ElG—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 2,1984
Dairy mgt. course
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Science Center and each Dairy
Herd Management student will be
instructed in the practical ap
plication of computers in the dairy
industry. Classes in which com
puters will be used include Dairy
Feeding and Management,
Financing Dairy Enterprises; and
Farm Records and Analysis.
Field Trips
Not only do students learn in the
classroom and on the farm, they
also go,on field trips and hold
special events. Students par
ticipated in the Annual Penn
sylvania Farm Show this past
winter and were included in an
arrangement whereby a number of
calf brains were obtained at
Wyalusing Meat Packing Plant
and shipped to Harvard University
to be used in experimentation.
Graduates of the Dairy Herd
Management program have ex
pressed their satisfaction with the
program and the practical ex
perience obtained at the Farm.
The arrangement has been
pleasing to the Danville State
Farm personnel as well and Marlin
McClellan, regional director for
the State Agriculture Department
feels Pennsylvania needs
programs such as the two offered
by The Williamsport Area Com
munity College because
JUNE
National Hairy
Farmers Month
A Proud Part
Of Our
Farming Heritage
agriculture is a major business in
the State.
Ranking fifth in the nation, 15,000
Pennsylvania farms produce more
than a billion dollars worth of dairy
products yearly. “Modern
dairying is also a highly technical
business with a slim profit margin,
therefore, good management is
crucial,” McClellan says. As a
liaison between the College and the
State for the Dairy Herd
Management program, McClellan
is pleased with the success the
program has had this year.
On Thursday, June 21, the
Danville State Farm will have an
open house and conservation
demonstration from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tours highlighting the bam
facilities and conservation
practices in the field will be con
ducted for anyone wishing to at
tend. The open house is sponsored
by the Pennsylvania Department
of Agriculture, The Williamsport
Area Community College, the
Montour Extension Office, the
Montour County Conservation
District and the Montour County
Commissioners.
For those interested in entering
either the Dairy Herd
Management or Agribusiness
programs, openings still exist. For
information about either one, call
Glenn Spoerke at the Earth
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“Your Local, Independent Bank”
Open House
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Science Center of The William
sport Area Community College.
Phone 717-547-1661. Mr. Spoerke
can also provide information on
the open house.
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