Burris Accepts New DHIA Role
Pennsylvania Dairy Herd
Improvement Association is
pleased to announce that Dixie L.
Burris has assumed the new title
of >manager of Membership
Development.
The creation of this position is a
reflection of an increased empha
sis on this area of the operation.
Dixie is responsible for member
ship recruiting and retention,
member communications, and for
coordinating a variety of member
ship education efforts.
Dixie has been with PA DHIA
for almost 10 years as supervisor
of member service functions.
She began working for PA
DHIA in October, 1981 and was
instrumental in establishing the
data entry department, where all
new data collected and recorded
by field personnel is keyed and
verified as it enters the mainframe
computer for processing into man
agement reports for member
dairymen. She also supervised the
auditing department and was over
seer of quality assurance, a posi
tion she still holds.
Her contact on a daily basis
with member concerns prepared
Dixie with a readiness to more ful
ly develop a program of following
through with educational efforts
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315-967-3169
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315-257-5195
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SALES A SERVICE
Gap, PA 17527
717-443-8134
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Widow Straat, PA 17584
717-756-7654
Dixie Burris
aimed at increased member
involvement.
PA DHIA has expanded ser
vices at a rapid pace over the last
few years and a concerned effort is
being made to maintain a quality
level of knowledge of those ser
vices with the vast network of
extension and other industry
personnel.
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Chambaraburg, PA 17201
717-264-9589
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Cochranvilla, PA 19335 '
215-893-6791
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Dixie is supported in her efforts
by DHIA administrative staff and
field personnel. PA DHIA has a
membership of over 6,000 dairy
men statewide and provides
records on nearly 350.000 indivi
dual cows in member herds.
Dixie and her husband, Dennis,
are both natives of Bellefonte, and
have two children; Janie, a senior
education major at Penn State
University, arid Sammy, age 13.
Dixie is a part time business man
agement student at PSU and an
avid Lion’s fan.
Other Position Announcements
Louise I. Sible, PA DHIA’s
ARIS representative, is now a part
of the newly created Membership
Development Department under
the direction of manager, Dixie
Burris.
Louise has been with PA DHIA
since February, 1988 and is the
key resource person for ARIS. the
on-line computer access system
designed for member use. In addi
tion to these responsibilities,
Louise will assist with the plan
ning and development for all
member education programs.
Louise brought to PA DHIA a
strong background in computers
and dairy farming. Her three years
of active involvement serving the
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Pennsylvania
Dairy Hertl^ 1
lmprovtim.nl Association
needs of DHIA dairymen across
the state makes her a strong asset
to membership development.
PA DHIA recognizes the need
to focus attention directly on the
needs of member dairymen and
the re-alignment of existing,
experienced personnel is sure to
be an asset to the organization.
Louise and her husband. Bill,
live in Warriors Mark outside of
State College and they enjoy trail
riding on their horses.
Michele L. Dorman of Belle
fonte has assumed the role of
receptionist/secretary for the PA
DHIA Operations Center. One of
her responsibilities involves
answering and fielding telephone
calls made to the cento*.
Michele is the voice on the
phone when a call is made to
1-800-DHI-TEST and also to the
local number 814-865-1517. With
that role comes a close working
relationship with Dixie Burris,
manager for Membership Deve-
FOCUS
Call 1-800-DHI-TEST for service or information.
lopment. Michele is well suited to
the task, having graduated from
Penn State University in May,
1991 with a BA in speech
communications.
Michele will be assisting in the
scheduling and promotion of vari
ous meetings, training sessions
and communication related
activities.
Average Farm Feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
To help fanners 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 - 2.62 BU. 4.69
CWT.
Wheat, No. 2 - 2.61 BU. 4.36
CWT.
Barley. No. 3 - 1.53 BU. 3.27
CWT.
Oats, No. 2 - 1.32 BU. 4.12
CWT.
Soybeans, No. 1 - 5.32 BU. 8.88
CWT.
New Ear Com - 66.41 BU. 3.32
CWT.
Alfalfa Hay - 99.25 BU. 4.96
CWT.
Mixed Hay - 82.50 BU. 4.13
CWT.
Timothy Hay - 90.00 BU. 4.50
CWT.