National Holstein Convention
(Continued from Pago A 26)
sharp, windy thunderstorm with a
heavy downpour descended on the
city just at the time the meal was to
be served. This caused some
inconvenience and blew away the
beautiful flowers that were
arranged around the tents, but
many of the farmers from other
states were just hoping they were
getting rain at home.
SEC. BROSIUS SPEAKS
Later in the evening the River
City Brass Band played as chairs
and the grass started to dry. And at
intermission. Secretary Brosius
greeted the conventioners and wel
comed the Holstein breeders from
around the world to Pennsylvania.
“Farming is our number one
industry, and dairy leads our Pen
nsylvania agriculture,” Brosius
said. “Holstein breeders make up
such a large segment of the dairy
industry, and it is significant that
you ate meeting during die month
of June that is traditionally cele
brated as dairy month.
A model Holeteln stands on guard as the national Holstein tour group return to the
buses at the Mlshler farm.
“The dairy industry has many
concerns and challenges that must
be met if we are to continue to be
successful. As we implement
GATT, we must look at what this
really means. GATT has elimi
nated what is known as section 22
import quotas. This guarantees the
rest of the world to greater access
to our domestic markets. We have
to understand that every country
has policy and programs which
help it meet the food needs of its
citizens while capitalizing on
potential trade opportunities.
GATT does not eliminate the
use of export subsidies or other
unfair trade procedures by other
countries. It mearly reduces their
overall level.”
Brosius said that in Philadelphia
we have the largest deep water port
on the east coast This port is with
in 24 hour reach by refrigerated
truck to SO percent of the U.S.
population and 60 percent of the
Canadian population.
“We must take leadership in
positioning the Pennsylvania dairy
industry to be an aggressive part of
the new global economy because
we are truly in an international
market." Btosius said. “You in the
Holstein industry have been lead
ers in exporting your fine genetics
internationally, hi fact, you have
done such a good job that foreign
countries now compete with us on
the world market”
KERR REPORTS
At die, opening session of the
110th annual meeting of the Hols
tein Association USA, Steve Kerr,
executive secretary, said the state
of the Holstein Association is
“pretty good.”
“We have leaned how to let your
management and merchandising
needs drive our product develop
ment,” Kerr said. “We have
learned how to listen to our mem
bers, treat diem as valued custom
ers and work with them to develop
affordable tools that will improve
their farm profitability.
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Tha National Holateln Convention booklet was dedicated
to these two famous Holstein officials: Bill Nlchol, execu
tive secretary of the Pennsylvania Holstein Association,
and Robert Rumler, retired, executive chairman, National
Holstein Association.
“I believe that you derive enjoy
ment, as well as livelihood, from
the effort that you so successfully
put into breeding and milking
Holstein cattle. Yours is not an
easy or simple undertaking: being
the complex puzzles that they are,
neither genetics, markets, nor the
weather lend themselves to the
promises of simple slogans or
magic bullets.”
Kerr said that two sets of inno
vations, an array of practical iden
tification tools and a user-defined
set of classification options, have
consumed much of the Board’s
and staffs time in the past year and
a half. And he said the partnership
between the Association and the
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shared mutual interest in breeding
Holstein cattle. And Kerr
announced a plan to produce A-
Value herd reports for DHIR herds
and print A-Values on pedigrees
by 1996.
“For years members have asked
for a method by which to evaluate
and present their Holsteins using
phenotypic information alone.
Kerr said. “Advocates of produc
tive, deep cow families have
understandably criticized the asso
ciation for offering nothing other
than predictive genetic evalua
tions. Although it has been a long
time in coming, we are not testing
the A-Value system of phenotypic
analysis recommended by your
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