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FRANKLIN A new quality
certification program was
discussed Tuesday, at the Nor
thwest District DHIA meeting held
at the Bonanza Steak Pit in
Franklin.
Phil Dukas, general manager of
the Penn State milk testing lab,
said that every state will be
required to qualify" for the new
program. All states would follow
the same DHIA rules and testing
Holstein Hall of Fame
forerunner of today’s Atlantic
Breeders Cooperative,
headquartered in Lancaster. In
1944, his peers elected him to the
cooperative’s board and he served
as president through 1960.
■ From 1944 through 1971, the A 1
served on the cooperative’s
sire selection committee, which
brought the influence of such sire
greats as Lucifer and Ivanhoe to
the Holstein breeding industry.
In 1975, the Pennsylvania
Association of Artificial Breeders
Cooperatives, which he had headed
as president for five years,
honored him as an A.l. Pioneer in
the state. He also represented the
state on the board of .the National
Association erf Animal Breeders
from 1960 through 1964 and served
as vice-president.
For his farm and industry
contributions, Groff was selected a
Master Farmer, and in 1956 was
appointed by President
Eisenhower to the state ASC
committee, which he headed as
chairperson from 1958 to 1960.
Groff also served as a past
president of the Lancaster County
Cooperative Extension Service and
Bladex* herbicide for corn has
proven its excellent broad spectrum
performance in reduced/no-till
acres. Used alone or tank mixed
with atrazine or other herbicides,
Bladex stops both grasses and
broadleaves.
Dukas addresses Northwest DHIA
program and under the quality
certification program, supervisors
would be required to take an exam
in order to test herds for the
following year. The program
would guarantee a minimum of
services to each dairvman on test,
said Du>,qs.
The DHIa chief also stated in the
mture a new back-up system may
be incorporated at the milk testing
lab at Penn state. The memory
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is a former member of the Lan
caster County Planning Com
mission.
Both Hall of Fame bonorees
were presented with duplicates of
their portraits that will be hung in
the Hall of Fame gallery at the
Holstein Association’s State
College offices.
The Hall of Fame
which brought standing ovations
from the audience of several
hundred, climaxed the annual
banquet in the grand ballroom of
the Hilton. Earlier in the program,
a presentation went to the
association from state Secretary of
Agriculture' Penrose Haliowell,
also aHolstein member. Secretary
Haliowell presented the group with
a framed plaque bearing a pen
used by Govenor Dick Thornburgh
iA signing the proclaimation last
year milk the official
state drink. ■
Presentations of appreciation to
convention co-chairman Kay and
Dave Slusser, and Polish ethnic
folk dance entertainment by the
Alliance College Kujawiaki
rounded out the final convention
event.
unit failed during the holiday
season leaving 400 dairy herds with
incomplete records and-another
600 herds were affected due to the
delay. Dukas said they also will
need a new computer analyst and
another fieldman.
Ray Pruss, DHIA ad
ministrative assistant, explained
the value of a short course for area
supervisors. Directors will decide
if the five day short course should
be mandatory at the National
DHIA Convention coming up
March 14 through 17 in Rochester,
New York.
The Northwest District Meeting
.expressed their thoughts- that
supervisors would be capable of
better testing with training from
the short course.
Some of the subjects covered by
the short course and rules and
regulations, handling, meters,
reporting date on the barn sheets,
sample packing, somatic cell count
on to receive his B.S. in
Agricultural Education from Penn
State m 1960 and received his
Master’s Degree in 1971.
From his post as Supervisor for
the State Correctional Institution
at Kockview to his start in the beef
business in 1972 and to the present,
Espy has always been an adamant
advocate and promoter of beef “in
his home, business, community,
and any other place that someone
willlisten.” _ '
He is known to be extremely
energetic and has served the beef
industry with his time and
resources in the Pa. Cattleman’s
Association, Pa. Beef Council,
Bladex controls foxtaHs and fall
panicum after they’ve germinated
and emerged. It provides effective
burndown activity on emerged
weeds, especially when applied with
liquid fertilizer or contact herbicides.
Residual control lasts up to 12 weeks.
and protein testing. Individual
counties would absorb the
workshop costs.
Dukas summarized the revision
in rules and said the rules are now
in effect and supervisors should
report offenders to their local
clubs.
Soybean, grain meeting Wednesday
SHIPPENSBURG - The
Cooperative Extension Services- of
Franklin and Cumberland counties
will be conducting a joint meeting
on Wednesday for the soybean and
small-grain fanners of both
counties. This educational meeting
will start at ID a.m. and conclude
at 2:30 p.m. in the Bonanza
Restaurant, Shippensburg.
The main feature will be. a
discussion on “Bayleton for
Mildew Control in Wheat”, by
Tony Herndon, Mobay Chemical
Cattlemen
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National Cattleman’s Council, Pa.
Beef Council Development Task
Force, Pa. Farmers Association,
Huntingdon County Agricultural
Forum, Penn State College of'
Agriculture Advisory Board, as a
member of Secretary’s Hallowell’s
Animal Industry’s Advisory
Board, as well as serving as
President and Vice President of
the Tyrone Rotary JClub, past
President of the Juniata Valley
School District, member of Tyrone
Masonic Lodge #494, Valley of
Altoona Consistory, Jaffa Temple
of Altoona, and as a member of the
National Federation of In*'
dependent Businesses.
Lancaster Famine, Saturday, March 5,1983—A25
This year, begin with Bladex for
broad spectrum weed control
performance in reduced/no-till
acreage. Follow label directions.
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The following officers were'
selected for 1983: state director,
Stanley Brubaker, Potter county;
president, Dan Vogh, Erie County;
vice president, James Glover, Erie
County; secretary, Catheryn
Moose, Mercer County.
Company. John Yocum, director of
the Penn State Research Station at
Landisville, will update growers on
the latest techniques in soybean
production. Elwood Hatley, Penn
State agronomist, will discuss
small grain and grain sorghum
(milo) culture - new varieties weed
control, harvesting techniques,
etc.
The session will qualify as an
update-training meeting for
recertification of licensed Penn
sylvania pesticide applicators.
(Many of these current licenses
expire Sept 30.) County Agent
John Shearer urges all small
grains, soybean, and grain
sorghum growers to attend.
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