National DHIA To Honor Several At Annual Convention (Conllnutd from Pago A 1) of work at the state, regional and national levels of DHIA. That involvement included being a national director for six years, as well as serving as vice president for one year. The award itself, named post humously in honor of the past National DHIA president, is an annual recognition of those serv ing in leadership who have demon strated outstanding and unselfish service for many years, and who the National DHIA board of direc tors feel has made a notable contri bution to the advancement of DHIA in the United Slates. Noble served from 1980 to 1988 on the New York DHIC Board, was elected its president in 1986 and 1987, and during that time he was instrumental in the formation of Northeast DHIA, bring together New York, New Jersey, Connecti cut, Massachusetts, New Hamp shire and Maine. Noble served on a number of national DHIA committees, including chairing the Labor Effi cient Records Committee. This committee created the successful innovative testing plans project, which made great strides in linking electronic on-farm meters and computers to the DHI system. His contributions to the value of records issue brought about a grea ter understanding in the dairy industry of the flow and signifi cance of DHIA data, and the importance of an integrated dairy records industry. He was active in the formation of the DHIA Services subsidiary in 1988 and served on that board from 1990 to 1992. The Martin A. Wilson Award being.presented to Sam Chafln is bestowed upon a person who is, or has been, employed by an affiliate DHIA in a management position for at least five years, and in the opinion of the selection committee of peers, has been dedicated to the improvement of, and provided leadership to, the advancement of DHIA. Chafln began his DHIA career Cut Your Heating Cost With Our Outdoor Furnace in July 1981, as an area manager in Shenandoah Valley, Va. ONe of his many achievements as an area manager was development of the statewide meter calibration prog ram, which helped establish Virgi nia as a center of excellence in accurate DHIA records. His work with Va.DHIA’s Long Range Planning Committee and with adjusting DHI rates has helped build a framework for far mers, resulting in better service to DHI members in Virginia and Nutrient Management Meeting Set NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster Co.) On Wednesday, March 2, the Pennsylvania Pork Producers Council and Penn State Coopera tive Extension are providing an educational seminar and “hands on” workshop to assist you in your nutrient management planning at Yoder’s Restaurant, New Holland, from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Environmental issues play a major role in decisions made on farms today. The recent enactment of nutrient management legisla tion in Pennsylvania will affect your swine operation. It is impor tant for you to know your role in nutrient management planning. Pennsylvania Pork Producers Council President Abe Fisher said, “Nutrient management may be the most important issue facing pork producers during the next five years.” Topics included in the seminar include “Concepts of Nutrient Management,” “Nutrient Manage ment Bill Requirements,” and “Alternatives with Nutrient Management.” Bring your calculator to aid you in a simple assessment of your nutrient situation. A lunch will be provided, and your only cost is a $3 registration fee. Mark March 2 on your calendar and call Abe Fisher on Saturday, Feb. 26 at (717) 768-8378 or Mon day morning, Feb. 28 at (717) 768-3301 to make your reservation. North Carolina. Since accepting the state mana ger position for the Virginia Feder ation of DHI As in 1989, Chafln has guided the federation through a continuous period of change, with steadily decreasing number of dairy farmers in the urban areas of Virginia’s eastern corridor. In addition, he helped guide Blue Ridge DHIA Laboratory through a period of considerable change, culminating in a merger of lab services with North Carolina. Last year, the entire DHIA oper ations of Virginia and North Car olina were brought together under United DHIA. According to Eubert Correll, president of United DHIA, “The stability of DHIA services to dairy producers in Virginia and North Carolina has improved dramatical ly in the past two years due lo Cha fin’s tireless efforts to merge the two states into one United DHIA.” The National DHIA Outstand ing Service Award is presented to a DHIA manager, university worker or dairy industry person who, in the opinion of the National DHIA board of directors, has been dedi cated to the improvement of, and has provided notable leadership to, the advancement of DHIA over the years. Although Dr. Butcher has served as director of DRPC at Raleigh since April 1984, he has been involved with almost every facet of the DHI program offered by Raleigh since 1969. His contributions to the dairy industry in computer technology have been significant. While at Raleigh, he oversaw the develop ment of the Direct Access to Records by Telephone (DART) system. This system allows access to the processing center's comput ing file via on-farm terminals and allows the farmer to update his Quality Grain Equipment At Affordable Prices S • Welght-Tronix • Bucket Elevators ? Feed Bins Feed Mill • Stirring Systems • Wet Tanks • Transport Augers • Utility augers • Grain Bins • Air Drying Systems • Grain Dryers (Leasing & Financing Available or 90 Days Same As Cash For Qualified Applicants!) YOUR EXCLUSIVE • Augers • Pip* • Bolts • Nuts DHI records daily. The DART program grew to include PCDART, an on-farm software system based on periodic access to the DRPC. As a result of these programs, dairy producers have unlimited access to their own farm management information without incurring major on-line telephone costs. Other computer programs Butcher has been instrumental in developing include Total Program Entry (TPE), a software package for use by DHIA technicians; CAS, an accounting program for state DHIA affiliates to manage their finances with little duplica tion of entry, CD DART, an on line access program for consul tants; and DART-SAS, a statistical package for use with DHIA data for education-research efforts. Dairy lea Members To Chair YC Program jfr H Sharon and David Smith, Dairlea members from Middle port, N.Y., will chair the National Milk Producers Federa tion’s 1994 Young Cooperator Advisory Council. BSf) FACTORY WAREHOUSE • Caulking • Motors • Pulleys • Dryer Part* ★ Full Line Parts Dept. ★ Sell, Service & Install ★ Rt. 272 South, Willow Street, PA 17584 Ph: 717-464-3321 or Toll Free 800-732-0053 Store Hours; Mon.-Sat. 7:30 AM to 8:00 Pl' 2-28 “ li * Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 26, 1994-A23 One of Butcher’scarly contribu tions was his development of a milkfat variance program for monitoring milkfat tests run by DHI technicians. Butcher has served on many National DHIA committees, including the first Quality Certifi cation Committee, which boosted the consistency of DHIA records. In 1993, Raleigh was the first processing center to complete programming for a standard trans fer format, allowing a complete electronic transfer of a cow’s or herd’s data from one center to another. In his 25 years of service to the dairy industry, Butcher has addressed numerous groups in the United States and several foreign countries and authored at least 40 scientific and general articles. • Fans • Hoppers • Power Heads • Flex Pip* SYRACUSE, N.Y. Young Cooperators from across the region elected David and Sha ron Smith, Dairylea members from Middle port, N.Y., to chair the National Milk Produc 'ers Federation’s (NMPF’s) 1994 Young Cooperator (YC) Ad vis ory Council. The Smiths were selected from 72 other r young farm couples at the NMPF’s Annual Meeting this winter in 'New Orleans, La. ‘The YC program is a leadership program Idesigned to educate and develop tomorrow’s dairy leaders,” David explained. The Smiths said they had a wonder ful time in New Orleans, especially talking and meeting with people from across the country and getting new ideas. “We really enjoyed meeting other young farmers who arc inter ested in milk promotion, producing quality milk and furthering the posi tive image of the dairy industry,” Sharon said. The Smiths milk 60 cows and farm 250 acres in Niagara County.
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