Dixie L. Burris, Membership Development Call 1-800-DHI-TEST for Information. Pennsylvania Dairy Hard Improvement Association DHIA Service Center, Orchard Rond, University Park, PA 16802 Pa.DHIA Summary Board Report DAVE SLUSSER PaJDHIA Manager UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) The Pa.DHIA Board met April 25 and 26 in Slate College. President Frank Omer called the meeting to order, and Secretary Lane Sollenbcrgcr called the roll with all 18 directors present Penn State Report Larry Specht, extension dairy man, introduced Dr. Dan Hagen, interim head of the Department of Dairy and Animal Science in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State University. Hagen reported on the changes being made in his department Financial Reports Ted Brown, director of finance and personnel, gave the financial reports for January and February. Staff Reports Dixie Burris, director of mem ber relations and the laboratory, reported on the advertising prog- - Handling Burn Down Herbicides Always Requires Caution, But The Glyphosate Chemistry Of Roundup Can Reduce Your Risk Dramatically. Roundup Has A Favorable Toxicology & Environmental Fate Profile, Which Decreases Hazards To Users & The Environment Versus Other Burn-Down Herbicides. Contact the Monsanto Representative In Your Area. Jeff Vance Lancaster, PA 717-560-8894 Mike Kuhns Sellnsgrove, PA 717-374-3734 ram, the extension dairy agents, meeting, news articles, a veterina rian and nutritionist seminar, the Cooperative Directors School, and the Young Couples Cooperative Conference. Dixie noted the upcoming national quality control certifica tion in the lab. Jim Boyer, with the Pa. Dairy Records Processing Center (DRPC), said that the DRPC Advisory Committee is 'looking into ways of unbundling the heifer management program, and to make it more attractive to members. Jim also reported on the veter-. inarian and nutritionist seminar, the Herd Summary I seminar with technicians, and the national DRPC workshop. On field operations. Dean Amick reported on the regional managers' bimonthly meetings with technicians, the spring con ferences, the positive attitude of technicians, and the Westfalia training seminar. Amick said we are changing the Rex Petit Monroeville, PA 412-373-8633 Jay Baratelli Annapolla, MD 410-268-5513' name of the Superior Technician Award to the Herb Gilmore Super ior Technician Award. He also said that National Hols tien approved one innovative prog ram for DHIR herds and that is one weight, one sample, for 3X herds. Committee Reports Norm Hershey said the Finance Committee reviewed the financial reports for January and February, and the audited financial report for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1994. The review was done with CJ. Wagner, the board auditor, and Ted Brown, director of finance and personnel. From the DRPC Committee. Don Duncan summarized the DRPC Adivsory Committee recommendations on the follow ing subjects: adding a relative val ue ranking for cows; the USDA error report; the heifer program; Hod Summaries I & II; and veter inarian reports. From die Policy Committee, three motions were made and passed to change the bylaws that effect the makeup of the Executive Committee, the term limit of the president, and the voting rights of the immediate past president. As a result, a board member-at large was added to the Executive Committee. Board member attending the National DHIA convention reported on the program. Chester County Merger The Chester County DHIA Board of Directors voted to recom mend a merger with Pa.DHIA to its members. A membership vote has been scheduled for May 18. The merger agreement was approved by the Pa.DHIA board. Ted Brown, as a result of a request made by die board, pre sented the board with a list of con tributions Pa.DHIA made last fis cal year. The board recommended that management evaluate the program for next year's budget Dixie Burris reported on the attendance at the annual meeting, held March 10. Overall, the ques tionnaire that the delegates returned was very positive. Dave Slusser reported that the Pa. Department of Agriculture responded well to the resolution passed at the annual meeting con cerning state ear tags. The number of tags will be increased, and we arc to report quality problems as they arise. In other business, Don Duncan was nominated as a candidate to the Uniform Collection Proce dures Committee, and Frank Omer was nominated as a candidate to the Legal Procedures Committee of National DHIA. The national president will pick the committees from a list of nomi nations made by affiliates. Board Reorganized The board of directors reorgan ized, and elected officers for the year. Lane Sollenberger, of District 9. Franklin County, was named pres ident William K. Jackson, of Dis trict 3. Fayette County, is vice TAKE CUE OF WEEDS THIS SPRING WITH LOW-PRICED ROUNDUP... RELY ON ROUNDUP' HERBICIDE FOR WEED CONTROL BQ! • Roundup will let you get in earlier to stop weeds and plant • Stay on schedule instead of waiting for fields to dry. • Roundup helps you conserve the moisture you could lose to a tillage trip. • Roundup lets you leave more crop residue on the surface for compliance and conservation. Sloan Rauaaer Salisbury, MD 410-543-1235 Bill Tucker Amharst, VA 804-946-7154 UncwHf Farming, Saturday, May 6, 1995-A27 Pa.DHIA Contributions Annual Meeting PDA Ear Tags Other Business IN DRY president Neal McCulloch, of District 10. Cumberland County, is secretary. Dale Hoover, of District IS, Lebanon County, is treasurer. John Wilcox, of District 13, Bradford County, was named executive committee member-at large, while Norman Hershey, Dis trict 18, Lancaster County was elected chairman of the Pa.DHIA Retirement Committee. Average Farm Feed Costs For Handy Reference To help fanners across the state to have handy reference of com modity input costs in their feeding operations for DHIA record sheets or to develop livestock feed cost data, here’s last week’s average costs of various ingredients as compiled from regional reports across the state of Pennsylvania. Remember these are averages so you will need to adjust your figures up or down according to your loca tion and the quality of your crop. Corn, No. 2y - 2.55 bu. 4.56 cwt Wheat, No. 2 - 3.43 bu. 5.73 CWL Barley, No. 3 - 1.81 bu. 3.87 cwt Oats, No. 2 -1.58 bu. 4.93 cwt Soybeans. No. 1 - 5.38 bu. 8.99 cwt Ear Com 62.99 ton 3.15 cwt Alfalfa Hay - 91.25 ton 4.56 cwt Mixed Hay - 85.50 ton 4.28 cwt Timothy Hay - 89.25 ton 4.46 cwt
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