Sec. Wolff Kicks Off Rabies Vaccine Project
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co. )
Agriculture Secretary Dennis C.
Wolff Monday kicked off the oral ra
bies baiting project in western Penn
sylvania that will run through Sept.
12.
“l am pleased that the department
is participating in the oral rabies vac
cination project again this year,” Sec
retary Wolff said. “The rabies baiting
project has been enormously success
ful in Pennsylvania. In the area cov
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Melvin To Speak At Ag
Republican Event
ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.) Judge Joan
Orie Melvin, candidate for Pennsylvania Su
preme Court, will speak at the annual Penn
sylvania Ag Republican chicken barbecue,
Wednesday, Aug. 20.
The barbecue will begin with a 5:30 p.m.
iced tea social hour with dinner served at 6:30
p.m. at the VFW picnic grounds on Rt. 45,
Pine Grove Mills.
The fundraising event traditionally coin
cides with Ag Progress Days, which attracts
thousands of formers and agribusiness people.
Melvin comes from the Pittsburgh area and
is serving her sixth year on the Pennsylvania
Superior Court. As a mother and as a judge,
she has had the needs of children and families
foremost in her mind when making decisions
for the people.
Also invited to the event are the three Re
publican candidates for judge of the Pennsyl
vania Superior Court: Grainger Bowman,
Cumberland County; Judge Palmer Dolbin,
Schuylkill County; and Susan Gantman,
Montgomery County.
Reservations are $25 each and can be made
by contacting Pennsylvania Ag Republicans,
Mike Firestine, Chairman, 4438 Conrad Weis
er Parkway, Womelsdorf, PA 19567, (717)
274-6906.
Ag Progress Days
Provide Variety
ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.)
From hay baling and manure han
dling demonstrations to safety work
shops and a skid steer rodeo, Penn
State’s 2003 Ag Progress Days will
showcase a diversity of agricultural
equipment and technology. The
event takes place Aug. 19-21 at the
Russell E. Larson Agricultural Re
search Center at Rockspring.
“Each year we try to have some
thing for everyone. Our exhibitor
base is more diverse as the industry
changes throughout the state,” said
Bob Oberheim, Ag Progress Days
manager. “In all four comers of the
show, our programs have changed
and improved to stay current with
topics of interest for the audience
and the industry.”
Oberheim expects more than 350
commercial exhibitors, 30-35 being
new to the show. Visitors can exam
ine the latest technology, goods and
services, and speak with company
representatives. “One company will
have its own area where potential
buyers can operate a self-propelled
forage harvester,” he said.
This year’s event will feature many
field demonstrations, with an em
phasis on hay. “One unique thing
about our outdoor show is that com
mercial companies can take their
equipment to the field and demon
strate it,” Oberheim said. “The audi
ence can see a wide range of mowers,
balers, and new for this year, differ
ent types of wrappers.”
Other field demonstrations will in
clude a horse-drawn power baler, till
age tools for conservation of surface
residue and manure application to
reduce odor and preserve residue
cover. A skid steer rodeo on Wednes
day will give contestants a chance to
win prizes on a timed track.
A grain entrapment safety demon
stration will highlight farm safety
programs at the event. The York
County Police Department also will
hold a workshop on farm equipment
highway safety.
Workshops, tours, and exhibits
will focus on such topics as grazing
and forage management, beef pro
duction, stream corridor manage
ment and the Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Program. Visitors will
be able to ask Penn State experts
about anything from dairy, livestock
and equine production to soils, crops
and integrated pest management.
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