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Live Equipment De
Seminars To Cover A
DAVE LEFEVER
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) For the first time ever,
Farm Show guests will be able
to witness farm equipment in
action during the event.
“Animated demonstra
Farm Link Offers Training,
Loans To New Farmers
MANHEIM (Lancaster Co.)
To tackle the continuing decline
in new farm entry demonstrated
by the precipitous 58 percent
drop in new farmers under age
35 from 1982 to 1997, Pennsylva
nia Farm Link will offer a com
prehensive approach to getting
into farming.
Training in business planning
and marketing skills, a 12-week,
36-hour course will begin in Feb
ruary in the Manheim area. Dur
ing the course, producers will ex
plore niche markets, distribution
channels, production options,
management controls, business
structure, cash-flow manage
ment, and financing. The focus of
the course is on the individual
producer's interest, resources,
and needs. Participants will walk
through developing a business
plan and come out of the course
with a unique plan to develop
their farm business and/or apply
for a loan.
In addition, new farmers can
participate in a 2.000-hour ap
prentice program certified by
both U.S. and Pa. Labor and In
dustry. Apprentices of legal
working age are paired with a
farm business employer in their
chosen specialty. The program
includes 2,000 hours of both
practical on-farm work experi-
Farmer/Educators Sought
BURLINGTON, Vt. The
Northeast Sustainable Agricul
ture Research and Education
(SARE) program is seeking nom
inations for three new openings
for its Sustainable Farmer Edu
cator program. This program of
fers grant support tor time and
travel to articulate and experi
enced farmers who want to share
their knowledge with others.
This program was launched in
2001 with the appointment of
three producers for the past
year, they have been speaking at
conferences, meetings, work
shops, and on-farm demonstra
tions while continuing their farm
ing operations.
In expanding this program to
include three more farmers,
Northeast SARE seeks applica
tions in the following areas: add
ing value and direct marketing;
diversified agronomic crops such
as grains, beans, forages, and po
tatoes: and grazing management
tor daily cows in the southern
Who built the new Farm Show? What did the Farm
Show look like years ago? What happened along the
way? Find out about the glories of the past and the
new Farm Show to come when we look over 86 years
of Farm Show and its new construction in our Farm
Show "Showcase" Section in the Jan. 4 issue.
tions” of new innovative ma
chinery will take place on the
floor of the Large Arena be
tween 10 a.m and 2:45 p.m.
Monday and Tuesday Jan.
13-14 during Farmer Days at
the new Farm Show. That
means the equipment will be
ence and 144 hours of theoretical
class instruction related to the se
lected enterprise. Participating
farmer businesses must comply
with the Fair Labor Standards
Act. Wage rates progress as ap
prentices successfully complete
their instruction. Apprentice may
complete the program on their
own family’s farm.
After completing the business
training and the apprentice pro
gram, participants are eligible for
living loans through Heifer Inter
national. For example, upon
completion of the business plan
ning and marketing course and
the Beginning Farmer Dairy ap
prenticeship, participants may be
eligible for a living loan, i.e.,
Pennsylvania Farm Link and
Heifer will provide funds to pur
chase up to 10 bred heifers. The
participant is obligated to pass on
the gift, in approximately three
years, when another new farmers
will be eligible to secure funds for
a living loan. These loans can in
clude all kinds of dairy and live
stock as well as seeds or plants.
All kinds of productions prac
tices and farming enterprises can
participate. To learn more about
this new program, please contact
Pennsylvania Farm Link at (717)
664-7077.
part of the region, specifically
Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Maryland, and Delaware.
Appointments normally run
one year, and the SARE award
can be used to pay for travel ex
penses, time, telephone, e-mail,
and other costs directly associat
ed with educating farmers, exten
sion educators, and other agricul
tural professionals in sustainable
agriculture techniques.
