Senate Agriculture Committee Confirms Secretary Designee Dennis Wolff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Mike Waugh (R-28), unanimously confirmed Secretary of Agriculture Desig nee Dennis Wolff in a hearing Wednesday morning. During the hearing, Wolff, a dairy farmer from Millville, had the opportunity to present opening and closing remarks to the committee, in turn, the floor was opened to the committee to ask questions of Wolff. Waugh expressed support for Wolff during Wednesday’s hearing. “I am pleased to offer my support for Mr. Wolff as secre tary of agriculture. 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Wolff also serves on the Penn State Board of Trustees and as president of Camp Victory, a nonprofit summer camp for children with disabilities and chronic ill nesses. fl , IS I I * { A Division of (pSD The committee had also re ceived a number of letters of support and endorsement for Wolff from several organiza tions, including the Pennsylva nia Farm Bureau, the Pennsyl vania State Grange, and the Hardwood Lumber Manufac turers Association of Pennsyl vania. Since his nomination by Gov. Ed Rendell at the 2003 State Farm Show, Wolff has been meeting individually with sena tors in addition to taking on the daily responsibilities of the sec retary of agriculture. With confirmation from the committee, only a vote from the full Senate is necessary for Wolff to officially serve as sec retary. FEED BINS . 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Calves that are bom on a farm with a good newborn management system get started on the path to life, health, and future productivity. Those calves that are bom on a farm with poor or inconsistent new born management face a path where death and disease wait to de stroy their health and productivity. The path your calves take depends on your management system in the first days of life and the skill and commitment of the people who care for them. A new Dairy Alliance program called “Calf Sense” is designed to help you get your calves off to a healthy start. Calf Sense is a hands on, intensive program that teaches dairy managers and employees the science and skills they need to start calves out right. The core of the pro gram teaches skills such as testing colostrum quality and conducting a basic health exam. 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