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2017 PJSA Show Entry Information

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Entry form for 2017 junior simmental field day show

Entry deadline is June 20th, 2017

The show will be Saturday July 15th, 2017 beginning at 10:00a.m.

Registration will be Saturday July 15th, 2017 from 7:00a.m– 9:00a.m.

Please mail entries to:

Rhonda Arndt
441 Hillside Drive
Middleburg, Pa. 17842
Phone: (570) 847-9844
E-mail: farmchic3@hotmail.com

There will be a purebred heifer show along with a percentage heifer show. Steer show will be determined after entry deadline, (depending on the total head count. We will let you know asap if you have a steer entered, but feel free to enter them on the entry form).

Entry fee will be $30 per head
With cash prizes for everyone.
All juniors will receive a t-shirt

There will be a showmanship show.

General health rules:
Health papers will be checked immediately upon arrival
Follow Pa farmshow health regulations
All vaccinations must be given may 1st 2017 and after
Must have valid health papers
All cattle must have rfid tag
All cattle must have eligible ear tattoo

Must be an active paying junior simmental member

The show is a clean and dry show.

PSA Field Day, July 15, 2017

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PSA Field Day

Saturday, July 15, 2017

Curry Wagner Simmentals

23 Sandbeach Road, Hummelstown, PA 17036

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Junior Simmental Cattle Show

Please click here for cattle show entry information.

Owner of Champion heifer will receive a gift certificate for 5 straws of semen donated by Select Sire Power.

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Speakers:

►  Certified embryologist Dr. Jim Evans, Genetics Visions Embryo Services, will flush a cow onsite.

►  Select Sire Power — Sire Selection

►  Cattle Visions — Greg Stewart

►  Ben Williamson, instructor of animal sciences at Penn State, speaks about nutritional needs of been cattle.

►  Jim Cowell — Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Association President

►  Farm to Table Workshop — presented by Center for Beef Excellence

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THANK YOU to our Field Day sponsors:

Weaver Insurance Group

 

2017 Spring into Excellence Sale Results

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Friday, March 31, 2017

Livestock Evaluation Center, Pennsylvania Furnace, PA

Spring into Excellence Catalog

2017 Spring into Excellence Sale Results

Sale Manager: Classic Sales, Fairmont, WV
Auctioneer: Col. John L. Spiker

29 Lots Averaged $1961

  • $3650 – Bred Female – Miss Loaded Perfection – Consigned by Hillcrest Farm, Auburn, MA and sold to Josiah Lapp, McVeytown, PA
  • $3400 – Open Heifer – HPF/SLFA Crocus 18D -Consigned by Scarpa Ledge Farm, Marlborough, CT and sold to Josiah Lapp.
  • $3200 – Bred Female – AAS Shock Me Too – Consigned by Anvil Acres, Boonsboro, MD and sold to Lisa Walker, Acme, PA.
  • $2700 – Bred Female – Hillcrest Amber Rose – Consigned by Hillcrest Farms, and sold to SASA Farms, Hamburg, PA
  • $2600 – Open Heifer – Hartland Pennie 606D – Consigned by Hartland Farms, Gasport, NY and sold to Chris Kern, Cassville, PA
  • Volume Buyer was Chuck Smeal, Houtzdale, PA

2017 PA Bull Test Sale Catalog and Videos

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PA Performance Tested Bull Sale

Livestock Evaluation Center, Pennsylvania Furnace, PA

Bid LIVE online at CowBuyer.com!!!!

Click the sale video link to view all SimGenetics bulls.

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High-Indexing Simmental Bull

Congratulations to Pennsylvania Simmental Association member Joseph Messick, Messick Farms, Middletown PA, for owning the high-indexing purebred Simmental bull of the 2017 Pennsylvania Performance Bull Test! The bull, MF Favorite Son D553, is sired by MF Rock Star A851 and out of the Westfall Crossfire cow MF Miss Crossfire R253.

MF Favorite Son D553

MF Favorite Son D553, high-indexing purebred Simmental bull at the 2017 PA Performance Tested Bull Sale.

Spring into Excellence Sale Catalog Now Online!!

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Livestock Evaluation Center, Pennsylvania Furnace, PA

Online bidding available

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Sale Manager: Chris Brown (304-290-8383)

For a mailed catalog, please contact the sale manager.

Spring into Excellence Catalog

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PJSA Members Win Top Placings at 2017 PA Farm Show

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Click here for complete Junior Simmental Show results.

