820-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 19, 2003
Operating Committee Reviews Priorities For Checkoff Funding
CITY, Okla. independent market-research
The Beef Promotion Operating firm F to s more than l 2QQ
Committee recently heard a producers nationwide about sev
report about how cattle produc- a , t j including how they
ers throughout the country want believe checkoff dollars should
their beef checkoff dollars in- besnent
vested during the coming year Volunteer members of joint
The report is part of an mclu- indust advisory commi J ttees
sive process than began in De- then m ' t at the ai f nual catt , e in .
Checkoff 1 an *** C °" vention in Ja " uar * to
American Gelbvieh Association Seeks
Smart Cross Calves For Tag Program
WESTMINSTER, Colo.
The American Gelbvieh Associ
ation is aggressively seeking
calves that qualify for its new
tagging program. The AGA’s
Smartßuy program works to
identify and promote calves
with the profitable blend of
Gelbvieh and Angus genetics
(Smart Cross calves).
Smart Cross calves must be
sired by a registered Gelbvieh,
Balancer or Gelbvieh-Angus
hybrid bull and out of an Angus
based cow (red or black).
The calves must be vaccinated
using either the VAC 34 or VAC
45 program and producers must
follow Beef Quality Assurance
(BQA) guidelines.
MAILBOX MARKETS
WANTED
Depth gouge wheel for on
Oliver walking plow. Bed
ford Co. 814-652-6577.
Formal! Cubs, Lo-Boy
cubs. As and Bs in any
condition. Dau. Co.
717-533-7345.
Inexpensive camper. Pop
up or what have you?
Fixer upper ok. Cargo
trailer maybe. York Ce.
717-266-5448.
Bushel boxes for packing
vegetable also IH refrig.,
freezers, air cond., cub
cadets, collectables, nos
parts and manuals.
Chester Co. 610-593-6337.
Christian family of hunt
ers wants to lease land
for deer and small game
hunting prefer 75 to 1000
miles. Lane. Co.
717-587-3000.
Complete fast hitch as
sembly for Farmall 350.
Must be In gd. shape. No
broken parts or welding.
Perry Co. 717-438-3552.
Old pictorial cigar box la
bels 8. bands. Write agar
Labels, Box 264, Forge Hl#
Rd., Wrightsville, PA
1 7368 York Co.
717-252-3591.
4.30 Long Distance Service
4.90 per minute, first minute,
every minute, in your state, and in all 48
states. 6 second billing
Call JDS Telecom 1-888-315-1179
See-Duncan Sales & Service
Representative for Mahoning Outdoor Furnaces
. If a producer has calves that
qualify for the Smart Cross tag
program, he or she should call
Dennis Fennewald at the AGA
office, (303) 465-2333, to order
Smart Cross tags and learn more
about the program.
Smartßuy provides a cash in
centive to the buyers of
Smart Cross-tagged calves. For a
limited time, the American
Gelbvieh Association will di
rectly pay buyers $2 per head for
every Smart Cross-tagged calf
purchased.
Buyers simply need to fax or
mail the AGA the bill of sale in
cluding the seller’s name, the
weight, sex and number of head
of cattle, price, deliver date, and
contact information of the
feeder (if different from the
buyer), along with the
Railroad Ray seeks rail
road locks by Fralm,
Soaymaker, UL&K, FS
Hdwe. Also toy trains
made In 1930'5, 1940'5.
Thanx. Lane. Co.
717-653-8529.
Pine antique flooring - 1
1/2" T&G 14', 16'; Oak
antique flooring - 3/4" T
& G; Call evertogs. Lane
Co. 717-785>1466.' .
I collect business cards I
am eleven years ok)
please send Jordan
Weaver 55 Bellas Hollow
Rd. Danvlle PA 17821.
Thanks.
Oak or YP. wide plank
flowing. Hand hewn
beams. Wrought Iron
fencing, gates, brick,
strap rat fail hinges hard
ware, Chester Co.
610-656-2784.
50's Chevy pickup for fa
ther-son project. 8N front
wheel weights. For sale:
grinder for sickle bars.
Chester Co. 610-495-6170.
Fordson tractor must be
complete running or not
call after 6PM. Bucks Co.
215-598-1532.
NMYniBniUINIP
Call or See
George Duncan 1-800-332-6293
Millville, PA 1-570-458-6293
90 Days Free Interest with
Approval Financing
‘with approved credit
Wanted full grown female
dwarf and Dutch rabbits
and female guinea pigs.
Hunting for 4
hunterS W deer & tur
key, wffi be wiving to pay
hunting fee. Lane. Co.
