■ r:"^'jz~ r < \ Vol. 48 No. 18 New York Dairy Princess Andrea Smith, center, First Alternate Kristen Chambers, left, and Second Alternate Jessica Hula are the new dairy spokespersons representing the New York dairy industry. Turn to page B 2 to read about the industry and awards presented during the ADADC convention. Speaker .< \ ddresses My cop 1a• m c -* - "Nemesis 9 Of Feeder Cali I e Producer- MICHELLE KUNJAPPU Lancaster Farming Staff NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster Co ) “The reason we put this meeting together is that we’ve all been dealing with this (mycoplas ma) in one form oi another for Lebanon Teen Wins National Hereford Queen Title Margeaux Firestine, Womelsdorf, at left, was crowned the National Polled Hereford Queen during the Polled Hereford Show at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo, on January 24. Crowning her is Brandi Bolte, Nebraska, outgoing queen. See story on page A2l. www.lancasterfarming.com quite a while,” said extension beef specialist John Comerfoid during a recent meeting at Yod er's Restaurant, New Holland. Approximately 45 producers and industry representatives at tended the informational meeting Five Sections to hear Dr. Dee Griffin, beef pio duction management veterinar ian for the University of Nebras ka. Griffin, who has been a veteri narian for 27 years, has focused on feeder and stocker cattle din ing his career. - . * Although mycoplasma has been “a nemesis” for Griffin for veais. it was this past year when he discovered calves at a well-managed farm had a myco plasma infection that spuircd his renewed leseaich and efforts to understand the oiganism My coplasmas aic slow-mow- i 'h j r g: , u i. f ? A(*j ’jr- • LOU ANN GOOD Food \nd t amilv Features Fdilor LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Agiifinance has been Damn Boyd's career for 26 vears. On Lhursday. at the First Union Ag rieducation Seminar at the Farm and Home Centei. Bovd bid faie well to hundreds of people in at tendance. Bovd is retiring as seinoi vice pi esident and diiectoi of Fust Union National Bank on Match 3! "Boyd is much mote than a banker,” said Barry Shaw, bank board member president. "His positive attitude and enthusiasm has helped many of us through ag’s (financial) cycles. He is a friend who has helped people well beyond banking duties.” Boyd has gained respect for his commitment to agriculture and for his encouragement to many, especially the youth. “I know the importance of youth. I was one,” Boyd said of the reason he continually involv (Turn to Pago A 36) Saturday, March 1,2003 ing micro-organisms somewhere between a virus and bacteria. Thev lack the normal rigid cell wall of bacteria, instead having a coating similar to a “polysaccha ride mucus.” accoiding to Giif fin. This casing allows mycoplas ma to invade all the tissues and organs of the body Mycoplasma, though a helty pioblcm. is actually a fragile or ganism. It replicates only once every day oi moic, while ‘most bugs icphcate in an limn ' he said Additionally, cattle hayc to he On behalf of First Union, Barry Shaw, right, presents an award to Darvin Boyd, who is retiring after 26 years in ag rifinance. “The most important part of my career is my staff and my customers. You made me tick,” Boyd said in an emotional farewell. Photo by Lou Ann Good, food and family features editor $36.00 Per Year exposed for 3-5 to contract the disease, “because this is a pretty flims> bug," he said. There are seven groups of m\ - coplasmas that affect cattle, and “they don't all do the same thing," said Griffin. Thc\ ma\ cause lesions, which cause an wavs to “gel corroded so that an doesn't pass" as ethcienth accoiding to (iiilfin 1 he cost is that the cahec do not gam as will ilmuui ulti~ match a It eel lot amm il'e auiu.'t dads gam ovei tl.c List 2