A24-Umc«Bter Fanning, Saturday, January 25, 1992
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.)
Fifteen college students from Sire
Power’s Membership areas were
presented $5OO scholarships at the
1991 Sire Power annual meeting
held at Hotel Hershey Wednes
day. These scholarships confirm
Sire Power’s continued support of
tomorrow’s industry leaders.
Recipients from the Northeast
Sales Division are: Tammy Sue
Balthaser, Bernville; Melanie
Eachus, Woods town, NJ; Barbara
Houser, Spring Mills; David
Lentz, Lebanon; Robert O’Toole,
Loysville; Kirk Sattazahn,
Womelsdorf; Rebecca Sonnen,
Richland; J. Thomas Wiker, Holt
wood; Scott Youse, Oley; and
Marvin Zimmerman, Doyles town.
Maryland Sales Division reci
pients include: James Allen, Jef
ferson; N. Jill Edwards, Ridgely;
Donna Johnson, Damascus and
Kelli Winters, Smithsburg.
Eligibility for these awards
include membership in one of Sire
Power’s membership sales divi
sions (Northeast, Maryland or
West Virginia) by parents, guar
dians or the applicant. The scho
larships were awarded to incom
ing sophomores, juniors or seniors
and will be used to continue agri
cultural related studies.
The applicants were required to
submit a scholarship application
form that was screened by each
sales division’s scholarship com
mittee. The committee reviewed
the applications and looked for an
ag-related curriculum, the applic
ants extra-curricular activities,
along with their past, present and
Agronomy Center
Thompsontown, PA
Ray & Allan Ard
Lewisburg, PA
Nelson Brenneman
Spring Grove, PA
Wm. Buttermore
& Sons
Mt. Pleasant, PA
Ed Byers
Enon Valley, PA
Cumberland Valley
Cooperative
Chambersburg Branch
Mechanicsburg Branch
Newville Branch
Longsdorf Branch
' Shippensburg Branch
Fabln Bros. Farms
Indiana, PA
Geer Farm &
Home Supply
Brookville, PA
Ken Deltch
Boiling Springs, PA
Ed Hogue
Ebensburg, PA
Bruno Holnaider
Latrobe, PA
Chester Horst
Greencastle, PA
John Kirk
Warfordsburg, PA
Dale Lehman
Chambersburg, PA
Sam Musser
Shippensburg, PA
McGee & Smith
Enterprises
Spring Run, PA
Dean Salvatora
Gibsonia, PA
Lynn Stoner
Waynesboro, PA
Stoner’s Hijos Hill
Mercersburg, PA
Sire Power Names Scholarship Winners,
future involvement in agriculture.
A transcript was also included so
that grades could be taken into
consideration.
In addition to the Sire Power
scholarships, a $2,000 scholarship
was awarded in memory of past
Sire Power General Manager,
Lew Campbell. The Lew Camp
bell Memorial Scholarship was
presented to Terri Packard, Troy,
Pennsylvania. Packard is a Dairy
and Animal Science major at Penn
State.
Packard is from a Registered
Holstein farm in Bradford County.
She has been very active in the
family operation and owns 20
head of cattle. At college she is a
member of the Dairy Science
Club. Packard is also active in the
Pennsylvania Junior Holstein
Association.
In the president’s report, Gary
Rickard said the years ending
9/30/91 and 9/30/91 were two of
the most contrasting in Sire Power
history. The first year showing
exceptional sales growth and pro
fitability, the 9/30/91 fiscal year
ended with dramatically reduced
sales, expenses about even, and
consequently dramatically
reduced profitability.
“The Sire Power Board of
Directors and the Sire Power man
agement realized early in the year
that this would not be a good year
for the cooperative. Being heavily
committed to developing and
marketing dairy genetics. Sire
Power is sensitive to the condi
tions prevailing in the dairy indus
try. As each of you know from
your individual businesses, 1991
was difficult. Not only was the
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Zo m t Advanced Entries 4327 First Place
Zone 1 New Entries . SX 260 First Place
Zone 2 New Entries SX 269 Third Place
Zone 3 Advanced Entries 8127 Fifth Place
Zone 3 New Entries 7997 Fifth Place
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Zone 4 Advanced Entries 9027 Fifth Place
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Wayne Stonerook Franklin D. Hess
Martinsburg, PA Orangeville, PA
Smith Dairy Supply Brown & Rea
New Enterprise Atglen, PA
Walker’s Farm Svc. Homer B. 801 l
Somerset, PA Lebanon, PA
Tom Weeter Anthony’s Feed Mill
Knox, PA Strausstown, PA
Bill McCauley Wolf Farms Cargill, Inc.
