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101ST PENNSYLVANIA FAARMRM SHHOWOW JANUARY 7 THROUGH 14, 2017• PA FARM SHOW VISITORS GUIDE PRODUCED BY FRIENDS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW FOUNDATION, INC. Super 104 - Lowest price wide-area mower ever! *Tax & doc fee not included New Holland, PA • 717-354-4241 780 E Main St. Lebanon, PA • 717-274-8675 2012 Cumberland St. West Chester, PA • 610-738-9000 820 East Washington Street Allentown, PA • 610-395-6499 6515 B Memorial Road www.PowerProEquipment.com ® OPEN HOUSE PENN COLLEGE Sat., April 1 96% graduate placement rate 100+ academic majors bachelor | associate | certificate 13 NCAA Division III teams Among the top 10 public, four-year colleges in the North A national leader in applied technology education www.pct.edu • Williamsport, PA An affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University Penn College® operates on a nondiscriminatory basis. Stop by our booth in Main Hall–West Table of Contents Farm Show AgExplorer Learning Stations ........................4 PA Preferred™ Food Court ........................................46-47 Historical Marker Scavenger Hunt.....................................8 Exhibitor Listing ........................................................ 48-52 Quick Tips ...................................................................... 8-9 Commodity Representatives ................................ 58, 60-62 Show Dates & Times.................................................. 11-21 Friends of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Sponsors .... 66-67 101st Pennsylvania Farm Show ................................. 22-24 Sale of Champions ...........................................................70 4-H & FFA ................................................................. 30-31 2016 Champions ........................................................ 71-76 Farm Show Commission ..................................................32 PA Farm Show Scholarship Foundation ..........................78 Farm Show Maps ............................................ 44-45, 53-57 PA Preferred™ Culinary Connection Stage ....................88 BECOME A FARM SHOW AgExplorer! Have you ever wondered where milk comes from? Or how important bees are to us and the food we eat? What about how much can be grown on an acre of farmland? Discover all this and more when you become a Farm Show AgExplorer. Redesigned for the celebration of the 101st Pennsylvania Farm Show, this year’s learning stations will be focused on the entire family. Sponsored by Turkey Hill, Friends of the Farm Show Foundation and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, this unique program will teach visitors of all ages about Pennsylvania agriculture through fun, interactive and hands-on learning. Maps will help guide our explorers throughout the complex to interactive stations. All stations will be identifi ed by the AgExplorer logo. Students will have the ability to learn about a variety of agriculture commodities at more than 30 stations, some of which are listed below: • Edible Nuts • Dairy (Including Butter and Ice Cream) • PA Preferred™ • Goats • PA Woodmobile • Sheep • Beef • Soil Health • PA State 4-H • Maple Syrup • Alpacas • Bees and Honey • Equine • Apples • Swine • Vegetables • Environment • Dog Licensing • Rabbits • Mushrooms 4 • 101st Pennsylvania Farm Show COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Dear Friend of Agriculture: Greetings and welcome to the 101st Pennsylvania Farm Show! It is my privilege to welcome you to the 2017 event here at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. We are delighted to have you join us this week and excited about all that we have in store for you as we embark on the second century of RXUVWDWH¶VIDLU With a theme of Our Commonwealth’s Blue Ribbon Experience, we are remLQGHGWKDWWKLVVKRZLVQ¶WMXVWDERXW those of us who work in the Department of Agriculture. It¶V not just for the farmers or those individuals who ZRUNLQWKHDJULFXOWXUHLQGXVWU\LQVRPHFDSDFLW\,W¶VDERXWHDFKRIXV,W¶VRXULQGLYLGXDODQGRXUFROOHFtive experiences in agriculture that create the overall Farm Show experience. Indeed, the Farm Show is 3HQQV\OYDQLD¶VEOXHULEERQH[SHULHQFH7KLVVKRZLVIRUDQGDERXWWKHSHRSOHZKRHQWHUWKHFRPSOH[GRRUV\HDU after year to experience all that Pennsylvania agriculture has to offer. What began as a three-day exhibition in 1917 has transformed into an eight-day celebration of not only 3HQQV\OYDQLD¶VDJULFXOWXUDOEOXHSULQWEXWWKHFRXQWU\¶VDJULFXOWXUDOEOXHSULQW-XVWDVLWZDVZKHQWKHILUVWVKRZ took pODFHRYHUDFHQWXU\DJRWKH)DUP6KRZUHPDLQVWKHFRPPRQZHDOWK¶VSUHPLHURSSRUWXQLW\IRUIDUPHUV and agribusinesses to display the best of what they have to offer, to exhibit the latest technology, and ± given its timing in early January ± to help our farmers plan for the year ahead. This show has become an annual tradition for