A2O-Uhbaster Farming, Saturday, July 8, 1995
DHIA Service Center, Orchard Road, University Park, PA ll
Meet Gear.
DAVID BIGELOW
Training Coordinator
STATE COLLEGE (Dauphin
Co.) —George Cashell, a PA
DHIA technician, said that change
can be good, as long as coopera
tion between all individuals is
mutual.
Being a part of the dairy indus
try all of his life, George brings a
wealth of knowledge to his dairy
men in Franklin County and the
Maryland area.
Having attended and graduated
from Sherwood High School in
Montgomery, Maryland, he
immediately plunged into the agri
culture industry.
Some of his past experience
includes being a herdsman and
managing farming enterprises.
Also, being a self-employed dairy
farmer, which included a partner
ship with his son Paul, allowed
him the experience to interact in a
partnership mode.
Over the years many organiza
tions and associations have taken
advantage of the leadership ability
that George possesses. Having
him serve on a committee can only
enhance the ability for that com
mittee to function at its best.
Some of the committees and
boards of directors that he served
on included the Pennsylvania
Holstein Association where he
served also on the executive com
mittee, the Franklin County DHIA
board, the 4-H Dairy Council
where he served both as president
and vice president, the Franklin
County Development Committee
where he had the opportunity to
serve as president. Charter mem
ber of the Franklin County Fair
board where he served as presi
dent for three years and also was
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e Cashell
the livestock manager, chairman
of the 1988 Jr. Holstein Conven
tion, chairman of the State Hols
tein Youth Committee for four
years, executive board of the State
Junior Dairy Show for two years
and has been responsible for the
placement of cattle at the Pa. All
American Dairy Show for the past
seven years.
When questioned about what he
thinks about the future of DHIA,
George is quick to admit that in
these times of changes, people
need to cooperate and not pull in
different directions. He also added
that change is good, and we must
not ever be satisfied to just stand
by and let things happen on their
own.
Since becoming a DHIA techni
cian, he has seen the system at Pa.
DHIA go through many changes,
mainly the change from the paper
bamsheet to the computer. One of
Buildings-
For Information Call:
1-800-258-2096
George Cashell
AGWAY,
Average Farm Feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
To help farmers across the state
to have handy reference of com
modity input costs in their feeding
operations for DHIA record sheets
or to develop livestock feed cost
data, here’s last week’s average
costs of various ingredients as
compiled from regional reports
across the state of Pennsylvania.
Remember these are averages so
you will need to adjust your figures
up or down according to your loca
tion and the quality of your crop.
the advantages that Pa. DHIA
technicians enjoy, is having the
ability to tailor make virtually any
report the dairymen may want on
test day.
Through the 10'/> years that he
has been a Pa. DHIA technician,
he has served as president and vice
president of the Technician Asso
ciation and has serve on many var
ious committees.
Currently he tests 32 herds,
which makes up 2,800 cows per
month in his circuit. George also
serves as a senior technician,
which involves training of other
technicians, promoting Pa. DHIA
and filling-in for sickness and
vacations.
George has received the Rookie
of the Year Award and the Distin
guished Service Award. He has
also been a recipient of the Merit
Award.
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LANDCOMMANDBRS
TAKE COMMAND OF TILLAGE PROBLEMS
Brillion’s Landcommander gives you total command over
the problems of compaction, soil erosion,residue
management, and rough fields.
The front disc gang has 22” x 1/4" disc blades on 15”
spacings. They are designed to cut residue and work the
ground to a depth of 6. The Landcommander has the
ability to till from 8” to 20” deep. The rear disc gang has
20” x 7 ga. disc blades on 7.5 spacing. The 6”x4”
mainframe is designed to handle the stress from the
deep till shanks and disc gangs.
Com, No. 2y - 2.85 bu. 5.09 cwt. cwt
Wheat, No. 2 ■ 3.74 bu. 6.25 Ear Com 70.51 ton 3.53 cwt.
cwt. Alfalfa Hay - 79.00 ton 3.95
Barley, No. 3 - 1.55 bu. 3.32 cwt M
cwt Mixed Hay - 83.00 ton 4.15 cwt
Oats. No. 2 -1.61 bu. 5.02 cwt Timothy Hay - 85.00 ton 4.25
Soybeans, No. 1 - 5.66 bu. 9.44 cwt
Milkhouse Wastewater
Field Day Set
HOLIDAYSBURG (Blair Co.)
MQkhouse waste water hand
ling is surfacing as one of the big
gest nuisances to dairying and a
major concern of environmental
agencies.
Blair County Agricultural
Agencies have planned, through
the financial assistance of the
Pennsylvania Association of Sus
tainable Agriculture and the Blair
Conservation District, an informa
tional field day on July 18 at 10
a.m. dealing with milkhouse waste
concerns and disposal options.
The field day will be held at the
Rodrick and Trudy Hinish dairy
farm located just south of Wil
liamsburg on Clover Creek Road.
The field day will feature infor
mation on milkhouse waste water
handling options that meet current
milk sanitation and DER guide
lines. waste water pumping op
tions, and a tour of the Hinish
dairy farm which boasts several
new innovative installations. A
complimentary luncheon will be
served following the demonstra
tions and farm tour to all who re
gister with the Blair Conservation
District by calling (814) 696-0877
3 and 9 Shanks
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by July 14.
Representing the Department of
Environmental Resources will be
Zeke Btehm, operations chief for
the water management program.
Zeke will be explaining DER’s
guidelines and regulations on
milkhouse waste. From the Penn
sylvania Department of Agricul
ture will be Paul Hoge, milk sani
tarian, who will focus on milk
house waste’s relation to farm
inspections.
Following the brief informa
tional session, Mr. and Mrs. Hin
ish will be offering a tour of their
newly remodeled dairy operation,
which features a flat bam milking
parlor, a milkhouse waste transfer
system and manure transfer sys
tem, a new open front bam with a
flush system, a separator and an
earthen, liquid storage pond locat
ed across the highway. Contrac
tors and dealers in the various sys
tems will be on hand to provide in
formation as well.
Dealers in several types of
milkhouse water pumps and irri
gation systems will also be exhib
iting their equipment.
ADAMSTOWN
Adamstown Equip. Inc.
ALLENTOWN
Lehigh Ag Equipment
BECHTELSVILLE
Miller Equip. Co.
BERWICK
C.H. Rinehimer & Sons
CARLISLE
Gutehall’s, Inc.
DOVER
George N. Gross, Inc.
EASTON
George V. Seiple
ELIZABETHTOWN
Mesalck Farm Equipment Co.
INTERCOURSE
C.B. Hoober A Son
GREENCASTLE
Meyers Implement
LANCASTER
Landis Brothers, Inc.
LEBANON
Umberger's of Fontana
LOYSVILLE
Gutshall's, Inc.
LYNNPORT
Kermit K. Kistler, Inc.
NEEDMORE
Clugston Farm Equipment
NEW HOLLAND
A.B.C. Groff, Inc.
OAKLAND MILLS
Peoples Sales & Service
OLEY
Plkevllle Equipment, Inc.
QUARRYVILLE
Grumelll Farm Service
TAMAOUA
Charles Snyder, Inc.
WATSONTOWN
Deerfield Ag & Turf Center, Inc.
WEST GROVE
S.G. Lewie A Sen, Inc.
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FREDERICK
Cereavllle Ford New Holland
BRIDGETON
Leslie Fogg
ELMER
Pole Tavern Equip. Sales Corp
COLUMBUS
Reed Brothers Equipment
FAIRIELD
Caldwell Tractor & Equipment
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