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A3B-Lancast»f Farming, Saturttey, February 17,1990
MD Pat Purcell
has joined the Middle Atlantic
Milk Marketing Association’s
staff as thbTbew communications
director. Pi&eplaces Irish Wil
liams, MAGMA'S communica
tions director
Maryland’s
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a problem on your HMA score.
Calving interval-can't change
what is already done, buta lookata
predicted calving interval will help
you see if you are improving your
herd management.
Age first calving-we see breed
differences. For example, Hols
teins often calve at 24 to 26 months
but Jerseys may calve before 24
months.
Dry cows and percent of cows
removed-obviously, these factors
affect the over-aU bottom line of
your herd.
“You can’t tell producers who
have a 23,000 lb. herd average that
they are not doing a good job,”
Majeskie said, “but with these
breakdowns, you can tell them
there are things they could be
doing to improve their bottom line.
Many times a dairyman will try to
compensate cm things that nega
tively influence the bottom line to
get high records. They may have a
tendency to breed thc cows later.
Or they may feed them heavier
without consideration of the cost
It’s fair to say that with these new
records and the emphasis on them,
dairymen will still be able to pro
duce good records, but do it with a
better bottom line. They will be
able to manage all areas of their
herd’s needs rather than over com
pensate in one areatooffseta man
agement deficiency in another
area,” Majeskie said.
“We have presented manage-
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MAMMA Names Communication Director
Pat reported on dairy industry
issues and events throughout
Pennsylvania and several sur
rounding states as a staff writer for
the weekly agricultural newspap
er, Lancaster Farming, located in
Ephrata. She was also responsible
New DHIA
ment in pieces-feeding, breeding
and herd health for example. But
we need to integrate all these
important areas of management
into one program.' DHIA can pro
vide the catalyst program to put the
package together so you will see
results.”
ENERGY CORRECTED
MILK RECORDS
‘Tn the (ECM) program instead
of recognizing cows and herds for
milk, fat, 3.S fat corrected milk or
protein, we will use the' ECM for
mula to identify cows that produce
high values of milk solids,” Maje
skie said. “With the decrease in
price of butterfat now, we should
be looking at the components of
milk in the area of marketing. This
would include solids-not-fat as
well as protein.
"The awards are based on milk
plus fat plus protein,” Majeskie
said. “We have talked about 3.5%
corrected milk and now we also
add protein to the calculations. In
the past, one cow or one herd could
win all the awards based on milk
and fat But now this awards prog
ram gives more value to herds and
cows that have high component
milk.
“Instead of thinking of total
pounds with high incentives to
produce large records at all costs. _
we can now go a little deeper and ;
give more people recognition for
producing a product more accept
able to the market
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Pat Purcell
for editing as well as photography
and layout
Raised on a 111-acre dairyfarm
in Oxford, in southern Chester
County, Pat gained ho 1 knowledge
of dairy farming from hands-on
experience. She and her family
milked a herd of nearly $0
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degree in English and journalism
from the University of Delaware.
Pal was named Ag Journalist of
1988 for a aeries of articles she
wrote on Johne’s disease in dairy
cattle. The award was presented
by Penn Ag Industries, a trade
organization of agribusinesses
located in Pennsylvania.
As communications director.
Gay man Named
State FHA Director
WASHINGTON D. fiugene
Cayman, a dairy farmer from
Chambersburg, has been appoint
ed state director for the Farmers
Home Administration in Pennsyl
vania, according to U.S. Secretary
of Agriculture Clayton Yeutter.
As state director. Cayman will
be responsible for all of FMHA’s
family farm, rural housing, and
community and business loan pro
grams and supervise a staff of
more than 200 in five district of
fices, 45 county offices and the.
administrative headquarters in
Pat wiU coordinate and publish thi
newsletter, Newt from MAMMA,
for MAMMA's 5,000 Cum family
members. In addition to commu
nicating to members, Pat will also
report MAMMA’s advertising
and promotional events arid other
programs to the local and national
media.
farm since 1951 and served as vice
president of the Pennsylvania
Farmers Association. He has also
served on the executive committee
of the Pennsylvania Council of
Farm Organizations.
Cayman was a trustee of Penn- '
sylvania State University for six
years, a member of the Delaware
River Basin Commission for nine
years, and a director of the Cham
bersburg Area School District for
18 years, including five as pres
ident ’ . lV ’
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