♦ Farm Calendar ♦ (Continued from Page A 10) Corry Dairy Producers Group, Marlene’s Restaurant, Cony, 10 a.m., (814)825-0900. Erie County Dairy Producers Group, Erie County extension, 8 p.m., (814) 825-0900. Pa. Project Grassland Evaluation Contest, Rockspring. Schuylkill County Fair Moun tains of Memories event, Schaeffer’s Harley Davidson/ Buell, Onvigsburg, 10 a.m. I hursclay, May 8 Lancaster County Pasture Walk, Green Meadows Farm, John K. Fisher and family, Bird In Hand, 10 a.m.-l:30 p.m. Maryland Pasture Walk, Cove Mt. Farm, Franklin County, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The American Farm Bureau Federation Achievement Award Program is designed to recognize those young farmers and ranch ers that have excelled in their farming/ranching operations and honed their leadership abilities to superiority. The contestants will be evaluated on a combina tion of their farming op eration growth and fin ancial progress of operation, Farm Bureau leadership, as well as leadership outside of Farm Bureau. IB More specifically, the judges will be looking for excellence in man- IB agement, growth and scope of the enterprise and self-initiative that IB have been displayed throughout the opera tion. A contestant’s par ticipation in Farm Bu reau and other IB organizations is a defi nite point getter from the judges. Contestants must ** meet the following crite ria to compete: m • Members in good Evaporative Cooling Pad • tsSXZSJ?* 11 n A • Contestants shall be ULmiIVVIIIG, rA B voting members between , * . the ages of 18 and 35. Evaporative Cooling What is Evaporative Cooling? Individual or spouse ' w 1 u shall not have reached for Dairy Tie-Stall Barns When water evaporates, heat energy is converted their 36th birthday by The use of evaporative cooling for livestock and a wWrt. lowers the temperature of J poultry in the northeast United States has been ,he a,r ° r ,h l ob , |ect ,hat , the wa, f was , on „ As wa f « «“* the contest □ainino acceotance in recent vears The main rea- evaporates the temperature continues to drop until * conducted Past mid gaming acceptance in recent years, ine mam rea . h th 10f)0/o obturated nnint In the Present AFBF yf&r son being that producers now understand that dur- .. .. . „ p . _ .. or spouses ing the hottest part of the day, the relative humidity U S - ,hera ls al ® de 9j; ae R 000 ln 9 m .T O^„ls mmt . ® i .. . „ , .. „ x . potential on an average 90 degree day. Since most contestants must is often very low,-which allows for the effective use evaoorative oad systems are designed to be 75% 5® actively en B a^. in of evaporative cooling. Since many tie-stall dairy evaporative pad systems are designed to be ft> /o farming or ranching nni „ .... J: tnr efficient, that means that al2 degree temperature “ with the majority of m woathpr r\a\ru farmers ran further Pnhanrp their hnt drop COuld be ex P ected - When temperatures reach “me coming from pro weather, dairy farmers can further enhance their hot n . f 4 __ . .. • .. . .. , duction agriculture. Ap weather ventilation by adding evaporative cooling 98 to 00 degrees, there is often a coohng potential 00 piica.ioia, arc available Then inJeoo of U P to 24 degrees, resulting man 18 degree drop m and the deadline is May pads. These systems work hand-m-hand to increase tpmnpraturp.? tnf hottfr it i? thf i at the pfb office, the amount of heat removed from the cow due to ™L“ S J SS’, T . ’ ExceUence in Agrkui the high air speeds. The cost of the cooling system MORE COOLING YOU GET! is minimized when designing it for tunnel ventilation compared to a cross-flow ventilation system. r Call Cedar Crest to design your complete ventilation system. Let us show you a recent installation: THE GRAIN OF OUR ECONOMY* Z TUNNEL , J VENTILATION + Friday May ( ) Lilac Festival, Rochester, N.Y., thru May 18, www.lilacfesti val.com. Satuiday, May 1 0 Western Pa. Sheep, Lamb, and Goat Sale, Mercer 4-H Park, 5 p.m. Spring Scavenger Hunt, Ludwig’s Comer Riding and Driving Club, Marsh Creek State Park, 9 a.m.-noon, (610) 827-7780. Beekeeping Short Course, Dau phin County extension center, Dauphin, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Open House Livestock Processing Plan, Oak Hill, N.Y., 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., (518) 765-3512. Keystone Palomino Exhibitors Association Benefit Auction, Windy Hill Farm, Lititz, (717) 627-2263. MAAFS Judging School, Freder ick, Md. Fairgrounds, (301) 662-8025. 4-H Beef, Goat, Horse Work shop, Frederick, Md. Fair grounds, (301) 694-1594. CEDAR CREST EQUIPMENT Farm Bureau Announces Contests CAMP HILL (Cumberland Co.) The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Program is an out standing agricultural organiza tion for young people between the ages of 18-35. Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) gives in dividuals the opportunity to meet new friends who share similar in terests, discuss problems and is sues affecting agriculture and to make a difference with a vote in agriculture through YF&R, Farm Bureau, and legislative in volvement. The Young Farmers and Ranchers Program offers an ex cellent opportunity for you to participate in activities designed to develop leadership and com munication skills, and share in family activities through various motivational, educational, and social activities. Some of these ac tivities are listed here. Discussion Meet Contest The Discussion Meet is a con test involving 4-6 contestants who discuss an issue affecting ag riculture. The participants re sponsibility is to exchange ideas AERO COOL™ EVAPORATIVE COOLING Parts Stores: East Earl —717-354-0! 800-646-66 in 76 Cow Tie-Stall Barn 339 The farm press was invited to the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau offices last week to hear about a variety of pro grams. From left, Jeff and P.J. Barnes, District 5 repre sentatives, join Secretary of Agriculture Designee Dennis Wolff and Farm Bureau President Guy Donaldson. arid information in an effort to solve a problem. The Discussion Meet is an exercise in cooperative problem solving with questions, answers, and statements coming from any contestant at any given time. By participating in the Discus sion Meet, members build basic discussion skills, develop a keen understanding of important agri- ULTIMATE COW COMFORT Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 3, 2003-A35 culture issues, and explore how groups can pool knowledge to reach consensus and solve prob lems. Achievement Award (Turn to Page A 37) Graystone Small Animal Sale LLO (Root’s Market Monhcim, PA) Every Tuesday 4:30 pm Recemng 6am till s, i ime All kinds ot Potiltn, Rabbits, Guinea Pips Pigeon* 717-898-0755
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