A26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 18,1981
HAZLETON “My impressions
of the NEBA Cooperative is that
it’s a vibrant and growing
organization. It has a sound
financial picture and meeting all
obligations to remain a stable
cooperative,” said Sire Power and
NEBA General Manager,
DuWayne A. Kutz.
Approximately 150 voting
delegates, guests, directors, and
personnel attended the seven
teenth NEBA Annual Meeting,
iccently held at the Gus Genetti
Motor Lodge in Hazelton
General Manager Kutz was a
principle speaker at the meeting.
“We have programs to be pround
of, and to progress in, for the 19S0’s
and 1990’5,” said Kutz.
He discussed the young sire
program at Sire Power and
stressed how it is the obligation of
the membership to continue to
sample young bulls.
NEBA President, Gary Rickard
reported another great financial
year. “The net operating margin
before patronage income was the
largest ever m the history of the
NEBA organization,” said
Rickard
Rickard said, “The future of the
cooperative looks bright.”
John M. White, professor of
dairy science at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State
University, was the feature
speaker His presentation was
titled “Looking Ahead In The
Eighties.”
White speculated on things he
Produce dealer ineligible
PROVIDENCE, R.I.
A Rhode Island firm,
Al-Jacs, Inc., of
Providence, has become
ineligible to operate in
the produce industry
under the Perishable
Agricultural Com
modities Act as a result
of its failure to pay a
reparation award of
17467.
The award had been
issued by USDA m favor
of a Connecticut shipper
for potatoes shipped
between February and
April, 1980 The firm
was given an op
portunity to answer the
charges but failed to
respond, and USDA
ordered payment of the
amount claimed.
NEBA delegates hold annual meeting
believes will happen, and things
that might happen, in the next
decade of the dairy industry.
“Farmers can’t afford to get
behind in the fast moving dairy
mdustry today,” said White.
“Managing a successful breeding
program is especially important.”
White pointed out how accuracy
has been improved in calculating
the Predicted Difference figures.
“New traits being calculated are
calving ease, protems/solids
factor, and research is being done
on susceptabihty of mastitis,” said
White.
“Between 1973-1980, the bulls
sampled in A.I. tripled,” said
White.
He also told the diaryman how
the development of embryo
transfer has become a practical
reality in the 1980’s For this
progressive development White
reflected on how the 1970’s showed
a significant shift in evaluating
pedigrees for performance and
productivity.
White continued with a few
things he is certain will happen in
the 1980’s
-The DHIA program will
definitely see a change because of
the tremendous increase of people
on test The options may be bi
monthly or AM-PM testing White
pointed out that salaries are going
to have to increase for DHIA
supervisors to make a living.
-According to White, the current
scale for type classification is
“awful”. “There is a real need for
an equal distance scale for
ifie turn may not ofiiciai with USDA’s
operate industry under Agricultural Marketing
the PACA until the Service, said the act
award has been paid, provides for damages to
The firm’s officers, be paid by those who fail
directors, and major to meet their con
stockholders-Albert R. tractual obligations in
Jacavone, Albert J. buying and selling fresh
Jacavone and Antonette and frozen fruits and
Jacavone-may not be vegetables. He said
employed by or af- interstate traders must
filiated with any PACA be licensed, and the law
licensee without USDA requires that their
approval. licenses be suspended if
they fail to pay
an reparation awards
Charles Brader,
WHEN/T COMES 70.
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-Cow Index and milk com
position has progressed tremen
dously. Improvements has been
made in the BLUP Procedure as
well as in evaluation of selection.
-The genetic base must change to
be current and up to date with the
dairy mdustry
-There will be a better selection
of bulls and more triple plus bulls.
This can be attributed to a suc
cessful sampling program m the
A.I. industry.
Looking ahead to the ‘Bo’s, White
reminded the group that Embryo
Transfer was in its infancy stage.
The research for cloning embryos
is going on right now.
White said, “We must manage
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evaluating genetic type ac
curately, he said. Thevufleieno.
between a 65 and 66 point cow can’t
be considered the same as the
difference between an 86 and 87
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and monitor embryo transfer so we
don’t' degenerate the dairy in
dustry. Each breed organization
must develop its own guide lines
for ET and cloning procedures.
“The danger of Embryo Tran
sfer and cloning will narrow the
genetic base,” he said. “In
breeding becomes a problem.”
In conclusion, some things that
White believes won’t happen in
clude the sexmg of semen and
determining the genetic value of
newborn calves.
White passed on advice to
remain flexible in thinking and
become an early adapter. He said
adopt new technology and go with
it.
“Keep up to date; read Hoard’s
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dairy management magazines,
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learn and continue to learn,” White
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Margin Stout, NEBA Sales and
Service Director reported the past
year’s activities, ac
complishments, and statistics of
the technician force. He
congratulated and thanked the
District Managers; Leighton
Klmgler, Willard Odenwelder, and
Bob Parr, and all the technicians
for another successful year.
The NEBA Board of Directors
were elected as follows. President-
Gary Rickard; Vice President-
John Epler; and Treasurer-
William Terhune. These men, plus
Harold Lesher, make up the
Executive Committee.
Also elected were Secretary-
Margin Stout; Assistant Secretary-
Henry Schragger; and Assistant
Treasurer-Laura Klimas. The
following Directors were elected.
Hank Rudderow, Cliff Sands, Ray
McMillen, Sterling Fabian, Gerald
Parker, and James Howard.
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