Click here for complete Junior AOB Show results.

Junior Grand Champion Simmental - PA Farm Show 2017

Grand Champion of the Junior Simmental Show — SSC Classy Lady 318D shown by PJSA member Grady Stewart. From left to right: Nicole Stewart, Isaiah Stokrp, Matt Blauch, Anderson Stokrp, Brad Feight, Matt Bauerlein, Dr. Todd Turner, Sam Stewart, Judy Stewart, Greg Stewart, Grady Stewart

Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Simmental Show — SSC Secret Society 22D shown by PJSA member Grady Stewart.

Reserve Grand Champion AOB of the 2017 PA Farm SHow

Junior AOB Reserve Grand Champion — D&A Hillary 4D shown by PJSA member Sara Downs. From left to right: Sara Downs, David Downs.

2017 Annual PSA Meeting and Awards Banquet

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PSA Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet

Hoss’s Steak & Sea House, Enola, PA

January 7, 2017

The Pennsylvania Simmental Association recognized the following members for their outstanding achievements in 2016:

Breeder of the Year:  Campbell Land & Cattle, James and Jackie Campbell — Sycamore, PA

Family of the Year:  The Arndts and Hooks — Middleburg, PA

Senior of the Year:  Jimmy Cowell — Waynesburg, PA

Junior of the Year: Donald Baron — Saegertown, PA

Jeremy Dobbin, Nichole Graham, and David Downs were elected by the membership to serve as directors.

2017 PA Farm Show Results

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Pennsylvania Farm Show

Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, PA

January 7-14, 2017

AOB Open Show Results — January 6, 2017

Junior Simmental Show Results — January 8, 2017

Junior AOB Show Results — January 8, 2017

Simmental Open Show – Monday, January 9, 2017

0936 – Cow/Calf Pair (Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2014)
530 Grady Stewart Halifax, PA SSC Foxy Lady 331B 1

0937 – Cow/Calf Pair (Dec. 31, 2012 or after)
531 Jennifer Ehrisman Richfield, PA JFBF ABBA 1

0938 – Champion Cow/Calf
530.1 Grady Stewart Halifax, PA SSC Foxy Lady 331B 1

0939 – Reserve Champion Cow/Calf
531.1 Jennifer Ehrisman Richfield, PA JFBF ABBA 1

0940 – Summer Heifer Calves (May 1, 2016 and after)
536 Hailey Blatt Robesonia, PA Miss Alonis 14D 1
539 JMP Cattle Company East Stroudsburg, PA JMP Sweetie Pie D05 2
538 Laura Henry Elizabethville, PA Bfn Miss Suzie 529d 3
540 Donald Baron Saegertown, Pa Lacey’s Dawn 4
533 Jennifer Ehrisman Richfield, PA CJE DEEE-LITE 5

0941 – Late Spring Heifer Calves (April 2016)
541 Ashley Dobbin Halifax, PA BFN OMG 425D 1
545 Grady Stewart Halifax, PA One Eyed Mary 410D 2
549 Elizabeth Weir Mt. Wolf, PA MLW Miss Moon 3
544 Katie Fry Mifflin, PA JFBF DEE DEE 4
546 Wyatt Fox Duncannon, PA FWB MS Steel Magnolia 5
547 Luke Desmond Claysville, Pa LCSF April 6
548 Wyatt Fox Duncannon, PA FWB Queen Bee 7

0942 – Early Spring Heifer Calves (March 2016)
550 curtis patton Spraggs, pa Black Betty 406D 1
556 Brittany Truax Harrisonville, Pa JBWV Celeste 2
552 Grady Stewart Halifax, PA SSC Classy Lady 318D 3
553 Laura Henry Elizabethville, PA Ssc Beauty 314d 4
554 Grace Ann Shick Clarion, PA SSC Miss Belle 313D 5
551 Madison Dobbin Halifax, PA Shimmer 320D 6
555 Powell’s Valley Simmentals Halifax, PA PVSM Uno Mas Dulce 7

0943 – Jr. Heifer Calves (Feb. 2016)
563 Grady Stewart Halifax, PA SSC Secret Society 22D 1
558 Kelsey Dobbin Halifax, PA SSC Starlight 229D 2

