Pennsylvania Dairy Hard Improvement Association Dixie L. Burris, membership development. Call 1-800-DHI-TEST for information. DIXIE BURRIS Membership Development Manager The Pa.DHIA spring technician conferences started April 1 and will continue through the end of the month. The conferences held in April for the Pa.DHIA technicians are one of three conferences held throughout the year. The meetings are done as part of the field services of the National DHIA Quality Certification prog ram. It is mandatory for techni cians to attend this meeting to keep his or her official certification necessary to lest dairymen on DHIA. The spring conference is organ ized so dial the meetings are in 14 different locations and 14 different days throughout April. Techni cians may attend the meeting See Your White-New Idea Dealer Listed Below. New Jersey Bridgeton Leslie G. Fogg Inc. Columbus Reed Brothers Equipment Shiloh Farm Rile Inc. Pennsylvania Ai/ville Fanners Equip. & Supply Co. Inc. Bechlelsvtlle Miller Equip. Co. Bethel Zimmerman Farm Service Bloomsburg William F. Wclliver Chambcrsburg Chambcisburg Farm Service Inc. Cochranvtlle Slollzfus Farm Service Inc. Dover George N Gross Inc. Everett Sotlcnbcrgcrs Equipment Inc. Gettysburg Yingling’s Implement Inc. Honesdale Marshall Machinery KHngerstown Stanleys Farm Service Lebanon Umbcrgcrs Of Fontana Mohaffey Hutton Farm Equipment FOCUS according to their schedule. Field Director Dean Amick and Training Coordinator Bob Ormsby are to travel around the state with an agenda full of updates and will communicate to the technicians the education aspects of DHIA. An important benefit to the technician with these small group meetings is sharing their thoughts, concerns, and ideas with the field director. As the month kicks off, Harry Fritz, region manager for the southeastern part of the state begins his series of meetings on April 1 through April 6; Diane Mcllwain, region manager for the northeastern part of the state, is to hold technician meetings April 12 to April IS; in the southwestern region, Larry Hay is to hold meet ing April 20 through April 22; and from April 27 to April 29, David Bigelow is to hold meeting for Mercer Ralph W Kyle Inc. Oakland Mills Peoples Sales & Service Inc. Quakertown C. J. Wonsidler Bros. Quarryville A.L. Herr & Brother Somerset Lincoln Supply & Equipment Co. Tunkhannock Ace Jurists Inc. Free Twine with every Paler purchased Cuts more than hay. Cuts time. New Idea 5212 Disc Mower Conditioners cut a big 11 '9" swath and condition with 9'6" intermeshing rolls. It's a wider version of our well-known 5209. With it, you cut and condition lots of hay...every trip. And that means you cut time. Because the New Idea modular disc cutterbar design makes routine maintenance simple and, al though unlikely, technicians in the northwestern and central parts of the state. The conferences should start with a 10 a.m. showing of a video on retirement followed by ques tions on payroll and billing, to be run by the region manager. The manager is to follow with a talk about professionalism and the need for product knowledge, cus tomer service, and product promo tion and SCC testing. Next is to be a round-table dis cussion run by Dean Amick on past and current practices, and the future. During lunch there is to be a technician recognition program included. Immediately afteward, the reg ion manager is to talk about milk weight accuracy and bulk tank comparisons. Amick is to then present a review on meter repair and accura cy and a look at variables. Bob Ormsby is to speak next on the Header Page, member services, and alternate AM/PM testing. The region manager is to follow with a presentation of the new member handbook and also cover updating of the technician manual and the package services notebook. Ormsby is to then talk about quality certification issues, fol lowed by a talk on current laptop repairs a breeze; there's less down- time, too. Best of all, you'll find our disc mower conditioners are just one segment of our hay equipment line. Others include round balers, disc MMI—IHUXWWWO—< mowers Model 484 mnh optional bale slu ei sickle mowers and mower condi tioners, rakes and hay handling equipment. New Idea BY WHITE-NEW IDEA computer technology (QBS, DC 305, Westfalia DP). At 3 p.m., Amick is to finish the convercnce with a final review and answer period. Each of the meetings are sche duled from 10 a.m. through 3 p.m. Anyone with questions should contact their region manager or call 1-800-325-2720. A meeting was held April 1 at the Millcrslown Fire Hall for techi cians in Cumberland, Juniata, Per ry, Dauphin and Snyder counties; and April 2 at the Cross Keys Motor Inn and Restaurant for tech nicians in Adams, Franklin and York counties. On Monday April 5, for techni cians in Bucks, Chester and Mont gomery counties, a meeting is at the Comfort Inn along Rt. 10v^ On Tuesday, April 6, at the Blue % Homer city, pa Mountain Family Restaurant, $■ Thursday, April i, 1993 located off of 178 at Exit 8, techni- 9 Re P° rt su PP |,ed •»? Auct,on C’ATTLE 228. STEERS: HIGH cians from Lebanon, Berks, t , ICE AND prime 81.00, choice Schuylkill and Norhtampton coun- select 76.50, select & lies are to meet choice holsteins 74.00. Other dates include; heifers, choice 79.50, select ne (]A 7 o « • April 12, at the All American cows: breaking utility & Truck Stop, In Milton, located off commercialsl.oo,cutter&bon of 180 at Exit 32, for technicians in ing utility 46.50-49.00, canner & Lycoming, Union, Norlhumber- LOW CUTTER 42.00, SHELLS 30.00. lanrt I ii7eme Columbia and BULLOCKS; SELECT 66.00. land, Luzerne, Columbia, ana BULLS . yield grade no. i Montour counties. 60.00-62.00. • April 13, at the Niles Valley feeder calves; frames: small 400 LBS. $BO.OO, MED. 600 LBS. 75.00, LARGE 750 LBS. 77.00. CALVES: 110. CHOICE 99.00. HOLS TEIN BULLS #1 98 LBS. 140.00, #2 90-120 LBS. 110.00-130.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 100 LBS. 155.00. HOGS 80. B&G US NO. 1-2 245 LBS. 45.75, US NO. 1-3 210-265 LBS. 41.00-44.00, SOWS US NO. 1-3 460 LBS. 41.00, BOARS 32.00. FEEDER PIGS: 32. US NO. 1-3 50-85 LBS. 35.00 PER HEAD. SHEEP: 260 LAMBS 80 LBS. 95.00. CHOICE 25 LBS. 80.00, FDR LAMBS 40 LBS. 70.00. SHEEP 28.00, GOATS MED. 49.00; SMALL 28.00. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 3 1993-Al9 Restaurant at Niles Valley Plaza, located along Rt. 287, about 5 miles north of Wellsboro, for tech nicians in Potter and Tioga counties. • April 15, at the Mountain View Restaurant, located along Rl 106 in Clifford, for technicians from Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawan na and Wyoming counties. • April 16, at the Williamston Inn, located along Rt. 6 in Wysox, for Bradford and Sullivan counties. • April 20, at the Candlelight Restaurant, in Donegal, located at Exit 9 off the stale Turnpike, for TOWN AND COUNTRY POURED WALLS • Manure Pits • Retaining Walls • House Basements ****- • Trench Silo Walls (215)593-5794 Ask For ike Indiana Livestock