency of beef
production. ErReR Farms re
ceived the Environmental Stew
ardship Award from the Pennsyl
vania Cattlemen’s Association in
1998, and has continued to make
even further improvements since
that time.
More information about the
honors and awards presented by
the Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s
Association (PCA) and the Na
tional Beef Cattlemen’s Associa
tion can be obtained by calling
814-238-5888.