C6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 7, 1993 Farm Credit Promotes YORK (York Co.) York Farm Credit, ACA has recently announced the promotion of Ron ald Moore as an account execu tive. Ron will be headquartered at the Carlisle branch’and will be re sponsible for new business devel opment in central Pennsylvania. Ron began his agricultural lend ing career in 1980 as a field repre sentative and has since held the positions of branch manager, sen ior loan officer, and, most recently prior to his promotion, executive loan officer. A native of western New York, Ron grew up on a dairy farm and received a bachelor’s in agricul tural economics from North Da kota State University. Hoover Bull Goes To ABS DcFOREST, Wis. American Breeders Service has chosen 29 H 7561 C&M-R-Run CHAR COAL-ET to enter their progeny test (PT) program. This young Holstein bull was bred by Michael Hoover of Tyrone, Pennsylvania. 29 H 7561 CHARCOAL is a singing-Brook N-B Mascot-GT son from C&M-Rippling-Run BS Char-ET, a high protein Blackstar daughter. CHARCOAL’S dam is backed by an Excellent-92 En chantment daughter with two re cords over 1200 F, and backed by a Bell daughter. CHARCOAL com bines two sires over +1145 TPI with the Excellent mammary Nutri-Kal Forage Mixture Has Planting Option HALL, N.Y. Seedway, Inc. recently completed three years of comprehensive field trial evalua tions of Nutri-Kal, a fall planted triticale and hairy vetch mixture for forage production. Nutri-Kal will be added to the company’s 1993-1994 seed plant ing guide, having achieved three successful years of performance in small plot and farm trials in Mary land, Pennsylvania, and New York. Plant height at forage harvest stage has averaged 40 inches in three years of New York small plot trials in central/westem part of the state. Winter survival has been 100 percent, with plantings established by early October. La ter planting dates have not been evaluated. Nutri-Kal is similar to earlier mixtures developed by the com pany such as Pea-Kal, a field pea triticaie mixture, and ppuble SS, a soybean-forage sorghum mixture. All contain a legume in conjunc ness News Moore grandam. Producers .can expect CHARCOAL to sire average sized cattle with superior udders and good width, depth, and dairy form. CHARCOAL joins the many young dairy buljs being tested this year through the ABS Progeny Test Program. His semen will be distributed within contracted PT herds across the U.S. After a four year wait, CHARCOAL’S pro geny will be evaluated and a deci sion made as to whether or not he qualifies to join the elite lineup of ABS proven sires. Producers interested in semen from CHARCOAL or any other ABS young sire should contact their local ABS representative. non with an improved torage tnti oale or forage sorghum. Nutri-Kal offers another planting harvest op tion since it is fall planted and har vested in early spring while Pca- Kal & Double SS are established in spring for Pea-Kal and early summer for Double SS. Nutri-Kal will fit into other rotational se quences permitting intensive cropping or double cropping in many areas. Ideal planting times for Nutri-Kal are mid August to mid September with harvest com ing about the time of the fust alfal fa cutting for the area. Nutri-Kal benefits include high forage quality, soil nitrogen con tribution to following crops needs, erosion control, drouth free, and modest input costs. Pre-mixed Nutri-Kal seed will be available in early August in time for August/September 1993 planting. A factsheet is available by con tacting Seedway, Inc. at (800) 836-3720 in York or (800) 836-3710 in Hall. N.Y. CHAMBERSBURG (Franklin Co.) —Bob Francis, Randy Qayman and John Swope of Sollenberger Silos Corporation, Chambersburg, accept their Gold MVP Award, Top Sales Leader Awards • J-Star Genuine Parts and Jamesway Equipment from John Neill, president, J-Star Industries. The elite MVP Award (Major Volume Performer) recognizes the company’s top dealers who have achieved gold, sliver, or bronze levels of sales and performance objectives during 1992. The Top Sales Leaders Award recognizes the Top Sales Leaders for J-Star’s main product lines. The presentation took place at J-Star’s regional dealer meeting held In Carlisle. The meeting gave North American dealers an opportunity to hear about new pro* ducts, innovations, and programs which J-Star Industries will be