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LEES PORT A dairy nutrition
school has been set for Jan. 26 and
27 at the Berks County
Agricultural Center. Sponsored by
the Berks County Cooperative
Extension Service and Berks
County Feed Companies, the
course is designed to expand dairy
farmers knowledge in the basics of
dairy nutrition.
The program offers the following
topics for Wednesday Jan. 26;
Animal Nutrition - What Is It?
discussed by Clyde Myers, Berks
Co. Agent; Do You Know Your
Feedstuffs? discussed by Nick
Kohut, Albrights Mill, and Jerry
Zubey, Agway; Use of Alternative
■> Feeds - and What Does A Cow
™ Need? by Richard Adams, Penn
State Extension Dairy
Nutritionist; and Energy, Dry
Matter, and Feed Intake by Carl
Brown, Browns Feeds..
Thursday’s program offers:
Anatomy of the Digestive Tract -
and Metabolic Disorders discussed
by Dr. Duane Kennedy, Willow
Creek' Animal Hospital; Digestion
and Absorption by Adams, and
panel on Our Nutrition Program.
The dairymen panel includes:
Frank Borkey, Sinking Spring;
Stephen Janos, Centerport; Kenny
Sanner, Kutztown; Forest
Strieker, Wernersville; and Ken
WolfsJall, Pcmville.
Reservations are needed by Jan.
21. For more information contact
Clyde Myers at the Berks County
Agricultural Center, Leesport,
Pa. 19533, (215) 378-1327. Cost of the
school is $16.00 which includes
lunch, handbook summerizing
p. each topic and other program
D? materials.
Beef fanners have an op
portunity to attend the two beef
programs sponsored by the
Cooperative Extension Service in
Southeast Pennsylvania.
On Monday, Jan. 25 at Kisser’s
Restaurant Rt. 422 Stouchsburg,
the program will start at 5:30 p.m.
with coffee and commercial
exhibits. A beef barbeque dinner
will follow at 6:00 p.m.
The educational part of the
program begins at 7 pun. when Lou
Moore, Penn State Extension
economist will discuss “The
Future Outlook” and “Marketing
Through Hedging.” Les Burdette,
Penn State Ext. Animal Scientist
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will then talk about “What Kind of
Cattle Should I Feed” and “Low
Coat Feed Storage”.
A panel of beef feeders will
discuss, “How to Maximize Profits
and Minimize Losses in Todays
Economic Climate.” The panel
includes Harold Dietrich.
Richland; Dennis Manbeck,
Robesonia; and Robert Miller,
Lebanon. The program will con
clude with a question and answer
period. For reservations by Jan. 21
contact Clyde Myers.
On Wednesday, Jan. 26, a beef
cow and calf program will take
place. Starting at 7:00 p.m. the
meeting will be held at the Berks-
Lehigh Farm Credit Service, Rt.
100, Pogelsville. At 7 p.m. coffee
and donuts will be served as
producers get a chance to meet the
speakers.
To start the program, Clair
Engle, Penn State Extension
animal scientist will discuss
“Management of the Cow/Calf
Herd Placing Emphasis on
Reproductive Performance”.
“Pasture Management and the use
of Warm Season Grasses and
ißrassica’s” will then be discussed
by Gerald Jung, from the U.S.
Regional Pasture Research
Laboratory. The program will
close with a question and answer
period. No reservation is needed
for this program.
Berks County Extension Service
invites all dairy /aimers to their
annual Dairy Day on Feb. 7 at the
Berks County Agricultural Center.
The agenda offers topics which sue
important in todays economic
climate. Resevations |3/person
are required by Feb. 2.
The program begins at 8:45 a.m.
with coffee, donuts and com
mercial exhibits. Steve Spencer,
Penn State Extension dairy
specialist will then discuss “Stray
Voltage - Is It a Problem”. “How
to Make Money Producing Milk”
will be discussed by Fred Hughes,
Penn State Extension farm
management specialist. “Coping
with Stress” discussed by Diane
Brown, Southeast Regional Ext.
Home Economist will follow. Just
before lunch Spencer will talk
about “Milking Equipment”.
After lunch a producer panel will
discuss “How I Handle My
Mastitis Problems and Lowering
with
The educational program is as
follows: “Update vaccinations and
Antibiotics” by Dr. Lany Hut
chinson, Penn State Extension
veterinarian; “Avoiding Financial
Difficulties In Your Swine
Operation” by Harry Schaffer,
Berks County Agent; Producer
panel discussing “Improving Your
Swine Facilities” - Panel members
include Steve Burkholder,
Fleetwood; Dennis Cooper;
Kempton; Wilbur Lutz, Sinking
Snrinc; and Amos Hoover,
NEWARK, Del. If you are in a
financial crisis and have decided to
file for bankruptcy, a better
solution might be the Wage Earner
Plan, which is Chapter 13 of the
U.S. Bankruptcy Act.
