A24-L*ncasier Farming, Saturday, February' 25, ‘l§9s x OHIA Service Center, Orchard Road, University Park, PA 16802 Pa.DHIA To Hold 7th Corporate Meeting STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) The Pennsylvania Dairy Herd Improvement Association has made changes throughout the past year, and this year is no different Instead of the typical two-day annual meeting of the Pa.DHIA, this year’s program is to consist of a one-day corporate meeting, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, March 10, at the Penn State Days Inn, in State College. If overnight accommodations are requested in the registration, meeting delegates and attendees can arrive the evening of Thursday, March 9, and attend a 7 p.m. ses sion designed to orient county committee members on local com mittee responsibilities, and state and national obligations. The day starts with the annual association awards breakfast, and continues through with the corpo rate meeting. While the annual meeting is designed to serve as a forum between the association board of directors and county delegates, all members are invited to attend the COUNTY: I am a (check one): NAME SPOUSE’S NAME (if attending) ADDRESS Yes. reserve a sleeping room for me for March 9, or I am interested m attending a 7 p m . March 9 session on "Onenlalion for Counly Committee ” Included topics arc committee's responsibilities, and slate and national obligations County Delegate. Delegate’s Spouse Non-Delegate I would like I would like meeting, and overnight accommo dations can be made available if registrations are received by Pa.DHIA by March 1. A number of issues affecting Pa.DHIA specifically, and the industry more broadly are to be addressed and discussed during the day. A featured speaker is to be Bob Turner, representative from Wcst falia Corp., to discuss where West falia is going in the future with software. The Pa.DHIA currently promotes the use of Dairy Plan, a software program for dairy pro ducers that can help them become more aware of the health of their farm operation and manage it appropriately. There is no charge to county del egates to attend the meeting, to stay overnight, or for the associated meals. However, other costs, such as transportation and telephone charges are to be borne by the dele gates. For accompanying spouses, the arc responsible to pay for the spouse’s meals and the price difference for overnight Pa. Dairy Herd Improvement Association 7th Annual Coporate Meeting Registration Form (Deadline lor registration is March 1) County Delegate Charges, Fees tickets at $2(l each to .mend the Sjxiusc’s Program Meals (for spouses and non-delegates) at $2l each. SEND YOUR POKM Willi CHECKS PAYABLE TO. PA DIIIA Orchard Road Uimcrslty Park, PA 16X01 Alin: Dixie L. Burris From the left, New Jersey dairyman Martin Little stands in front of his farm with Susan Baird, his Pa.DHIA technician. DHIA Welcomes Baird As Technician PaJDHIA Training Coordinator UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Pa. DHIA is glad to have Sue Baird as their DHIA techni cian serving the New Jersey dairymen. Sue was bom in Morristown on June 13. 1970, and raised in Par sippany, NJ., where she attended the Littleton Elementary School and went on to junior high school at Brooklawn, NJ., and proceeded to Parsippany Hills High School, accommodations. To register, fill out a registration form and send a check payable to ‘‘PA DHIA” to Pa.DHIA. Orchard Road, University Park, PA 16801. Make the letter to the attention of Dixie Burris. For more information, call 1-800-344-8378. I Counly Agent Non-Delegate PHONE No. I will nut need a sleeping room. S6S per single $75 per double DAVID BIGELOW NO CHARGE Total from ninth through her 12th grade year. In 1988, Sue enrolled at the State University of New York (SUNY), located in Cobleskill. N.Y., majoring in agricultural business. It was at this point in Sue’s life that she said she “... dived head Erst into agriculture.” In 1990, she graduated from SUNY and attended Penn Slate University majoring in agricultur al economics, graduating from PSU in 1992. Sue also has experience in the beef business. After graduation from Penn State University, she volunteered her time in assisting in the everyday care of show animals on a beef farm in New Jersey. Over the past several yean. Sue How Does Your Herd Compare? STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) These data are calculated using information pulled from Pennsylvania DHIA’s mainframe computer each week. It is a one-week summary representing approximately one fourth of the herds on test, as they are tested monthly. These data are valuable from a business management standpoint and can be used for comparing your operations to the averages from about one-fourth of the herds across the state. DHIA Averages for all herds processed between 2/04/95 and 2/11/95 Number of Herds Processed Number of Cows Processed Number of Cows Per Herd Milk Per Cow (Lbs) %-Fat Fat Per Cow (Lbs) %-Protein Protein Per Cow (Lbs) Average Days in Milk Per Cow •Value for CWT Milk(s) •Value for CWT Grain(s) •Value for CWT Hay(s) •Value for CWT Silage(s) •Value for Pasture Per Oay(s) •Value for Milk Per Cow Per Ycar(s) ♦Feed Consumed Per Cow Per Year(Lbs) A: Grain B; Hay C: Silage D; Day Pasture ♦Feed Cost Per Cow Per Year(s) A: Grain B: Hay C: Silage D; Pasture Total Feed Cost Per Cow Per Ycar(s) ♦lncome Over Feed Costs Per Year(s) ♦Grain to Milk Ratio ♦Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s) Avg Level For 86S SCC Herds ♦Mwtir hmhU4 Optra* has been involved in a number of organizations, such as the Coble skill Dairy Club, National Agri- Marketing Association, Penn State Dairy Science Club, and the Block and Bridle Club. She is also a member of the Parsippany Pre sbyterian Church. Prior to working for Pa. DHIA, she was employed at the Interna tional Trade Zone, in ML Olive, NJ. She currently resides in Great Meadows, N J., with her father and sister. Sue started working for Pa.DHIA on June 10, 1994, on a part-time basis. The Sussex Coun ty area was her main responsibili ty, which consisted of 12 herds. With the resignation of another (Turn to Pago A 25) 946 56,370 59.5 18,587 3.69 687 3.20 596 319 13.12 8.17 4.26 1.58 .27 2,440 7,013 2,139 15,373 71 573 91 243 19 928 1,512 1:2.6 4.99 327,586
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