Balancing Rations, Feeding
Programs At Barn Meeting
AGNES R. SMITH
Northampton Co. Correspondent
STONE CHURCH (Northamp
ton Co.) Snowflakes fluttered
down greeting the first guests to
arrive at the bam meeting held
recently at Cloverdale Farms.
The program, presented by
Penn State Forage Analysis
Mobile Van, showed procedures
of forage and dry matter with sam
ples being run that day.
Dr. Stephen Emanuele, Rutgers
University dairy specialist talked
about balancing rations with home
grown feeds. The benefit of test
ing forages when using this tech
nique is essential for success.
Dr. Carl Brown, of Brown’s
Feeds, Sinking Springs, Pa., pre
sented a feeding program for
calves, heifers and dry cows. The
program helps the farmer balance
home grown forages with pur
chased protein, vitamins and min
erals, and is one of the best in the
area.
The health of animals in all
stages of growth is important for
the stress of high production after
calving. Weigh tapes were handed
out to aid in keeping track of
calves growth.
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John F. Dumschat, Sussex
Co. agricultural agent.
A body condition scoring prog
ram was presented by John Dums
chat, county agricultural agent,
Sussex County, NJ. The benefit
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Brandt heads Responsible
Use Of Animals Group
The Pennsylvanians for the
Responsible Use of Animals
(PRUA) has selected former state
representative Ken Brandt of Lan
caster County as executive vice
president
Brandt represented Pennsylva
nia’s 98 th District for 18 years in
the General Assembly and was
Republican Chairman of the
House Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee at his retire
ment. He also served on other
committees during his legislative
career and held the leadership pos
ition of Republican Policy Chair
man for eight years.
“PRUA is excited about its
future with Ken Brandt at the
helm,” said PRUA president Karl
of this knowledge is knowing if a
cow is having her nutritional
needs met.
If the body condition scores of
the cows are outside the reason
able range, steps should be taken
to correct the problems to prevent
production losses. This technique
will alert problems of disease as
well as reproduction losses.
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Brown, “Mr. Brandt is coming on
board to promote the importance
of animals to the well-being of our
ever growing population.”
PRUA is a federation of
Pennsylvania agricultural,
biomedical/veterinary research,
and professional wildlife manage
ment organizations and individu
als interested in the continued
responsible use of animals. PRUA
provides the public, elected offi
cials and those responsible for the
care of animals with factual infor
mation to further a better under
standing of their proper use and
treatment so that decisions can be
made at all levels in an informed
manner.
“Whether we are in the agricul
tural community, hunters or
sportsmen, or have an interest in
the advancement of medicine
through research,” Brandt said,
“PRUA can be the focal point for
our point of view for those Pen
nsylvanians who are concerned
about the responsible use of
animals.”
Brandt added, “Animal rights
groups are increasingly infringing
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upon the rights of Pennsylvanians
to eat what they wish, earn a liv
ing' benefit from medical
advancement, or enjoy the out
doors through hunting, fishing and
trapping.”
Although PRUA is headquar
tered in Camp Hill, Brandt noted
that most of his time will be spent
“on the road” presenting informa
tion programs and working with
people involved in the responsible
care and use of animals.
PRUA’s membership roster
includes the PA Beef Council, PA
Farmers’ Association, PA Far
mers’ Union, PA Federation of
Sportsmen’s Clubs, PA Fur
Breeders Association, PA Lives
tock Association, PA Trappers
Association, PA Veal Associa
tion, Woodstrcam Corporation,
PA Association of Meat Proces
sors, PA Cattlemen’s Association,
PA Pork Producer’s Council, PA
State Grange and Sire Power, Inc.
For more information about the
Pennsylvanians for the Responsi
ble Use of Animals, contact
Brandt at (717) 367-5223.
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