

Lisa Buzzard of Stroudsburg also qualified for the state farm show after taking first place at West End Fair in the Hershey cocoa cake contest and the angel food cake contest. Other pointers came from family and friends, who gladly offered to taste-test each batch Kresge turned out. I guess I'm OK now that I've won."Ī modest attitude for someone whose sugary treat was so rich and decadent judges suggested she slice the bars to a smaller size. "I wanted to see if I could be good at it. The Healthy Hoof Programme is provided by DairyNZ and delivered by NZVA.Take two inventive bakers, add ingenuity and some interest in food, and what do you get? First-place winners at West End Fair's baking contest heading to the Pennsylvania Farm Show today.Ī love for cooking is all it took for Heather Kresge, 15, of Tannersville, to enter the West End's 2007 Hershey cookie, brownie and bar contest.Īnd by whipping up her winning chocolate and peanut butter pudding bars, she's going to the farm show in Harrisburg to see if she can come out on top again.

He has produced booklets and teaching videos covering all aspects of lameness in pasture fed dairy herds.

More recently he was the 2013 recipient of the Golden Glove award given by the Society of Dairy Cattle Veterinarians of the NZVA. In 1989 he was awarded the Australasian College Medal for his work in this field. As a result of this work and his contribution to veterinary practice in New Zealand he was awarded an Honorary BVSc by Massey University. Neil has been investigating the causes of lameness since the early 80s and has had three papers published in the New Zealand Veterinary Journal. His understanding of cow behaviour is resulting in practical ways for farmers to reduce foot damage and subsequent lameness. In recent years this interest has focused on the importance of herd management on the farm tracks and in the milking shed. His interest is the prevention of lameness in pasture fed dairy herds. Neil Chesterton BVSc: Neil graduated from Sydney University (Australia) in 1974 and came straight to Inglewood in New Zealand, where he is still in clinical practice.
