FFA Activities Week Set At Penn State
About 1200 Future Farmers from across Pennsylvania will attend Penn State for FFA Activities Week. Fifteen judging contests open the first day with tours and demonstrations on Thursday and a business meeting on Friday July 1. The combined FFA FHA gathering occurs June 29 featuring an FFA band and chorus and brief remarks by State leaders.
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Future Homemakers of America
FHA
Dennis Giumbine
Myerstown R2
Mary Margaret Mc
First Summer Job Brings Questions On Taxes For Working Teenagers
Delaware teens face tax questions as they take summer jobs. University of Delaware extension expert W T McAllister notes payroll basics, social security rules, and the typical lack of social security withholding for teens working for parents.
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Delaware
W T McAlliste
University of Delaware
Farm Calendar Events Highlight June Activities
June includes an FFA dairy judging workshop at Ephrata High School on June 27 at 9 am. A 4-H County Council meeting at Lititz Recreation Center on June 28 at 7:45 pm will finalize Field Day plans. FFA Week runs June 29 to July 1 at Penn State University and Penn Manor 4H Cooking Club meets at Penn Manor High School. A Red Rose 4H Baby Beef and Lamb Club trip heads to Adams County on June 30 at 7 pm, with the Area Dairy Princess Pageant at Host Motel in Lancaster.
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Lititz Recreation Center
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Penn Manor High School
Red Rose
Baby Beef & Lamb Club
Adams County
Lancaster
New Farm Wheat Allotment Applications Due By July 1
Lancaster County farmers without a 1966 wheat allotment must file for 1967 winter wheat allotment with the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service by July 1. Applications after that date will not be accepted. To qualify, the farm must have no wheat allotment established and neither owner nor operator may hold an wheat allotment on another farm, with land available. (Continued on Page 12)
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Lancaster County Farm and Home Center to begin this summer
Construction of the Lancaster County Farm and Home Center is slated to start later this summer as B Snavely Garber, president of the Farm and Home Foundation, announced. Bids are set for July 15, with contractor selection about three weeks later and building plans to proceed.
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Farm & Home Center
B Snavely Garber
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Farm & Home Foundation
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Pioneer Poultry Lab to Be Rebuilt at East Lansing
The USDA Regional Poultry Research Laboratory at East Lansing Michigan will be rebuilt and enlarged under an agreement with Michigan State University. The ARS lab studies avian diseases including the agent causing avian leukosis. The effort follows a history of widespread condemnations at poultry processing facilities amounting to over eight million pounds.
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East Lansing
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Michigan State University
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
PSU Patented Dry Whole Milk Process Promises Better Taste
An improved process for producing dry whole milk patented by The Pennsylvania State University may help address the world milk shortage. It claims notably improved taste and odor compared with conventional dried milk products.
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Univesity
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