A32-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 12, 2003
Dairy Beef Quality Assurance
Training Seminar July 15
MIDDLETOWN (Dauphin
Co.) A Dairy Beef Quality As
surance (DBQA) training semi
nar has been scheduled July 15 in
Perry County.
Sharing educational informa
tion with dairy producers on the
subject of beef quality assurance
in Pennsylvania is the purpose
behind this initiative to certify
dairy producers as implemented
of best management practices at
the farm.
Dairy producer and vice chair
man of the Pennsylvania Beef
Council, Duane Hertzler of Loy
sville, is hosting this first in a se
ries of state training programs.
The program will begin at 10
a.m. with a presentation by Dr.
Larry Hutchinson of Penn- State
and Dave Swartz, Perry County
dairy extension agent. Lunch will
be provided by the BQA Com
mission and the Pennsylvania
Beef Council. After lunch, fur
ther presentations and discus
sions will be about keeping the
appropriate records, choosing the
right injection site locations and
giving injections, and proper
drug handling techniques. A ne-
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cropsy presentation by a Fort
Dodge veterinarian will show the
damage done to muscle tissue
when shots are given inappropri
ately.
This seminar is open to anyone
raising cattle in Pennsylvania,
particularly dairy producers.
Upon completion of the days
events, each producer attending
will be certified under the Penn
sylvania Beef Quality Assurance
Program and will be presented a
farm sign and entitlement to the
specially designed Pennsylvania
BQA blue ear tags associated
with the program. The farm sign
and signature ear tags symbolize
that their program and their pro
duction practices meet the stan
dards of the state’s guidelines for
animal care. As a certified pro
ducer, they will join the ranks of
more than 900 other top Pennsyl
vania producers.
Contact the Pennsylvania Beef
Council at (717) 939-7000 or the
Perry County extension office at
(717) 582-5150 for more details
or directions to the Duane
Hertzler farm.
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2003 Pa. Holstein Championship Shows Set
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) The Pennsylvania Hol
stein Association has an
nounced the schedule for its
seven district championship
shows this summer.
The show season will culmi
nate Sept. 23 at the Pennsylva
nia Holstein Championship
Show at the All-American in
Harrisburg.
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• Southwest Pa. Champion-
‘Plant’ To Enter Harvest Basket Competition
KENNETT SQUARE (Chest
er Co.) This spring’s plentiful
rains bode well for bountiful fruit
and vegetable harvests ip the
coming months. Many gardeners
are already planning for the eigth
annual Garden Fest Harvest Bas
ket Competition, September 13
and 14, at Longwood Gardens
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‘Row
KENNETT SQUARE (Chest
er Co.) For 19 years, Long
wood has participated in the na
tional campaign sponsored by the
Garden Writers Association of
America to “Plant a Row for the
Hungry.” This program asks
America’s millions of gardeners
to plant extra fruits or vegetables,
harvest the produce, and give it
to local charitable food distribu
tors.
Throughout the growing sea
son, Longwood gardeners pick,
wash, and bag ripe produce. One
week may yield 20 heads of cab
bage and armfuls of lettuce; an
other week there may be SO
pounds of tomatoes and bushels
of green peppers. Longwood do
nations include over 20 different
types of crops ranging from
beans, beets, and broccoli to
peaches, pears, and plums.
Last year, Longwood har
vested more than 3,000
pounds of vegetables and
fruits from less than a
quarter acre. Volunteers
ship Show July 26, Fayette
County Fairgrounds, Union
town, 10 a.m. (724) 677-2589.
• Northern Tier Pa. Champi
onship Show July 31, Wyo
ming County Fairgrounds, Me
shoppen, 10 a.m. (570)
679-2386.
• Northwest Pa. Champion
ship Show Aug. 1, Lawrence
County Fairgrounds, New
Castle, 9:30 a.m., (724)
654-7869.
• South Central Pa. Champi
onship Show Aug. 9, Ship-
near Kennett Square. This com
petition encourages gardeners to
combine their horticultural and
artistic talents and create ar
ranged baskets of homegrown
produce.
The competition gives garden
ers of all ages and expertise a
chance to show their bounty and
Gardens Intern Plants
For The Hungry’
with Chester County Cares/
Community Service Council of
Chester County pick up the do
nations and distribute them to
needy families. The Council’s
Gleaners Project coordinates ef
forts to gather fresh produce
from area growers like Longwood
and distribute it to the county's
hungry.
Gardeners everywhere can
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(or more) in the garden or m a
window box or container, de
pending on available space.
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include broccoli, cabbage, carrots,
peas, beans, tomatoes, peppers,
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The next step is to locate a
food bank, soup kitchen, or other
charitable food provider that ac
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