A26-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 19, 1994 Lancaster Dairy Days, Tie-Stall Remodeling Meetings Set LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Lancaster County Dairy Days are scheduled for Tuesdays, February 22 and March 1, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center. The theme for this year’s Dairy Days is Managing High Producing Cows Profitably. Both days fea ture dairy consultants and practi tioners who have a lot of field ex perience working with successful farms in New England, New York, Pennsylvania and the Mid- Atlantic states. On February 22, Dr. Brian L. Perkins and'Robert C. Fry will team up to share their experiences and thoughts on managing dairy farms for profit with an emphasis on nutrition, reproduction, and management practices for helping to improve the bottom line. Dr. Perkins had worked several years in the Lancaster area as a nu tritionist before moving to Ver mont and starting his own consult ing service. Dairy Management Services, Inc. He services herds through out the New England states and upper New York. After working on his family’s large dairy farm in Chestenown, National FFA ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff GREENVILLE. N.Y. Liam Brody, FFA eastern region vice president, wants all FFA’ers to know that, internationally, Japan holds FFA in high regard. Despite what is happening on the trade front (with a possible trade war looming in the spring, according to current reports), the message that he took to Japan from the U.S. was positive and rein forced the attitude that two coun tries can work together. Brody, 19, son of Pat and Bill Brody, Greenville, is a member of the Greenville FFA. He partici pated, along with six other national FFA officers, in the National FFA Officer International Experience Program at the end of January. During their trip to Japan, the group visited a large number of agricultural businesses and histori cal landmarks in Kyoto and Tokyo. Brody said some of the Japanese people view our government as “overly aggressive, almost to the .sixm officers recei atth h National FFA Con vention. Front row, from left, Curtis C. Childers, 20, national president, Nemo, Texas and Andrew McCrea, 21, national secretary, Maysville, Mo. Back row, from left, Raquel Lacey, 21, central regional vice president, Nokomis, III.; Tyler Grandll, 20, western reg ion vice president, Gilbert, Ariz.; Steven Mitchell, 19, southern region vice president, Plnevllle, Ark.; and Liam Brody, 19, eastern region vice president, Greenville, N.Y. Md., Dr. Robert C. Fry set up his own consulting service and prac tice, Atlantic Dairy Management Services. He advises a large range of dairy farms, from small family farms to large corporate enteipris es. Are your heifers and dry cows in good enough condition to begin their next lactation with a running start? Will they consume enough dry matter and will their ration be formulated in a manner that will enable them to peak well and sus tain high levels of milk production without losing excessive amounts of weight and without developing metabolic problems such as fatty livers, ketosis, DA’s, Laminitis, etc.? Will cows breed back well and will they be healthy enough to slay in the herd long enough to re ward you with some good off spring, some satisfaction and some profit? That is a tremendous challenge for today’s progressive dairy farmers and for this year's Dairy Days speakers. On March 1, the focus will be on herd health with an emphasis on: vaccine and cows' immune systems, reducing somatic cell counts, controlling and preventing mastitis and Johne’s disease, and ’er Says Japan Trip Was Great Exchange With Positive People teacher, who simply made “learn- president <l9BB-1989), district ing fun.” president (1990-1991), state vice Brody garnered his project work president (1991-1992), and reg experience at a horse farm in ional vice president (1993-1994). Greenville and also worked on die He said that FFA continues to Echo Vale Farm, operated by Sar- grow at a tremendous pace, up ah Hall, also in Greenville. Echo from less than 400,000 Vale raises about 200 head of three years ago to 417,000 today registered Montadale and Suffolk sheep. point of pushy,” regarding work ing out the trade problems. He said that one of the reasons they feel that way is because, in years past, because of arrangements worked out with the two governments, Japan reduced its rice crop produc tion to help balance the trade defi cit But the past growing season, Japan experienced a drought and must deal.with the shortage of crop. ‘ ‘They hold the U.S. responsible in the long run,” said Brody. How ever, he said the experience was “one of the greatest exchanges with a