Maryland Couple Captures ADC Outstanding Young Cooperator Title
SOUTHAMPTON (Bucks
Co.) —A Ccntrevillc, Md., couple
captured Atlantic Dairy Coopera-
tive’s 1995 Outstanding Young
Cooperator title at the 25th Pen-
nmarva Young Cooperator Con-
test held in College Park, Md.
Jeffrey F. and Cindy H. Moore
topped (he field of 10 contestants,
all of whom participated in indivi
dual interviews with the judges
and presented a five-minute
impromptu speech on dairy
related topics.
The Moores farm in partnership
with Jeffs parents and are respon-
Maryland DHIA
The March 1995 Dairy Herd Improvement information for the top 10
herds in Maryland for Brown Swiss, Guernseys, and Jerseys, and the
top six herds for Ayrshires.
HIGH AYRSHIRE HERDS (3.5% FCM)
County
Aiw’n
Herd Nime
David St James Patrick Howard
Vales - Pride Frederick
Ralph W. Shank Washington
Edgewood Farms Inc. Howard
Seneca Ayr Farms Montgomery
HIGH BROWN SWISS HERDS (3.5% FCM)
Herd Name
Smith-Mead Brown Swiss
K. Scott St Judy Hood
Fir-Thome-B
Tom and Joy Crothers
Rudell C. Beall St Sons
Robert A. Sigler, Jr.
Garstlyn Brown Swiss
Dublin Hills Swiss
Bells Delight Farm
Dwayne St Mijiam Bell
= CORN GROWERS
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YORK, PA
717-845-9222
sible for day-to-day management
decisions. The farm operation
includes 126 Holstein cows and
S2S acres. Jeff oversees herd man
agement, feeding and crops. Cin
dy is responsible for the young
replacement herd and the
bookkeeping.
Named as runners-up in the
contest were: Allen P. Kretzing of
Loysville, second place; Kenneth
E. Kehr of Littlestown, third
place; Steve R. and Melissa J.
Snyder of Pitman, fourth place;
and J. Robert and Beth E. Ranck
of Paradise, fifth place.
County
Ass’n.
Frederick
Frederick
Frederick
Cecil
Montgomery
Frederick
Carroll
Frederick'
Carroll
Carroll
• Increase Root Mass
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Cows in
Herd Total
61.7
" 52.4
51.4
43.7
39.8
58
19
136
34
47
Cows in Milk Avg.
Herd Total FQM Total Herd Name
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ACA®
• Optimize Nutrient Efficiency
As the top five winners, these
young farmers will be named to
Atlantic’s Young Cooperator
Consultant Committee for a three
year term. They will join the 1993
and 1994 winners in developing
and planning future Young
Cooperator activities.
Additionally, the Moores and
Kretzing will attend the National
Milk Producers Federation annual
meeting Nov. 27-30 in Nashville,
Tenn. Kehr, the Snyders and the
Rancks will attend the National
Institute on Cooperative Educa
tion July 31-Aug. 3 in Minneapo
Milk Avg.
FCM Total
See the Difference
• Increase Drought Tolerance
lis, Minn.
Judges for the contest were
Donna Duncan of Carlisle. Pa.
representing the Penns;
7-
Council of Cooperative’s Younj
—Jg
Cooperative Leaders Program; B,
David Patrick of Woodbine, Md.,
a dairy fanner and director of
Mid-American Dairymen Inc.;
Richard “Dick” Poorbaugh of
'"State College, program manager
of the Cooperative Business Edu
cation and Research Program at
Penn State University.
Atlantic’s Young Cooperator
HIGH GUERNSEY HERDS (3J% FCM)
County
A»»*n.
Herd Nimc
William Messix
Level Square Farm
Cletus & Janice Frey
John & Wm. Schnebly
Dogwood Lane Farm
England Farms Inc.
Mt. Ararat Farms
Keith Dixon
Anovadale Farm
Three Brooks Farm
HIGH JERSEY HERDS (3.5% FCM)
County
Aw’n.
Queen Acres
Paul A Naomi Petersheim
Michael Forsythe
Gaywinds Farm
P. Thomas Mason
Maryland Sunset View
Jerry Yoder,,
Willow Spring Farm
Ned & Sarah Davis
Wayne Fender
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 29, 1995*33
program is designed to educate
young farmer members about
cooperatives and the dairy indus-
*•*
Ivania
try. The yearlong program, which
includes attendance at board of
director meetings, the annual dele-
gate meeting and educational
seminars, develops leadership
among cooperative members, ages
21 through 40.
Atlantic Dairy Cooperative rep
resents nearly 4,000 dairy farm
families in Pennsylvania. New
York, New Jersey, Delaware.
Maryland, Virginia and West
Virginia.
Cows in
Herd Total
Queen Anne’s
Queen Anne’s
Washington
Washington
Kent
Cecil
Cecil
Kent
Frederick
Frederick
Cows in Milk Avg.
Herd Total FCM Tola
Carroll
Garrett
Washington
Frederick
Kent
Carroll
Gatrett
Washington
Cecil
Carroll
Milk Avg.