Gov.
New
culture and the value added process
of agribusiness successful?” Ridge
asked.
In his introduction of Gov.
Ridge, Slate Ag Secretary Charles
Brosius likened the government to
a business and called it Pennsylva
nia’s Citizens Service Company.
“We (in government) have no rea
son to exist except to provide for
citizen services, for them collec
tively what they cannot do for
themselves individually,” Brosius
said. “PDA touches the lives of
every person in the state. Three
fourth of the PDA employees have
some responsibility for regulation.
But we do it in a ‘farmer friendly’
way. Excessive regulation is
another form of taxation because
the cost of compliance bleeds pro
fits away from your-business. The
task of our department is to edu-
P- jnnsylvanla DHIA, shows the new FOSS 4,000 MUN milk testing
equipment that will go on line October 1 to give members the most up-to-date tool for
nutrition and reproduction management their herds.
Pennsylvania DHIA
protein, and SCC. Several large
herds are already waiting to begin the test and
only the first 1000 herds will be accepted into
this program.
Another supporting factor in the program is
that the cheese yield m milk increases if the cow
is properly fed. Thus herds on the MUN test pro
vide a win/wm situation. The farmer pays for
only the feed the cow needs and the manufacturer
gets a product with increased cheese yields.
The FOSS 4000 milk testing machine to do the
MUN testing along with the regular tests of but
terfal, protein, and SCC has already been
installed. Slusser savs the Pennsylvania DHIA
program will provide an efficient method for
dairy farmers to monitor their herds and lake
advantage of this new management tool.
After Oct. 1, members can begin testing for
MUN by informing their technicians that they
want tested. No additional samples need to be
taken. Members will receive individual cow
results on their DHIA monthly report plus a
MUN herd summary report. The MUN report
will give information by days in milk, by group,
and by lactation number.
“The new milk analysis technology to mea
sure the urea content of milk opens up an exciting
opportunity to improve the management of dairy
cattle rations and improve the profitability in
milk production,” Stusser said. “In addition, the
best possible milk protein concentrations of
cheese yields for dairy product manufacturing is
maintained. This provides a definite benefit to
both the farmer and the cheese manufacturer.”
Ridge Announces
Export Emphasis
(Continued from Pago Al)
cate, support, and raise the farm
income of the 51,000 farms in Pen
nsylvania. This in turn will inprove
the economy of the rural
community.”
Because of the location and the
governor’s visit, the meeting
expanded into a state-wide forum
with questions from the floor
related to education, reassesment,
exports, and farmland
preservation.
Chris Herr, deputy secretary,
was the meeting manager and is a
regular member of the forum.
Others on the program included
Walt Peechatka, deputy secretary;
Russell Redding, deputy secretary;
Leßoy Corbin, acting director of
food safety; and Ana Maria DiSte
fano, director of market develop
ment. Mike Brubaker, chair,
opened the meeting.
(Continued from Pago A 1)
Brings New
At the Ag Issues Forum, from left, Mike Brubaker, forum chair Gov. Tom Ridge: and
Charles Brosius, state ag secretary.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 16, 1995-A25
Lancaster Chamber
Sponsors Apple Festival
Next Saturday
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
When people think of fanning
in Lancaster County, they envision
pastures full of cows, acres upon
acres of com and hay, and passing
a horse and buggy on the way
home from church.
Did you know there are farms in
Lancaster growing peaches, pears,
cherries, plums, nectarines, and
delicious apples?
Orchards are an integral part of
one of the largest, most stable
industries in Lancaster County
agriculture.
The Lancaster Chamber of
Commerce and Industry in
cooperation with Cherry Hill
Orchards and the Pennsylvania
Apple Marketing Board will be
coordinating an Apple Festival on
Saturday, Sept. 23 at Cherry Hill
Orchards located south of Lancas
ter. There will be activities for the
whole family, where you can:
• See children’s entertainer Ste
ven Courtney put a smile on kids
faces.
* A petting zoo where you can
have your picture taken with local
farm animals.
• Meet folklore legend Johnny
Appleseed and hear his adventures
from the West
• Taste test the many varieties of
apples available.
• Take a hayride across SO acres
of prime Lancaster orchards.
• Laugh with musician/
comedian Ken Hussar.
• Pick your own apples from one
of Lancaster’s premier orchards.
• Visit a display tent of local
agricultural business.
• Door prizes, free giveaways,
and much more.
Cherry Hill Orchards is located
at the intersection of Long Lane
Road (Route 741) and Marticville
Road (Route 324) just south of the
city of Lancaster.
For more information, contact
Jim Shirk, agriculture services
manager for the Lancaster Cham
ber of Commerce and Industry, at
(717) 397-3531.