A347iancasterFanrHng v Saturday,, November 2a, 2003, i Hereford Youth Gather In Kansas City For PRIDE Convention KANSAS CITY, Mo. Here ford youth from across the nation gathered in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 24-26, to celebrate “Going Above and Beyond with Here fords” at the 2003 PRIDE Con vention. The Program for Reaching In dividuals Determined to Excel (PRIDE) featured many out standing speakers and leadership driven workshops. Other weekend highlights in cluded seminars focusing on leadership, teamwork, livestock judging, and web marketing. PRIDE delegates also enjoyed tours of two of Kansas City’s most exciting landmarks. The Kansas City Board of Trade and Science City/Union Station. The brightest and best youth the Hereford breed has to offer kicked off PRIDE by participat ing in the skill related contests. After contests wrapped-up and Free New Publication On FAYETTEVILLE, Ariz. “Bringing Local Food to Local People” is a new publication of fered by Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA), the sustainable agri culture information service of the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT). Weekly Dairy Market Outlook (Continued from Page Al 6) cattle with Canada remains in effect and Califor nia’s growth rate in milk output remains stunted. This will slow the drop in cheese prices as inven tories are reduced. Butter prices, however, still have room to drop as inventories are higher than normal. Thus, producers should look for oppor tunities to lock in the first two quarters 0f2004. As of Friday, the Chicago Mercantile Ex change futures for the first two quarters of 2004 were above the S-year average prices, particular ly for the second quarter (up $0.28 per CWT). I would certainly consider locking in some milk for these prices, but would also advise waiting until Dec. 4 to get the Dairy Products report. That will allow us to better measure commercial disap pearance of butter and American cheese through October. A lesson well learned... Lancaster classified ads get results! the tour of Kansas City attrac tions, Barrett Keene, Gainsville, Fla., delivered the address. Opening ceremonies followed with enthusiastic state cheers that led to the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) Board of Director skit that fea tured the entire NJHA board. The skit was derived based on the Star Trek theme and how the voyage was to save the Hereford breed and to capitalize on the breed’s strengths. Saturday, Angie Stump-Den ton, Web Marketing Director for the Angus Journal, St. Joseph, Mo., spoke about managing a complete web-marketing pro gram to help sell one’s product and service. 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