New Exhibit Halls Scheduled For Washington County Fair A groundbreaking ceremony was conducted April 18 for new exhibit halls at the Washington County Fair. The $1,379 million project is scheduled to be complete by Aug. 1, several weeks before the start of the fair. Two new exhibit halls will con tain food preparation areas used by food vendors. A dome-shaped cover, similar to that on the Sil Walk-In • Catalog • Web Sales - www.farmerboyag.com Call or email us today for a FREE catalog. IX)LL FREE -1-800-845-3T74 • 717-866-7%5 July Fan Sale ——— a* Airstream® Basket Fan • 24" and 36” diameter • 1/3 hp and 1/2 hp high velocity cooling fan • Misting Kits available Canarm Ceiling Fan • Water proof • Meets Class 1 - Group C and D Class 2 - Group F and G standards • Aluminum blades and louvers 5-year Limited Warranty Available in clear, translucent, white or dairy ver Dome show tent, will cover the area between the two build ings. 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They include Bed ford, Fulton, Franklin, Cumber land, Adams, York, Lancaster, Chester, Delaware, Berks, Lacka NCBA Conducts Leadership Conference WASHINGTON, D.C. John Allen, Sarver, Butler County, was one of 42 beef producers who re cently completed a seven-day na tionwide tour as part of the Na tional Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Young Cat tlemen’s Conference (YCC). The 22-year-old program is designed to develop leadership qualities in young beef industry leaders, who were nominated by their respec tive state cattlemen’s associa tions. The May 30-June 7 YCC tour started in Denver, Colo., with an introduction to NCBA and a pre sentation on the beef industry’s strategic plan and direction. The group then participated in a Con tißeef case study, discussing cur rent industry issues. A Cattle Fax outlook presentation highlighted current cattle trends. Participants visited a King Soopers (Kfoger) grocery store, viewing the meat case and also toured Warren Analytical Lab, a state-of-the-art laboratory provid ing analytical services for the food and agricultural industries. Finally, they stopped by Con Agra Beef Company headquarters for a presentation and barbecue with top management. The group traveled across the country to see more aspects of the beef industry. In Kansas, the group visited Grant County Feed ers, a 112,000-head capacity feed yard. In Nebraska, the group toured a tannery and packing plant. The group then traveled to Chicago where they learned about futures trading and toured the Chicago Mercantile Ex change. They also met with the Bruss Company, a meat purvey or. The last stop of the YCC tour was Washington, D.C. 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Then the group headed to Capitol Hill, where they had a unique opportu nity to meet with various mem bers of Congress and discuss poli cy issues most important to them. The Congressional Beef Cau cus Picnic on Capitol Hill, spon sored by NCBA, brought hun dreds of people together, including key members of Con gress, their staff, and major in dustry representatives. The group had informative meetings with top government officials, includ ing Karl Rove, senior adviser to the President and USDA Secre tary Ann Veneman. Finally, they toured and barbecued at White Stone Farms, a large Angus oper ation in Aldie, Va. The conference is co-sponsored by state and breed affiliates, IBP (part of the Tyson Foods Family), Contißeef and NCBA. John Allen
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