717-442-0411 evenings.
8 spd. trans. for 5000 Ford
tractor w/Jve,PTO. Jet.
CO. 814-653-71#.
Calf kennel for *6 calves.
New or used send litera
ture or see us at Dan
Stoltzfus 800 Mt. Pleasant
Rd. Honevbrook Chester
Co. 19344.
MAILBOX MARKETS
NOTICE
Form house for rent, out
in country living. Leb. Co.
717-949-3611.
Antique tractor show,
July 25 & 26. Rough and
Tumble Museum
grounds, Rt. 30, Kinzers,
PA. - Lane. Co.
717-533-9670.
For rent small apt. on
farm In Mount Joy no
smoker. Lane. Co. -
717-653-9715. Will board your heifers,
have pasture w/stream;
Items from Demo bought also consider feeding
sold weights entrance over winter in bam. Stan
doors Indian doors attic ley M. Martin, RR 2, Box
wndos w/frames Itng. 91, Watsontown, PA
balls fancy wndos w/ 17777 Northumberland
frames. Chester Co. Co.
610-932-9312.
Antique Tractor Pulls
@ Schuylkill County Fair Grounds
Aug. 2,2003 - Sat. Q 9:30 AM
Info. Call 570*739*4263
identify their program priorities,
which were, in fact, extremely
similar to those voiced by their
fellow producers via the survey.
The report of those priorities
to the Operating Committee
served as the first step in its de
velopment of a budget recom
mendation for checkoff
programs to be conducted in
Smart Cross tag numbers.
Smartßuy and the
Smart Cross tag program pro
vide buyers with source-verified,
pre-conditioned calves, while
adding value to Smart Cross
calves with Gelbvieh and Angus
genetics.
For more information on the
Smartßuy program, visit the
AGA Web Site at
www.gelbvieh.org
www.gelbvieh.org or call Dennis
Fennewald at the AGA office,
(303)465-2333
Pasture available for
horse boardng. Newly
seeded In Spring 2003 and
very well established. Lo
cated In Holtwood area
Lane. Co. 717-442-2381.
Free: Coal, approx. 3/4
ton, buckwheat, must be
removed. If interested,
call 717-813-3740. Berks
Co.
Summer dean up ma
nure, brush, trash. Con
tainer $l5O you AIL We fill
with skidsteer $4O hour.
Chstr Co. 610-656-3394.
CAT D 8 engine for sale at
Dlffenbach auction
7-23-03 for sale. Turbo for
3004 CAT engine rebuilt.
$5OO. Lane. Co.
717-529-4066.8-B:3OAA/\.
Reg. Border Collie stud
service, 5 yr. old Perche
ron mare for sale 24 x 34
barn to be removed.
Lane Co. 717-768-7496.
Farm pasture for rent 30
acres with stream &
water trough also 2 cov
ered sheds fenced in
area. Chester Co.
610-827-7687.
fiscal 2004.
“Producers repeatedly told us
that they want us spending their
checkoff dollars on programs
that relate to information and
research about nutrition and
beef safety issues,” said Cattle
men’s Beef Board Chairman
Andy Tucker, who also chairs
the Operating Committee.
“They also want to make sure
that we continue our efforts in
the area of new-product devel
opment and other promotional
efforts that aim to continue the
upward trend in beef demand
that began in 1998.
“It’s very important that we
have this grassroots input to
kick off our annual budget pro
cess,” Tucker continued. “And
as committees and prospective
contractors of checkoff dollars
prepare proposals for next
year’s programs during the next
several months, it will be im
portant that they keep these
producer priorities in mind.”
The Operating Committee
will meet again in June 2003 to
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develop a budget recommenda
tion to the Beef Board for fiscal
2004, subject to USDA ap
proval.
Advisory committees and sub
committees then meet again in
July to prepare recommenda
tions for specific program pro
posals, which then are
considered by the Operating
Committee and USDA in Sep
tember, before the Oct. 1 begin
ning of the fiscal year.
In other action this week, the
Operating Committee rejected a
proposal from the U.S. Meat
Export Federation (USMEF) to
redirect beef checkoff funds pre
viously approved for implemen
tation expenses associated with
beef promotion efforts in South
Korea and Japan to pay instead
for expansion of those same pro
grams.
The committee voted 11-6 in
favor of the proposal, with three
members absent, thus falling one
vote short of the required two
thirds majority for a vote by the
committee to pass.
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PTO Clutches
Air Systems Installed
Castrol Oils
Air Compressor Units
Radiator or Hot Water
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owner
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717-355-2606
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