A24-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 27, 2002
Seminar Planned To Aid
Producers In Marketing Decisions
ALLENTOWN (Lehigh Co.)
“Decisions Crop Marketing
And Price Risk” is the title of a
daylong seminar to be conducted
by Lehigh County Cooperative
Extension Tuesday, Sept. 10, at
the Days Inn and Conference
Center, Routes 309 and 22, Al
lentown.
The program is sponsored by
the Lehigh Valley Grain Market
ing Club.
To inform farmers as well as
agribusinesses in today’s market
place, John Berry, Lehigh Coun
ty agricultural marketing agent,
said they have assembled interna
tional leaders in the commodity
marketing industry to present
and discuss their views on what
the future holds.
“The world’s agricultural and
food industry is expanding and
remains in a constant state of
change,” Berry said. “Successful
businesses and institutions must
deal with rapidly shifting market
conditions that are driven by in
ternational influences, technolog
ical innovations, policy shifts,
weather conditions, emerging
consumers and fluctuating con
sumer preferences. To continue
succeeding in this en
vironment, businesses
must have access to re
liable information and
understand its use. ”
During this semi
nar, according to
Berry, there will be
discussions on identi
fying marketing goals,
managing price risk,
tracking global mar
kets and industry
changes, evaluating
strategies to meet fin
ancial requirements
and better manage
ment of the bottom
line.
Featured speakers
include experts from
the Sparks Compa
nies, Inc., a recognized
world leader in broad
based agricultural and
commodity research,
analysis and consult
ing. They include Wil
liam J. Dußard Jr.,
crop marketing con
sultant, Sparks Pro
ducer Services, which
is a consulting effort
devoted to enhancing
farmer returns primar
ily through the devel
opment of customized
farm price risk man
agement strategies and
James D. Sullivan,
vice president, who
has more than 20
years of diversified ex
perience in agribusi
ness consulting, eco
n o m i c , and
commodity market re
search and food bro
kerage.
Sullivan’s commodi
ty background ranges
from livestock to
grains and com sweet
eners. He received his
bachelor’s and mas
ter’s degrees from The
Ohio State University
and his doctorate from
the University of Illi
nois, aU in agricultural
economics.
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Presenting the weather and
world agricultural output will be
Albert Peterlin, founder and
president of ERREx, Inc, a
weather, water and crop-forecast
ing corporation. Peterlin has con
sulting contracts with major
grain processing companies, and
provides a daily weather and
crop analysis titled, “Against the
Grain” and on-air comments on
weather and crop impact on the
Illinois Farm Bureau Radio Net
work.
Space is limited and registra
tion will be accepted on a first
come, first-served basis. The cost
is $4O per person and includes
lunch, refreshments, and hand
outs. Registration material can be
obtained by contacting John
Berry, Penn State Cooperative
Extension, at (610) 391-9840, or
jwbl s+Apsu.edu.
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Washington County Ag Expo
To Feature Youth Projects
SHARPSBURG, Md. The
Washington County Ag Expo
will take place Aug. 2-9 at the
Washington County Agricultural
Education Center, located on the
Sharpsburg Pike, Rt. 65, seven
miles south of Hagerstown, Md.
Exhibits and activities feature
the 4-H/FFA youth of Washing
ton County, including entries in
home arts, horticulture and live
stock. 4-H and FFA events in
clude the 4-H cake auction at
6:30 p.m., on Aug. 2, and the
4-H fashion revue on Sunday,
Aug. 4, at 4:30 p.m.
The fair opens on Friday, Aug.
2, with the Ag Expo queen con
test at 5:30 p.m. followed by the
youth talent contest, sponsored
by Stacy Drake of WLTF, the
town of Sharpsburg and Ag
Expo. In the grandstand area, at
the track, will be professional
wrestling with the main feature.
Demolition Ax at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 3, and Sunday,
Aug. 4, will feature Twisted K
Productions bull riding at 7:30
p.m. Along with the bull riding,
there will be barrel racing, tough
man steer wrestling and a wild
cow milking contest, in which
teams of ranch hands try to get
enough milk out of a beef cow in
a paper cup to pour out in front
of a judge. Also, there will be a
best dressed cowgirl and cowboy
competition. Twisted K Produc
tions is sanctioned by the South
eastern Bull Riding Association
and the United Bull Riders.
Sunday, August 4, will feature
an antique car show by the
Mason-Dixon Antique Automo
bile Club at 4 p.m. and the pedal
tractor pull at 6 p.m.
Entertainment for Monday,
Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m., will be a demo
lition derby. The Hagerstown
Speedway, Inc. is coordinating
and sponsoring trophies for this
event.
An antique tractor pull and
skidloader rodeo will be con
ducted by the Washington Coun
ty Antique Tractor Club on Tues
day, Aug. 6, at 7:30 p.m. This
event is open to anyone to partic
ipate, however, all drivers must
be at least 16 years of age.
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tractor and truck pull beginning
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Other activities planned during
the week include the baby con
test, barnyard Olympics, farm
queen contest, the little farmer
farmerette contest, ice cream
churning contest, the 4-H pretty
animal parade and more.
The petting farm is a popular
exhibit for children. Educational
activities for children will be pro
vided on Aug. 2-4 by the Mary
land Cooperative Extension,
Maryland Agriculture Council,
Inc. and Ag Expo. The activities
will be from 4-7 p.m. will supplies
last.
On Friday, Aug. 2, learn about
the food guide pyramid and
make an “Ants on the Log”
snack. Saturday, Aug. 3, will be
about plants, flowers and trees
with a stamping project.
The fair week vyul conclude
with the 4-H/FFA market sale on
Friday, Aug. 9, at'6 p.m. and a
Gospel concert by “Praise” at 7
p.m.
For more information call
(301) 432-6854 Or (301) 791-1404.
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