A2O-Lancnt*r Farming, Saturday, Juna 10,1995
Northeast DHIA Recognizes Quality Award Winners
ITHACA, N.Y. Each year
through the Somatic Cell Pro
gram, Northeast DHIA recognizes
members who have achieved an
Hanson To Address PennAg
EPHRATA (Lancas
ter Co.) PennAg In
dustries Association has
announced that its an
nual grain meeting will
be held Monday. June
19 at the Eden Resort in
Lancaster.
Featured speaker at
this dinnerpneeting will
be Dr. Ron Hanson.
Hanson is professor of
farm management and
ag finance in the Depart
ment of Ag Economics
and director of the agri
business program for
the College of Agricul
ture at the University of
Nebraska. The Univer
sity of Nebraska board
of regents recently ap
pointed Hanson to an
endowed chair as the
Harlan distinguished
professor of agri
business for the College
of Agriculture.
Raised on a grain and
livestock family farm in
northwestern Illinois, he
earned his bachelor’s
degree in ag economics
from Western Illinois
University. Hanson then
completed his master’s
and doctorate degrees
from the University of
Illinois.
Hanson’s presenta
tion is entitled “Avoid
ing the Common Mis
takes That Often Cause
Family Busines Con
flicts.” He will share se
veral ideas on what to do
and what not to do to
help family members
better understand and
work with each other.
Ideas for strategies on
how to avoid the com
mon mistakes of a
stressful family situa
tion and how to resolve
potential conflicts in
family working rela
tionships will also be
discussed.
Cost for this meeting
is $3O for PennAg mem
bers and $5O for non
members.
average somatic cell count or
175,000 cells or less with the Out
standing Quality Milk Award.
Somatic cells are white blood
For more informa
tion, call PennAg at
(717) 733-2238.
PENNSYLVANIA
Central PA
J. Hershey Myer
Phone: 717-523-3090
Direct Herd Rep.
Earl Kepner
Phone: 717-935-2485
Northeastern PA
Don Hibbard
Phone: 717-836-3168
cells and milk secreting cells nor
mally found in milk. However, the
healthier your herd’s udders are,
the lower you count will be. When
the somatic cell count is high, it
usually means infection is being
fought in the udder. Infection gets
in the udder through the teat end.
Achieving and maintaining a
low somatic cell count is the result
North Central PA
Rod Prutsman
Phone: 607-525-6274
Western PA
Russ Jacques
Phone: 814-425-2562
Southcentral PA
Ed Gulnac
Phone: SI4-847-2520
of excellent cow management,
careful milking procedures, and
good milking equipment mainten
ance. Out of the approximate
4,200 members that Northeast
DHIA serves, 496 were honored
with this award. Not only are these
winners producing healthy herds,
and increasing their milk produc
tion. but they are setting a stand-
Southeastern PA & NJ
Eldon Ford
Phone: 717-933-5961
Direct Herd Rep.
Nelson James
Phone: 610-562-7117
WEST VIRGINIA
Steve Cronin
Phone: 304-884-8172
aid for the entire dairy industry.
Milk with a lower somatic cell
count has a longer shelf life, and
results in higher yields of cultured
products.
The 496 winners of this distin
guished award have overcome
some great hurdles, and are striv
ing for excellence in what can
sometimes seem like a thankless
job. Northeast DHIA applauds
them, their commitment and their
success.
MARYLAND/WV
Sales & Service Director
Scott Braden
Phone: 301-898-1098
MD Toll Free
Technician Service
1-800-227-6417
MD Direct Herd Reps:
Peter Bohacek
Phone: 301-371-6834
Dave Elston
Phone: 301-898-9125