Aiß-uncMW Farming, Saturday, January 30, 1988 Gill Receives Fellowship To Leadership Program WASHINGTON. D.C. Kathy Gill has been selected to receive a fellowship from the 1988 Leadership Development Program of the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy at Resour ces for the Future. The Leadership Development Program, which involves a month of intense study of the interrelationships between food, agricultural, and related poli cies and the policy-making pro cess, is designed for mid-level pro fessionals with strong leadership potential and proven experience in agriculture-related occupations. “We are pleased to have Ms. Gill as a participant in this year’s prog ram,” says John Kornacki of the Center, “and we expect that each fellow will not only learn some thing about policy formation but contribute substantively to the dis cussion of new policy directions for American agriculture.” In addition she is the executive director of the Pennsylvania Asso ciation of Fanner Cooperatives in Harrisburg. In this position she is responsible for educational prog ram development and administra tion, meeting planning, in-state legislative monitoring and lobby ing, public relations, and commun ity development. These efforts are focused primarily on young farm couples, cooperative employees, and high school youth. Kathy received her B. A. in jour nalism and agricultural economics from the University of Georgia, and her M.S. in agricultural eco nomics from Virginia Polytechnic and State University. She is a member of several associations including the Agricultural Rela tions Council, the Cooperative Communicators Association, and the Pennsylvania Society of Asso ciation Executives. Kathy was selected to be in the inaugural class of Rural Leadership, Inc., and in 1986 was elected to represent her class as Vice President on the Board of Directors. The Leadership Development Program is now in its third year erf operation and is part of the Nation al-Center’s commitment toward providing continuing professional development opportunities for the next generation of national leaders in fields related to food, agricul COME TO Saving Place OPEN HOUSE ■ mu nf February 8 - February 13 Look For SPECIAL INSERT In Next Week's Paper [FARMER’S MACHINERY SHOW. FEB. 11th Featuring: • Planned Programs • Door Prizes • Movies All Morning • Lunch At Noon • Inside Equipment Display • Factory Representatives I H Radio Controllod Truck* For utrtiiKit PA 1 " (717) 768-8231 ture, and natural resources. The Leadership Development Prog ram, as well as the policy analysis and communication activities of the National Center, are supported by a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan. Resources for the Future, found ed in 1952, is an independent non profit organization for research and education in policy issues con cerning natural resources.' Good BY MARJORIE KEEN Chester Co. Correspondent GUTHRIESVILLE “We want to get that moisture level down,’’ Dr. Larry Hutchinson told Chester County dairy farmers. “Water droplets in the bam carry bacteria and viruses and that’s why, under high humidity condi tions, we have more trouble with respiratory diseases.” Hutchinson, Penn State Exten sion veterinarian, spoke on new respiratory diseases and vaccina tion programs at Chester County Cooperative Extension Dairy Day last week. Hutchinson was one of three veterinarians giving advice on dairy herd health problems. Farm publications columnist Dr. Charles Gardner, of Ackermanville, North ampton County, emphasized mas titis control and the use of farm animal health records. Local herd health problems and solutions were highlighted by Dr. Joseph McCahon of Downingtown. Rounding out the program spon sored by Chester County and Penn State Extension and Hamilton Bank, county extension agent David Swartz explained new tax law considerations and com pliance with state law on farm fuel tanks. Because respiratory organisms arc carried on water droplets, it is important to get barns opened up and move more air, Hutchinson explained. “Ventilation matters at the height where the cow’s or calf's nose is. For a calf lying The Dairy Outlook For 1988 trend. Changes in cow numbers will depend on expansion of exist ing fanners and the number of dairy farmers going out of business relative to new entrants. With prices expected to decline in 1988, this may be the year that more dairy farmers decide to retire early or just find something else to do. The factors that have contri buted to healthy increases in sales during the 1980’s should continue to push commercial disappearance up in 1988 to about 139.9 billion pounds, a 2.3% increase. If there is a major factor which might hold back this level of increase, it could be the strength of the general eco nomy (i.e., a recession that could be fairly severe). If production continues to increase as strongly as it did in the fourth