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EMMITSBURG, Md. The
Maryland Holstein-Friesian Asso
ciation has announced the itinerary
for its 1994 state convention, set to
be held March 11 at the Ramada
Inn, in Hagerstown, Md.
Also scheduled, in conjunction
with the convention is the organi
zation’s convention sale, set for
Saturday, March 12, at the West
ern Maryland Research Center, in
Sharpsburg.
The deadline for registration is
Feb. 25. Those interested in attend
ing should complete a ticket order
form and send it with a check.
Also, those needing room reser
vations at the Ramada Inn should
call (301) 733-5100 by Feb. 25.
Rooms cost $5B for up to four peo
ple. Those seeking reservations
should mention that are part of
Holstein Convention.
In addition to a full day’s activi
ties Friday, March 11, followed by
the sale Saturday March 12, there
is to be a fun auction with all pro
ceeds going toward the Maryland
State Holstein Association.
Washington County convention
planners are seeking a few items to
auction that would be of special
interest to Maryland Holstein
breeders. For more information,
call Kenlin Martin at (301)
824-6215.
The first day of the convention
starts at 9 a.m. with registration,
followed by an introduction by
Kenlin Martin, and annual busi-
MT JOY (Lancaster
Co.) Dairymen from around
the state who attended one of five
Pennfield Dairy Days held recen
tly at various locations heard
expert advise on managing their
dairy cattle, especially with
nutrition.
Pennfield Feeds, a large area
agricultural production feed manu
facturer, sponsored the seminars
with specific emphasis on feet and
leg problems, economical feeding
strategies for high producing
cows, and managing herd replace
ments to achieve best costs and
best animals.
Timothy Snyder, PhD., PAS, is
manager of dairy nutrition for Pen
nfield Corp., and started the semi
nar with an overview of dairy farm
management considerations,
focusing on reducing costs and
improving efficiencies thtough
instituting lighter controls on
replacement animals.
According to Snyder, good
record keeping is essential to all
good management.
At the Lebanon Valley National Bank agriculture seminar are from left, Louis Moore
and Robert Yonkers, speakers from Penn State; Mike Firestlne, senior vice president
ag lending; and Robert Donaldson, vice president ag lending.
Md. Holstein Breeders Plan 1994 Convention
ness meeting with Oral C. Bender
presiding.
During the annual business
meeting, a change to the bylaws is
to be voted upon by membership.
Proposed is a change that would
give the board of directors more
discretion as to what publication
subscriptions are to be included in
the membership dues.
Immediately following is the
presentation of breed improve
ment awards, junior production
awards, and then recognition of
Progressive Breeders.
Lunch is scheduled to start at
12:30 p.m.
Starting the afternoon session at
1:45 p.m. is' guest speaker Dr.
Mark Varner, who is to talk about,
“Trends in the Dutch Dairy
Industry.”
Starting at 3 p.m. time is set
aside for farm visits and to visit
exhibits.
A concurrent spouse’s program
is also scheduled.
At 10:30 a.m., Jackie Leimbach
is to be a guest speaker with the
theme of her talk to be, “Looking
Good, Feeling Good.”
After lunch, another presenta
tion is to be given on “Color
Logic.”
For the youth, a tour of Mid-
East Milk Laboratory is to start at
10 a.m., followed at 11:30 a.m.
with production awards (see annu
al meeting schedule).
After lunch, a business meeting
Pennfield Dairy Days Features Dairy Experts
He also talked about saving pro
duction costs by reducing the num
ber of replacement animals being
raised to milking age. He said that
reducing age to first calving has
been proven to eliminate the need
to carry a significant number of
replacement heifers.
According to Snyder, the total
number of animals on the farm can
be kept to a minimum if the
amount of time to entry of a heifer
into the milking string can be
reduced to 22 to 24 months from
the more traditional to
28-month calving interval.
Snyder cautioned however, that
he wasn’t talking about breeding
undersized, physically immature
heifers, but rather, feeding them to
achieve physical maturity at an
earlier age.
According to Snyder, Pen
nfield’s Elite Heifer program and
Go-Calf Heifer program are two
which are suited for use in achiev
ing a shorter first calving interval.
Others speaking included Nor
mand St. Pierre, PhD, PAS, presi-
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1994 Maryland Holstein Convention
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of the Junior Club is scheduled at
1:3) p.m.
At 2 p.m., guest speaker Tom
Mercuro is to address the Junior
members.
The evening banquet schedule
dent of Papillon Agricultural
Products.
In general, the nutrition expert
said that there can be a great varia
bility in the values of feeds. He
said that by using feeds which
come from a bulk feeds producer
with an excellent quality control
program can eliminate variation
five-fold.
Also speaking was Jan Shearer,
DVM with the University of Flori
da. According to Dr. Shearer, foot
problems cost the dairy industry a
great deal in money and produc
tion, and that many are preventable
through good practices and nutri
tion and that others are treatable,
under the guidance of a
veterinarian.
Shearer focused on laminitis,
which is a condition thought to be
caused by nutritional imbalances
in developing cattle that can cause
lactic acidosis and lead to impro
per development of the foot struc
ture in the heifer.
starts at 6 p.m. with a social hour,
followed at 7 p.m. with the buffet
dinner and junior awards program.
At 8:45 p.m. the fun auction is to
be held, followed by entertain-
From the left, Jan Shearer, DVM from University of Flori
da, and Normand St. Pierre, PhD., and president of Papillon
Ag Products, discuss dairy cattle care issues at Pennfleld
Dairy Days.
PRESCOTT (Lebanon
Co.) —Two professors from Penn
State University provided the
opening look at the business of
fanning in the morning program at
the ISth seminar on agriculture,
sponsored by the Lebanon Valley
National Bank Thursday. Louis
Moore, professor of agriculture
economics, gave his 14th annual
ag outlook, and Robert Yonkers,
assistant professor of agricultural
economics, concentrated on the
outlook for the dairy industry.
“People (farmers) who survived
the 1980’s are in a much stronger
financial position,” Moore said.
“They arc doing a better job of
managing their farms, and the
number of dropouts are not nearly
as great.
“When you look at projections,
natural disasters play a part, and
you don’t know where or when
Total
ment, Karaoke, which is a sing-a
long type of enteitainment.
To get to the Ramada, from 170,
west of Frederick, take Exit 328
(Rt4OW), and travel I'A miles.
The Inn is on the left.
they will occur. Even this year can
not be called normal, so you can
expect anything.
Moore said statistics show that
fanners who have someone work
ing off the farm are doing better.
More and more of the fanner’s
income is coming from the farm.
And he said we can expect govern
ment involvement in farming to
diminish.
Specialization and contracting
will become greater for the pro
duction side of agriculture, and
exports will be the lowest in 20
years.
Overall. Moore looks for the
agriculture economy to improve
this year with net income to
increase. But not all enterprises
will share in the increase. For
example, over-production of beef
will keep the price depressed. But
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