Pennsylvania Nut Growers Elect First Woman President LINDA WILLIAMS Bedford Co. Correspondent ALUM BANK (Bedford Co.) Joan Albright has been named the first woman president of the Pennsylvania Nut Growers Asso ciation. Strongly supported in her en deavor by her husband Howard, the Albrights own a 250-acre farm in Waynesboro where they are developing their own nut or chard. “It’s a family tradition,” Joan explains. “Howard’s granddad developed the Cortland apple, and we want to see what we can develop with nuts.” Joan’s primary objective is to advocate the health benefits of nuts. “Nuts are loaded with omega acid,” she said. “They are good estrogen replacements and excellent for the heart. Hazelnuts and filberts are also good memo ry enhancers and some nuts can be used for pain management.” In order to help people get control of their health, Joan said that a Nutgrowers Cookbook will soon be on the market. 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The Albights have 7,500 north ern English walnut seeds planted on their Waynesboro property as well as 15,000 hazelnut trees and 1,000 black walnut trees. “With grafting, one can grown almost any kind of nut tree in Pennsylvania,” Joan says. “Mac adamia would, of course, be im possible. However, we do plan to try India and Brazil nuts.” Her plans for promoting nuts include working with the federal government to move nuts world wide. At the elementary level, she plans to work with the schools and 4-H clubs to introduce young people to the importance of growing nuts. She is also looking for sponsor ships to get ideas out to larger companies. Until now, the state nutgrow ers met twice a year. Joan plans to divide the state into regions and hold regional meetings. With the help of Jill Bailey of Bedford, she has developed a nutgrowers website, PNGA.net. Joan will also be publishing a nutgrower’s newsletter. As for their own nut orchard. Joan, who holds a doctorate in English, says it is important to look at something beautiful every day. The Albrights consider their orchard to be one of the most beautiful sites they can behold. During the winter months, they reside on the Pleasantville Mountain, and despite this win ter’s ice and snow, find it has its own form of beauty. Joan credits Bedford County residents Gere and Kathryn Groft, George Dikum, and Art Pepe with the development of nut growers locally. The Pennsylvania Nut Grow ers Association is a nonprofit or ganization, which welcomes new members. For more information. Dr. Al bright can be contacted at P.O. Box 102, Alum Bank, Pa. 15521; at (814) 839-2767 or at al bright@bedford.net. Popular Be DENVER, Colo. advertising will be showcased again in March on major networks and in leading consumer maga zines. The checkoff-funded advertising campaign fo cuses on the enjoyment consumers find in beef. 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On television and radio, the ads capitalize on the well-recognized voice of Sam Elliott and the “Rodeo” music by Aaron Copland. All ads feature the “Beef, 't’s What’s For Dinner” theme. The goal of the campaign is to fuel consumer passion for beef and encourage consumption of more beef meals. It is coordinated for the Cattle men’s Beef Board and state beef councils by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). In January, the television ads were rated num ber four nationally on the AdCritic.com Web site. The television spots feature beef both in home and restaurant settings. The next three-week television flight begins the week of March 10 and runs through the week of March 24. Prime-time network television will carry the ads. Cable stations also will feature the advertising, as will syndicated programs. While television advertising creates anticipa tion for enjoying beef, print ads motivate con sumers to eat beef more often, concentrating on the visual appeal of beef with mouth-watering beef photography. Consumers seeing any of the ads are referred to a new Web site, www.bee fttswhatsfordinner.com, for beef recipes and in formation. Consumers have especially embraced the new humorous magazine ads. “I found myself laugh ing out loud at your Space Aliens ad in this week’s Sports Illustrated,” wrote one. “I went to your website and quickly found a recipe for Asian Beef Salad that looks wonderful 1 plan to try it this weekend.” The ad features luscious-looking beef t-bone steaks, with the caption “Why Space Aliens Steal our Cows.” Beef >rint # Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 8, 2003-B7 Magazine ads are ap pearing in publications such as Sports Illustrat ed, Better Homes and Gardens, Family Circle, People, TV Guide, Bon Appetit, Parenting and others. Some state beef coun cils are utilizing the “Space Alien” material for billboard advertising. In addition, many state councils are placing na tionally-produced radio spots on stations in their areas.
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