Penn State Dairyman’s Club To Celebrate 25 Years STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) The Penn State Dairy men’s Club will celebrate its 25th anniversary Friday, Nov. 7 dur ing the annual meeting at Cele bration Hall, State College. A wine and cheese celebration kicks off the evening at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Dur ing the meeting, the club will elect new officers, receive updates on the Penn State Dairy Science Club and judging teams, meet this year’s Penn State Dairy Sci ence Club seniors, congratulate Editor’s note: This is a monthly col umn from the Pennsylvania Ag Statis tics Service (PASS), a field office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statis tics Service (NASS) in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA). The Website is m’H’H’. usda.gov/nass/. CONSERVATION PROGRAMS EVALUATED The 2002 Farm Bill authorized $3B billion in tax dollars to fund conserva tion practices on farms and ranches across the nation. This is about 80 percent above the level set under the 1996 Farm Bill. It is widely recognized that these MUCKMASTER" Daniels Farm Store 324 Glenbrook Rd., Leola, PA 717-6MMWB2 Mon.-Fri. 7-8, Sal. 7-12 this year’s Poage-Grant-in-Aid winners, and find out who is this year’s Service Award winner. An annual highlight is the un veiling of the newest Penn State milk bottle. The fifth-edition bot tle will be available for purchase at the meeting, along with the first four editions. Antique milk bottle holders, as well as blue and white milk bottle caps, will also be available. An entertaining program cele brating the 25th anniversary will conclude the evening, recognizing NASS Agriculture Counts By Marc Tosiano Pa. State Statistician conservation programs protect mil lions of acres from soil erosion, en hance water and air quality, promote wetland and wildlife habitat restora tion and preservation, and conserve agricultural water use. However, the environmental bene fits have not been previously quantifi ed and reported at the national level. This is the goal of the new Conserva tion Effects Assessment Project (CEAP), a USDA cooperative effort among NASS, NRCS, and FSA. Tracking the environmental bene fits of these programs will allow poli cymakers and program managers to implement and modify existing pro THE BEST DAIRY BOOT • 100% Waterproof • 100% Insulated Shell • Durable Rubber Outsole • Contoured EVA Midsole • Breathable Airmesh™ Lining • Double Reinforced Upper • Form-Fitting Collar • Slipper-Soft Footbed past board members, Nittany Lion Fall Classic chairpersons, and Poage-Grant-in-Aid winners. The 20th annual Nittany Lion Fall Classic will take place the next day, Nov. 8 at 11 a.m. at the Ag Arena. Tickets for the annual meeting are $l7/person. Alumni are en couraged to sponsor a ticket for the graduating seniors. To make a reservation, contact Secretary/ Treasurer Nicole Over at (607) 739-8820 or by e-mail at Nic ole.Over@pfizer.com. grams and design new programs to more effectively and efficiently meet the goals of Congress. Annual reports summarizing the benefits of conserva tion programs will be produced begin ning in 2005 and extending through 2008. The delay in the initial report is to wait for two surveys in late 2003 and 2004. About 10,000 points have been selected nationwide. The operator of the field containing each point will be contacted by trained interviewers be tween October and December. Introductory letters have been sent to each selected operator. There are 230 points in Pennsylvania. Pa. Cash Receipts, Rankings The 2002 cash receipts to farmers was recently released. We all know that milk is the largest single sector of Pennsylvania agricultural production. Milk accounted for 36.7 percent of the $4 billion in gross agricultural sales across the state. After that, cattle and calves had 9.7 percent of sales, agari cus mushrooms 9.7 percent, green house and nursery 8.9, eggs 6.9, broil ers 5.6, hogs 3.5, field com 3.2, hay 3.2, turkeys 2.3, soybeans 1.2, apples 1 percent, and other commodities were each less than one percent of the total gross sales. Pennsylvania mushrooms rank first in the nation with 59 percent of the national agaricus mushroom receipts. Compared Attention 609 yjjs w Tobacco Glowers w If you have 609 tobacco to sell, and want a contract, for more information please call Eugene Martin (717)354-8263 or (717)371-6979 OR Clark Stauffer (717) 733-8921 or (717) 575-0622 ALSO HELP WANTED TO WORK AT TOBACPO RECEIVING WAREHOUSE PLEASE CONTACT ABOVE NUMBERS Incorporated CONSIDERING EXPANDING YOUR FARM OPERATION? Team Ag’s Engineers and Nutrient Management Planners will give you the professional support you need for your expansion, regarding CAPO, Nutrient Management and local permits. Call us today for an estimate. 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These “Agricultural Counts” show the importance of Pennsylvania agri culture here and across the nation. 2003 Small Grain Crops Pennsylvania small grain produc tion compared to last year was as fol lows: Winter wheat production was down 29 percent at 7.1 million bushels because of decreased acreage at 165,000 acres and yields at 43 bushels per acre. Barley production was down 10.7 percent at 3.97 million bushels because of decreased yields at 61 bushels per acre, but acres increased. Oat production was down 7.5 percent at 6.49 million bushels because of de creased acreage and yields of 59 bush els per acre. Small grain production nationwide was generally high. Winter wheat pro duction was 49 percent above last year. Barley production and oat pro duction were each 22 percent above last year. s%amAg 2003 Crop Forecasts The Oct. 1 crop forecasts are in! All crops in the report show Pennsylvania production to be above last year. The report includes grain com, dry hay, soybeans, tobacco, apples, and grapes. Com yields as of Oict. 1 are forecast at 120 bushels in Pennsylvania, up 52 bushels from last year and only 7 below the 2000 record-high yield of 127 bushels. Nationwide, at 142 bush els, yields are up 12 bushels from last year. U.S. production is forecast at 10.2 billion bushels. If realized, both production and yield would be the largest ever. Alfalfa hay and other hay dry pro duction in Pennsylvania are forecast at 23 percent and 47 percent above last year, respectively. Nationwide, production levels are also above 2002 with 6 percent more alfalfa and 7 per cent more other hay. The alfalfa yield in all but 8 states is the same or above last year’s level as mrtst areas received adequate moisture. Record high yields are also forecast for a number of states for other hay because of abun dant rainfall during the growing sea son. Soybean yield is forecast at 40 bushels in Pennsylvania, the same as the Sept. 1 forecast and 14 bushels above last year. While Pennsylvania production would be up 44 percent from last year, production nationwide is expected at 2.47 billion bushels, 10 per cent below last year. If real ized, this would be the low est production since 1996. Pennsylvania-type tobac co production is forecast at 20 percent more than last year. Maryland-type tobac co production in Pennsylva nia is forecast 8 percent above last year. (There is no forecast for other-type to baccos grown in Pennsylva nia.) Apple production in Pennsylvania is forecast at 440 million pounds, up 19 percent from last year. Na tionally, apple production is expected to be 1 percent above the Aug. 1 forecast and 9 percent above last year. Grape production in Pennsylvania is forecast at 32 percent above last year at 70,000 tons. The national harvest is expected to be down 4 percent from the Aug. 1 forecast and 8 per cent below last year. The next update to these agriculture counts will be on Nov. 12 for grain com, soy beans, and tobacco. Use the Quickstats icon at www.usda.gov/nass for the latest statistics at the state and county levels. Robert Fulton Fire Co Hay, Straw & Grain Auction Every Thursday 10 am Located on the comer of RT 272 & 222 at Wakefield, PA 717-548-2492 717-548-2371 Randall Ranck Auctioneer 003117-L Consignments Wanted No Out of State Cheeks
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