Specter, Santorum Announce Ag Funding For Pennsylvania WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R -PA), Chairman of the Senate Re publican Conference, recently an nounced federal funding for agri culture projects in Pennsylvania. This funding comes as part of the FYO4 Agriculture Appropria tions bill, which was passed by the Senate Appropriations Com mittee and is ready for floor ac tion. “Agriculture is fundamental to Pennsylvania’s economy,” said Senator Specter. “It is important to continue to fund projects such as these in order to assure this sector continues to grow strong, adding to the prosperity of Penn sylvania.” “With agriculture as Pennsyl vania’s largest industry, this fed eral funding will aid in preserv ing and protecting the many agricultural projects and develop ments throughout the Common wealth,” said Senator Santorum. “The nation will continue to ben efit greatly as this funding will help Pennsylvania remain a lead er in agricultural production, safety, and management.” The following projects have been approved for funding: • $745,000 for the Milk and Dairy Safety and Quality Re search program at Penn State University. Penn State is recog nized as a leader in research con cerning the production of safe and wholesome dairy products. This funding will help research ers at the University better un derstand the microbiology of the Listeria organism and make pro gress in determining the process arid handling parameters that will ensure a safe milk supply. (Centre County) • $497,000 for Dairy Farm Agriculture - Residential - Commercial ( • Buildings • Basement • Floors \ • Retaining Walls • Footer } • NRCS Approved Tank Designs ► • All Types Of Plat Work CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES CONTACT AND SEE HOW AFFORDABLE ROY SENSENIG CONCRETE WALLS CAN BE 717-355-0726 Authorized Dealer For K& 2) (E) E (1 E CONCRETE lr Hit E E WALLS, INC. 601 Overly Grove Rd., New Holland, PA 17557 Profitability projects at Penn State University. This funding will benefit projects focusing on the economic and social dimen sions of dairy farming, risk anal ysis, the economic impact of im plementing voluntary animal health programs, development management, and the adoption of technology, in an attempt to help farmers increase their profit ability. (Centre County) • $149,000 for Sustainable Ag riculture and Natural Resources Research at Penn State Universi ty. This project studies the cy cling of nutrients in soil and crops with a special emphasis on the development of indices for measurement of soil health. The original goal of this research was to understand the cycling of nu trients from animal agricultural production systems through soil and water into crops and back to food for animals or directly to humans in the case of vegetable production. (Centre County) • $397,000 for Penn State Uni versity’s Improved Dairy Man agement Practices program. Last year, Congress provided funding for work done in Pennsylvania to research new and improved on farm management practices. In novative research directed at the farm level is essential to sustain the nation’s dairy industry. This year’s funding provides for fur ther research in areas such as manure management techniques, odor abatement, induced lacta tion and animal health program management improvements. (Centre County) • $1 million to the Agriculture Research Service for the study of Biomedical Materials in Plants. This funding will allow for the 'continued research of tobacco and other plants as a medium to produce vaccines and other bio medical products for the preven Slatted Pit For Free Stall Barn stone Concrete Products tion of many human and animal diseases. This technology has the potential to shift a great deal of tobacco production to a vehicle for preventing, curing, and treat ing viruses and cancers in place of smoking, chewing, and other current uses. • $248,000 for an Urban Aquaculture Program by Chey ney University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pennsylva nia. The FYO3 Omnibus appro priations bill provided $250,000 for this program. However, in order to implement this program, an additional $250,000 of the $994,766 total is needed to allow Cheney University of Pennsylva nia and the University of Penn sylvania to create a 3-year Urban Aquaculture program to provide students the opportunity to major or minor in aquatic science in conjunction with a business ad ministration degree. The pro gram would focus on producing, processing, packaging, and dis tributing fish in an urban setting. (Delaware County, Philadelphia County) • $500,000 for Eastern Re gional Research Center Hides and Leather Research