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LANCASTER A veterinarian,
two cattle feeders, and a cattle
jockey tossed out their
philosophies on the best methods
for starting cattle on feed Tuesday
during the Lancaster Cattle
Feeders’ Day, sponsored by the
Penn State Extension Service.
Dr. George Zimmerman of
Ephrata described how shipped
cattle could be suffering from
stress, and viral and bacteria
infections. He suggested cattle
feeders strive to “get hay into
those calves”quickly, and vac
cinate them only if the calves don’t
appear to be sick already. He
stressed the need to provide
adequate housing, clean bedding
and fresh water.
I Lancaster County cattle feeder
Earl Martin advocated medicating
pttae drinking water, followed by
medicated feed during the initial 2-
4 weeks on the farm. Fellow cattle
Preconditioned calf
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yearling feeder cattle, Burdette
said farmers don’t have to be as
cautios. He suggested feeding good
hay, 3-4 pounds of grain, and silage
without NPN for at least the first
week. He noted that yearlings
should be on full feed within 15-20
days.
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feeder Ken Rohrer stressed the
benefits of clean pens, water
troughs, and feed bunks filled with
hay. Rohrer added that it is im
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unloaded so that any lame or in
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the bunch. This individual calf
inspection should continue for the
next several days, said Rohrer, so
that sick animals can be detected
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USDA-insured PIK participants
offered higher yield guarantees
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Far
mers who take part in the
payment-in-kind program can get
higher yield guarantees on crop
losses insured by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s
Federal Crop Insurance Cor
poration.
In announcing the new initiative
Tuesday, Secretary of Agriculture
John R. Block said increased yield
guarantees can run as high as 10
percent for fanners who par
ticipate in PIK at the 30 percent
level. Yield guarantees will go up
less for lower levels of par
ticipation.
“To qualify for the yield
guarantee increase, the insured
farmer must participate in the PK
program at least at the 10 percent
level," said Block. “That would
make the farmer eligible for an
increase of 6 percent."
Block said the guaranteed in*
crease will climb to 8 percent at
the 20 percent participation level.
The 10 percent increase for PK
participation at the 30 percent
level will be the maximum
allowed.
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nounced Jan. 11, farmers can allow
some of the land they normally
farm to lie idle. In return, they will
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modity they would have raised
from reserves held by the
government
The objective of PK, said Block,
is to balance demands and supplies
by reducing production, cutting
surplus stocks and avoiding price
support payment^.
Merritt W. Sprague, manager of
the USDA crop insurance cor
poration, said he believes the new
insurance offer is an incentive that
will attract new producers to crop
insurance and encourage those
already insured to continue their
coverage.
“No additional action will be
required by the insured farmer
who is a PK program participant
to qualify for the increased yield
guarantee, ” said Sprague. “No
additional premium will be
charged for added coverage.”
In the event of loss, said
Sprague, the producers’ policy
guarantees will be adjusted ac
cording to his verified PK par
ticipation records.
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increase level is based on the
corporations’s expectation of in
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PIK participants. The agency can
offer higher guarantees without a
corresponding rise in premium
rates because it estimates the risk
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Current winter wheat policy
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March 11, said Sprague. No
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