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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.
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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