A42-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 22, 2003
PDA Beef Bull Testing Program Begins
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The Pennsylvania Depart-
ment of Agriculture (PDA) has
announced the start of the
2003-2004 Pennsylvania Per
formance Bull Testing program
at the Samuel E. Hayes Jr. Live
stock Evaluation Center.
Producers from Pennsylvania
and surrounding states have con
signed 131 beef bulls to partici
pate in the first bull test in Penn
sylvania’s new livestock testing
facility. The bulls will complete a
112-day growth trial to evaluate
rate of gain during the test. Fol
lowing the test, these animals will
be scanned by ultrasound for
loin-eye and fat thickness, and
National Grazing Conference Set For Nashville
NASHVILLE. Tenn. The
second national conference on
grazing lands is set for Dec. 7-10
in Nashville, Tennessee.
Hosted by the Grazing Lands
Conservation Initiative, the con
ference is designed to provide a
forum for exchange of informa
tion and to increase public
awareness of the economic and
environmental benefits of grazing
lands.
LAND & MINERAL
AUCTION
135 ACRES, KNOW TOWNSHIP,
CLEARFIELD COUNTY,
LOT IN HYDE, PA
MINERAL RIGHTS
FRIDAY, NOV. 28, 2003
AT 3:00 P.M.
Sale will be held at Clearfield Bank & Trust
Company (Mam Office) at 11 North Second
Street (Downtown), Clearfield, PA, Second Floor
(Training Room) at 3.00 p.m. sharp.
LOT 1; 2 Parcels comprising approximately
135.7 acres more or less (by assessment) in Knox
Township. Clearfield County, Kellytown Area.
Tax Map Parcels 122-J 12-20 (124.7 acres) and
122-J 12-22 (11 acres) sold together by Quit
Claim Deed with minimum starting bid $75,000.
Subject to Dean Coal Company Lease and reserv
ing all advance royalty payments made prior to
closing. Petition and Order for sale, coal contour
map and proposed deed available for inspection.
LOT 2: Parcel of real estate with depth 100 ft. x
75 ft. road frontage more or less, on Route 453,
Tax Map 122-J 12-36 and assessed, at different
times to Maple Run School or Knox Township.
Perhaps once part of Tax Map 122-J 12-20. (To be
sold by Quit Claim Deed only - Buyer to pay all
sale costs and transfer taxes.)
LOT 3: Lot No. 9, Block 12, Hyde, PA, Clearfield
County, Tax Map J-9-610-00017. Sold by
Fiduciary Deed and subject to extended closing.
LOT 4: 2 Parcels of coal rights comprising
approximately 77 acres more or less (by assess
ment) in Bell Township, Tax Map B-l 1-000-
00023 MN and B-l 1-000-00011 MN. Minimum
starting bid $250.00, plus all real estate taxes in
arrears, including penalty, plus all sales costs and
transfer taxes.
LOT 5: Cambria County Coal Rights - Parcel of
coal rights in Barr Township, Cambria County.
Approximately 55 acres more or less. Cambria
Map No. 06-005-065. Minimum starting bid
$250.00. plus all sales costs and transfer taxes.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 15% down day
of sale, balance in 45 days by Quit Claim Deed,
split transfer taxes, pro-rate real estate taxes
(unless otherwise staled), no other contingencies.
All properties offered “As Is”. Sold with confir
mation of seller. Statements made auction day
take precedence over any contained in advertis
ing Proposed deed and inspection through Pat
Errigo, Auctioneer only 814-236-3403.
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT BANK.
AUCTIONEER’S NOTE; Good investment,
hunting camps, minerals and timber. Call to see
before sale 814-236-3403 (DO NOT CALL
BANK).
TERMS: Cash or check w/proper ID.
SALE SPONSOR:
CLEARFIELD BANK &
TRUST COMPANY
AUCTIONEER: Pat Emgo AUOO33IIL & Son
Matthew Emgo AAOIBBB3
848 State Street. Curwensville, PA 16833
(814) 236-3403 Web Page: www.jtso.com/emgo
the bulls will undergo a compre
hensive breeding soundness
exam.
The top bulls from the test will
be offered in Pennsylvania’s 31st
Performance Tested Bull Sale on
Friday, March 26, 2004 at the
Livestock Evaluation Center. The
information from this test will
enable producers to identify bulls
to improve their herd, their prof
its, and ultimately improve the
quality and consistency of the
products to the consumer.
Eight different beef breeds are
represented at the facility this
year, including 75 Angus, 33
Simmentals, eight Charolais,
seven Herefords, four Red Angus,
Government and research
leaders scheduled to participate
in the conference include U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture Ann Ve
neman; Bruce Knight, chief of
the USDA’s Natural Resources
Conservation Service; Dale Bos
worth, U.S. Forest Service chief;
Kathleen Clarke, director of the
Bureau of Land Management;
Colien Hefferan, Cooperative
two Shorthorns, one Maine
Anjou, and one Belgian Blue
Simmental Crossbred.
“Through the efforts of our
staff and our partners in the live
stock industry, we are able to
supply consumers with high
quality meat products. The annu
al bull test helps makes this pos
sible,” said Dennis Wolff, Penn
sylvania secretary of agriculture.
For more information about
bull testing or other Pennsylvania
Performance Testing Programs
at the Livestock Evaluation Cen
ter, please contact Glenn Eberly,
director, at (814) 238-2527 or
email to HYPERLINK “mail
to:geber!y@state.pa.us” geber
ly@state.pa.us.
States Research Education and
Extension Service administrator;
and Ed Knipling, director of the
Agricultural Research Service.
The conference format in
cludes more than 200 presenta
tions about grazing management
from a variety of sources, includ
ing farmers, ranchers, and repre
sentatives of several universities
and agricultural agencies.
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Food Industry Alerted
About New Bioterrorism
Act Regulations
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Agriculture Secretary
Dennis C Wolff last week re
minded food-industry executives
to follow new regulations created
by the U.S. Food and Drug Ad
ministration (FDA) as part of the
2002 Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Preparedness and
Response Act.
“To ensure that our nation’s
food supply is secure, it is essen
tial for those involved in the food
supply chain to understand the
implications involved with the
new bioterrorism regulations,”
Secretary Wolff said.
Under the new regulations, all
domestic and foreign food facili
ties that manufacture, process,
pack or hold food for human or
animal consumption in the U.S.
Presentations will focus on
four categories: building partner
ships between agricultural, graz
ing and urban communities; suc-
cessful cutting-edge management
technologies for grazing prac
tices; economic and public policy
are required to register with the
FDA. Beginning Dec. 12, the
FDA will also require advance
notice of any shipment of human
or animal food imported or of
fered for import.
Food facilities affected by this
change will be able to access the
regulations and register online by
Dec. 12 at www.fda.gov. To reg
ister via mail or fax, call the FDA
Industry Systems Help Desk at
(800)216-7331.
Saint Joseph’s University Cen
ter for Food Marketing is offering
Bioterrorism Regulations Educa
tional Seminars. For additional
information, contact Patty Smith,
Center for Food Marketing, Saint
Joseph’s University, at (610)
660-1623 or pasmith@sju.edu.
implications of grazing; and opti
mizing grazing land health for
environmental and social bene
fits.
For registration information,
visit www.glci.org, and click on
the “grazing conference” link.
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