0944 – Jr. Heifer Calves (Jan. 2016)
564 Nolan Schmidt Conneautville, PA WPCC Valentine 605D 1
569 James and Jackie Campbell Land and Cattle Sycamore, PA CLAC Reba Rose 126D 2
567 Powell’s Valley Simmentals Halifax, PA PVSM Sugarberry 3
566 Toni Smith Reynoldsville, PA LVF2 Upgrade Chloe 4

0945 – Jr. Heifer Calf Champion
550.1 curtis patton Spraggs, pa Black Betty 406D 1

0946 – Reserve Jr. Heifer Calf Champion
563.1 Grady Stewart Halifax, PA SSC Secret Society 22D 1

0947 – Winter Heifer Calves (Nov. – Dec., 2015)
570 Stacy Workman Littlestown, PA c & a natalie 1
572 Nathan Berry Mifflin, PA BBCG SAVANNAH C38 2

0948 – Sr. Heifer Calves (Sept. – Oct., 2015)
574 Sara Downs Jackson Center, PA D&A Miss Black Betty 8C 1
576 JMP Cattle Company East Stroudsburg, PA JMP Lucy’s Legacy C06 2
575 Powell’s Valley Simmentals Halifax, PA PVSM Shortbread 3

0949 – Sr. Heifer Calf Champion
574.1 Sara Downs Jackson Center, PA D&A Miss Black Betty 8C 1

0950 – Reserve Sr. Heifer Calf Champion
570.1 Stacy Workman Littlestown, PA c & a natalie 1

0951 – Late Summer Yearling Heifers (July – Aug. 2015)
578 Luke Workman Littlestown, PA PVSM JUBILEE 1

0952 – Early Summer Yearling Heifers (May – June 2015)
584 James and Jackie Campbell Land and Cattle Sycamore, PA Sweet Whisper 5C 1
583 Donald Baron Saegertown, Pa Mochas Loaded Girl 2
581 JMP Cattle Company East Stroudsburg, PA JMP Ms X’s Charlie C05 3
582 Rachel Bargo Port Royal, PA SAF Cricket 4

0953 – Intermediate Champion Heifer
584.1 James and Jackie Campbell Land and Cattle Sycamore, PA Sweet Whisper 5C 1

0954 – Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer
583.1 Donald Baron Saegertown, Pa Mochas Loaded Girl 1

0956 – Early Jr. Yearling Heifers (March 2015)
588 Donald Baron Saegertown, Pa Annie’s Gunslinger Pistol 1
586 Grace Ann Shick Clarion, PA WESF Pickles 2
587 JMP Cattle Company East Stroudsburg, PA JMP Ms Panda Bear C01 3

0957 – Jr. Champion Heifer
588.1 Donald Baron Saegertown, Pa Annie’s Gunslinger Pistol 1

0958 – Reserve Jr. Champion Heifer
586.1 Grace Ann Shick Clarion, PA WESF Pickles 1

0959 – Late Sr. Yearling Heifer (Jan. – Feb. 2015)
590 James and Jackie Campbell Land and Cattle Sycamore, PA JPLF Miss Matlock C502 1

0960 – Early Sr. Yearling Heifers (Sept. – Dec. 2014)
592 Grace Ann Shick Clarion, PA Shicks Harvest Boo 1

0961 – Sr. Champion Heifer
590.1 James and Jackie Campbell Land and Cattle Sycamore, PA JPLF Miss Matlock C502 1

0962 – Reserve Sr. Champion Heifer
592.1 Grace Ann Shick Clarion, PA Shicks Harvest Boo 1

0963 – Grand Champion Heifer
584.2 James and Jackie Campbell Land and Cattle Sycamore, PA Sweet Whisper 5C 1

0964 – Reserve Grand Champion Heifer
590.2 James and Jackie Campbell Land and Cattle Sycamore, PA JPLF Miss Matlock C502 1

0969 – Summer Bull Calves (May 1, 2016 and after)
594 Grady Stewart Halifax, PA SSC Bulletproof 623D 1
595 JMP Cattle Company East Stroudsburg, PA JMP Chrome Shot D06 2

0973 – Jr. Bull Calves (Jan. 2016)
598 JMP Cattle Company East Stroudsburg, PA JMP Midnight Spokesman 1
597 Jeremy Dobbin Halifax, PA SSC Resurgence 110D 2

0974 – Jr. Bull Calf Champion
594.1 Grady Stewart Halifax, PA SSC Bulletproof 623D 1

0975 – Reserve Jr. Bull Calf Champion
598.1 JMP Cattle Company East Stroudsburg, PA JMP Midnight Spokesman 1