positive people that hold a reverence for all kinds of people.” As a result of this learning experience, a videotape was pre pared that Brody and other tour members will highlight in several speeches across the country in the coming months. Included will be stops in Phi ladelphia and Pittsburgh, and other areas making up about 250,000 miles. First, Brody travels this week to Washington, D.C. as part of the Pennsylvania’s Johne’s certifica tion program. These health topics will be ad dressed by a team of practitioners with a lot of field experience. They include: John C. Simms, VMD; New Bolton Veterinarian, Ray Sweeney, Richard Bartholo mew and Robert Whitlock; plus Lawrence J. Hutchinson, Profes sor of Veterinary Science at Penn State. Also sharing their experi ence and thoughts on Johne’s dis ease will be a panel of local farm ers, Larry Harnish from Washing ton Boro and Axel Linde and Millie Widmamr from Oxford. Tie-Stall Barn Remodeling and Expansion Many farmers are thinking about remodeling or expanding their tie-stall dairy bams in an ef fort to become more efficient To help them with these ideas, a meeting has been scheduled for the purpose of discussing remod eling and expansion ideas for tie stall bams. It will be held Friday, February 25,10 a.m. until 12 noon at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center. Penn State is an affirmative ac tion, equal opportunity university. activities of National FFA Week, which runs from Feb. 19-26. There, he will be visiting U.S. rep resentatives to speak about his experiences abroad. This year’s theme is “FFA Leadership For America.” In a release, the national organization indicated that during FFA Week and throughout the year, “FFA 'Chapters Conduct activities that, develop the leadership skills of high school students. These exper iences will prepare them for important leadership roles in the future.” While in Washington, Brody will be speaking to several news organizations. Brody said that Andrew McCrea, national FFA secretary, is scheduled to be inter viewed on NBC’s Today Show. Some of the highlights may include segments of the video taken in Japan. Brody said that his involvement in FFA began when he heard good things about his FFA adviser, Wil liam Ransom. Brody said that many people spoke highly of the Brian Perkins, dairy consultant from New Haven, Ver mont, will be one of the featured speakers February 22 at Lancaster Dairy Day. See story for program outline and other scheduled speakers. Brody said the first year he cleaned the stalls and did other tasks that helped him learn a lot about sheep production, including “worming, breeding, clipping, and showing,” he said. He also showed at several local fairs and at the state fair. He helped Hall show at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield, Mass. Brody has served as chapter vice Water Resource Workshop Set LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Many rural and urban home owners throughout Pennsylvania own properly which contains a surface water resource. This water resource may be a stream, lake, pond, or a wetland. “What can 1 do with this wet land?” This is a question which is commonly asked by property owners. Perhaps the simplest thing to do is to enhance the wet land vegetation to provide diver sity, beauty, and wildlife habitat. Does your property contain a creek or stream? Do you know how to tell if the stream is healthy or if it needs “repair”? Are you plagued by a stream with eroding banks? What peimits do 1 need be fore 1 start working? These questions and many more will be discussed during the Land owner Water Resource Awareness BBS He believes that every FFA member should have a chance to Ifeartt abofli the international importance of agriculture. The career opportunities in ag will be in sales and international agriculture. Brody said it is important for FFA’ers to increase their percep tions of other cultures to help improve the opportunities for all members and to react positively to all situations. Workshop which will be held on March 8 at the Farm and Home Center. 1383 Arcadia Road, Lan caster. The morning sessions will begin at 9 a.m. and cover the top ics of wetland ID, stream im provement, and permits. The af ternoon sessions will begin at 1:30 and cover the topics of wetland enhancement and stream bank sta bilization. Speakers for the day will be representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and the Lancaster County Conserva tion District. Representatives from private industry have been invited to display and promote their ser vices. For more information, contact the Lancaster County Conserva tion District at (717) 299-5261.
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