'Ci'WER, Del. The first part of
the two day Delmarva Dairy and
Livestock Seminar was held on
Tuesday, January 25 at the
Sheraton Inn in Dover, De. The
second'part of the meeting will be
held at the same' location on
February 4.
This is the first time Delaware
and Maryland have combined their
state dauy days, and organizers of
the event, pleased with the
plan to do the same thing next
Dairy, livestock forecast
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creating the disastrous climate tor
livestock producers in 1982.
In the beef industry Moore
pointed out that the price
producers received for feeder
cattfe had dropped $32 over the
past two years-'and slaughter cattle
prices hhve kept cattlemen
operating in the red for about 2*/2
yeass. Helping" to add to the
fuNacial' dilemma of the beef
producers are higher retail costs
tor red meat and a decrease in per
capita consumption since con
sumers are switching to cheaper
meats like poultry and fish.
Moore’s forecast of "cloudy
sunshine” tor the red meat in
dustry was reflected in his
gesstunate of what prices might be
in 1982, all of which were at or
below breakeven costs.
His February beet price
prediction was $64 compared to a
breakeven cost of $68.64; April, $63
compared to $65.16; June, $64
compared to $63; October, $67
compared to $65; and December,
$67.50 compared to $66.50.
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She hogindustry didn't get much
of an optimistic outlook from
the Penn State economist, despite
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Delmarva dairy day features protein needs
year, according to Delaware ex
tension dairy specialist George
Haenlem. The seminar is spon
sored by Delmarva Dairy and
Livestock Council, in cooperation
with the Delaware and Maryland
Cooperative Extension Services.
The presence of 30 industry
exhibits added color and interest to
the seminar; and also helped
defray programming costs.
A major highlight of the first
day’s program was a talk on
reports that producers are
projecting fewer farrowings.
Moore contended that since the
trend is to fewer producers
raising the majority ot the hogs,
the operations’ sizes prevent
them from cutting back on in
ventory drastically.
Moore’s February hog price
prospects were $4B compared to a
breakeven cost of $47.40; April, $49
compared to $48.10; June, $53
compared to $47; and October, $4B
tor both price and breakeven.
According to Moore’s predic
tions, 1982 will leave only a slim
margin between profits and losses
in either the beef or pork business.
And, as one ot the seminar par
ticipants said, it becomes a
necessity tor produces to watch
every dollar. This Lebanon
Co. cattleman confided that he
eliminates the cost ot livestock
auction commissions by marketing
his beef directly to a local butcher.
And last year, he said, his ac
countant advised him to go out ot
the pork and broiler businesses
completely.
This year, good record keeping
will become as vital for the farmer
as rain. In. Alan Bair -of Atlantic
Breeders Cooperative stressed
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protein solubility and cows'
nutritional needs by Mike Hutjens
of the University of Illinois.
Traditionally, dairy fanners have
believed that cows need a certain
percentage of protein in their
rations, and it is not important
whether that protein comes from
alfalfa, soybeans, urea, or any
other protein source. However,
Hutjens says new research has
shown that the source of protein in
a cow's diet really does matter.
that records on finances as well as
breeding and production will play
a major role in each farmer’s
economic success.
Bank ag seminar last Wednesday included:
from left, Rep. Noah Wenger; USDA’s Charles
can help prevent teat damage
the Nu-Pulse from Americas
level of most milkers. Then its unique pulsator action
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Proteins are not all equally
soluble, he says, which means that
cows cannot turn them all into milk
and meat equally well. This little
known fact accounts for some of
the production differences we see
in herds that are fed different
rations that have the same per
centage of protein.
Even a crop like, alfalfa has
different amounts of usable protein
depending on whether it is fed as
green chop, as green haylage or as
brown haylage. Temperature is
one of the factors that affects the
solubility of the protein and thus its
usefulness as a source of amino
acids derived from protein.
Researchers are only now
beginning to find out which sources
of protem are most usable. It is
Conventional
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differential collapses in
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and reversing milk flow.
RELEASE: Sudden drop
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likely that some out-of-fashion
feedstuffs like toasted or expanded
soybeans will regain popularity if
research shows them to have more
usable protein than other choices.
Haenlein did extensive nutrition
studies with expanded soybeans
and expanded corn in the early
19605.
Richard Erdman of the
University of Maryland followed
up with a new way to bring up the
protein content of corn silage. He
said liquid ammonia not only adds
to the nutritional value of corn, but
also helps to preserve it.
The second day session, which
will begin at 10 a.m. on Feb. 4, will
be devoted to such subjects as
reproduction, forage, and waste
management.
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