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Seniors’ Farmers Market
Nutrition Program Expanded
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The Senior Citizens’
Farmers Market Nutrition Pro
gram has been expanded in all 67
Pennsylvania counties for the
2002 season, with more than $3.5
million now available for coupons
for seniors to purchase fresh
Pennsylvania fruits and vege
tables.
“This program is a unique
partnership between nutritionally
at-risk seniors and Pennsylva
nia’s farmers markets and road
side stands that sell fruits and
vegetables of the highest quality.”
The program was initiated in
1998 as a pilot project, serving an
estimated 175,000 seniors in
2002. T
2002 All-American Dairy Show Judges Announced
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The 39th All-American
Dairy Show will open on Sunday,
Sept. 22, at the Farm Show Com
plex in Harrisburg.
Judges selected for the six na
tional or regional breed shows are
as follows:
• Norman Hill, a lifetime resi
dent of Maryland, will be officiat
ing the All-American Ayrshire
Show on Tuesday, Sept. 24. He
lives in Woodbine, Md., and
owns and operates NH Cattle Co.
Hill was a member of the Mar
yland 4-H program, showing
Ayrshire cattle, and was a mem
ber of the Maryland 4-H Dairy
Judging Team. Along with his
brother Allen, Hill developed a
herd of Ayrshire cattle for over
23 years and was named premier
breeder and exhibitor for seven
times on the national level. Five
All-Americans were developed
from this herd. Hill brings with
him to Harrisburg years of show
ing and judging experiences.
• Steven A. Hendress, Purdue
University, will judge the Eastern
National Brown Swiss Show on
Wednesday, Sept. 25.
Hendress has
judged nationally as
well as internationally
and was a member of
the first Purdue Dairy
Judging Team at the
All-American Dairy
Judging Contest in
1974. He lives in Wil
cott, Ind. and is coach
of the Purdue Dairy
Judging Team, the In
diana All-State 4-H
Dairy Judging Team
and advisor for the
Purdue Dairy Club.
He is an instructor in
Animal Science at the
university.
Prior to his employ
ment with Purdue,
Hendress was very ac
tive in the family
farm, breeding the
Hoosier Knoll Brown
Swiss. He feels his
greatest accomplish
ment in the dairy in
dustry has been breed
ing, owning, and
developing the 1994
All-American Aged
Cow, Hoosier Knoll
Jade Monay.
• Judging the Na
tional Guernsey Show
on Wednesday, Sept.
25, will be Denny Fer
guson of Dryden, New
York.
A former member of
the Cornell University
Dairy Judging Team,
Ferguson began his
dairy career at a
young age on the
McDonald Farms of
Cortland, New York.
he Senior Citizens’ Farmers
Market Nutrition Program pro
vides eligible seniors with $2O in
coupons toward the purchase of
Pennsylvania fruits and vege
tables.
Participating seniors enjoy the
ability to stretch their food bud
gets, visit their favorite markets
and experience the flavor of
Pennsylvania’s home-grown pro
duce, such as tomatoes, sweet
com, peppers, beans, squash,
melons, berries, apples and
peaches.
The program also strives to de
velop direct market opportunities
with nearly 560 participating
markets and roadside stands.
Coupons may be redeemed
through Nov. 30.
After graduating from college, he
returned to be herd manager of
the farms until their dispersal.
During this time, the McDonald
Farms were named Premier
Breeder on the national level 25
times. Ferguson has traveled
from coast to coast showing cat
tle and as a fitter. He also is a dis
trict representative for Semex. He
has judged shows throughout the
U.S. and Canada.
• Brian Garrison will once
again return to Harrisburg and
judge the Eastern National Hol
stein Show on Thursday, Sept.
26. He is a lifelong resident of
Ohio, living in Tifflin with his
wife, Ann and their family.
Garrison is a graduate of Ohio
State University and is active in
breeding registered Brown Swiss
with his brother on the Garbro
Swiss family farm. He is a sire
analyst for ABS Global, and has
been associated with the A.I.
business for more than 16 years.
Brian was a member of the Ohio
State University Team, which
won the All-American Dairy
Judging Contest, placing second
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Ag Showcase To Highlight Biofuels, Farmland
Preservation, Multiflora Rose Control
FAIR HILL, Md. This year’s
Ag Showcase at the Cecil County
Fair will have something for ev
eryone interested in agriculture
and a clean environment, accord
ing to Scott Rowe, ag extension
educator for Maryland Coopera
tive Extension in Cecil County.
