Penn State Dairymen’s Club Seeks Service Award Nominations
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
The Penn State Dairymen’s
Club is soliciting nominations for
their annual Dairymen’s Club Ser
vice Award. The award is rotated
thru three sectors of the Dairy In
dustry. They are Farmcr/producer,
Dairy/Agriculture Industry, and
Adams County Breeders
GETTYSBURG (Adams
Co.) —Techniques for improving
Needing efficiency was the focus
of a dairy twi-light meeting co
sponsored by the Adams County
Holstein Club and Penn State
Cooperative Extension, held July
13, at Ke-Holtz Dairy, home of
Kevin and Karen Holtzinger, in
East Berlin.
Kevin Holtzinger presided at
the event
Speaking on the synchroniza
tion of estrus. Dr. Michaela Kris
tula, D.V.M., University of Pen
nsylvania, discussed the influence
of pregnancy rate on herd perfor
Northeast Lamb
Pool Dates Set
HARRISBURG
(Dauphin Co.) —The
1995 Northeast Lamb
Pools will take place on
August 11, Sept. 29,
Nov. 3, and Dec. 1. The
pools are to be held at
the Troy Sales Bam in
Troy, Bedford County.
Slaughter lambs,
feeder lambs and
slaughter sheep will be
accepted and graded
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
on the day of the sale.
Personnel from the
Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Agriculture’s
Livestock Division will
grade the lambs and
slaughter sheep using
USDA grading stan
dards. The lambs will
be penned in uniform
lots as to grade and
weight
The sale will be con
ducted by tele-o
auction beginning at 3
p.m. Interested sheep
producers and buyers
should contact David
Albert pool manager, at
(717) 998-2505.
Buyers must contact
the pool manager prior
to the sale to be
included in the tele-o
auction or be at the sale
Extension/Education. The 1995
award will recognize an individual
in either extension or education
who has labored for the advance
ment and benefit of the Dairy In
dustry in Pennsylvania.
Examples of individuals who
mance and how excessive days
open leads to culling animals for
reproductive reasons. She sug
gested a goal of 75 percent pre
gnancy within 120 days following
calving.
Estrous synchronization and
programmed breeding can be pro
fitable management tools.
Through controlled breeding, ani
mals can be inseminated artificial
ly to superior A.I. sires on a timely
basis. The chance of inseminating
an animal during the optimum
time is increased and there is a
reduction in time spent for heat
detection.
bam for the sale. The
sale day phone number
is (717) 297-9095.
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you should consider nominating:
college/university faculty, local
extension personnel, vocational
agricultural instuctors, etc. Nom
inations can include retirees, as
well as those still active in their
chosen area.
This year will mprk the sixth
Seek Improved Efficiency
Kevin .Holtzinger introduced
his family and his employees.
Together they care for a herd of
300 Holstein cows, 220 heifers,
and farm 700 acres of land to pro
vide feed for the herd. Milking
three times per day, the hod has a
tolling herd average of 20,300
pounds of milk and is fed a total
mixed ration.
Graduates of the National Hols
tein Leadership School, both
Kevin and Karen are available, to
speak to groups on the require
ments of dairy fanning. They
announced the formation of a
Dairy Network Leadership pro
gram to further advance this
effort.
Joy Hess, alternate county dairy
princess, reported on attending the
state workshop for dairy princes
ses. She announced that entries for
the dairy show at South Mountain
Fair are due by August IS. Those
interested in showing should call
Josie Riser at (717) 334-6919.
Marlin Hoff, New Windsor,
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annual presentation. A winner will
be selected from all nominees and
will be recognized at the Club’s
Annual Dinner-Dance on Friday,
November 10, 1995. This event
will be held the evening prior to
the Nittany Lion Fall Classic Sale
Maryland, a member of the board
of directors, National Holstein
Association, was introduced and
described options for identifying
animals for type classification.
While the breed association has
worked with 30 percent of herd
owners in the past, our goal is to
work with all herd owners. He
complimented Pennsylvania Hols
tein breeders for hosting a very
successful National Convention
and sale in Pittsburgh.
Hoff served as official for a cow
judging contest in which Cheryl
Ulrich and Sam Stoner were de
clared winners in the senior divi
son, Joy Hess and Matthew Guise
were winners in the junior divi
sion. Door prizes and refresh
ments were provided, courtesy of
supporting agri-business firms.
PDA Announces Animal
Import Restrictions
(Continued from Pago At) also occur,
hoofed animals from entering The disease occurs in the
Pennsylvania if vesicular stomati- United States typically between
tis has been diagnosed within 10 late spring through early fall,
miles of the premises of origin “Pennsylvania livestock pro
since Jan. 1. ° ducers can prevent the introduc-
The disease is primarily an
insect-borne disease, and does not
survive cold weather. The quaran
tine will expire Dec. 31, 1995.
In addition, all hoofed animals
entering Pennsylvania from a state
where vesicular stomatitis has
been diagnosed during 1995 must
be accompanied by a certificate of
veterinary inspection by an accre
dited veterinarian.
As of July 21, the disease has
been diagnosed in Arizona, Color
ado and New Mexico during 1995.
The most common symptom of
vesicular stomatitis is drooling or
frothing at the mouth. Affected
animals frequently refuse°to eat or
drink and may show signs of
lameness. Severe weight loss and
a drop in milk production may
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 29, 19H#a7
at the Penn Slate Ag Arena.
All nominations should be sub
mitted in writing to Chris Swartz,
Dairymen's Club, 131 Petersburg
Road, Lancaster, PA 17601.
Deadline for nominations is Sep
tember 1. 1995. The individual’s
nomination may include such
items as:
Leadership within the agricul
tural community
Personal involvement in the
dairy industry
Years of service to the industry
Personal advancement of their
chosen profession & desire for ex
cellence.
Previous award recipients were:
1990 Robert Patton, Monsanto
Co. (industry); 1991 William
Conyngham (dairy fanner); 1992
Larry Specht, (Education); 1993
Dean Amick, (PA DHIA); 1994
Samuel B. Williams Jr. (fanner);
1995 education; 1996 industry;
1997 farmer.
The Penn State Dairymen’s
Club is a nonprofit support group
whose mission is to facilitate the
activities for undergraduate edu
cation and experience within the
Penn State College of Agricultural
o Sciences. New members are al
ways welcome.
tion and spread of this disease by
making sure that the provisions of
the quarantine for animals being
imported into Pennsylvania are
met,” said Dr. Max A. Van
Buskirk, Jr., director of the depart
ment’s Bureau of Animal In
dustry.
“Producers should also be
mindful of the need for biosecuri
ty, insect control, good milking
practices, personal protective
measures and isolation of herd
replacements as preventive mea
sures to limit the introduction or
spread of this and other diseases.”
Animals exhibiting signs or
symptoms of vesicular stomatitis
should be reported to the Bureau
of Animal Industry at (717)
783-8300.
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The cooperative provides us a
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New Hope, PA