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Site
Evaluation For
Dairy
Housing Systems
JOHN TYSON
Asst. Erie Co. Agent
ROBERT GRAVES
Professor, Ag Engineering
Penn State
\ successful dairy production
system starts with a good site.
Whether you are expanding an
existing dairy or building a new
dairy, a few basic steps are impor
tant to assure a site that is good
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We’re proud to
recognize the local
dairy farmers as
we celebrate June’s
National Daily
Month. Nourishing
a nation is a big
job, and these
people accept the
challenge each day.
Their efforts allow
us to enjoy the best
in nutrition and
quality at the most
competitive prices
possible, and we’re
proud to congratu
late them on a job
well done.
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now and for many years into the
future. The goal is to provide a site
that allows for growth and pros
perity of the operation in the years
to come. Plan investments to,
allow you to build towards the
future, not just spend more money
on continuing the past. Answers to
the following questions arc
needed before you proceed to eva
luate sites for dairy construction.
•Why is the project being con-
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Employee Receives Recognition
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
A U.S. Department of Agricul
ture (USDA) employee, Leonard
(Chuck) Quietzsch, Jr. of Mifflin
town, was presented an award on
sidered? Is it to allow for another
member to be brought into the
operation, is it simply that the
operation must expand to be eco
nomically viable, or are the old
facilities worn out and replace
ment is required?
•If you could build your dream
operation, what would it be? What
are logical steps that can be taken
to reach this goal?
•What are your goals for the
next 5, 10, and 15 years? This is
needed to give an idea of approxi
mate sizes for needed facilities.
The site needs to be large enough
to allow room for future changes
and expansion. Consider the
amount of change that has
occurred on dairy farms in the last
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May 9 by USDA officials for sig
nificant services to his local com
munity.
As part of Public Service Re
cognition Week ceremonies,
Quietzsch was recognized for
serving as a 4-H leader for 20
years and participating in the 4-H
Seeing-Eye Club.
Quietzsch has been a 4-H leader
for 20 years, being involved in the
Dairy Club, Wildlife, and Photo
graphy clubs. He is assisting with
the 4-H Seeing-Eye Club and is
raising a seeing-eye puppy which
will be given to a sightless person
once completely trained.
This recognition was part of a
statewide USDA ceremony cele
brating the continuing efforts of
Pairyiea
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P.O. Box 4844, Syracuse, N.Y. 13221
1-800-654-8838
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USDA employees to serve their
home communities. They not only
serve rural customers in business
matters every day, but also go
home at the end of the work day
and continue serving their com
munities by volunteering their
time in many other ways.
Quietzsch is an assistant county
supervisor in the USDA Rural
Economic and Community Devel
opment (RECD), Bellefonte
County Office (formerly Farmers
Home Administration).
Cheryl L. Cook, acting state
director for RECD, said “Chuck’s
volunteer work to his community
shows his excellent character, in-\
tegrity, and desire to help others
we are very proud of him.”
N.E.DHIA Tries
New
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ITHACA,
N.Y. Northeast
Dairy Herd Improve
ment Association is in
the process of develop
ing a new records sys
tem for its 4,500 mem
bers, according to a
news release.
Although testing of
software to allow for
faster and more custom
ized service is only
recently underway with
six of its field techni
cians participating, the
N.E.DHIA general
manager, Nelvin
Empet, has already
announced that the soft
ware will be able to pro
vide dairymen with “...
more complete service
at the farm and more
flexibility in meeting
member and Agriser
vice needs now, and into
the next century.”
The software is called
“Day-One,” according
to the news release. It is
to be fully compatible
with Dairy Comp 305,
and Scout herd manage
ment software.
The goal is to allow
field technicians the
ability to leave more
reports on the farm, and
to be able to customize
those reports.
According to the
news release, “The
upgraded Day-One soft
ware has virtually no
limit to the different
kinds of management
information that it can
generate.”
Other goals, whether
or not achievable,
include sharing the data
stored on computer disc.
According to the asso
ciation, using software
that is widely compati
ble will allow field tech
nicians to leave a disket
te on the farm for a con
sultant or veterinarian to
read into their software.
Further, the associa
tion projects that mem
bers will be able to
choose the type of ser
vice they want, how
often they test, which
mail-back reports they
receive and what types
of laboratory services
they want.