The major advantage of Chapter
13 is that you can keep your assets,
including your home and car. You
pay off your debt according to a
plan set up with your lawyer and
reviewed by the court. The Wage
Earner Plan runs for a period of up
to three years, says Delaware
Extension family living agent
Mary Alice Morris.
If your creditors feel that fraud
or misleading information is in
volved, they have the option of
objecting to the plan before it is
accepted by the court. Usually it is
to their advantage to agree to the
plan.
The plan remains in effect as
long as you make the payments
according to the established
schedule. If you miss payments,
the plan will be dismissed by the
court.
The last resort is filing for
bankruptcy, says Morris. This
means giving up certain assets in
return for legal release from
certain debts.
dairy and livestock seminars
My Somatic Cell Count”. The panel
includes: Donald Burkholder,
Bernville; Glen Seidel,
Wometsdorf; Leonard Stoltzfus,
Douglassville; and Ken Wolfskill,
Bernville.
Berks County swine farmers will
want to attend two upcoming swine
days on Feb. 9 and 10.
Kutztown Grange Hall will be the
site of the meeting on Wednesday
beginning at 9 a.m. with coffee and
donuts.
Wage earner plan is alternative
Adamstown. Just before a Pork
Barbeque Lunch, Mat Parsons,
Penn State Extension swine
specialist will give an “Update on
Swine Facilities.”
After lunch Parsons will discuss
“Factors which Affect Meat
Quality”. A producer panel will
then discuss “How I Maintain
Foundation Stock.” Panel
members include: Mike Moore,
Reading; Ray Meyers, Lancaster;
and Herb Schick, Kutztown.
Hutchinson will then discuss
“Diseases Which Affect Foun
dation Stock”.
On Thursday, Feb. 10 the
meeting will be held at the Marion
Fire Companv. Stouchsburg at 9
a.m. The educational program is
as follows: Parsons will talk about
“New Concepts in Swine Feeding’’,
followed by a producer panel
discussing “Why I Feed Haylage".
Panel members include: Phil
Fireling, Schuylkill; Jim Groff,
Lancaster and Mike Hartman,
The bankruptcy process includes
preparing and filing a petition,
meeting creditors in a federal
court to resolve their claims, and
appointing a court trustee to
collect and sell your possessions at
public auction so the proceeds can
be distributed among the
creditors. Certain assets cannot be
taken from you. Social security
and veteran’s benefits are two
sources of income exempted by
federal law.
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Fusarium blight hits soybeans
NEWARK, Del. - Cases of
Fusarium blight on Delaware
grown soybeans are becoming
more frequent and more serious.
Since the soilbome fungus disease
was first observed in the state in
1977, some farmers have seen only
minor damage from it. But others
have suffered severe yield losses.
Because of his concern over its
spread, Robert Carroll, plant
pathologist at the University of
Delaware Agricultural Ex
periment Station, has been con
ducting research on Fusarium
blight of soybeans. Several of his
graduate students also have been
studying aspects of the problem,
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Bemville. Hutchinson will then
discuss “Today’s Vaccines’’
followed by “Evaluating Sow
Production" with Parsons.
A producer panel will then
discuss “How I Evaluate My
Sows.’” Panel includes: Leon
Arnold, Lebanon, Mel Huber,
Frystown; and Leon Hoover,
Middlecreek. Following a Pork
Barbeque Lunch, Parsons will
discuss “Whats New In The Swine
Industry.”
Dr. George Landis, Regional
PDA Veterinarian will then
discuss “Swine Identification.”
“Producers Responsibilities -
Animal Rights” will then be
discussed by Hutchinson. Parsons
will then discuss “Reproductive
Efficiency and AI” followed by a
question and answer program.
Both meetings require
registration. Cost is |3.00/meeting
as deadline is Feb. 4. For more
information contact Clyde Myers.
personal goods (such as clothing),
and professional or job-related
tools are often excluded from the
bankruptcy sale.
Certain debts are not
dischargeble, including taxes,
alimony, and child support.
Consider bankruptcy only after
you have explored every other
alternative, Morris says.
Remember, the bankruptcy record
remains part of your credit rating
for up to 10 years.
pathologist Bob Mulrooney
recently prepared a fact sheet
based on this research and
Mulrooney’s field observations.
Both scientists feel growers need
to become familiar with symptoms
of the disease so that they can take
steps to control it. The publication
describes these symptoms and
outlines cultural practices to
minimize outbreaks.
Copies of the fact sheet,
“Fusarium Blight of Soybeans in
Delaware,” are available from
county Extension offices in
Newark 302/738-2506, Dover
302/736*1448 and Georgetown
302/856-5250.