The application process is
competitive, and preference is
given to successful farmers with
previous experience presenting at
workshops or in other education
al settings. Applications can be
downloaded from the Northeast
SARE Website at
www.uvm.edu/(tilde)nesare/; a
printed version can be requested
by calling (802) 656-0471. The
application deadline is Jan. 6,
2003. Selections will be made in
February.
mos A First At The Farm Show
Variety Of Agricultural Innovations
doing actual tasks for visitors
to see, according to Don Hoo
ver of Binkley and Hurst Bros.
Inc., Lititz.
“People will be able to sit in
there, out of the winter’s cold,
and watch the demonstra
tions,” Hoover said.
Equipment in motion will
include a new Case IH 12-row
pivoting planter, Fendt trac
tors from AgCo, John Deere’s
new infinitely variable speed
transmission, and a lift and
turn angle hitch provided by
Hoober Inc.
Binkley and Hurst Bros,
will feature a compact track
loader and a large skid steer
loader for handling silage, as
well as a tele-boom loader
moving large bales of hay.
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Hoober’s “lift and rotate
hitch” can transport a 20-foot
Great Plains grain drill and a
Case IH 8-row corn planter at
about half the working width,
said Tom Yohe of Hoober’s.
The demonstrations will
offer a one-of-a-kind experi
ence to Farm Show guests.
“It’s a unique opportunity
to actually show something
working,” Yohe said. “You
just don’t have that opportu
nity at other venues.
“We’re excited about it. It
will be interesting to see how
it is received.”
After each working demon
stration takes place, guests
will have time to walk out on
the floor for a close-up look at
the machinery and have ques
tions answered by company
Hoober Inc. Hoober Inc.
Lift and Turn Angle Hitch with 20’ Great Plains
Gram Drill and 8-Row Case IH Corn Planter
Binkley & Hurst Bros. Binkley & Hurst Bros.
Gehl 730 Telehandle with Bale “Push-Off”
Gehl Tracked Mini Loader with Material Bucket
Gehl 7800 Skid Steer Loader with Attached Silage Mill
Case IH
Case IH
New Case IH 1200 12-Row Pivoting Planter
AgCo
Fendt Tractors
John Deere
John Deere’s NEW Infinitely Variable Speed Transmission
SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Mon. t lan. 13 lues., lan. 14 Wed., Jan. 15
New Holland New Holland New Holland
High Moisture Balage - How To Make Properly, Storage,
Use, Benefits to Operation
AgCo
Fendt Tractors
John Deere John Deere John Deere
Tomorrow’s Technology Has Arrived Today - Hear about
the technology that is available to help your productivity
and profitability. New IVT Transmissions, GPS applications.
Catch a glimpse of the Operatorless Tractor!
Hoober inc. Hoober Inc. Hoober Inc.
New Case IH AFX - Axial Flow Combines for 2003/2004.
Mon., lan. 13 lues., lan. 14 Wad., Jan. IS
Blue Seal Feeds Blue Seal Feeds Blue Seal Fee
Rabbit - Dairy Goat - Sheep Nutrition
Sollenberger Silo Sollenberger Silo Soilenberger Silo
New innovations in Feed Storage & Handling. Tower silo with
elevated floors so feed mixer can drive through & be quickly loaded
NSIA, Inc. NSIA, Inc. NSIA, Inc.
Using computers on your farm for field mapping, record keeping,
financial management and communication.
iron Solutions Iron Solutions Iron Solutions
Determining used farm equipment values by using industry official
guides, using the internet to gather trade-in pricing and locate
equipment at local and North American dealerships.
representatives.
A variety of informational
seminars for farmers are also
offered Monday through
Wednesday, Jan 13-15.
Representatives from Blue
Seal Feeds, Iron Solutions,
NSIA Inc., and Sollenberger
Silo will share their expertise
in 45-minute sessions con
ducted in the Small Room be
tween 10 a.m and 2:45 p.m.
AgCo, Hoober Inc., John
Deere, and New Holland are
to present 45-minute seminars
in the Large Room during the
same time period. Experts will
provide guidance on a variety
of new technologies.
See the schedule on this
page to choose sessions that
will help you make the most
of your Farm Show visit!
AgCo
Fendt Tractors
John Deere
AgCo
Fendt Tractors
AgCo
Fendt Tractors