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cows, Bob Kilgore sees the present
unsettled condition of the dairy
industry offering a logical time to
retire. According to his wife,
Isabel, their Airville herd of 45
Holsteins is up for sale and will be
trucked away as soon as buyer
negotiations are complete.
“I can’t afford to cut back,”
flatly states dairy farmer Tom
Stein, who began milking cows on
his York farm just a few years ago.
Enthusiastic milk promoters see
the advertising segment of the DO
program as one of the best parts of
the legislation.
“For once we have everyone
contributing to advertising,”
rejoices E. Wayne Beshore, New
Cumberland, a long-time member
of the Atlantic Dairy Association’s
board. Funds will also offer sorely
needed research opportunities for
new dairy products, he figures.
Ralph McGregor of East Berlin
echoes that opinion, calling the 15-
cent deduction the “most exciting
part of the program.”
While the legislation is basically
a short-run solution to production
surpluses, McGregor sees the
advertising monies an investment
in making milk and dairy products
a bigger part of the American
culture, while boosting the nation’s
health.
“ Promotion is the only answer.
We must increase consumption,”
agrees East Berlin producer Bob
Smyser.
Since a producer can bid a
reduction, then later change his
mind before final signing, Smyser
figures it might be a logical move
for dairyment to submit a contract
as a hedge against the final
regulations release..
The Secretary of agriculture
does have the power to reduce a
dairyman’s contract bid reduction
figure, if he sees a critically short
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We got it with Saranac AR in an official measured
trial—lo. 7 tons per acre. That’s because
Saranac AR is Northeast-Bred to stand up to
harsh winters and come on early and strong
each spring. Bred to produce consistent top
yields and long-lived stands.
Anthracnose resistant... Race 1 and 2
What’s more, Saranac AR is the only one to plant
where anthracnose, Race 1 and 2 is a threat.
Saranac AR is resistant to both strains of this crop
killer.
Plus, Verti-Clean T “for Verticillium wilt
protection.
There’s been another threat to alfalfa show up in
the Northeast recently—Verticillium wilt This dis
ease can be introduced to your fields by infected
equipment or the seed you plant, even if “wilt-
supply of milk impending because
of heavy signup, or for other
reasons that could trigger a refusal
to accept the dairyman’s bid
estimate. That counter-offer by
USDA can also be refused. No
producer is locked into a contract
until final signing.
Marty Gray, manager of Sinking
Spring’s herd of registered
Holsteins says he’ll withhold final
opinion until he sees the detailed
regulations on selling breeding
stock.
According to the initial
regulations, milking animals sold
after November 30, 1983 by a
dairyman participating in the
signup, must either go for
slaughter or to another producer in
the signup program. While USDA
does have the authority to make
exceptions, no decisions have been
made to whether or how that
authority will be used.
One dairyman who requested
anonymity had little trouble ex-
A dam good alfalfa yield.
pressing his opinion of the DO
program, vehemently calling it
“the worst lemon the government
ever came up with.”
On a brighter note in the Dairy
Day program, Jud Heinrichs
encouraged dairymen to look at
computers as tools for the future.
/Tongue-in-cheek, Heinrichs
suggested to farmers that if
they’re thinking about a computer,
they should buy one for their kids
to play with, and then they’ll leam
to use it themselves.
More serious computer shoppers
are advised to first look at the
software, or programs available,
then buy the hardware, or com
puter components, that will handle
the kind of programs desired.
Production, breeding and health
records are the most valuable
services of computerization for
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resistant.” Then it goes on to reduce yields and
cut stands dramatically.
Saranac AR seed is treated by the Verti-Clean
process for the purpose of controlling the Verti
cillium wilt spores. Look for the Verti-Clean tag.
You’ll find it only on Northeast-Bred alfalfa.
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Verti-Clean™
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for the control of
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treated with a fungicide
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When you plant Saranac AR,
you’re planting the seed for
better performance, higher
yields and greater value.
NORTHEAST- BRED
alfalfa
PROTEIN UNLIMITED
dairy extension specialist. While
some programs are available for
ration balancing, Heinrichs
warned that many are nto “user
friendly,’’ computer terminology
for “easy to use.”
Feeding and milking computers
are the most common usage at
present tor dairy herds, adds
Heinrichs, although the systems
are geared to milking parlor
automation, and not to tie-stall
facilities.
Penn State at present has no
plans to write dairy herd
management programs, because
of the many excellent ones already
on the commercial market.
However, *it is anticipated that
before long there will be
technology available for on-farm
computer systems to hook into the
University’s DHIA data.