Atglen, PA Stewartstown, PA Marietta, PA
Cardvall Inc.
Gettysburg, PA
Clintondale Mills
Mill Hall, PA
Belleville Flour & Feed
Belleville, PA
Reedsville, PA
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2927 Wins Over 35 Competitors
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U.S. dairy economy depressed,
but also the world dairy
economy."
Rickard said. Foreign sales of
semen through World-Wide Sires
and through sales representatives
were down 1.2 million dollars or
27.8% from the previous year.
This was partially due to the eco
nomic environment, but also due
to some politics and confusion
with regard to health
requirements.
“The conditions encountered in
the 1990/91 year were unusual in
many ways,” Rickard said. There
were some basic trends, however,
which have not changed in
decades. Since 1960, the U.S.
dairy cow population has
decreased from 17. S million cows
to 10 million cows in 1989. This
trend has had and will continue to
have a major effect on suppliers of
A.I. service. Change is inevitable
and will need to be accepted.
Technician service in some
marginal cow population areas
will not be able to be continued at
current price levels. Changes in
marketing and distribution sys
tems will be necessary. Fbrty
years ago there were some
hundred artificial insemination
stations supplying semen and ser
vice to U.S. dairymen. Today,
only seven remain. Trends in the
U.S. cow population will certainly
force changes resulting in even
fewer suppliers. While Rickard
reported a net loss of SSSS,272 on
total revenue income of
$13,327,967 he said last year’s
profit of $913,465 on revenues of
$15,201,964 put the cooperative
in a strong position.
Reports To Members
“Our new fiscal year began
October 1,” Rickard said. “There
have been improvements in both
domestic and foreign sales. This,
coupled with rigid expense con
trols should make 1992 a finan
cially acceptable year. The Sire
Power Board and management are
committed to a coop which is
financially strong and capable of
fulfilling its responsibilities to its
member owners."
Du Wayne Kutz, general mana
ger, said the large volume of fore
ign sales through World-Wide
Sires that for many years have
been accepted as part of our total
fiscal year profitability, took a
dramatic drop during this fiscal
year. Many things caused this
decline in European sales. The
prosperity of foreign dairymen
was down because of dairy pro
duct surpluses and lower milk
prices. The EEC was inaperiodof
unifying health requirements
within their own 12 counties. Dur
ing this period of time, semen
shipments in most cases were very
limited. Only recently has this
market opened again, but still total
orders aren’t back to previous
volumes.
"Although our expenses were
held well below budget and
almost the same as the previous
fiscal year’s expenses, it was
infeasible for the domestic market
to make up for the tremendous
decline in foreign sales,” Kutz
said. “Thus, our fiscal year ended
as a losing year. With one of our
headliner sires not producing any
semen for almost half of the year,
and with no new headliner bulls or
no new high demand bulls gra-
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duating from our sire program
with the Janaury 1991 summaries,
it was unachievable to generate
the needed additional income to
offset this tremendous foreign
sales loss.
“At mid-year, management and
directors were aware of the strong
possibility of a losing year. The
decision was made at that time not
to raise prices to customers when
their own income, because of low
milk prices, was also down almost
one-third from the previous year’s
record high milk prices. It was
possible to make this decision
because of Sire Power’s strong
financial position,” Kutz said.
Also honored at the meeting
were; Richard Remsburg, retiring
director; Dave Patrick, 100,000
cow award; Nelson and Gloria
James 500,000 unit sales award
and Dr. Richard Saacke. distin
guished service to AI award.
Sire Power has 3 Sales Divi
sions, Northeast, Maryland and
West Virginia, provide Profes
sional Technician and Direct Herd
Service in the traditional five state
area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland and West
Virginia. The Sales & Service
Directors manage their respective
divisions. Sire Power Internation
al is the subsidiary of the parent
company, Sire Power, Inc. All
non-member business is the
responsibility of the subsidiary,
which includes the National and
International markets. The
National market is composed of:
Regional Sales Managers, District
Sales Managers, Sales Represen
tatives, Technicians and Techni
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Farm Tech Services,
Inc.
Elizabethtown PA
Koch’s Farm Service
Tamaqua, PA
David M. Nolt
Annville, PA
Jeff Shollenberger
Mohrsville, PA
Chester H. Solty’s Jr.
Spring City, PA
Pat Dunzik
Morrisdale, PA
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Fogelsville, PA
Henry F. Barley
Lancaster, PA
Hoober’s Mill
Intercourse, PA
Raymond D.
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Ulster, PA
Melvin Nolt
Richland, PA
M. Lamar Miller
Manheim, PA
Elvin Rohrer
Cochranvitle, PA
Miller Equip. Co.
Becktelsville, PA