Walter Wurster
WEST CHESTER (Chester
Co.) Chester County DHIA
held its annual banquet and meet
ing at West Fallowfield Christian
School.
A ham dinner was enjoyed by
over 13S members, family and
friends. The treasurer’s report
showed the organization to be in
sound financial shape. Currently,
the county has eight full and part
time technicians testing herds.
In the election of directors,
Jeanette Brooks, Parkesburg, Ken
Brown, Pottstown, Marilyn Hcr
shey, Cochranville, and Dave
Stauffer, Elverson, were selected
for three-year terms.
Awards were given to the fol
lowing herds with RHA of over
750 lbs. of protein:
1. Mclwood Farm 887 lbs.
2. Charles J. Moore 820 lbs.
3. Marilyn & Duane
Hershey 791 lbs
4. Dunwood Farm 777 lbs
5. Rol Kel Pen
Moore
6. Chris & Ches
Stoltzfus
7. Joseph & Sandra
Lusby 752 lbs
Dixie Burris, in charge of mem-
Dairy Center Inc.
a division of Johanna Dairies
is looking for good independent
dairies to supply its Order #2
and Order #4 plants.
We are primarily a Class
processor of milk and
If you are
competitive market
Join the Johanna Team!
Chester County
Dairy Milk Lines
Extension
Dairy Agent
her relations and education for PA
DHIA, addressed the meeting. She
gave an update on the annual state
convention and talked about new
programs and how the state orga
nization is striving for better com
munication with members.
Noim Hershey, Slate Director
from Lancaster County, and Dave
Shenk, PA DHIA fieldman for
Southeastern Pennsylvania, also
spoke to the group.
Chester County Dairy Day
Chester County Extension
programs will start out early in
1994 with Dairy Day on Thurs
day. January 6th, at the Oxford
Fire Hall. The day will begin at 9
a.m. with coffee, donuts and time
to visit with the various dairy
industry exhibitors. Adjournment
will be by 3 p.m.
The program, which is coordi
nated with Berks and
Montgomery/Bucks Counties,
will feature top-of-the-linc speak
ers on practical subjects that dairy
farmers need information on today
NUTRITION, REPRODUC
TION, AND FEET & LEGS.
When a dairy farmer leaves this
meeting, some of the ideas can be
used immediately on most dairy
766 lbs
753 lbs.
charge no dues.
Bob Greene at
(717) 838-9031
interested
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Dal* Jansen
PhH Lassch
Herby 0. Lutz
Alan and Barbara Manp
Qarald Borywardt
Richard 0. Smith
Rozelyn Farm
Thomas Luabka
John Ayars
Chart** Graanbacker and Sons Inc.
Kenneth Lurvay
Kenton Sherman
David Bolin
Wil Rena Farms
Hoard's Dairyman
Donald Sywassink
Clin* Brubaker
Cozy Nook Farm
Kevin Ned row
Gan* Cross ’ *
Ronald and Michelle Heins
Dominic Ptilzl-
Trotacra Farm
Tom Konecky
Gary Van Doom
Walter Hah/orson
Paul and Rhonda Myhre
Dennis Nelson
Joseph D. Williams
James Chapman
Frank Jasurda
operations.
Dr. Charles Stallings, a contri
butor to “Hoard’s Dairyman,” will
be coming north from Virginia
Tech to speak on dairy nutrition.
He will discuss “Financial and
Management Characteristics of
High and Average Producing Vir
ginia Dairy Herds” in the morn
ing, and he will cover “Nutritional
Considerations for Optimal Pro
duction” in the afternoon. There
will also be a brief segment on “If
You Use BST.”
Dr. Mike O’Connor, a
nationally-known specialist on
dairy reproduction from Penn
State, will speak on “How to Use
New and Old Concepts in Repro
ductive Management.” His after
noon presentation will be “An
Update on the Use of Hormones
for Reproduction in Dairy Cows.”
A subject on many dairy mana
gers’ minds feet and legs
will be covered by Dr. Dale
Moore, a Penn State Extension,
in a
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Veterinarian, in a talk entitled
“Getting a Foot Hold on Today’s
Hoof Problems.” With all the
questions Extension received on
foot problems this year, this is
definitely a timely topic.
If that isn’t enough to convince
you to come, how about a roast
beef and turkey buffet dinner
served by the Oxford Fire Com
pany for only SS.
Reservations are needed. To
attend Chester County’s 1994
Dairy Day, Contact the Chester
County Cooperative Extension,
Government Services Center,
Suite 370, 601 Westtown Road,
West Chester, 19382-4546; or call
21S-696-3SOO no later than
December 28, 1993.
Dairy Management
and Profitability
(MAP) Workshops
Penn State Cooperative Exten-
Downer Video Available
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) According to Lawrence
Hutchinson, DVM, a Penn Slate
Extension veterinarian, the univer
sity, with funding from several
industry organizations, has pro
duced a video and a slide-script
program on “Preventing Non-
Ambulatory Cows.”
According to an announcement
made this week, the 17-minute
VHS video is priced at $35 and is
available through the Ag Informa
tion Services. The Pennsylvania
State University, <ll9 Ag Admi
nistration Building, University
Park, PA 16802.
The scripted slide presentation
can be ordered for $5O and
includes 128 slides and also is
available through Ag Information
Services.
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sion will be offering two-day
workshops on how to better man
age your dairy farm as a business.
The pilot program was very
well accepted last year, and it has
been expanded to sessions in six
areas in Southeastern Pennsylva
nia. including locations in Ches
ter, Lancaster, Berks, and Mont
gomery counties.
These workshops are limited to
20 participants each since they
consist of considerable small
group interaction. This is an ideal
program for husbands and wives,
fathers and sons, and brothers and
sisters to determine the mission
and goals of their farming opera
tion and how they are going to
accomplish them.
For informationm on dates and
locations, contact Alan Strock or
Walter Wurster, Chester County
Extension Agents, at (215)
696-3500.
In a flier announcing the video,
it states, “proper management
practices need to be implemented
to help prevent non-ambulatory
animals. This video and meeting
slide set, ‘Preventing Non-
Ambulatory Cows,’ provide infor
mation on safe handling practices
and facilities for producers, haul
ers, and auction personnel.
“The procedures outlined can
help avoid stress and injury to ani
mals both on the farm and in the
market chain. If everyone involved
takes action to prevent non
ambulatory animals, new regula
tions will be unnecessary and eco
nomic losses to the industry can be
minimized.”
Those wishing more informa
tion may call (814) 865-6309.
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