Ce-Lancastw Farming, Saturday, September 19, 1992 Field Specialist To Address Residue Management COLDWATER, Ohio Dan McCain, Conservation Technolo gy Information Center (CTIC) field specialist, will address “Residue Management and Plant ing” at the White-New Idea dis play during the 1992 Farm Prog ress Show near Columbus, Ind., September 29 - October 1. Presentations will begin at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day, rain or shine. A question and answer per iod will follow. Hoffman Rep Attends Manager Meeting LANDISVILLE (Lancaster Co.) Rob Kauffman of Peters burg recently attended district manager meeting conducted by Hoffman Seeds. The meetings informed district managers about industry trends, new product developments, sales programs, and production goals. District managers also toured test plots to review the Funk’s G® brand hybrids being offered to customers this fall. Several speakers were featured during the three-day event, includ ing Mike Übl, national accounts manager of the Ciba-Geigy Seed Division. He informed attendees about recent developments in biotechnology that will impact farmers in the near future. Kauffman has been a district manager since 1988 and is respon sible for Hoffman’s central Penn sylvania sales territory. Hoffman Seeds markets a varie ty of farm seed products for the Dekalb Selects Manager For Research Station DEKALB, 111. Brent God shalk of Sycamore, 111. has accept ed the position of station manager at the Dekalb Plant Genetics Com Research Station in Manheim. * Godshalk joined Dekalb in 1988 as a research statistician. In 1990, he became manager of germplasm resources, where he worked with the transfer of desir able traits from exotic com to tem perate inbred lines. The Pennsylvania native re ceived a master’s degree from Pennsylvania State University and a Ph.D. degree from North Car olina State University. He spent one year as a USDA-ARS post doctoral research associate at lowa State University, working on restriction fragment length poly morphism (RFLP) analysis of quantitatively-inherited agronom ic traits in com. Dekalb’s Manheim Research Station is one of 28 com research facilities located throughout the United States. McCain, is a specialist on residQe management as it con cerns cropping practices from til lage to planting. He has more than 30 years experience working with various conservation practices and has been working with various conservation practices and has been working with farmers using no-till planters and no-till drills since the early 1980 s. He has been collecting conservation tillage practice and residue management information with emphasis on Rob Kauffman northeast, including Funk’s G® brand hybrids from the Ciba- Geigy Seed Division. Brent Godshalk ness News highly erodible land (HEL) from throughout the U.S. since 1987. The presentation will cover residue management attachments on planters. Featured attachments include zone-till systems, finger type residue clearers, combination finger-type residue managers/ coulters, and several other attach ments from various manufacturers. In additon to planter residue management attachments, McCain will discuss fertilizer placement and corresponding methods based on various residue levels. CTIC is an information oriented association which pro vides an arena for trading soil con servation information between various manufacturers as well as conveying relevant residue man agement information to farmers. White-New Idea will be also introducing their new White 6600 Planter at the 1992 Farm Progress Show. The new planter features a two-bar design with the weight to handle mulch-till or no-till fields. It also features the flexibility for 15 inch to 30 inch rows. NEW CASTLE (Lawrence Co.) Philip Anderson has recently established an independent nutri tion service in western Pennsylva nia called Anderson Dairy Management. Through scheduled monthly visits, Anderson will balance rations and offer advice on related aspects of dairy herd manage ment There will be no feed or mineral sales of any kind. Key features of this service include objective ration balancing for all groups on the farm, feed analysis, monthly review of records, and input on feed supply and management Benefits to clients may include increased production, reduced feed costs, improved feeding sys tems, and fewer health and meta bolic problems. “Independent consulting is new to most Western Pennsylvania dairy farms,” said Anderson, “but it is long overdue. An independent nutritionist works for the clients only, and draws from a wide vari ety of resources to help them * achieve their goals. There is no ‘magic formula’ for success each farm is different and must direct management to improve the bottom line.” Anderson offers a broad range of experience after working four years as a multicounty dairy agent for Penn State Extension in Lawrence, Butler, and Beaver counties. Highlights from his extension program include his Heifer Feeding School, Dairy Feeding School, Reproductive New Dairy Consulting Service In Western Pa. The Patz Model 9300 open-top mixer features Include: four augers that are 24 inches in diameter to mix fast and hay-shelf design to tear apart square-baled dry alfalfa as standard equipment. Patz Offers Open-Top Mixers POUND, WIS. The Patz Model 9300 open-top mixer fea tures include: • Four augers that are 24 inches in diameter to mix fast • Hay-shelf design to tear apart square-baled dry alfalfa as stan dard equipment. The design also includes notches on all four augers, heavy auger shafts, and heavy bearings. ■ Counter-rotating upper augers that produce a continuously circu lar mixing action from front-to back-to-front and from side-to side. • Planetary gear drive for the mixing augers with roller-chain reduction in a sealed oil bath for reliable performance and mini mum maintenance. * Self-aligning auger bearings are mounted outside for easy service. • Flanged auger tubes to allow easy removal. • External bank of grease zerks for auger bearings. • Discharge door controlled from the tractor seat with hydraul- Management Workshop, Mam- study tour program. He has expcr mary Management Clinic, and the fence balancing rations for high- Business of Feeding Cows Work- protein breeds, intensive grazing, shop series. Anderson also work- and all types of feeding systems, ed with the 4-H Dairy Ovemigh- Anderson can be reached by ters and established the AgQuest phone at (412) 667-0763. Brumbaugh Accepts MEADVILLE (Crawford Co.) John H. Brumbaugh, Erie, has recently accepted the position of vice president for credit with Pen nWcst Farm Credit, ACA (Agri cultural Credit Association). He will be servicing the credit needs for clients in Erie and Crawford counties. Prior to accepting this position. Taylor Named Penn West V.P. SOMERSET (Somerset Co.) Penn West. Robert E. Taylor of Friedens has . Ta y lor has 15660 with Farm Cre recently been named vice presi- for 27 years and has served in dent of credit and operations for various roles, including branch Penn West Farm Credit, ACA manager, director of financial ser (Agricultural Credit Association), vices, training coordinator, and as He will be supervising all branch a credit analyst He attended Rut activities in the Somerset Curry- 8 6rs University, majoring in dairy ville, and Centre Hall branches of science. == MIIK.IT DOES A BODY GOOD.' Ml MIDDLE ATLANTIC MILK MARKETING ASSOCIATION. INC ics for adjustable discharge rates. • Three-auger discharge pow ered by a hydraulic motor. • Hydraulically controlled dis charge height for precise feed placement (option). • A choice of 32 or 44-inch dis charge to make feeding easier and delivery more precise. • The constant-velocity-joint P.T.O. avoids “chatter” during turns. • Easy-to-use electronic scales are available for precise total mix ed rations. • Capacities of 190, 240 and 290 cubic feet (bigger models available soon.) • The stationary model uses an electric motor matched to capaci ty. Power requirements are as low as TA H.P. Affordable financing rates and 24-, 36-, or 48-month terms are available from Patz Financial Services. Contact a Patz dealer for a bro chure and to see videos of Patz mixers. Or contact Patz Sales Inc., Pound, WI 54161, (414) 897-2251. Position Brumbaugh held Farm Credit pos itions in Meadville as a branch manager, with Southern Ohio Pro duction Credit and with York Farm Credit, where he has most recently been an executive loan officer. Following graduation from Penn State University in 1977, Brumbaugh was employed on dairy farms in Somerset and Centre counties.
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