“This year’s showcase will
highlight three diverse topics:
biofuels, farmland preservation,
and control of multiflora rose, a
serious invasive weed,” Rowe
said. ‘All three topics are impor
tant to farmers and nonfarmers
alike.”ln addition, participating
equipment dealers will demon
strate a broad range of equip
ment much of it running on
biofuel for full- and part-time
as an individual. He has judged
many shows internationally and
has judged all six dairy breeds on
the national level.
• Officiating at the Mid-Atlan
tic Regional Jersey Show on
Thursday, Sept. 26, will be Curtis
Day of Lake Wooden, Minn.
Day has judged and exhibited
at the All-American Dairy Show
numerous times. He has judged
many shows nationally and has
served on the All-American pan
els for Holstein and Brown Swiss
breeds.
Day and his family owned and
developed the Tri-Day Holstein
herd, which was dispersed in
March 2001. His family was
breeder of well-known Tri-Day
Adeen-ET, breeder of Tri-Day
Ashlyn-ET, and many other suc
cessful members of the Bendy-
Brook Odyssey Favorite Family.
• Making his first judging ap
pearance at the All-American
Dairy Show is Danny Huddles
ton of Alba, Texas.
Huddleston will be officiating
the All-American Milking Short
horn Show on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
farmers with various enterprises
and acreages. Forage handling
equipment will be highlighted.
Biofuels contain varying
amounts of oils or alcohols made
from agricultural crops. The
most common types are biodiesel,
a mix of petroleum diesel fuel
and a crop oil such as soy oil, and
gasohol, a mixture of petroleum
gasoline and ethanol fermented
from crops such as barley or
corn. Representatives from
USDA-ARS, Maryland Grain
Producers Association, and fuel
manufacturers and distributors
will be at the Showcase to discuss
all aspects of biofuels, including
plans for an ethanol plant in
Maryland.
He has exhibited Milking Short
horns at the All-American Dairy
Show and has developed numer
ous All-American nominations,
All-American award winners,
and national champions. He was
bom and raised in Texas and has
judged all over the United States.
Huddleston judged in his youth
through the 4-H and FFA pro
grams and is currently coaching
the local 4-H Dairy Judging
Team. He is active in the Nation
al Milking Shorthorn Association
and a member of the All-Ameri
can Milking Shorthorn Futurity
Committee. Danny resides with
his wife, Shelly and daughter,
Danielle, on their 450-acre farm,
breeding Oak Grove Milking
Shorthorns.
The All-American Dairy Show
will be conducted September 22
to 26 at the Farm Show Complex
in Harrisburg. Entry deadlines
are Aug. 23 and Sept. 4. For
more information, a premium
list, and entry forms, contact the
All-American Dairy Show Office
at (717) 787-2905 or e-mail
aads@state.pa.us.
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Multiflora rose is closely relat
ed to ornamental roses and was
promoted in the past for wildlife
cover and soil conservation. It is
easily spread by birds and other
wildlife and has invaded many
pastures, parklands, and other
open spaces. It can be managed
through use of chemical herbi
cides; mechanical control such as
bulldozing, mowing or grinding
and tilling; or grazing with
browsing animals such as goats
and sheep. In addition, a natural
ly occurring disease of roses,
rose-rosette disease, is slowly
moving into this area and may
offer additional control.
Rowe will conduct a walk
through demonstration of multi
flora rose management, including
three herbicide treatments and
two mechanical methods.
Farmland preservation pro
grams and information are of
fered by several area agencies
and organizations. Several, in
cluding Cecil Land Trust, Chesa
peake Bay Trust, Maryland Agri
cultural Land Preservation
Foundation, Maryland Environ
mental Trust, and Pennsylvania’s
Brandywine Conservancy will be
on hand at the Showcase to offer
advice. Farmers who wish to pre
serve their farmland should work
closely with their attorney, estate
planner, and these organizations
in order to fully understand all
the options and their impacts.
The Ag Showcase is sponsored
by Maryland Cooperative Exten
sion and the Cecil County Fair
and is open to everyone interest
ed in agriculture. It will be con
ducted near the Cecil County..
Fairgrounds Tuesday, July 23,
from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Admis
sion is free, and lunch will bt._
available on site for a nominal
fee.
Visitors should drive to the
Cecil County Fairgrounds and
follow Ag Showcase signs to the
site. For more information, call
Scott Rowe at (410) 996-5280.
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