featuring for the balance of 1993. ABS Plans To Purchase Genmark Technologies DEFOREST, Wis. ABS announces the potential technolo gy purchase pending final negotia tions with Genmark, Inc. of Salt Lake City. Utah. “At the present time, we are awaiting the signing of a final con tract to be drafted and signed,” said ABS President Jack Shelton, indicating an official “letter of intent” has been signed by both Genmark and ABS for the purch ase of the Genmark genetic mark er technologies and patents. “This simply means that both parties are willing to negotiate details with the end commitment of a mutual agreement.” Gene marking, the ability to identify which of the parent’s genes the calf has inherited, could allow the A.I. industry to accu rately identify genetically superior individuals in a population before their actual production data is available. Some genes influencing protein yield, protein percentage, and milk,yield have already been identified. “In the near future, we expect to have the ability to iden tify many more genes that specifi cally affect production as well as many traits that effect type traits of cattle, such as teat placement,” said Dr. Paul Miller, vice presi dent of-product development of ABS. “When looking al well-proven bulls, gene markers offer few ben efits.” said Miller. “The genetics J-Star Honors Dealers these bulls offer is already identi fied through the performance of their offspring, the most reliable genetic summary.” While markers have limited benefits to identifying elite genes in well-proven bulls, with the selection of young sires, oppor tunities abound. Genetic markers will allow ABS and the industry to more accurately select young sires for superiority in desirable traits in both production and conforma tion. The net result of this will be an increase in the quality of young bulls for the ABS Progeny Test program, as well as earlier identi fication of those young bulls that will move the next generation ahead. The pending ABS purchase of the remaining assets of Genmaik entails the four following ele ments: 1. The Genmark battery of genetic markers (patented); 2. All research information relating to the markers; 3. A small amount of computer software and other Pen-Col Bull To ABS DeFOREST, Wis. American BrecdefS Service has chosen 29 H 7548 Pen-Col SPECIAL Vic tory-ET to enter their progeny test (PT) program. This young Hol stein bull was bred by Pen-Col Farms and acquired from the Tri ple Crown Syndicate, both of Millville. Pennsylvania. 29 H 7548 SPECIAL is a Curt maid Emerald Target son from Pen-Col Southwind Dimond-ET, a hard-working young.SOUTH WIND daughter. SPECIAL’S dam is backed by a Very Good Rotate daughter with a 3.3 percent pro tein production and from the great Wayne Deena cow family. Com bining the international protein fa vorites of Target and SOUTH- , *'A/ % physical assets used in the research; and 4. The transfer of all Genmark technology. The Genmark DNA commer cial testing service operations, which includes laboratory testing for the genes influencing milk proteins, BLAD and Weaver con ditions. and DNA parental verifi cation has previously been sold to another private testing lab. The purchase of this technology is in line with the ABS objectives to research and develop technolo gies that directly relate to our cus tomers’ needs or that will have a direct benefit to ABS by making genetic advancements faster, more reliable, and with less cost incurred. While only a letter of intent has been signed at this point, and the final deal is still pending, Shelton said, “We do not have any reason to believe the deal will fall through and W.R. Grace is in fill) support of this acquisition foi ABS.” WIND makes SPECIAL a very promising young sire for both the U.S. and global markets. Produc ers can expect SPECIAL to sire taller cattle with good udder quali ty and high protein components. SPECIAL joins the many young dairy bulls being tested this year through the ABS Progeny Test Program. His semen will be distributed within contracted PT herds across the U.S. After a four year wait, SPECIAL’S progeny will be evaluated and a decision made as to whether or not he qualified to join the elite lineup of ABS proven sires. Producers interested in semen from SPECIAL or any other ABS young sire should contact their lo ci ABS representative. "fi
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