Forage Quality Highlight Of Conference
TUNKHANNOCK (Wyoming
Co.) On Tuesday morning,
Nov. 14. the *95 Quality Forages
Conference will get under way at
the Shadowbrook Inn and Con
vention Center.
Livestock farmers will not want
amiss this event The conference
will tiring together speakers, spe
cialists. and producers from
around the northeast United
States.
The conference is being organ
ic by a committee involving re
gional Penn State Cooperation Ex
(fitfinn offices and the Endless
Maintains and Pooono Resource
Development and Conservation
Services. The Pennsylvania For
ige and Grasslands Council to
gether with Northeast Farm Cred
it, ACA are sponsoring the meet
ing snd providing refreshment
breaks. Ag business and service
providers will be on hand to ex
hibit their trades.
Forage quality is, and will con
tinue to be, of utmost importance
in an area like northeastern Penn
sylvania where die primary mar
ket for our forages is through a
livestock enterprise.
At this time, over one-half mil
lion forage producing acres exist
in northeast Pennsylvania. Since
the late 1980 s, that acreage has de
creased approximately 10 percent
while livestock numbers have re
mained comparitively constant.
The ability of farmers in this re
gion to market quality forages
through livestock products will
have a very large and direct influ
ence on the economic well-being
of their farms, agribusinesses, and
the greater economic community
at large.
Forage producers attending the
meeting, whether they graze ani
mals or rely on machine-harvested
crops, will better understand how
management affects forage quail
Here's a great way to gel the top of the
line equipment working for you now
And, no payments til 1996!
See your Jamesway', Starlme',
Oswalf, and Nesseth' dealer today l
yEASEFO^ L °' N
$168.0®
i per -
Volumaxx Unloader
The KING OF THE BIG RING
Unloaders Volumaxx' Models from 12
to 24 with options to til any feeding
system
ißASEy}**
5187.13
i pel -
Pialon Pump
This is the original piston/tiansler pump,
with all the latest updates, that makes it
the BEST BUY of the industry to move
manure from the barn to storage
All monlhly lease paymenls qunlpd include a 10'„ puirhane option liiMallalion A transporlatinn coals not mein led
J-STAR INDUSTRIES, INC • 801 Janesville Avenue • Fori Atkinson Wl 53538
ty. The conference aims to cover
all aspects of forage management
from production to harvesting to
storing and to feeding quality for
ages.
Preregistration is required. The
$l2 registration fee will provide
refreshments, lunch, and the con
ference proceedings to each indi
vidual. Registrations must be
mailed or delivered to the Susque
hanna County Cooperative Exten
sion office, 31 Public Avenue,
Montrose, PA 18801, by Monday,
Nov. 6.
Following the keynote address
by Dr. Sid Bosworth, professor of
agronomy from die University of
Vermont and formerly associated
with the Penn State Agronomy
Department, participants can
choose among breakout sessions
in one of two conference tracks.
One track will follow a program
more suited to producers who pas
ture their livestock while another
Penn State Advisory Council Hears Good News,
Takes Legislators On College Tour
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
MIDDLETOWN (Dauphin
Co.) The Penn State Agricul
tural Council heard college and
university officials report some
good news at their semi-annual
meeting Wednesday afternoon.
Two items were especially gratify
ing. Enrollment is up, and Graham
Spanier, Penn State University’s
new president, has become an out
spoken advocate of the College of
Agricultural Sciences, especially
in relation to funding from the state
legislature.
Associate Dean James Mor
tensen said overall enrollment is
mo*
■^sefo^, l 0
« 79 - 25 h
permorfj^,
slo7-98*
per month___.
pe^nontt^..
nesssn
Pumps by J-STAR
■P S BARN E<
5935 OLD PHILADELPHIA PIKE. GAP. PA 17527
PHONE: 717-442-8134
SALES A SERVICE
Managing Editor
OSWALT
MlHfb by J-9TAR
Model 200
Stationary Mixer
Plus SIXTEEN OTHER OSWALT
Models including drum and 3 or 4
auger stationary trailer and tiuck mount
mixers in capacities from 120 cu It to
720 cu It
Direct XPresaFeeder
See the revolutionary Jamesway lineup
ol direct drive bell feeders and convey
ors Options galore to fit every feeding
setup
Power Pack"' Unloader
This popular 12 24 single cable twin
auger unloader has earned its repute
lion as a dependable economical work
horse
■MENT
track will focus on the mechani
cally-harvested issues of manag
ing quality forages.
The agenda is as follows:
95 Quality Forages Conference
Tuesday, November 14
8 a.m.
