A&Lancndr Faming, Saturday, October 16,1993
Dairylea Reviews Year
(Continued from Pago A 1)
“ending in a profit of $1,217,000.
This marks the fifth successive
year of annualized profits in excess
of $1 million” Other positive
financial indicators reported by
Smith included: tax-paid retained
earnings increased to $2.3 million;
debt-to-equity improved signific
antly to 81-oents on the dollar,
compared to last year’s $l.lO for
every $1 of member equity; and
member equity as a percentage of
total assets improved 22.9 percent
compared to last year.
Additionally, Smith said
Dairylea remained committed to
providing innovative and much
needed services and programs to
farmer, members. These services
include top-rated health insurance
coverage; milkcheck direct depo
sit; a member loam program; Far
mer Flex, which is a flexible bene
fits program that allows members
to pay health, dental, vision, and
childcare expenses with pre-tax
dollars; and leadership and farm
family programs.
Dairylea President Clyde
Rutherford, in his address, dis
cussed the changes experienced by
Dairylea in the last IS years,
Rotherford’s tenure as president.
Rutherford emphasized the impor
tant role of members during this
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turbulent time. “Our membership
understands that, to achieve our
goals, we may do things a little dif
ferently different from the past
and different from other coopera
tives. The continued support and
encouragement of our members
has enabled the Cooperative to
travel down both unfamiliar and
innovative roads, which ultimately
have led to greener pastures.”
Rutherford also applauded the
management staff and support
employees for their dedication and
commitment to Dairylea's goals.
He commended the field personnel
and members for Dairylea’s fine
reputation as a supplier of quality
milk.
Rutherford stressed the need for
national unity among dairy far
mers regarding federal dairy poli
cy. “We all share the common goal
of wanting to improve the financial
situation of the dairy farming com
munity. However, too much time
is wasted on arguing about which
road to take, rather than concen
trating on arriving at our destina
tion.” With the steadily eroding
federal budgetary support for cur
rent dairy policy, Rutherford
emphasized that “we can no longer
look to government to provide
price protection.” Jim Barr, chief
executive officer of the National
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State Rep. Seeks Farm Safety Program
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
At a Harrisburg news confer
ence last week state Rep. San O.
Steelman, D-Indiana/Cambria, an
nounced she is to introduce legis
lation designed to promote hum
accident prevention.
Her bill, to be introduced after
the House returns to session next
week, would empower the Depart
ment of Agriculture to establish a
grant program for farm safety edu
cation programs for all persons
Milk Producers Federation
(NMPF), spoke about federal dairy
policy and NMPF’s response dur
ing a break-out session on
Tuesday.
Throughout the two days, mem
bers and guests had the opportuni
ty to attend other sessions on
health care reform, farm plans and
clinical mastitis treatment, nutrient
management, and farm succession
planning.
Dairylea* a Syracuse-based
dairy cooperative, has more than
2,300 member farms throughout
the Northeast. It markets a total of
3.1 billion pounds of milk annually
and participates and is invested in a
milk marketing network stretching
from Maine to Maryland to Ohio.
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, PA
Thundny, Oct. 14, 1993
Report supplied by Auction
BEEF: HEIFERS GOOD
71.50, MEDIUM
69.00- COMMON
68.00 DOWN. STEERS:
GOOD 72.50, MEDIUM
70.00- SO. COMMON
69.00- DOWN. COWS:
GOOD 54.00, MEDIUM
48.00- COMMON
46.50-DOWN.
BULLS: BUTCHER 60*.
BOLOGNA 59.00-DOWN.
FEEDERS: GOOD 300
LBS. ST. 85.00-88.00,
MEDIUM 77.00-85.00,
COMMON 72.50-DOWN.
CALVES: 85-11$ LBS.
(BULLS) 135.00-ISS.OO,
85-115 LBS. (HFRS.)
110.00-130.50, 80 LBS.
UNDER 70.00 DOWN, 120
LBS. OVER VEAL 275 LBS.
90*.
LAMBS: GOOD 61.00,
MEDIUM 55-59*. COM
MON SHEEP 21-24*.
HOGS: NO. 1 200-240
LBS. 46.75, 245 LBS. UP
44.00-46.00.
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Eligible grant recipients would
include vocational and technical
schools; community colleges;
state-owned and state-related col
leges and universities; agricultural
extensionservices; and agricultur
al and rural youth organizations.
Steelman said the debate over
workers’ compensation reform
earlier this year sparked her inter
est in emphasizing improved
workplace safety on farms.
“Farming is Pennsylvania’s
biggest business,” said Steelman.
“Unfortunately, it's also a danger
ous business. That’s reflected both
in the human toll of death and in
jury and in the high insurance
rates farmers pay.
“When we were discussing the
role of education in reducing
workplace injuries, I began to
think a farm safety education pro
gram would be a good idea.
“In addition,” said Steelman, of prevention is worth a pound of
“Dan and Leanne Griffith, who cure,' both in terms of the eco
farm in Indiana County, have been nomic aspects of accidents and
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ty program for local young people alleviating human suffering.”
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of local educational projects the
state should encourage.”
Steelman noted that according
to Penn State University’s Co
operative Extension Service. 107
farm fatalities and 99 injuries
were reported in the common
wealth between 1990 and 1992.
"Of the fatalities. 67 percent in
volved either children 14 years of
age and younger or adults SS years
of age and older,” Steelman said.
“This is strong evidence our ef
forts must encompass every age
group involved in and around
farming.”
The data also showed 80 per
cent of the reported deaths result
ed from accidents involving trac
tors and other agricultural equip
ment and machinery.
“The real tragedy is that many
farm injuries and deaths are pre
ventable,” said the Indiana De
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