Lancaster Holstein
Banquet Set
MT. JOY (Lancaster Co.)
It’s banquet time again. This year
our annual Lancaster Co. Holstein
banquet and meeting will be held
on Thursday, Nov. 10, 1994 at 7
p.m., at the Country Table Restau
rant in Mt. Joy.
Following a delicious meal
featuring baked ham loaf with all
the trimmings, our annual meeting
will be held. The meeting will
include information from our state
and local associations as well as
the election of new directors for
the following year.
Adams Holstein Club
tysburg in February, and the well- meeting: Phil Van Lieu, East Ber
attended tour of four outstanding josi c Hess Riser, Gettysburg;
farms in Frederick County, Mary- and Chris Gitt Wood of Lit
land conducted in April. tlestown.
Retiring from the board at this Chris Wood circulated a form
meeting were Marvin Brown, to compile an order for cheese as
president, Robin Thompson, trea- the annual fundraiser for the club,
surer, and Jeffrey Roche, director. Door prizes, courtesy of local
They were replaced with the fol- agribusiness firms, also were
lowing directors elected at the awarded.
William Rhoads will entertain
us with an evening of music for all
ages, bring your requests, and be
prepared to “sing-a-long.”
The cost for this entire evening
of good food, entertainment, and
information is just $lO for adults,
and $S for children 9 years and
under. Tickets may be obtained
from Nelson Wenger (664-7233)
or Jack Coleman (687-6844), or
any of the directors. *
Be sure to plan to come to the
banquet to see the juniors get their
awards, and see who will win the
calf this year!!
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UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) —Feed industry profession
als will have an opportunity this
fall to tap into the most recent
research and practical applications
in the field.
Penn State’s dairy nutrition
group will host one-day'work
shops in mid-November at four
locations across Pennsylvania:
November 14 Shadow Brook
Ann and Resort,
Tunkhannock
November IS Holiday Inn,
Morgantown
November 16 Ramada Inn,
Somerset
November 17 Garden Gate,
Butler
Early morning sessions will
cover an up-to-date look at milk
replacers, how to apply carbohy
drate nutrition to practical feeding
situations and how to trouble
shoot nutrition problems using
PADHIA’s body condition scor
ing sheet.
PSU Dairy Nutrition
Indepth Workshops
Late-morning discussions will
focus on developing rations for
herds using intensive grazing, and
feeding dry cows for nutrition,
health, and profit.
In the afternoon, Penn State
faculty will have the opportunity
to showcase their new forage and
TMR particle size separator and its
implications in feeding dairy cat
tle. They will also talk about the
Dairy-MAP program and share
current data on heifer growth rates
and diet modifications.
Finally, late-afternoon discus
sion will focus on how the farm
stead, nutrient management, and
water quality impact the producer
and the environment.
The workshop’s $3O registra
tion fee covers room rental, lunch
breaks and reference materials.
Registration deadline is Nov. g.
For more information on the dairy
feed industry work-shop, contact
your local cooperative extension
office or Workshop Coordinator Cp nc i rpoktratinn form -inrl
Virginia Ishler (814-863-3912). , , re B ,stratlon rorm and
check made payable to Dairy
Management Conference to:
Virginia Ishler
The Pennsylvania State University
324 Henning Building
University Park, PA 16802
UncMttf awning, Saturday, Qctofcy 29,1994-AM
Registration
Please fill in and return in
by November 8,1994.
Com
Telephone
Address:
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attending
Pa. Holstein Offers
Membership Special
STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co) The Pen
nsylvania Holstein Association 'has announced
that Ocl 1 began the new year for memberships,
and coinciding with that is a one-month special
10-pereent discount on dues.
According to a news release from the Pa. Hols
tein Association, while anyone may join the orga
nization at any time, those who join by Nov. 1 will
receive a 10-pcrcent discount on the $25 base fee.
A 5-percent discount is offered for those who
pay membership from Nov. 2 through Dec. 1.
Members of the Pa. Holstein Association are
entitled to participate in educational, promotional
and service programs at local, district ahd state
levels. Some of these events include field days,
bam meetings, tours, picnics, annual meetings,
shows, sales (domestic and international), in addi
tion to a strong youth program.
Also included in the membership is a subscrip
tion to the periodical Pennsylvania Holstein Pro
files (five times per year), and the weekly Farms
hine publication.
Pa. Holstein Association members who are also
members of Holstein-Friesian Assocation of
America, otherwise known as the national Hols
tein Association, are also entitled to a $6 savings
on registration of calves aged less than 3 months.
The savings on the registration of three calves per
year about pays for the state membership.
One of the most repeated reasons for being a
member of the tweed organization is being able to
share thoughts and concerns with other Holstein
dairymen.
According to the news release, “You don’t have
to have a bam full of registered cows lo take part
snd enjoy the fellowship that comes with being a
.member of Pennsylvania Hosllein Association.”
For more information, call the Holstein Asso
ciaton at (814) 234-0364.
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