D4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 14, 2003 r Seedway Marks 40th Anniversary HALL, N.Y. Seedway is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary in 2003, marking four decades of seed and service in the eastern U.S. One of the few remaining full line seed companies in the east, Seedway represents a traditional approach to quality products and customer service coupled with innovative programs as they move into the ever changing seed and agricultural future. Seedway’s origins began in 1923 with the formation of Robson Seed Farms, a mail order vegetable and flower seed business. In the 1930’s a second business started, Robson Quality Seeds. In 1963, Carl Fribolin purchased Robson Quality Seeds and the foundation of Seedway was laid, with the name changing in 1971. Mr Fri bolin remained president of Seedway until 1987, when Donald Wertman became presi dent. People, products, and service are the key elements to Seed way’s growth and success. Seed ‘PrM^wVifi adapting to industry and market changes to meet the needs of growers throughout its market area. Seedway is a full-line seed company supplying farm, turf, and vegetable seed in the eastern half of the U.S. and Ontario, Lancaster Farming Check oyt our Website BUY, SELL, TRADE OR RENT THROUGH THE CLASSIFIED ADS IN Lancaster Farming t ' • ! < ❖ Business News ❖ Canada. Headquartered in Hall, N.Y., Seedway also maintains locations in Shoreham, Vt.; Mif flinburg, Mechanicsburg, Emmaus, York, and Elizabeth town in Pennsylvania; and Lakeland, Fla. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Five forage industry experts pre sented their research in a Pre- Conference Symposium, sponsored by Mycogen Seeds, in conjunction with the Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference re cently in Ft. Wayne, Ind. “As a leader in the forage in dustry, we were pleased to host an event with forage researchers of this caliber,” said Dr. Karl Nestor, senior nutritionist, Mycogen Seeds. “The event was well-attended by nutritionists, producers, and other industry Spcdivcis nt.iv. Greg W. Roth, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Penn State; Daniel E. Little, MS, DVM, DairyNet2ooo; Patrick C. Hoffman, associate professor, Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin- mm Brillion gf HFC Field Commander BRILLION HIGH CLEARANCE FIELD •• COMMANDERS CAN HELP MAINTAIN YOUR ~~ CONSERVATION PROGRAM AND MAXIMIZE YOUR ■ Rugged shanks feature , point pressure ■ 26 of underframe clearance to handle heavy residue conditions ■ 130 front to rear depth in 5-bar frame to let trash flow freely thru the cultivator ■ Replaceable bushings and grease zerks on every shank reduce maintenance costs in % v ‘>V4 s * * * v Mycogen Seeds Sponsors Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Symposium Pennfield Launches Second Annual Dairy Month Scholarship Program ' LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) For the second year in a row, it’s become a smart idea to buy your cows extra feed in the month of June. That’s because Pennfield is again turning feed purchases into “dollars for scholars” in recognition of June Dairy Month. The Pennfield scholarship fund for agricultural students, which was created last year, is funded by dairy feed sales during the month of June. Penn field donates $1 to its scholar ship fund for every ton of qualifying dairy feed it sells. “Educating young people is an important issue in our region and in our industry,” said Alden Bowman, director of sales and marketing for Pennfield’s Ag Madison; Limin Kung, Jr., Ruminant Nutrition and Micro biology Laboratory, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, The University of Delaware; and Mike Allen, Michigan State Uni versity. Roth spoke on the “Agrono mist’s Perspective of Hybrids for Corn Silage Production.” He ex plained that taking hybrids and positioning them appropriately on the farm is a key to success. However, the challenge occurs in integrating agronomic and feed quality issues with hybrid selection. Yield can vary widely Products Division. “By setting up this scholarship program, not only are we helping to promote the importance of higher educa tion, but we are also looking to ensure a bright future for our in dustry’s leaders of tomorrow.” The Pennfield scholarship program distributes financial awards to current Pennfield cus tomers or their children study ing agriculture at any accredited institution. The recipients are determined by academic achievement, community ser vice, extracurricular participa tion, and strength of application essay answers. The number of scholarship re cipients and the value of the scholarship are based on the among hybrids, acknowledges Roth. Hoffman covered the topic of “New Developments in Analyti cal Evaluation of Forage and Total Mixed Rations (TMR).” He discussed the new advance ments in forage testing and ration evaluation, along with ad dressing the myths about analyt ical procedures. Kung spoke about how to “Manage for Quality Silage.” He said high forage quality drives intake and in turn, this drives milk production. “Not even the best nutrition ists in the world can make cows <l . Ml , . J if they are working with poor quality forages,” Kung said. “Corn silage should be har vested when the whole plant is at 32 percent to 35 percent DM or when the kernels are at Vi milk line.” amount of feed sold by Fenn field during the month of June. In its inaugural effort, Pennfield awarded six college students scholarships in the amount of $2,500 for the 2002-2003 school year. Recipients of last year’s pro gram were: • Amy Kuiick of Carlise at tending Cornell University • Eric Miller of Elizabeth town attending Penn State • Jeremiah Fearnley of Mon trose attending Penn State • Joy Lesher of Pitman at tending Ohio State • Jordan Martin of Stevens attending Delaware Valley Col lege • Michele Edwards of Blacksburg, Va. attending Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Pennfield is hopeful that more money will be raised in the second year of the program, re sulting in more scholarships being awarded for the upcoming year. “The more we sell, the more money we give away,” said Bowman. “It’s that simple. We want to issue a challenge to our customers to help us build this program into one of the most successful annual scholarship programs in the industry.” For the purpose of this pro gram, qualifying Pennfield dairy feed purchases that will contrib ute to the scholarships include all standard and custom energy blends, complete feeds, concen trates, calf and heifer feeds, and dairy minerals. Applications are available for thu yp.arV ischolarshißprogram. Deadline tor suomlssion if 1. Scholarships will be awarded by January 2004. For scholar ship applications or additional information regarding the pro gram, call (800) 995-0333 or visit www.pennfield.com. Contact your local dealer for details. 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