Grazing
CARLISLE (Cumberland Co.)
—Embers Hotel will be the site of
the two-day annual Pennsylvania
Grazing Conference on March 1-2.
Terry Smith, director of the
Wisconsin Center for Dairy Profi
tability, Department of Dairy Sci
ence,- University of Wisconsin,
will highlight how grazing can
help dairy farmers improve their
profitability and remain competi
tive in the future.
Name(s)
Address
City
State.
Phone
Registration Fees
(includes 2 lunches and conference materials)
Make check payable to Agricultural Extension Special Fund. Mail this form and
check to Grazing Research and Education Center, 116 Agricultural Sciences and
Industries Building, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802.
Case Corporation Reports Record Performance
RACINE, Wis. Case Cor
poration reported operating earn
ings in the fourth quarter of 1994
of $67 million, compared with $3B
million in the fourth quarter of
1993.
For the full year, operating
earnings were $315 million, com
pared to $B3 million for 1993 and
exceeding the previous high of
$228 million set in 1989. Case has
now recorded 12 consecutive
quarters of substantial year-over
year improvement in operating re
sults.
The company’s fourth-quarter
net income was $46 million, or 63
cents per share, compared with
$2l million for the fourth quarter
of 1993. Net income for 1994, be
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Other speakers for the event
include Eric Kolver, New Zealan
der, working with the Agronomy
Department at Penn State. Grazers
at the conference will include
Forest Strieker, Wemersville;
Gary Vandewert, Athens; Curt
Dietrich, New Tripoli; and Wil
liam Yoder. Meyersdale.
Other speakers include a veter
inarian, a feed company represen
tative, and Penn State and Soil
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fore changes in accounting princi
ples and extraordinary items, was
$165 million, versus $39 million
for 1993.
Net sales in the fourth quarter
were $l.l billion, up 12 percent
from the comparable period last
year, and were $4.3 billion for
1994, up 14 percent from 1993.
Case introduced several new
models of construction and agri
cultural equipment in North
America during the fourth quarter,
including a new line of loader/
backhoes, new 908 Series excava
tors, and upgraded combines and
cotton pickers equipped with new
high-visibility cabs.
“Orders for combines are more
than double levels of one year ago
and retail orders for our loader/
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Conservation Service (Natural
Resources Conservation Service)
personnel.
To register for the conference,
complete the registration form,
included in this issue of Lancaster
Farming. For lodging reserva
tions, call the Embers Hotel, (800)
692-7315.
The following is a schedule of
events:
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Through Feb. 22 After Feb. 22
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backhoes are triple what they were
at the end of 1993,” said Jean-
Pierre Rosso, president and chief
executive officer. “We have deal
er orders for our entire production
of these units through the first six
months of 1995.”
Nearly 28 percent of the com
pany’s 1994 sales came from pro
ducts, introduced in the last two
years. The company expects more
than 50 percent of 1995 sales to
come from products introduced
since 1993. Case is investing more
than $745 million, beginning in
1994 and continuing through
1997, in new product develop
ment intended to provide a steady
stream of new products through
out the rest of the decade.
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March 1 Schedule
9:00 Registration, Trade Show.
10:00 Can Grazing Help Animal Agriculture Compete in the
Future?
Terry Smith, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Profitability
10:45 Allocation of Land, Labor, Facilities, Equipment, and
Capital to Improve Farm Profit.
Terry Smith plus producers. Curt Dietrich and Forest
Strieker
Noon Lunch, Trade Show.
1:45 Understanding and Managing Plant Growth to Improve
Yields and Profit.
Marvin Hall, Penn State
Break, Trade Show.
Plant Species and Management (break-out session);
Cool Season Species.
Duane Pysher, Soil Conservation Service
Establishment and Renovation of Pastures.
Lynn Hoffman, Penn State
Plant Species and Management (break-out session):
Nontraditional Species.
Paul Craig, Penn State
Grazing Alfalfa and Legumes.
Steve Pales, Penn State
Dinner (on your own), Trade Show.
Grazing Around the World and Grazing New Zealand
Style.
Eric Kolver, Penn State
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2:30
3:00
3:45
4:30
7:00
Grazing as a Lifestyle and Seasonal Grazing,.
Gary and Linda Vandewert and Bill Yoder, dairy producers
March 2 Schedule
7:00 Breakfast (on your own), Trade Show.
8:00 Nutritional Considerations for Grazing.
Larry Muller, Penn State
8:30 Grazing Management and Nutritional Challenges.
Lisa Holden, Penn State
9:00 Animal Health Considerations with Grazing.
David Welch, White Oak Veterinary Clinic
9:30 Grazing is a Team Effort - From the Perspective of a
Feed Company.
Thomas Nauman, Hoober Feeds
10:00 Break, Trade Show.
10:30 Animal Species and Management (breakout session)
Meeting (Dairy) Nutritional Needs.
Lisa Holden, Penn State
Nutrition of Beef and Sheep.
-Harold Harpster
11:05 Animal Species and Management (breakout session)
Providing (Dairy) Supplemental Needs.
Larry Muller, Penn State
Co-Grazing of (Non-Dairy) Animal Species.
Lowell Wilson, Penn State
11:45 Lunch, Trade Show
1:30 Grazing Systems and Profitability.
Steve Ford, Penn State
2:30 Conference Wrap-up. Where Do We Go From Here?
Terry Smith, Steve Fales, Larry Muller
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