A4O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 2, 2003 MAKING PROGRESS WITH OUR PARTNERS As many of you know, Ag Pro gress Days will be in Rockspring from Aug. 19-21. This year the Pennsylvania Department of Ag riculture’s (PDA’s) theme is “Making Progress With Our Partners.” This theme allows us to highlight many of the impor tant working relationships that the department has built throughout the community. In the first seven months of the Rendell Administration, we have worked to foster partnerships. The depth and diversity of Penn sylvania agriculture necessitates strong working relationships with our partners at many levels. From local government to in ternational partnerships, we are working to build relationships with those who support agricul ture. These partnerships are cru cial to our mission-to developing new export markets, increasing understanding about agriculture, fostering a business environment where agriculture can thrive, pro tecting our food system, and en suring that all Pennsylvanians have access to affordable food. Partnerships allow us to solve problems while encouraging growth in the agricultural indus try. This is an essential function of the department. Our building at Ag Progress Days will feature five program areas; economic development, ag riculture education, making Pennsylvania safe, Simply Deli cious, and farmland preservation. These areas rank high on our list of priorities and we have worked hard to advance partnerships within these areas. Along with PDA staff mem bers, our partners will participate in promoting agriculture and in building relationships with the farmers and agribusiness entities Wolff Announces First Commercial Plum Pox Case Outside Quarantine Zone HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Agriculture Secretary Dennis C. Wolff announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) has its first positive test for the Plum Pox Virus (PPV) this season located outside the Quarantine Zone in Menallen Township, Adams County. “Despite the detection of the Plum Pox Virus outside a quar antine zone, the Department of Agriculture still feels that eradi cation is a viable option, and we will continue to pursue our cur rent course of action,” Wolff said. “I believe that this detection reinforces the need for ongoing monitoring programs.” Adams, Cumberland, Frank lin, and York counties make up the quarantine zone. When a tree tests positive for PPV, PDA establishes a 500-meter buffer zone around the infected tree or block of trees. Wolff noted that two peach trees were found to have Plum Pox and that the three growers affect ed by this detection have been no tified and issued treatment or ders. All stone fruit trees within the zone must be removed and that the Department of Agricul ture represents. They will help us tell the wonderful story of agri culture. Our private sector part ners help us to foster success in agriculture through pursuing economic growth and agricultur al education. In addition to our commodity and nonprofit partners, represen tatives of the Pennsylvania De partment of Health, the Pennsyl vania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), and the Department of Environmental Protection will join us in our building at Ag Pro gress Days. The strength of our state partnerships is testament to the Rendell Administration and its commitment to agriculture. Along with PDA, the General Assembly and DCED have worked hard to design agricultu rally friendly programs like the Small Business First Loan Pro gram and the Machinery and Equipment Loan Fund. The De partment of Health has joined with PDA to strengthen home land security and, together with DEP, we have worked on rabies and West Nile Virus prevention programs. This year, DEP and PDA have successfully sought so lutions to satisfy environmental regulations while enabling farm ers to stay profitable. I believe that through partner ships agriculture will maintain its position as a leading economic enterprise in Pennsylvania. By continuing to educate the public about agriculture, we will ensure that communities will welcome agriculture, and by providing ag riculture the tools it needs to grow, we can ensure the Pennsyl vania agriculture continues its strong economic contribution long into the future. I hope to see you at Ag Pro gress Days. destroyed, including the IS acres managed by the three impacted growers and any trees on home owner properties. In 2002, less than a dozen acres of commercial trees tested positive for PPV. In fact, there has been a drastic decrease in the amount of stone fruit acreage in fected with PPV after its initial detection in Pennsylvania in the fall of 1999. PDA and U.S. Department of Agriculture surveyors will contin