A36-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 20, 1995
BELOIT, Wis. The Brown
Swiss Cattle Breeders’ Board of
Directors unanimously approved a
plan to cooperate with South Da
kota State University (SDSU) in
bringing a herd of registered
Brown Swiss to the university.
Precision
NORCROSS, Ga.—The Potash
& Phosphate Institute (PPI),
Foundation for Agronomic Re
search (FAR), The Fertilizer Insti
tute (TFI), and the USDA/ARS
Beltsville Agricultural Research
Center are coordinating plans for a
Precision Agriculture Field Day
on June 19 at the USDA/ARS
Beltsville Agricultural Research
Center, located on U.S. Route 1
just outside the Beltway in Belts
ville, Md.
Visitors will see how space-age
technology is providing important
tools for nutrient management and
other aspects of modem crop pro
duction. Site-specific or precision
management in crop production
could enable U.S. agriculture to
remain a competitive player in
world markets and at the same
Acreage
More
Than
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) —Farmers
were reminded that their crop insurance and cer
tain U.S. Department of Agriculture benefits are
in jeopardy if they fail to file their planted
acreage reports on time.
The reminder, from Kathryn Baxter, acting .
CED of the Consolidated Farm Service Agency,
said that crop insurance acreage reports must be
signed by the insured or a designated agent by
the required deadline, which differs by crop and
locality.
Acreage reports for farm program purposes
must still be filed at the CFSA office; however,
crop insurance acreage reports must also be filed
with the insurance provider. If insured through a
private crop insurance agent, the crop insurance
acreage report must be submitted to that agent.
If farmers purchased the basic catastrophic
insurance coverage (CAT) through the CFSA
office, they can sign their crop insurance
acreage reports at the same time they report
acreage for farm program purposes, Baxter said.
The other major risk management program,
termed the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assis
tance Program (NAP), applies only to those
crops for which insurance is not available. NAP
provides a comparable level of benefits as that
offered under CAT, but no premiums are
charged. Planned acreage of NAP-covered crops
must be reported on time to the CFSA office or
no NAP benefits will be paid if a crop loss
occurs.
The CAT and NAP coverages replace the ad
hoc crop disaster programs of past years. Unlike
previous disaster programs, however, they
require timely reports of planted acreage to
receive benefits.
Uninsured crops must be reported by July IS.
There are various dates for reporting crops that
are insured. The next reporting date is July IS
for com, soybeans, tomatoes, grain sorghum,
potatoes, tobacco, and peas. The report date has
passed for other crops insured. Contact the
CFSA office for assistance.
djUNEIS
DAIRY MONTH
S.D. State University May Get Brown Swiss Herd
The proposal calls for 60 head
of Brown Swiss heifers to come to
SDSU through member donations
which will be fully tax deductible
for the donors.
SDSU has a new dairy cattle
unit complete with a state-of-the
Ag Field Day June 19
time to safeguard our environ
ment. Those attending will also
leant how farmers can begin to set
the stage for using this available
technology by developing record
systems and management plans
for their fields.
Exhibits will open at 9 a.m.,
displaying various hardware, soft
ware, and related technology
developments. Representatives
will be on hand to answer ques
tions.
The joint House and Senate
Agriculture Hearing will begin at
9:30 a.m. in the SOO-seat Beltsvil
le Center Auditorium. Leading
experts will testify on the technol
ogy available, how it is being
used, and expected future ad
vancements. Farmers from vari
ous sections of the U.S., who use
Reports
Vital
Ever
art, double-eight parallel milking
parlor and a drive-thru center feed
free stall housing area.
Capacity for the new unit, open
ed in November 1994, is 160 head.
Currently the unit houses 80 Hol
steins with a herd average in ex-
precision agriculture techniques,
will testify and discuss their
experiences.
Lunch will be sponsored by the
Maryland Grain Producers Asso
ciation and the Maryland Grain
Producers Utilization Board.
Exhibits will remain open during
the lunch hour. In the afternoon,
bus tours will include live demon
strations of on-the-go yield moni
tors, variable rate input applica
tions and other components of the
system. Analysis of results can be
observed based on grid sample
soil tests and other site characteri
zations developed prior to the
field day.
Precision or site-specific man
agement is rapidly evolving as a
component for maintaining a
viable agriculture. This could
become an important technology
in the environmentally sensitive
region around the Chesapeake
Bay. The field day will provide
the opportunity to observe and
learn more about recent develop
ments.
Preregistration is required. The
deadline for receiving preregistra
tion forms is Friday, May 26. For
information, contact Bill Griffith,
865 Seneca Road, Great Falls, VA
22066, fax (703) 450-4835.
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cess of 21,000 pounds of milk.
Dairy department chairman Dr.
John Parsons said, ‘The addition
of Brown Swiss will give us an
added teaching dimension, in
creased exposure to the breed and
the dpportunity to have significant
cow numbers for vital research.”
The goal is to have Brown
Swiss breeders donate an animal
or for two breeders to donate one
together.
Bred heifers are being sought to
form the nucleus of a herd, start
ing this spring. When the project
is complete the new herd should
have a year around calving sche
dule. a genetic mix and unlimited
opportunity.
According to project coordina
tor and assistant professor Dr. Mi
chael Brouk, “SDSU will work
closely with BSCBA on all rela
tive association programs includ
ing PTPR, young sire proving and
computer mating services.”
The return to Brown Swiss
breeders, according to Dr. David
Schingoethe, a dairy science pro
fessor at SDSU, is numerous pro
jects utilizing Brown Swiss cows
and Brown Swiss milk to identify
the advantages of the high pro
teins in processing. They will also
look at feeding and management
techniques that maximize the pro
duction of high protein milk.
All research project results will
be regularly reported through the
Brown Swiss Bulletin magazine
and at the annual meeting.
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practical curriculum in dairy sci
ence together with what is regard
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gram available for undergraduates
and post graduates. The demand
for SDSU grads far outstrips the
supply.
The new dairy facility and the
addition of Gene Stegeman as
dairy herd superintendent, now al
lows for a full range of manage
ment short courses to be offered.
The first was offered in March of
this year.
If you are a Brown Swiss breed
er interested in this project, please
call the national Brown Swiss of
fice at (608) 365-4474 and let
them know you are interested in
the SDSU “Send a Cow to Col
lege” project.
Donated animals should be
from above breed average dams
for protein, sired by a plus proven
sire and bred to a plus proven sire
or a young sire with an above
average pedigree value. Dams
should be at least Good Plus in
mammary. Brown Swiss Enter
prises will work with donors to es
tablish a value of the donation for
tax purposes.
In reaching the agreement to
endorse this program, SDSU
agreed to maintain a herd of a least
SO registered Brown Swiss cows
for a 25-year period.
As an added bonus Dr. John
Bryant, dean of the College of
Agriculture and Biological Sci
ences announced that a scholar
ship fund will be started from
funds generated by the salvage
value of the original donated ani
mals when they eventually leave
the herd. This scholarship will be
offered to incoming students at
tending SDSU and coming from a
Brown Swiss farm
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