Marketing Quality Hay To Be Highlight of 1987 Forage Conference
UNIVERSITY PARK What
is the potential for making money
by producing and marketing hay in
Pennsylvania and surrounding
states? The answer to this question
really depends on the year and geo
graphic location. In a dry year,
everyone needs hay, whereas, in
good years, no one seems to want
it. So what is the key to having a
consistent market for hay? Those
that consistently make money
growing and selling hay are usual
ly those that make quality hay.
Horse and dairy markets have
demanded and will continue to
demand high quality hay. In plan
ning a production and marketing
strategy, one should set high goals
and produce quality hay for those
markets which offer the best price.
To learn more about the cost and
production inputs in making qual
ity hay, the Pennsylvania Forage
Conference will be devoting its
morning program to this subject.
The program will begin with a
discussion of what forages to grow
for marketing hay. Dr. Sid Bos
worth, forage specialist at Penn
State, will review what forages are
in demand and being bought by
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hay buyers and Dr. Steve Fales,
forage researcher from Penn State,
will discuss management strate
gies for achieving high yield and
quality of these forages. Mr. Bruce
Krieder will highlight the newest
in equipment for making and hand
ling hay. He will also be discussing
drying systems and their costs.
WEST CHESTER The dust
has settled, the tents are down, Ag
Progress Days 1987 is history. The
Farm Credit Service of PA display
was visited by thousands of far
mers who came to see how the pro
ject committee followed through
with their theme “Farm Credit
. . planting the seeds for your
farm’s future.” Comments from
visitors were very favorable and
the display was deemed a success.
Three door prizes were to be
awarded to the people who came
closest to guessing the number of
com kernels in a large jar. Many
Also on the program will be Dr.
Neil Martin, forage specialist from
the University of Minnesota, talk
ing about the use of quality hay
markets in Minnesota and Wiscon
sin. These markets have used stan
dardized methods of determining
forage quality, both chemical and
Farm Credit Announces Ag
Progress Door Prize Winner
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asked that Farm Credit publish in
LANCASTER FARMING the
correct number of kernels and
announce the winners. So. . .here
they are. The correct number of
kernels was 35,750. First prize
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visual standards. For the past three
years, these markets have demon
strated that top quality hay has
brought the best dollar.
The 1987 Pennsylvania Forage
Conference sponsored by the Pen
nsylvania Forage and Grassland
Council and Penn State University
will be held on Tuesday, Novem-
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winner was James T. Sheeder of
Somerset Co. who won the rototill
er which was on display in the gar
den exhibit. Jeff Martz of North
umberland Co. won second prize
which was an electronic batch
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ber 24, 1987 at the Mcrcersburg
Academy in Mcrcersburg, PA
(Franklin County). Registration
will begin at 9:00. For more infor
mation, contact Lisa Crytser, Dept,
of Agronomy, 115 Tyson Bldg.,
University Park, PA 16802, phone
number: 814-865-2543, or your
county extension office.
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package. There was a lie (believe it
or not!) for third place. Both Brad
ley Bird of Montour Co. and Carl
Kahley of Juniata Co. won twenty
two quart pressure cookers.
Congratulations to the good
“guessers”! Farm Credit of PA is
already planning for their 1988 Ag
Progress Days display. Remember
to slop by next year and say hello.
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Lancaster County Farmers Associ
ation’s Annual Meeting, Coun
try Table, Mt. Joy, 7 p.m.
Thursday, October IS
PFA Perry Co. Meeting, Perry
Valley Grange, 7 p.m.
Friday, October 16
American Scotch Highland Cattle
Show, Bloomsburg Fair
Grounds, Danville; 10/16-18.
Saturday, October 17
PFA Wyoming/Lackawana Co.
Meeting, Methodist Church,
Lake Winola, 7 p.m.
PA Forestry Association Regional
Meeting, French Creek State
Park, 12:30 p.m.
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