Olver National Advisor Of The Year
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Dale Olver, Penn State
instructor in Dairy and Animal
Science, was named Advisor of
the Year at the annual meeting of
the American Dairy Science
Association-Student Affiliate
Division in mid-July in
Minneapolis.
The award recognizes Giver’s
work as co-advisor of the Pom
State Dairy Science Club, which
was named second Most Out
standing Chapter at the same
meeting. About 80 members
strong, the club has placed third or
higher each of the last 13 years in
the Outstanding Chapter Contest,
and is four-time national champ
ion in that same period.
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Penn State Dairy Science Club’s
purpose is to develop leadership
and help advance the general wel
fare of the dairy industry. Over the
years, the club has been a spring
board for future leaders in the
dairy industry both statewide and
nationally. It has hlso been an
integral part of the educational
experience for thousands of Penn
State students with an interest in
the dairy industry.
Olver was an active member of
the Dairy Science Club during his
undergraduate days at Penn State,
having served as its president.
After receiving a B.S. in Dairy
Production in 1979, Olver worked
as program analyst at Atlantic
Breeders Cooperative in Lancas
ter. During this tenure there, the
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Award. He also was the 1989
Penn State Dairy Exposition
Dedicatee.
Returning to Pem\ State in 1989
as an instructor in dairy science,
Olver turned his attention to
teaching and advising. In addition
to teaching and his work with the
Dairy Science Club. Olver advises
the Pennsylvania 4-H Dairy Prog
ram, manages the Pennsylvania
Junior Dairy Show, and coaches
the Penn State Dairy Judging
Team, which consistently has
been among the top ten teams
nationwide during his five-year
tenure as coach. Olver spends
much of his time recruiting and
mentoring new and current Penn
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State students. He also has coach
ed two national champion dairy
bowl teams.
Some of the Dairy Science
Club’s major annual events
include the Nittany Lion Fall
Classic (student-organized cattle
sale), an annual holiday cheese
box sale. Dairy Exposition, Spring
Judging Contest, and a spring trip.
Last spring the Club visited four
Western-style farms and a major
bottling plant in Arizona, and took
side trips to Grand Canyon.
Painted Desert, and Petrified
Forest.
Club members work hard all
year, but also have plenty of fun
along the way. They said that
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Olver “motivates them to woik
hard and strive for success,” and
that his “positive attitude and
sense of humor serves as
encouragement.”
Larry Muller, professor of dairy
science, is co-advisor of the club.
“Dale is most deserving of this
national award,” said Muller. “His
dedication and many contribu
tions to the club’s programs have
led to the club’s success at both
regional and national levels.”
For more information on the
Penn State Dairy Science Club
and its activities, call the Depart
ment of Dairy and Animal Science
Student Services Office
CBl4-863-36641.
Food Safety
Research
Tours Scheduled
ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.) Dairy and
poultry production are the top two agricultural
sectors in Pennsylvania. But to remain strong,
these industries need a steady flow of new infor
mation to enhance efficiency and improve the
bottom line.
This demand for scientific knowledge was the
prime factor behind Penn State’s construction of
new dairy and poultry research centers at its Uni
versity Park Campus. Visitors to Ag Progress
Days, August 16-18, can get a first-hand look at
the new facilities by taking the Special Topics
Research Tour.
During the bus ride from the Ag Progress days
site, visitors will learn about the nearly com
pleted Dairy Cattle Research and Education Cen
ter and view a video showing the center’s state
of-the-art milking parlor. Faculty from the dairy
and animal science department will be on board
to answer questions.
The new milking parlor will be the tour’s first
stop, “the parlor has a double-10 herringbone
design equipped with rapid-exit stalls,” says
dairy specialist Stephen Spencer, who helped
design the milking system.
“It’s constructed of stainless steel, with nar
row holding lanes so we can move groups of 60
cows into the parlor without disrupting the milk
ing procedure,” he says. “We can weigh cows
automatically as they leave the parlor or between
milkings.”
The parlor also includes a data-acquisition and
control system that transfers information from
milk-flow measuring devices directly into the
milking system’s computer. Milk from the sys
tem’s 4,000-gallon bulk tank is taken daily to the
University Creamery, where it is processed and
sold as fluid milk, ice cream, cheese and other
dairy products.
From the Dairy Center, the tour will move to
the new $6 million Poultry Education and
Research Center. The 50,000-square-foot facili
ty contains six building for studies on broilers,
layers, turkeys, pullets, breeding and genetics
and processing.
“The new facilities more nearly replicate the
technology used in today's industry,” says Dr.
William Weaver, professor and head of Penn
State’s poultry science department.
The centerpiece of the new complex is the
Fundamental Research Building. In addition to
housing offices, a hatchery, a feed mixing area
and a surgical suite, this building contains fou
environmental chambers designed to hold up to
400 birds each.
“We can alter a chamber’s temperature, rela
tive humidity, ventilation, and light rates to
simulate different seasons, housing types, and
other environmental factors,” Weaver says. “We
can simulate the conditions of a hot summer day
in south Georgia, even in the middle of winter.”
The Special Topics Research Tour departs at
10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily during Ag Progress
Days. An additional tour will be offered at noon
on Wednesday.
The tour is free, but tickets are required. Tick
ets are available at the com crib at the top of Main
Street, which is the tour boarding site. Seating is
limited.