quarter of 1987,- market prices could fall more than pre dicted. The M-W could come down shaiply and quickly to the support price. If increases in pro duction are moderate, consump tion increases more than 2%, and if the market outlook is fairly opti mistic, market prices could hold firm above the support level. The M-W price is expected to average about $10.54, 69-cents below the 1987 average of $11.23. The aver age Pennsylvania wholesale price is expected to be about $12.30, 56-cents below the 1987 Average of $12.86. This would'give Pen nsylvania dairy farmers an effec tive price (taking the assessments into account) in 1988 that will be only 39-cents lower than in 1987. With these projected changes in production and commercial disap pearance, net removals of dairy products under the price support program would be slightly ovei me 5 billion pounds tara»t. at 5.8 bil lion. However, depending on how factors actually affect milk pro duction, and to a lesser extent com mercial sales, CCC purchases could well range upward to 7 bil lion pounds or more. PREPARED BY JACK KIRKLAND AND BLAIR SMITH Penn State University On January 1, 1988 the support price for milk was decreased to $10.60 for 3.67% fat milk and $10.33 for 3.5% fat milk. An assessment of 2.5-cents was insti tuted to cover the requirements of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings budget deficit reduction act. The policy situation in 1988 should remain fairly stable throughout the year. However, there are several new proposals already being dis cussed in Washington and there Ventilation Is Critical To Dairy Herd Health down, that's six inches from the floor.” Other factors causing respirat ory problems are ammonia and other gases which reduce the abili ty of an animal’s lungs to clear out bacteria, according to Hutchinson. Hutchinson continued, “If we’re going to stay out of pneumonia problems, we need to limit stress.” He named environmental stres sors: heat, cold (for the very young calf), humidity; and physiological stressors: birth, partuition, high milk production, weaning. Also, disease/injury stressors: pain, tissue trauma, fever, toxins, drugs and vaccines; and manmade stres sors; trucking, moving, crowding, nutritional imbalance, and starvation. Speaking on mastitis control, Gardner recommended using a clean paper towel or cloth for each cow before milking. All three vets answered dairy herd health ques tions from the audience. TOBACCO “gISSSS* FARMERS WE ARB STILL WORKING AS HARD AS EVER TO CREATE A BETTER MARKET! FARMERS. Your good tobacco is a hot item. If you stick with us close, we will prove it. Prices again got higher throughout the week and we expect it to happen again next week if you stay with us. Remember, the buyers will be where the tobacco is. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR STAYING IN TOUCH WITH US. By call ing. you can find out what we are up to. We will continue auctions as scheduled and still give you the opportunity to sell tobacco at the sale. Monday, February 1, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 3, 9:30 a.m. Sales Every Monday & Wednesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. Receiving tobacco 5 days a week from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you need a trucker, give us a call, we will arrange one for you. - JUST REMEMBER - YOU DON’T HAVE TOO FAR TO PARADISE - THE FARMERS FRIEND - We have Type 609 tobacco seed for sale. are sure to be more, if it looks like CCC purchases are going to be higher than the S billion pound targets for 1988 and 1989. U.S. milk production is pro jected to be about 145.4 billion pounds with an increase in produc tion per cow of 2.0 to 2.5% and the number of cows holding steady or declining 0.5%. Higher feed prices, especially concentrates, may hold down the increases in production per cow, but a milk/ feed ratio of around 1.45 and gen erally good management still imply improvements in production per cow comparable to the recent Although the Pennsylvania law on fuel storage has been in effect since 1927, it hasn’t been enforced on farms, Swartz stated. However, last year a Berks County fuel deal er instructed drivers not to fill skid tanks next to buildings because of its liability, according to Swartz. “Two times so far in the state of Pennsylvania where there was a fire on a farm,” Swartz related, “the insurance company reneged on paying .. . because the farms were not in compliance with this code. In one instance, according to our safety specialist, the fire was not even started by a violation.. . it was something else.” “That’s the major reason why you need to be concerned about it,” Swartz concluded, “even if you don’t care personally about having more safety on your farm.” NEXT SALES 19 Meadow Lane, Paradise, PA 17562 717-687-0990 or 717-299-3001 RY-000007-L
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