016192 1299 PERIODICALS 01 VISION ["Q 10. PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVLRSI HI i.ioao P&TIEE 1-IbKfIHT , V i 111 l« - STATE COt-LEGE PA 16SO.;~180.- ~ ~ ■ aiiMstep^armhiq ITn (11 VOL. 36 No. 2 Dairymen Face Declining Prices By Karl Berger Special Correspondent FREDERICK, MD—There probably aren’t enough depressing adjectives in the dictionary to describe what has happened to the dairy industry’s bellwether price, the Minnesota-Wisconsin manu facturing milk price. The M-W, as it’s almost univer sally known, dropped a record $2.02 in October, lo $10.48 a hun dredweight for milk containing 3.5 percent butterfat. Because the U.S. Department of Agriculture uses the M-W lo set prices in the federal order system, the decline means sharply lower prices for dairymen as they enter 1991. In Federal Order 4, for instance, the Middle Atlantic order, Class I milk sold for fluid use will be just $13.51 in December, a whopping Grassland Council Sponsors Forage Conference With Penn State GAIL STROCK Mifflin Co. Correspondent BOALSBURG (Centre Co.) -5* The Pennsylvania Forage and Grassland Council, in cooperation Kiwanis Sponsor Capon Club Dwight Kreiser, age 15, right, had the champion capons of the Lancaster County 4-H Roundup, held Tuesday just prior to the Kiwanis Club dinner meeting. Dwight is the son of Gene and Joanne Kreiser, Manheim. The winning birds each weighed 11 3/4 lbs. Andy Rohrer, age 11, had the reserve champion capons with his two entries that weighed 121/4 and 121/2 lbs. Andy is the son of Nelson and Rose Rohrer, Lititz. The Lancaster Kiwanis Club sponsors the event and provides the class and record book awards. Both Gene Kreiser, club leader and Jay Irwin, county agent agreed the Kiwanis Club has been a fantastic supporter of the Capon Club overthe years. John Swartz, multi-county poulty extension specialist, was the judge. Four Sections $3.39 less than last December and the lowest Class I price since August 1988. In Federal Order 2, the New York-New Jersey order, the December Class I price will be $13.03. What a difference a year can make. Just last fall, dairymen were riding the crest of an unprece dented upswing in milk prices that wound up setting several records of the positive variety. Now, industry leaders arc gloomy. They fear further declines are imminent. “The M-W could well hit a 12-ycar low by this December, bringing milk prices down to the support level at least through the 1991 spring flush,’’ said Jim Barr, chief executive officer of the National Milk Producers Federa tion. The M-W is currently set at $9.90 for 3.5-percent milk ($lO.lO (Turn to Pag* A3S) and sponsorship with PSU College of Agriculture, held its 30th annual forage conference this week at the Elks Club in Boalsburg. The pur pose of this year’s conference, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 24, 1990 Since Kristin Metzker took over the Pennsylvania Dairy Princess title, she hasn’t had much time to work on the the family’s 110-acre Cove Valley Farm in Blair County. Read about Kristin’s life at home, work, and school on page 820. “Why Forages in the 19905”, is, according to Dr. Marvin Hall, PSU’s Extension forage specialist, “to look ahead to the role of for ages in this decade. What will be the economics of forage produc tion? Will dairy cows move from the bam to pastures? Should some enterprises emphasize silage pro duction over hay production? Would some animal production systems be better off buying their forage? These are questions that we ask ourselves as we think about the future of forage agriculture.” Six Century Farms Awarded At Lancaster Ag-Industry Banquet VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Farming Staff WILLOW STREET (Lancaster Co.) Six couples who own Lancaster County farms were rec ognized Tuesday by county offi cials because the farms have remained within the couples’ respective family tree for more than 100 years. The awards were made during the 14th annual Agriculture Indus try Banquet held at the Willow Valley Resort and Conference Center. The event is organized by the Agriculture Committee of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry to recognize com munity leaders in agribusiness and agriculture In addition to the Century Farm Awards, officials named Max Smith, former county extension agent, the recipient of the 1990 George C. Delp Award. The annu al Delp award, in its second year, is presented to the person who has best promoted Lancaster County agribusiness. The banquet also featured speaker William O’Conner Jr., who is deputy minority staff direc (Turn to Page Al 9) 50* Per Copy The PA Forage and Grassland Council membership ($5) is open to anyone having an interest in for ages or grassland agriculture. Members automatically become members of the American Forage and Grassland Council who, in March of 1994, will be holding their national conference in Lancaster. In keeping with the PA Forage and Grassland Council’s motto, “Industry, Farmer, Scientist - Working together toward a sound er grassland program”, the mem- Max Smith, former county extension agent, Is named the recipient of the 1990 George C. Delp Award. The annual Delp award, In its second year, is presented to the person who has best promoted Lancaster County agribusiness. $15.00 Per Year bers of the PA Forage and Grass land Council elected three direc tors to serve three year terms on the board. Elected to represent industry was Mike Galbraith, Roaring Spring. Galbraith received his B.S. in animal/dairy science from Ohio Slate in 1967. Mike is the specialty productions manager for hay and silage stabilizers, hay drying agents, application equipment and moisture testers for Young’s, Inc. (Turn to Page A2B)
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