families, giving those who are not involved in production agriculture a chance to learn just how much agriculture touches their lives. After all, what better opportunity could there be to get an introductory ³$JULFXOWXUH´FRXUVHLQDOOWKDW3HQQV\OYDQLDDJULFXOWXUHKDVWRRIIHUWKDQDWWKHst Pennsylvania Farm Show? When then-state Agriculture Secretary Charles Patton and others came together in 1916 in Lancaster to begin plans for the first Farm Show to take place in 1917, it is unlikely they knew then how this show would grow into what it has become today ± 300 commercial exhibits, 6,000 animals, 10,000 competitive exhibits and one- half million visitors. The strength of Pennsylvania agriculture and Pennsylvania itself lies in its diversity. This show highlights the GLYHUVLW\RIDOOWKDWRXUVWDWH¶VDJULFXOWXUHLQGXVWU\KDVWRRIIHU I look forward to seeing you throughout the week as you join us in the celebration of this blue ribbon experience. Sincerely, Russell C. Redding Secretary www.farmshow.state.pa.us • 5 2017 Photo Contest Photo Contest Guidelines The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is looking for 1st Place: $100 cash prize and a VIP photographs that best capture the spirit of the Farm Show. parking space for the 2018 Farm Show Visitors to this year’s show are invited to take part in the 2nd Place: $75 cash prize 2017 Farm Show Photo Contest. The top three entries will be featured and will win the following: 3rd Place: $50 cash prize Capturing the Farm Show Experience 1. The photograph must be taken at the 2017 Farm Show. 9. Entries limited to one per person. 2. The photograph must be in color. 10. The judging will be done by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. 3. The photograph must be 4 x 6 inches in size. 11. This contest is open to only non-professional entries. 4. If a digital camera is used, the resolution must be at least 300 dpi. Digital photos and information should be emailed to: 5. All photo entries become property of the Pennsylvania [email protected] Department of Agriculture. Print photos should be mailed to: 6. Entries must be submitted by March 31, 2017. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture 7. Contact information (name, address, phone number, Attention: 2017 Photo Contest email address) and caption must be included with entry. 2300 North Cameron Street 8. Employees of the Pennsylvania Department of Harrisburg, PA 17110 Agriculture are not eligible. 2016 Winners Second Place • “A Goat’s Gaze Around the Farm Show” • Lisa Naumann First Place • “Love has no Boundaries” • Nancy Mitchell Third Place • “Just a Quick Nap” • Debra Parry 6 • 101st Pennsylvania Farm Show Dear Friends, Welcome to the 2017 Pennsylvania Farm Show! As I sit down to pen this welcome letter to our friends of agriculture, I am drawn to reflect upon what has occurred during the relatively short life of the Friends of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Foundation Inc.. Through the support of hundreds of individuals and agribusiness companies, our foundation has been able to provide, to our visiting public, dozens of agriculturally oriented events that would not have happened without your support. The Board of Directors are very proud to report that funds raised, since filing our Articles of Incorporation in 2010, have exceeded $550,000.00 to support our Mission Statement – to stimulate, facilitate and support educational programs, incentives and events relating to the annual Pennsylvania Farm Show. The 2017 annual Farm Show tentative Schedule of Events promises to further build upon the all- encompassing educational/blue ribbon experience theme as outlined by Secretary of Agriculture Russell C. Redding. The influence of the $40 billion production agriculture, food processor and agribusiness economy on the citizens of the Commonwealth is immeasurable. The importance of the annual Farm Show involvement of our 4-H and FFA youth to the future success of agriculture in the Commonwealth is immeasurable. The culmination of more than two years of effort by the Friends of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Foundation, Inc. -- the production of the historical book “Hold Your Horses – The Pennsylvania Farm Show at 100,” written by Mary Klaus was immeasurable. Let each of us, whether a participant or a visitor to the annual Farm Show, be fully aware of the immeasurable importance of all individuals or companies who produce the food and fiber that helps to sustain this nation and even the world. As we embark upon the 2017 Farm Show, and as the 101st ushers in a new century, we are hopeful that memories will be created for future recording, just as they were for the first 100 years. We are hopeful that this Visitor’s Guide provides you with valuable information that enhances your educational experience at the 2017 Farm Show. 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