0981 – Early Summer Yearling Bulls (May – June 2015)
600 JMP Cattle Company East Stroudsburg, PA JMP Strom Cloud C04 1

0982 – Intermediate Champion Bull
600.1 JMP Cattle Company East Stroudsburg, PA JMP Strom Cloud C04 1

0984 – Late Jr. Yearling Bull (March – April 2015)
601 Jerry Woolcock Orangeville, PA WF Wonderchunk 1

0986 – Jr. Champion Bull
601.1 Jerry Woolcock Orangeville, PA WF Wonderchunk 1

0993 – Grand Champion Bull
601.2 Jerry Woolcock Orangeville, PA WF Wonderchunk 1

0994 – Reserve Grand Champion Bull
594.2 Grady Stewart Halifax, PA SSC Bulletproof 623D 1

0995 – Produce of Dam
604 Grady Stewart Halifax, PA MF Miss Built Right U553 1

0998 – Best 5 Head
608 JMP Cattle Company East Stroudsburg, PA 1

0999 – Premier Exhibitor
600.2 JMP Cattle Company East Stroudsburg, PA JMP Strom Cloud C04 1

1000 – Premier Breeder
530.2 Grady Stewart Halifax, PA SSC Foxy Lady 331B 1

Spring into Excellence Sale Nomination

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Friday, March 31, 2017

Livestock Evaluation Center, Pennsylvania Furnace, PA

Sale Manager: Chris Brown (304-290-8383)

Sale Nomination Packet

Leslie L. Whitmoyer 1955-2016

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Leslie L. Whitmoyer 1955-2016

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Leslie L. Whitmoyer, 60, of Fredericksburg, died of complications from heart disease Sunday, Nov. 13 in Philadelphia at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

“Les,” as he was known to friends and family, was born Nov. 25, 1955 to P.T. Whitmoyer Jr. and the late Margaret Whitmoyer in Lebanon. He graduated from Tulpehocken High School in 1973 and worked for his father at Whitmoyer’s Swatara Creek Mill until 1977. Les retired in 2015 after working 36 years as a salesman for Kohl Building Products, Reading, serving builders and contractors in Lebanon and Berks counties. He volunteered on the Lebanon County Builders Association board of directors for many years, helping to organize the annual Builder’s Show. Les, and wife Cindy, operated Mountain View Farm, a 20-acre Simmental cattle breeding operation in Fredericksburg. A past-president of the Pennsylvania Simmental Association, Les also served as a director for the Pennsylvania Cattleman’s Association and supported the Lebanon County 4-H Livestock Club, Lebanon Area Fair 4-H and FFA Livestock Sale, and sold numerous project cattle and sheep to youth across Central Pennsylvania. Les enjoyed helping 4-Hers with their animals, especially first-year members. He was a long-time volunteer in the Lebanon Area Fair kitchen during the Fair and worked other Expo events throughout the year. He was most often found flipping burgers and chicken on the grill, serving hungry fairgoers with a smile. In his free time Les enjoyed playing golf with family and friends, and reading farming magazines and newspapers. He also spent almost 30 years renovating and remodeling two historic homes – first, his 1790s-era home in Monroe Valley, and second (and still in progress), his 1850s-era home and barn in Fredericksburg.

He is survived by his wife Cindy Whitmoyer, Fredericksburg; son Andy Whitmoyer and his wife Jess, Lititz; son Nick Whitmoyer, Arlington, Va.; daughter Emily Summey and her husband Troy, Halifax; daughter MaryEllen Whitmoyer, Santa Fe, N.M.; stepdaughter Sarah Limbert and her husband Adam, Bethel; stepson John Zimmerman, Pine Grove; three grandchildren; brother Ron Whitmoyer and his wife Sandy, Richland; brother Ted Whitmoyer, Fredericksburg; brother Jeff Whitmoyer and his wife Sue, Lebanon; sister Candy Orbinati and her husband Nick, Sauquoit, N.Y.; father P.T. Jr. (Jeff) Whitmoyer, Richland; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held Sunday, Nov. 20 from 7-9 p.m., and from 10-11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 21 at Christman’s Funeral Home in Lebanon.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 21, followed by burial at the cemetery of St. John’s Church in Mt. Aetna.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial gift to the American Heart Association: www.heart.org.

For more information, to order flowers, or to send messages of condolence, please visit www.christmansfuneralhome.com