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Kum v I iinilv h j. m ill ir m Iv in in i Ih 1 s. iv II New Section Has Survey Info, News From Del Val College This issue, Lancaster Farming launches a brand-new exclusive for horse lovers: Boarder & Trainer includes a look at the compre hensive equine industry survey conducted by the Pennsylvania De partment of Agriculture, information about the new Equine Center at the Harrisburg Farm Show Complex, calendar of events, and other items. The premier issue features award-winning jumping horses, horse care, and advertising messages. Look for these and other items of Boarder & Trainer now and in upcoming months. Preservationists Celebrate 51,000 Acres DAVID GRIFFITH Special To Lancaster Farming LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Sever al hundred of those involved in farm pres ervation efforts that recently put Lancaster County at the top of a nationwide list got together here Tuesday evening to celebrate the achievement. Gathered at the Landis Valley Museum, preservationists joined local and state leaders and others to talk about how it happened and how to keep the movement going. Former Kansas FFA Star Farmer, Rodeo Roper Reports Markets Taylor Cox is pictured above getting ready to cover the New Holland Sales Stables’ Thursday cattle auctiort. Photo by Michelle Kunjappu www.lancasterfarming.com Kinn v llir mil p irluip iln n in I ih 1 mini iv i h rsv win h n mil Im mil f nr ilin I II r i si n Ii nut i n (up Hi vpi i I ■ v Min i I Kum v s m ill r Mlu h m r m ih |ln tin vlis I i siv mi mils hu Inh r »li i itt ml <1 < In mill Ik f il Im 1 Ills v il in in md i mpv mi n nrr un hnj. ilu imiul v ni milk 1 fs mi v iln nl Hu n Ik Inu iMiil Kum v in t mini im whin slk 1 1 mil I mill in hir (usi sh I r in dun in slu s.mL slk tusi simk m ilu s|k n Kanr s Urp Horses ih ir I ihl s t v sitnj l\ hn nij. i si inl Ii r-u i k ip (hi hrsi n “Every generation that rises up needs the land,” Lancaster County Commission er Paul Thibault told the crowd. “ ‘The good Lord makes us all stewards of the land. We’ve come a long way in a relative ly short period of time. Our challenge is to preserve a resource that forms the root of who and what we are.” Lancaster County has now preserved more than 51,000 acres through the com bined efforts of the county’s Agricultural (Turn to Page A 39) Five Sections Saturday, October 12, 2002 Va. Team Tops In Stockman’s Contest HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) More than 45 FFA and 4-H teams competed in the Keystone Stockman’s Contest as part of the Keystone International Livestock Exposition (KILE) on Monday here at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex. The top team was Central FFA Chapter Team Number 1 from Virginia. Central FFA Team Number 1 was the division winners for the meats division and total identification. The management division winner was Steuben County 4-H from New York State. The Livestock division winner was the Tipton 4-H team. Keystone Stockman’s Contest winners were announced Monday dur ing the Keystone International Livestock Exposition (KILE) at the Penn sylvania Farm Show Complex. Top team was Central FFA Chapter Team Number 1 from Virginia. Virginia also had a strong representation as the top three individual awards went to that state. From left, winners in cluded Allen Heishman, Nicole Ross, Laura Neff, and Adam Heishman. MILLIE BUNTING Market Staff NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster Co.) Taylor Cox has traveled far from his roots in the Kansas heartland to Lancaster County’s “Garden Spot” to become the Officer in Charge (OIC) of the USDA Market News office in New Holland. Arriving here at the end of August with his wife and two young daughters, Cox settled in quickly to establish a home for his family and at the same time take on a new job. It helped that he was prepared in advance for both endeavors by Corbitt Wall, who formerly worked here and was his boss at the St. Joseph, Mo. USDA of fice. Cox was graduated from high school in Anthony, Kan. (south of Wichita) and earned a degree in animal science at near by Fort Hays College, where he met his wife Maggie. Taylor and an older sister grew up on a l,ooo+-acre farm where cat tle were grazed on the early wheat. During high school, Cox was active in FFA, with his activities centered on horses (namely in rodeo competitions), not cattle. He, .participated. »a calf raping and. team $36.00 Per Year In competition, young people test their beef, sheep, and swine industry knowl edge. The contestants participate in tests on their judging skills, meats identifica tion, and livestock management. Team awards were presented on the basis of high scores on the tests. In the individual competition, top five scoring individuals are interviewed by a panel of three judges, where each contest ant is judged on his or her knowledge of the livestock industry and individual (Turn to Page A 37) roping events. He received the Kansas State Star Farmer Award in 1995. After college graduation, Cox worked on the other side of the fence, so to speak. He worked two years at Excel’s Friona, Texas plant, where he was involved in cat tle procurement to provide for a 4,200-head-per-day slaughter level. It was a pressured job that involved a six-day workweek. At age 25, Cox has found his work expe rience for a packing operation was advan tageous to market reporting. He was able to readily work with the USDA’s new mandatory price reporting (MPR) system for packers. Technology has enabled the market reports to be quickly disseminated for all the producers, packers and mar ket analysts, not to mention the traders in the futures market. Although Cox is new on the job here, he understands the importance of marketing information for the small-sized producer. He said that he uses a laptop computer, and programs have been developed to al most instantly average out weights and (Turn to Page A 39) $l.OO Per Copy
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