ue to visit commercial stone fruit orchards in the four-county PPV quarantine area and adjacent counties. Visits are also continu ing on homeowner properties in and near the quarantine area. “In addition to finding and eradicating the Plum Pox Virus, the goal of this department is to restore the growers’ ability to produce peaches and other stone fruit quickly. It is essential to our economy and to their livelihood that they return to optimal pro duction as quickly and as safely as possible,” Wolff said. Information on Pennsylvania’s Plum Pox Eradication Program can be found at http:// www.agriculture.state.pa.us. Jackpot Show Posts Results LINDA WILLIAMS Pennsylvania and Maryland par- Bedford Co. Correspondent -• ir ,„ fin _ BEDFORD (Bedford Co.) —A I J* J'’. . . . . Bedford County Jackpot show You h Pupated m market for market lambs, market goats, *3l* classes ’ showmanship and and market hogs was conducted skill-a-thon. Judges were Duane at the Bedford County Fair- Sickels, Winchester, Indiana, grounds recently with more than lambs and goats; and Roger Ban -100 4-H and FFA members from kert, Hanover, hogs. Bedford County hog exhibitor champion, Bryan Smith. Bedford County lamb exhibitor champion, Greta Snider. Bedford County goat exhibitor champion, Ben Sollen berger. MARKET LAMB SKILL-A-THON RESULTS Senior division: 1. Cody Waltemire; 2. Heather Will, 3. Greg Beatty. MARKET LAMB SHOWMANSHIP RESULTS 1. Tanner Waltemire. 2. Adam Wright 3. Kon Morgan. MARKET LAMB RESULTS Class One: 1. Megan Wmnet. 2. Greg Beatty. 3. Michelle Holler. Class 2: 1. Forrest Ohler. 2. Adam Wng ht. 3. Precious Wynn. Class 3:1. Kaiiie Shnver. 2. Kyler Myers. 3. Darla Phillips. LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION Forrest Ohler LIGHTWEIGHT RESERVE CHAMPION Kartie Shinier Class 4: 1. Lacey Murray. 2. Abby Miles. 3. Sebastian Debnar. Class S: 1. Tanner Waltemire. 2. Darla Phillips. 3. Cody Waltemire. Class 6; 1. Lacy Murray 2. Adam Wright. 3. Lacey Murray. MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION Lacey Murray MIDDLEWEIGHT RESERVE CHAMPION Lacy Murray Class 7: 1. Greta Snider. 2. David Neag ley. 3. David Neagley. Class 8: 1. Deidra Smith. 2.Shannon Miles. 3. Callle Chapman. Class 9; 1. Forrest Ohler. 2. Kelsie Smith. 3. Deidra Smith. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION Deidra Smith HEAVYWEIGHT RESERVE CHAMPION Forrest Ohler GRAND CHAMPION MARKET LAMB Deidra Smith RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION MARKET LAMB Lacey Murray BEDFORD COUNTY EXHIBITOR CHAMPION Greta Snider MARKET GOAT SKILL-A-THON RESULTS Senior Division: 1. Cody Waltemire. 2. Kaylea Ashby. 3. Lindsay McConnell. Intermediate Division: 1. Kyler Myers. 2. Ben Sollenberger. Allyson Entz and Court ney Cowden (tie) MARKET GOAT SHOWMANSHIP RESULTS SENIOR DIVISION CHAMPION Lindsay McConnell INTERMEDIATE DIVISION CHAMPION Courtney Cowden JUNIOR DIVISION CHAMPION Samantha Adams MARKET GOAT RESULTS Class 1:1. Samantha Adams. 2. Kelsie Smith. 3. Reed Morgan. Class 2: 1. Megan Wmnett. 2. Allyson Entz. 3. Cody Waltemire. Class 3; 1. Ben Sollenberger. 2. Chad Menges. 3. Courtney Cowden. GRAND CHAMPION MARKET GOAT Ben Sollenberger RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION MARKET GOAT Chad Menges BEDFORD COUNTY EXHIBITOR CHAMPION Cody Waltemire MARKET HOG SKILL-A-THON RESULTS Senior Division; 1. Bryan Smith. 2. Mike Weyant. 3. Lauren Smith. Intermediate Division: 1. John Ebersole. 2. Allyson Entz. 3. Ben Sollenberger and Courtney Cowden (tie). MARKET HOG SHOWMANSHIP RESULTS SENIOR DIVISION CHAMPION Bryan Smith INTERMEDIATE DIVISION CHAMPION John Ebersole JUNIOR DIVISION CHAMPION Jeremy Mock MARKET HOG RESULTS Class 1:1. Jason Decker. 2. Wade Pear son. 3. Jeanna Dunmire. Class 2: 1. Wade Pearson. 2 Bryan Imler. 3. Michael Weyant. Class 3:1. John Ebersole. 2. Lacey Mur ray. 3. Enn Geyer. , LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION John Ebersole LIGHTWEIGHT RESERVE CHAMPION Lacey Murray Class 4: 1. Shawn Debnar. 2. Matt Gary. 3. Jake Wheeler. Class S: 1. Jacob Logan. 2. Allyson Entz. 3. Lauren Smith. Class 6: Nicole Fogleman. 2. Sebastian Debnar. 3. John Ebersole. MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION Jacob Logan MIDDLEWEIGHT RESERVE CHAMPION Nicole Fogleman Class 7:1. Bryan Smith. 2. Jeremy Mock. 3. Shane Conway. Class 8: 1. Reed Morgan. 2. Reed'Mor gan. 3. Bryan Smith. Class 9: 1. Alexis Tabaj. 2. Shane Con way. 3 Valerie Svonavec. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION Alexis Tabaj HEAVYWEIGHT RESERVE CHAMPION Reed Morgan GRAND CHAMPION Alexis Tabaj RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION Reed Morgan BEDFORD COUNTY EXHIBITOR CHAMPION Bryan Smith
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