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regions into “my” area and “your”
area. Now we talk of “our.” “We”
need to move together. We have
slopped using the “personal” pro
ne wns and started to be a team.
“With any organization of this
size, you have different divisions
and different people working in
different areas. There are going to
be problems. But Dave has worked
hard to pull things together.”
When the organization was
developing a centralization prog
ram. many people expressed fear
that the communication and input
horn the grassroots would be lost
But with the mechansim in place to
bring resolutions from the local
district to the annual meeting,
grassroots ideas are being heard
belter than ever. Even more impor
tant is a sensitive board and a sensi
tive management that have made
the ideas from the grassroots come
to the attention of the state organi
zation without going through the
resolution process.
In addition, the DRCP commit
tee and the technician improve
ment committee have helped bring
communication between members
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and the board, members and man
agement, and between members
and employees. The business com
munity has also been drawn into a
support position in the
organization.
Sollenberger said that one of his
concerns was in the area of DROP
services that are done by large non
farm businesses. These businesses
may become unresponsive to
members and may not, down the
road, provide the quality records
needed by the bull studs and by
USDA.
“I hope we maintain a choice
between the university-type
DRCP, the business-type DRCP,
and the farmer-run DRCP,” Sol
lenberger said. “I hope we are care
ful how quickly we jump into
something that takes away these
choices.”
In the open competition that has
developed through National
DHIA’s new “no boarder” policy
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“I believe the competition has
forced organizations to talk to each
other and find out where they can
work together,” Sollenberger said.
“Farmers don’t have the option to
fight among themselves. If our
organizations fight among them
selves. the fanner is going to be
hurt. In all the talks we have, the
bottom line must be to ask what
will be the result of this action to
the fanners we serve. If that is not
the bottom line, then I’m not sure
what it is.
“Of course, we can’t just meet
the needs of the present We must
be able to see in the future. But as
fast as technology is moving this
industry. I’m not sure how far we
really can see into the future. But
this should not prevent us from
trying.
In the end, people make the dif
ference. We have good people
heading our departments at Pa
DfflA. I would like to see us main
tom the quality of people we have.
From the technician on the farm to
the general manager, ultimately the
organization is people.”
Ardrossan
BRATTLEBORO. Vt. The
world-known Ardrossan Ayr
shires will be leaving Pennsylva
nia to travel to Colorado, follow
ing the death of Ardrossan owner,
Hope Scott, in January.
Dr. Charles Hanson and his son
Eric Hanson have purchased the
entire herd, approximately 280
animals, including about ISO head
of milking and dry cows.
“We were planning on adding
to our herd when Eric was ready to
develop an operation in Pueblo,”
said Hanson. “The opportunity to
buy this large a number of cows of
this caliber was very good timing.
Everything sort of fell into place.”
The Hansons plan to move the
animals gradually, moving cows
as they dry up, and bred heifers as
they approach calving dates. They
intend to ship one load a month
from April to September, with all
remaining animals coming in Sep
tember. The Hansons also intend
to have an entirely new facility by
the first of November, located 10
miles east of Pueblo.
“We look forward to the chal
lenges and opportunities of carry-
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we have experience with,” he said.
“We feel that the Ayrshires with
the right gaieties and the right
production pedigree can be very
competitive on a commercial bas
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son of what has been ranked as
one of the top producing herds in
the nation for many years.
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genetic potential, and they have
demonstrated their ability to pro
duce. We look forward to continu
ing to develop the genetic pool,
and enhancing it to create environ
ment and circumstances to allow
expression of that genetic poten
tial.”
The Hansons have worked with
Ayrshires for about 17 years.
The Hansons also commented
that they intend to continue the
Ardrossan tradition of placing
some of their genetics in national
and club sales, to continue the le
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animals.
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