A2B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22,1986 Dairy panel stresses The one thing panelists and audience seemed to agree upon was that the dairy industry faces tremendous changes, and to be successful the industry itself must change. The other area of agreement was that there is a great need for better, more in- BY SALLY BAIR Staff Correspondent HARRISBURG - It was the dairy panel which drew the biggest audience at the Future of Penn sylvania Agriculture Conference, and it may have raised the most unanswered questions. i K Dairy panelists at the Future of Agriculture Conference included: left, Earl Fink, Pennsylvania Milk Dealers Association; William Moore, Chester County dairyman; Paul Wangsness, moderator; Beverly Minor, manager of The Spring House Store and dairy farm wife; and Dr. Paul Hand, Interstate Milk Producers Cooperative. tfm * Iflmco) This double offset harrow is available in cutting widths from 9'3" to IS'O", with 9" blade spacing Weight per cutting foot Yazoo City, MS 39194 ranges fr0m.296 to 337 pounds, Distributed!* and standard features include HAMILTON EQUIPMENT, INC. regreasable toggle mounted |f f 567 South Reading Road, p.O. Box 478 ball bearings with AMCO's Ephrata, pa 17522 Protect-O-Shield. feathering Telephone (717) 733-7951 blades on rear gangs, 1 /?" square cold rolled, high carbon steel axles, reversible clevis M«of DOUBLE OFFSET TANDEM Model F-17 AMCO Introduces Double Offset Harrows Into It’s lough, Tillage tool Line. Ask your AMCO dealer for a demonstration today AMCO Products Please Contact Us For Your Nearest Dealer * Future 9 con marketing, novative marketing. Beverly Minor, manager of The Spring House dairy store in Washington County, told the group that marketing must be the number one priority of the dairy industry. She said, “We must be constantly aware of the market erence: consumer awareness and what it wants.” She and her husband Samuel and their five children operate the store on their dairy farm. The four items which sell, ac cording to Minor, are two percent milk, calcium, yoghurt and cheese, and it is these four items which should be marketed heavily. She said the industry should be taking advantage of the current interest in calcium and osteoporosis and watch for forthcoming research on the importance of calcium in reducing hypertension and colon problems. Dr. Paul Hand, general manager of Interstate Milk Producers Cooperative, agreed with Minor, saying there needs to be more effort made to convey to the public current research on milk products and cholesterol. Earl Fink, executive director of - 1M 3f)rlng 9QVIIIgS p U^Vkm April IM6 DRvfffHf 5/16”x12’ *20.85 3/B”xl2’ *27.20 5/16”x14’ *23.20 3/8 ,J xl4’ *31.25 5/16"x16’ *25.40 3/B”xl6’ *35.25 5/16”x20 , *29.95 3/8 ,, x20’ *43.30 5/16"x3/8” Load Binder. * 16.95 lota F 1/3 HP 1/2 HP *80.90 3 HP...... *199.25 3/4 HP *96.00 SHP *249.15 IHP *103.25 7 1/2 HP... *310.50 11/2 HP.. .*133.40 10HP *444.30 We Stock Browning Pulleys In All Sizes DAYTON Twin Cylinder Air Compressors 1 HP 20 Gal. Tank With Hose *366.00 *399.00 PUL B. ZIMMERMAN, UK. 295 WoodcomerßdMtftite, PA 17543 * JRMw WwW9lf wi SiMFV?|R(i nmmw*mivn I Grease ■■■ Hydraulic Oil r~ Motor Oil the Pennsylvania Milk Dealers Association, also supported better marketing efforts. He said, “We should capitalize on the favorable publicity. Milk is now in the news in a positive manner. The industry must continue to develop new products to suit the needs of consumers.” In his remarks as a panelist, Chester County dairyman William P. Moore, also challenged cooperatives to develop new products. Minor said homemakers are interested in foods that will keep families slim. “We have a light product,” she said, adding that it could be a real growth area of the fluid milk market if marketed properly. She told the audience that yoghurt sells. “It is a healthful (Turn to Page A 29) IW' VA” 2" Many Length In Stock
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