conducted by the U.S. Department of Agri culture. This Center, located in Wyndmoor, has been developing new methods of tanning cattle hides produced in the U.S. to process them in a cost effective, environmentally sensitive fashion that enhances their value and is competitive in world markets. This is the only USDA facility that conducts research on these agricultural products. (Montgom ery County) • $500,000 for the Weed Man agement Program at the Rodale Institute Experimental Farm. This program provides for the development of practical and profitable weed management sys tems using plant species, space, For All Your Concrete Walls And Construction Needs and time in a different way than normally used to achieve good weed control by altering the biol ogy, chemistry, and physics of the system. Ultimately, these sys tems will help decrease energy use, enhance environmental qual ity by reducing greenhouse gases, improve soil quality and increase soil water holding capacity. (Berks County) • $2.25 million for Coffee and Cocoa Disease Resistance/ Alternative Crop Research through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, an undetermined amount which will go to Pennsyl vania. This research is vital to help control a range of domestic and tropical fungal and pest dis Md. Is Home To Top- Producing Guernsey Herds HUDSON, Wis. The Ameri can Guernsey Association (AGA) recently recognized the highest producing Guernsey herds en rolled in the Total Performance Evaluation (TPE) program at the National Guernsey Convention in Hudson, Wis. The AGA presented the award for high TPE herd average for milk, butterfat, and protein to OCS Dairy, Clayton and Shirley Smith, of Jefferson, Md. The lac tation average for this herd in 2002 was 25,708 pounds of milk, 1,227 pounds of butterfat, and 882 pounds of protein on 11 re cords. The Smith family is no strang er to high production awards. In fact they received the same but terfat and protein awards for the year 2000. The Smiths milk about 125 Holsteins in addition to 20 Guernseys. They have also won numerous honors on the show ring, most notably from the great Diadora cow family. OCS Dairy Daisys Diadora, EX-94, was All-American and Jr. All-American several times in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s and now is turning into a great brood cow with several of her grand- fsifim eibi n nAv IVij I* lIS LLP Wednesday, Sept. 10,2003 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Penn State University’s Special Events Building State College, PA Site of Ag Progress Da' Free 0 < Catered > Lunch Served 12-2 Ride & Drive the Latest Equipment Prowler* • Predator® • Double Duty Hydra Spray -Transpread Lime & Fertilizer ★ Vendors on-site ★ We Look Forward to Seeing You There For More Information or to RSVP Please Call Deb Heilman by August 29 8 510 or Email dah@gvminc.com Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 2,. 2003-A39 eases which are currently plagu ing the cocoa crops that are vital for domestic chocolate produc tion. In addition, this research has proven effective in the U.S. Government’s counter-drug ‘al ternative crop’ strategy for Cen tral and South America, which helps farmers in the region grow profitable, legal crops. • $1.78 million for Viticulture Consortium to provide for grape and wine research for states such as Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Michigan, and Washing ton. The purpose of the consorti um is to assist grape producers in improving yields, reducing pro duction costs, and increasing product. daughters earning some of the same honors that she garnered. OCS Dairy Fayette Daffadil-ET and OCS Dairy Fayette Delila- ET are the latest installment of the Diadora family. These two Fayette granddaughters of Di adora earned National Class Leader status in the first quarter of 2003. Both full sisters com pleted two-year-old records over 25.000 M 1,500 F and 900 P. In 1995, the AGA board of di rectors voted to begin recognizing outstanding production in the larger Guernsey herds in the country. At that time, they decid ed to recognize those herds that were VA times the size of an aver age TPE herd. In 2002, this was 41 cows. The herds are ranked based on Energy Corrected Milk. This year’s winner is Walnut Ridge Farm of Middletown, Md. Douglas and Evelyn Hawker and their daughter Pam Moser, own and operate Walnut Ridge Farm. In 2002 they completed 50 records for an average of 20,041 pounds of milk, 1,000 pounds of butterfat, and 684 pounds of pro tein. Their energy corrected milk production was 24,428. GVM, Inc. 374 Heidlersburg Rd., Biglerville, PA 17307 www.gvminc.com
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