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Finally, A First-Time Dairy
Champion For Del. 4-H’er
ANDY ANDREWS tal Wyatt, won junior dairy show The cow is kept at the farm of
Editor supreme with his 4-year-old Hoi- Randy Sullivan. Mel noted that
HARRINGTON Del A ste ' n > Hayland Mandel Kathy (S: nothing special went into gamer
r ... . . ’ _’ „ Lutz-Meadows E Mandel-Et, D: ing the first-time champion,
first-time champ.on finally ar- H ayland Blackstar Katie). Sullivan cares for the animal,
rive or e ya o Hamng- The Lake Forrest High School Mel noted that his mother and
ton here early this week at the nth grader is a member of the father, who also exhibited at the
Delaware State Fair. Vernon Honey Bees Dairy Club, fair, taught him a lot about show-
Mel, 15, son of Chris and Crys- of which he is vice president. ing animals.
Mel Wyatt won supreme champion junior dairy show at the Delaware State Fair Mon
day with his 4-year-old Holstein, Hayland Mandel Kathy. Photo by Andy Andrews, editor
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Pasture Walks Set
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
A series of pasture walks have
been organized by local graziers
in cooperation with Lancaster
County Cooperative Extension
for people who are interested in
grazing dairy cattle.
Hours for all the walks are 10
a.m. to 2 p.m., DST. For biosecu
rity reasons, all who attend are
encouraged to wear clean clothes,
wash their footwear before visit
ing the host farm and before re
turning home, and stay out of
feeding and young stock areas.
Lunch plans vary with each lo
cation, as described below. In an
effort to help host farms make
necessary arrangements, reserva
tions will be appreciated, and can
be made by calling the Lancaster
Cooperative Extension office at
(717) 394-6851. Dates, places,
and other details are as follows.
• Thursday, Aug. 1. Jeff
Stoltzfiis farm, located south of
Kirkwood at 32 Lakeview Rd.,
east of Rt. 472. Jeff is a certified
New York State Fair
Will Host ‘Beef Day’
SYRACUSE, N.Y. The New
York State Fair will honor the
beef industry in the Empire State
on Tuesday, Aug. 27 as it cele
brates the seventh annual Beef
Day.
Join the beef industry on this
day for Beefs “Thrill of the
Grill” media burger-making con
test. The kickoff to Beef Day will
be at 10 a.m. at the pavilion at
Cole Muffler Court. Beef indus
try leaders and friends from
across the country and through
out New York State will again
meet at the state fair to partici
pate in this event.
Beef Day schedule:
• 10 a.m. Beef Day Kick-off
Proclamation by Nathan
Rudgers, Commissioner of Ag
and Markets.
• 10:30-11 a.m
the Grill”
Watch as some of your favorite
media personalities compete to
organic producer, an all-grass
grazier with 150 acres. He milks
70 cows in a homemade parlor,
and has a simple manure and
mortality composting system.
Drinks will be available, but
bring your own lunch.
• Thursday, Sept. 19. John
Stoltzfus farm, Parkesburg, locat
ed north of Rt. 30 and west of Rt.
10 at 7643 N. Moscow Rd. John
is a certified organic producer
with 50 acres of grass and 11
years of grazing experience. He
milks 50 cows and feeds a mix
ture of grass and TMR. Lunch
will be provided.
• Thursday, Oct. 10. Jake
Zook farm, located southwest of
Christiana at 1178 White Oak
Rd., between Noble Rd. and Bar
tville Rd. Jake has nine years of
grazing experience and 100 acres
of grass. He milks 50 cows and
feeds no grain. A light lunch and
drinks will be provided.
make the biggest and best bur
gers in town.
• 10:45 a.m.-4 p.m
Day Activities
Fun for the whole family
(grandma and grandpa too).
Meet Beefman, eat beef samples
and learn about the importance
of beef as part of a balanced diet.
• 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Beef
Cooking Demos
Learn how quick and easy beef
and veal dishes can be. Cattle-
Women from across the country
are here to show you how it’s
done.
• AH Day Bee Flexible Meal
Solutions
Sample new beef and veal
products and pick up free recipes
for beef and veal dishes.
“Thrill of
• All Day Beef Barn
Learn more about beef farming
from the producers themselves.
Beef