Beamesderfer, Molnar Join Beef Council
MIDDLETOWN (Dauphin
Co.) Paul Slayton, Pennsylva
nia Beef Council (PBC) executive
director, announced that Eve
Beamesderfer and Roxanne Mol
nar will join the organization’s
team this month.
Beamesderfer, an independent
veal grower with her husband in
Lebanon County, will coordinate
the industry’s quality assurance
program and also provide mem
bership and administrative sup
port to the American Veal Asso
ciation (AVA).
A graduate of Northern Leba
non High School, Beamesderfer
was an FFA officer, member of
the National Honor Society and
class treasurer. She attended
Word of Life Bible Institute and
is active in the Ono United Meth
odist Church.
“As a veal grower, I am famil
iar with the issues facing the in
dustry and am passionate about
helping other growers succeed,”
said Beamesderfer.
Molnar will assume PBC in
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agricultural education are high
on the list of priorities for the
new administration.
The Pennsylvania Department
of Agriculture will work to con
tinue the successful programs of
the past and work hard to devel
op new programs to help agricul
ture grow and prosper.
Since January, we have revised
the crop insurance program, se
cured $4O million for farmland
preservation, funded the Ag and
Rural Youth Program, approved
Next Generation Farmer Loans,
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dustry relations responsibilities
and coordination of the veal is
sues management contract. A
1999 Penn State food science
Roxanne Molnar will as
sume PBC industry rela
tions responsibilities and
coordination of the veal is
sues management con
tract.
awarded our first Small Business
First Loan to production agricul
ture, and hosted a tour for town
ship supervisors to increase un
derstanding of animal agriculture
operations.
This is just the beginning for
Pennsylvania agriculture we
are on the move.
Pennsylvania agriculture has a
bright future and 1 am confident
that, by working together, we can
accomplish even more.
Dennis C. Wolff
Pa. Secretary of Agriculture
Harrisburg
Trailer or 3 Pt. Hitch Models
graduate, Molnar previously was
quality assurance and hazard
analysis critical control point
(HACCP) supervisor at Tyson
Foods, Inc., New Holland. She
also was employed by Empire
Kosher Poultry, Inc. as both
chicken flock and quality assur
ance supervisor.
While at Penn State, Molnar
received the prestigious Bryce
Jordan Leadership Award for
service to the College of Agricul
tural Sciences through extracur
ricular clubs and activities. She
also served as the Pennsylvania
Cattlemen’s Queen and coordi
nated the association’s youth
show and activities at the Beef
Expo.
Active in the state agricultural
community, Molnar serves on the
Keystone International Livestock
Exposition (KILE) swine show
committee and is vice president
of both the Lancaster County
Poultry Association and Penn
Pork Checkoff Presents
P.O.R.K. Academy
The Pork Checkoff is pres
enting the Producers Opportuni
ty for Revenue and Knowledge
(P.0.R.K.) Academy on Wednes
day, June 4 at the Marriott in
downtown Des Moines, lowa.
This Checkoff-funded event is
conducted annually on the eve of
World Pork Expo. Like in 2002,
the Pork Checkoff is expected to
be the largest exhibitor at World
Pork Expo, which is scheduled
for June 5-7 in Des Moines.
“Pork producers who attend
P.O.R.K. Academy can learn
about many different areas,” said
Dennis Michael, chairman of the
Pork Checkoff’s Education Com
mittee and a pork producer from
Yankton, S.D.
“As a pork producer, access to
accurate and timely information
is vital to my operation and the
Pork Checkoff is helping provide
that through educational events
Eve Beamesderfer will
coordinate the industry’s
quality assurance program
and also provide member
ship and administrative
support to the American
Veal Association (AVA).
State Ag Advocate Alumni Asso
ciation. Molnar and her husband
reside in Lebanon.
like P.O.R.K. Academy.”
P.O.R.K. Academy will include
sessions on air quality, antimicro
bial uses and alternatives, closed
herds, market outlook, value
added pork production, maximiz
ing sow production, Comprehen
sive Nutrient Management Plans
(CNMPs), herd health, Swine
Welfare Assurance ProgramSM
(SWAPSM), environmental
regulations/standards, and inter
national marketing needs/pork
quality.
A CD-ROM of the P.O.R.K.
Academy proceedings will be
available for purchase for $l5
each. Following the P.O.R.K.
Academy, audio tapes will be
available for all sessions at $lO
per session or $BO for a complete
set. Videos will be available for
select sessions only.
For more information, see the
Checkoff-funded Internet site
www.porkboard.org; write to
P.O.R.K. Academy, P.O. Box
9114, Des Moines, IA 50306; or
call (800) 456-7675.
BUILT
— AGRICULTURAL CONSTRUCTION
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814-692-4110 Port Matilda. PA 16870 717-369-3607
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Projects Completed
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Department of Environ
mental Protection (DEP) Acting
Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty
recently announced 24 watershed
restoration projects in southcen
tral Pennsylvania have been com
pleted through the Growing
Greener program.
“Heading into its fifth year,
Growing Greener continues to be
the driving force behind water
shed efforts throughout Pennsyl
vania,” McGinty said. “With
every completed project we draw
closer to improved water quality,
renewed life in our streams and a
greater sense of community
throughout every watershed in
the Commonwealth.”
So far, 286 projects have been
completed statewide totaling
nearly $23 million in Growing
Greener funding awarded. In the
southcentral region alone 51 proj
ects have been completed spend
ing more than $1.7 million.
Funding for the Growing
Greener program was doubled
and extended through 2012.
DEP’s portion of Growing
Greener funding was increased to
$547.7 million from $241.5 mil
lion in the original program. It is
now funded primarily through a
$4-per-ton tipping foe on solid
waste disposed in Pennsylvania’s
municipal waste landfills.
In four years, Growing Green
er has supplied $12.7 million in
grant money for 194 projects in
the 15 counties of southcentral
Pennsylvania. The grants have
been used to create or restore
wetlands, restore stream buffer
zones, eliminate causes of non
point source pollution, plug oil
and gas wells, reclaim abandoned
mine lands, and restore aquatic
life to streams that were lifeless
due to acid mine drainage.
For more information on the
Growing Greener program, visit
the Pennsylvania homepage at
www.state.pa.us. PA Keyword:
“Growing Greener.”
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