A36-Lancastei Farming, Saturday, December 13, 2QQ3 f Farm Show Opens In One Month HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Just one month from today, Gov. Edward G. Rendell and Secretary of Agriculture Dennis C. Wolff will officially open the 88th Pennsylvania Farm Show at the newly remod eled and expanded Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. “The Farm Show Complex will accommodate greater numbers of exhibitors and visitors than ever before, with more than one mil lion square feet under roof,” said Wolff. “The complex is the com monwealth’s premier exposition, exhibition, convention, and spe cial events facility and one of the top five such facilities in the country.” The annual show is the largest indoor agricultural event in the U.S., accommodating more than 250 commercial exhibitors and an estimated 350,000 visitors throughout the week. This year, more than 8,000 exhibitors are expected to showcase top-quality livestock and farm products. Department Of Agriculture Announces Counties Selected For 2004 Chemsweep HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Secretary of Agriculture Dennis C Wolff today announced that 21 counties have been cho sen for the 2004 CHEMSWEEP Program. This program is de signed to provide businesses li censed to apply pesticides with the means to properly dispose of canceled, suspended, or unwant ed pesticide products. The counties identified for col lections of pesticides in the sum mer of 2004 are Adams, Arm strong, Butler, Carbon, Clarion, Cumberland, Dauphin, Elk, Jef ferson, Lancaster, Lawrence, Leb anon, Lehigh, Lycoming, Mifflin, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehan na, Tioga, Venango, and Wayne. “Before CHEMSWEEP began in 1992, there wasn’t a cost effec tive way for people to dispose of unwanted pesticides properly,” For The Tractor Collector On Your Shopping List - PRECISION COLLECTION 1/lb S<al( 50th Anniversary 1953 NAA Ford Golden Jubilee In 1952 the division of Ford and Ferguson was complete. 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Lancaster, PA 17601 Phone - 717-569-7063 Your Tractor Specialists For Service That Does Not Stop At A Sales Promise They will have the opportunity to earn more than $335,023 in prize money during the show. “There are many things that bring people to the Farm Show, and one is the delicious Pennsyl vania foods available at our Food Court,” said Wolff. “This year’s show will have all of the tradi tional Farm Show favorites, in cluding milkshakes, baked pota toes, and beef and pork barbeque sandwiches. There is something for everyone at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. This is a great event for the entire family.” Wolff said the Farm Show will feature a number of educational opportunities and hands-on ac tivities for children. The 2004 Pennsylvania Farm Show runs Jan. 10-17, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Additional information can be found at www.agriculture.state.pa.us/ fscomplex/site/default.asp or by calling (717) 787-5373. Wolff said. “We are now taking the necessary measures to ensure that these chemicals do not harm the environment.” Pesticides control, kill, or miti- gate pest organisms and can in clude herbicides, fungicides, in secticides, and reodenticides. The products are classified as Univer sal Waste Pesticides and will be collected, transported, and dis posed of in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations. “At no cost to the business, CHEMSWEEP provides central collection sites where people are asked to drop off unwanted pesti cides, or the hazardous waste dis posal company under contract by PDA will collect the pesticides di rectly from the storage location,” Wolff said. other Christmas items available TO l\ -Ei- j v; PASA’s Farming For Future Conference Feb . 5-7 (Continued from Page A 1) 90-minute workshops and four specialized, daylong intensive sessions will make the.,2004 con ference a groundbreaking event for sustainable ag enthusiasts, who last year came from all over Pennsylvania and 21 other states. Farmers will find it easy to build a track to suit their specialties in cluding dairy, livestock, poultry, vegetables, fruit, policy, and mar keting. Preconference For the first time, this year’s conference will feature a three day format. The additional day (Thursday) is in response to many attendees’ expressed desire for more time with their friends and colleagues of common inter est. The preconference day also offers participants an opportuni ty for more in-depth study in four defined tracks: new and begin ning farmers, women in agricul ture, small ruminants, and timber framing. On Thursday evening, Cana dian farmer Percy Schmeiser will be the featured dinner speaker. He will chronicle a case revolving around a major manufacturing's claim for patent infringement be cause a neighbor’s genetically modified Canola cross-pollinated hundreds of acres of Schmeiser’s own crops. Details of this story will be unfolding at the time of the conference since Schmeiser will have just had his case heard by the Canadian Supreme Court. Livestock And Dairy This year’s conference work shops offer a strong lineup of livestock experts. Nationally known bovine genetic specialist Gerald Fry will offer his tips for selecting bulls that will im prove your herd. Jim and Lee Ann Van Der Pol from i 1} tkl w ***i | «*i*j 1 Collector Bells & f£W HOLLAND Pastures-a-Plenty Company and Farm in Minnesota will share success stories from their pastur ed hog enterprise. Jack and Anne Lazor of Butterworks Farm in Vermont will present their whole farm approach to dairy farming, and offer expert advice on how to market value-added dairy prod ucts. As another special feature this year, the American Pastured Poultry Producers Association will be hosting its annual meeting at the PASA Conference. Distin guished members of APPPA will offer five workshops to confer ence participants who want to get started or improve their pastured poultry operations. Vegetables, Fruits, And Crops Among the highlights for pro duce growers who attend the con ference, Paul and Sandy Arnold of Pleasant Valley Farm in New York will detail their annual strawberry bedding system, as well as a whole-farm design for fruit and vegetable production. The Arnolds are well-known for their innovative, low-cost/ high-value techniques for grow ing a broad variety of crops. Additionally, organic grain producers Mary-Howell and Klaas Martin of Lakeview Or ganic Grain will help participants identify and develop strategies for minimizing major production problems. From Nesenkeag Co operative Farm in New Hamp shire, SARE educator Eero Ruut tila will share tips on growing specialty crops for market. Ruut tila has the largest organic farm in New Hampshire, producing a K Stainless Steel Sorter Scales Software The only system that ties everything together wide variety of greens - as many as 100 a season! Policy And Activism For those who prefer more at tention to agricultural policy is sues, one of the more politically stimulating discussions will come from Anuradha Mittal (Food First) and Brian Halweil (World Watch Institute), who will dis cuss the importance of local or ganizing in a global economy. Complementing this theme in a second workshop, Elizabeth Henderson (Peacework Farms) and Richard Mandelbaum (CATA), will share their new re search into social justice in the food system and give a vision of what a socially just food system might look like. As always, the conference pro gram has something for every one. From seed-saving and bee keeping to regional marketing and women in agriculture, the Farming For the Future confer ence continues to grow every year in size and popularity because it is so useful to farmers and con sumers alike. It gives them prac tical information for their farms, enlivens the relationships that make any sustainable community flourish, and revives their spirits for another growing season. To receive a full color brochure for this year’s conference, call PASA at (814) 349-9856. To see more information and register more directly, visit the Website at www.pasafarming.org. me’s merit Hogs \ It **
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