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Video Help Available
We now have available upon
request a videotape to learn at
home, or in the Extension Office
for those of you that might not
have a VCR, more about your
Monthly Report (Red, White and
Blue Sheet). This video can help
you interpret areas of the Monthly
Report that may have been unclear
Fee Committee Forms
The PA DHIA Field Service
Pricing Advisory committee will
provide a member-directed pro
cess for communicating field ser
vice pricing recommendations to
the PA DHIA Board of Directors
through the Finance and Personnel
Committee.
The committee’s scope will be
limited to the rates charged for la
bor, equipment, supplies and relat
ed costs associated with services
provided on test day in counties
that have merged with PA DHIA.
* The committee shall review
the current schedules of Held ser
vices fees from the merged asso-
ciations
* Determine the most equitable
manner to assign various types of
costs for service to members
* Recommend to the PA DHIA
Evaporative Cooling On Opposite End
Of Building
Let High Air Speeds Raise The Comfort Level Of Your Animals Or Birds. AEROTECH Tunnel
Ventilation System Has Been Proven To Work In Over 20 Systems In The Area Over The
Previous Three Years. Works Great During Cold Weather Too!
FOCUS
Managamanl Information For Bam Uaa
to you. This video is approximate
ly 25 minutes long and can be
viewed as time permits. We sug
gest that you request this video
and return as soon as you can. We
can honor your request via the
technician (supervisor) that visits
your herd each month or you can
call 1-800-344-8378 and ask for
board, through the Finance and
Personnel Committee, the method
to use (i.e.) (the model) for charg
ing members for the various costs
associated with providing field
services on test day
♦ Recommend the ideal number
of different rate structures needed
to reflect differences in labor,
transportation, and other costs
around the state
* Develop and recommend a
method for completing the transi
tion to the ideal number of rate
structures and time schedule for
completing
* Complete all recommenda
tions to the PA DHIA board by
April 1993
* Help implement and com
municate the equitable pricing
structure within each representa
tive’s local county committee
Air Inlet End
With Optional
Evaporative
Cooling - Or
Use Drippers,
Sprinklers Or
Foggers
Dixie or Michele.
As you may already know the
DHIA Monthly Report has a lot of
information that can help you in
making decisions on individual
cows on your farm. DHIA produc
tion records are only valuable to
you the producer if they are used
to help identify problems and find
solutions to making your farm
more profitable.
This video was made possible
by Jim Clark the McKean County
Extension Agent and assisted by
our DHIA staff.
FANCOM Computerized Control Sys
tems Stage Fans Precisely
TRI-COUNTY SYSTEMS
Are Engineered And
Powered By
AEROTECH
DHIA At State Holstein Picnic
Pennsylvania DHIA will participate in the Pennsylvania Hols
tein Picnic to be held in conjunction with an open house at Everg
reen Farms in Huntingdon County on Aug IS. Evergreen is owned
by Wayne Harpster.
DHIA will set up an ARIS Demonstration along with a presenta
tion on a lap top computer and the Labor Efficient Program (LER).
In addition, in the exhibit area, DHIA will have literature available
on DHIR, heifer management. Dairy Comp 305, stable cards, SCC,
optional reports and the new Herd Summary 11. DHIA staff will
assist dairy farmers to explain or answer questions. “Look for
DHIA in three different locations,” says Dixie L. Burris. “Stop by
and see us.”
Exhaust Fans On One End Move Air
Out Rapidly
High
Efficiency
Exhaust
Fans Move
Air Up To
6 MPH