A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 25, 1991 /I FOCUS I f'l / 1 I , inns)|vanu /■ Dairy J Inipruvimml ,Wmlio,\ Ca " ' B °°' DHl TEST for swvl “ 0r ' nfor ™ UOn Pa DHIA Administration Changes STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) The Pennsylvania Dairy Herd Improvement Association is pleased to announce that Ronald T. Coder, of State College, now holds the position of manager of finance and human resources. In this position, Ron is responsi ble for all finance and personnel operations for the 6,000-member organization. For the past three years, Ron has served as the accounting associate with James Garrity, who is also Average Farm To help farmers across the state to have handy reference of com modity input costs in their feeding operations for DHIA record sheets or to develop livestock feed cost data, here’s this week’s average costs of various ingredients as compiled from regional reports across the state of Pennsylvania. Remember these are averages so you will need to adjust your figures up or down according to your loca tion and the quality of your crop. Com, No. 2y - 2.69 BU. 4.82 CWT. assuming a new role with Pa. DHIA. Ron is a 1951 graduate of Penn State and received an MBA degree from George Washington Univer sity in 1972. After a 23-year career as an Air Force pilot, he worked for a year in the accounts receivable and credit department at Herbert R. Imbt Inc., of State College, then became director of renovation, purchasing and inspections for the Federated Home and Mortgage Company of State College. He spent four years as the Feed Costs Wheat, No. 2 - 2.65 BU. 4.43 CWT. Barley, No. 3-1.97 BU. 4.22 CWT. Oats, No. 2-1.45 BU. 4.52 CWT. Soybeans, No. 1 - 5.52 BU. 9.22 CWT. New Ear Com - 69.94 BU. 3.50 CWT. Alfalfa Hay - 101.75 BU. 5.09 CWT. Mixed Hay - 122.50 BU. 6.13 CWT. Timothy Hay - 75.00 BU. 3.75 CWT. MEMDrRFDIC executive director of the Second Mile, an organization for neglected youth. He is also interim treasurer for the State College Pre sbyterian Church. Ron and his family are solid Penn State fans. Ron was a mem ber of Penn State’s National Championship Soccer Team in 1950 and 1951, and was a member of the 1956 Olympic Soccer Team. All four of his sons played Penn State football and his oldest son played professional football for 10 years. He and his wife, Hope, reside in Boalsburg. They enjoy computers, gardening and Penn State athletics. Pa DHIA Staff Changes James P. Garrity has assumed a new and temporary position as the transition director for Re organization. In this position, Jim is responsi- LARRY SPECHT PSU Dairy Specialist STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) Questions about the cal culation for fat-corrected milk have surfaced in recent months. The following item by Dr. Larry Chase of the Animal Science Department at Cornell University illustrates the procedure. How can you compare the milk production of cows within a herd which have large differences in milk fat test? Cow lbs Milk 10 Dedication and Dependability... These words sum up our service to Pennsylvania agribusiness. Cultivate a relationship with the Meridian banker near you. Palmyra/Myerstown Kennett Square/Thorndale Lancaster Andrew C. Terrell 717-274-6402 ft Meridian Bank ble for all aspects of the merger of local DHIA associations through out Pennsylvania into a single, statewide DHIA by Oct. 1, 1992. Jim has been performing this task, while working as director of finance and personnel. His associ ate, Ron Coder, is to assume those duties, allowing Jim to direct his attention to re-organization. Jim is also heading up the deve lopment and implementation of a new computer-based member bill ing, employee payroll, and employee benefits system. Prior to joining the Pa. DHIA staff, Jim had spent over 20 years in the finance and personnel admi nistration field with such compa nies as Pond Hill Ltd., Toyad, Wcstinghouse, Warner-Lambert, and the Surgitool Division of Baxter/Travenol. Jim, who assumed the new posi- Corrected Milk Fat One approach is to convert all of the individual cow milk weights to a standardized milk fat content This conversion is commonly termed fat-corrected milk. The dairy industry currently uses two differently formulas to accomplish this task. One method uses a 4 percent milk fat base, while the other uses a 3.5 percent base. Northeast DHI uses the 3.5 per cent formula. However, a number of feed companies use the 4 per- % Fat 3.9 2.8 3.6 3.9 3.1 3.7 4.1 5.1 ' 4.7 5.2 Clay Thomson 215-444-6060 Or call toll-free, 1-800-222-2150 Professionals with the personal touch tion on May 1, is married and has two grown daughters. He and his wife enjoy spending lime at their home near Pennsylvania Furnace. Other Staffing Changes With staffing changes within the Pa. DHIA including Dean Amick assuming the role of director of field operations, and Ron Coder taking the role of manager of finance and human resources, there have been other in-house assignments as job responsibilities shifted. Amy Nyman, executive secret ary, is now a finance clerk under Ron Coder. Norma fitters, former ly inventory coordinator, is now the supervisor of support opera tions, reporting to Dean Amick. Lisa Yearick has moved from being inventory assistant to the coordinator of the inventory department under Norma fitters. cent formula in terms a ration balancing programs. The formulas used a accomplish these conversions are: • 4 percent Fat-Corrected Milk: Pounds of 4 percent FCM = (15 x lbs fat) + (.4 x lbs milk) • 3.5 percent Fat-Corrected Milk: Pounds of 3.5 percent FCM = (16.216 x lbs fat) + (.432 x lbs milk) The accompanying chart indi cates the results of using these formulas. lbs 4% FCM !bS 3-5%-FQM 105.4 113.9 75.4 81.5 79.0 85.3 72.9 78.8 67.5 72.9 62.1 67.1 58.9 63.6 64.1 69.2 53.0 57.3 47.2 51.0 Bob Zook 717-295-8577 Reading William Hughes Blaine Fessler Doug Darling 215-320-FARM
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