Doors Open for Sponsors and
Exhibitor?.
9 ajfi. - 9:25 a.m.
Registration, and Visits with
Exhibitors.
9:30 am. -10:15 am.
Introductions - Tom Murphy,
Lycoming County Extension
Agent.
Keynote Address • Dr. Sid Bos
worth. Agronomy Professor, Uni
versity of Vermont
10:15 am. - 11 a.m.
Pasture Track Pasture Fer
tility - Dr. William L. Stout Jr.,
USDA Pasture Research Labora
tory, Penn Stale University.
Mechanical Track Alterna
tive Forage Systems - Dr. Harold
up, as is almost every major in the
ag sciences programs. The total
number of students is now over
3,300, and this makes Penn State
die largest ag sciences college in
the Big Ten. Enrollment is up mote
on the 17 outer campuses than it is
at the main campus in State
College.
Mortensen announced the agri
business day to be held Nov. 2 on
the main campus and said the Col
lege of Ag Sciences has the largest
scholarship program of all the col
leges at Penn State University.
Rich DiEugenio, from the office
of government affairs at Penn
Lancaster r-ffTI
Poured
Walls
— J —
IT’S HAYLACE SEASON - THINK BUNKER SILO!!
can you think of a better wall than poured on site with
lower construction costs and no maintenance?
ASK FOR PRICES FROM:
Lancaster Silo Co., Inc.
2008 Horseshoe Rd. • Lancaster, PA • (717) 299-3721 • 800-770-3721
ST STOLTZFUS WOODWORK
Harpster,• Professor of Dairy and
Animal Science, Penn State Uni
versity; pave Hartman, Columbia
County Extension Agent
11 ajn. - 11:45 a.m.
Pasture Track Forage Spe
cies - Traditional and Non-Tradi
tional - Darrell Emick, NYS
Grasslands Specialist USDA Na
tural Resource Conservation Ser
vice.
Mechanical Track Sampling
and Testing Forages - Dr. Sid Boa
worth. Professor of Agronomy,
University of Vermont; Nick
Place, Susquehanna Comity Ex
tension Agent
Noon - 1 p.m.
Lunch.
1 pjn. • 1:45 p.m.
Pasture Track—Frost-seeding.
No-till, and Pasture Renovation -
Lynn D. Hoffman, Senior Re
search Associate and Manager of
the Russell E. Larson Agronomy
Research Farm, Penn Stale Uni
State, praised President Spanier tor
his attention to the budget needs for
ag research and extension. The
budget squeeze has caused layoffs
in ag extension because the legisla
ture has not increased funding fora
number of years. But he said we
now have Spanier’s leadership as
an advocate who calls attention to
the plight of the line items in the
budget that are needed to increase
funds to the college.
While President Spanier has
asked for a reasonable 4.9 percent
increase for the total University
program, he has singled out ag
research and extension line items
613 White Horse Rd. - Gap, PA 17527
UrieM? PtfWnfl OCHWr 1
versify.
Mechanical Track Methods
of Mechanical Feeding - Options -
Dr. Harold Harpster. Professor of
Dairy and Animal Science, Penn
Stale University.
1:45 pjn. - 2 p.m.
Break.
2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Pasture Track Supplemental
Feeding - Dr. Lawrence Muller,
Professor of Dairy and Animal
Science, Penn Slate University.
Mechanical Track Storage
Options - Dr. Dennis Buckmaster,
Professor of Agricultural Engi
neering, Penn State University.
2:45 • 3:15 pjn.
Panel Discussion.
3:15 pjn.
Adjourn.
The Shadowbrook Inn and Con
vention Center is located on U.S.
Route 6 approximately 2 miles
east of the red light in Tunkhan
nock at the intersection of U.S.
Route 29. Any questions can be
directed to your local extension
office.
to receive 11.4 percent increase.
He is making the case about what
has happened because of this lack
of funding as he travels across the
state and as he meets with legisla
tors h Harrisburg.
Dean Lamartine Hood agreed,
saying we are blessed with a leader
in President Spanier who under
stands the unique needs of your
college. He said he believes Spa
nier is committed to change what
Hood called the longstanding
downward spiral. “Spanier is per
sistent, repetitious, clear, and com
mitted to what die college is all
about,” Hood said.
Other discussion
included a report on the
process of selecting a
new dean for the Col
lege of Ag Sciences.
Council president Jay
Rush announced a meet
ing set for Nov. 16 from
10 a.m. to noon for the
council’s board of direc
tors to hear from the ag
community what con
siderations should be
made in selecting the
new dean.. More infor
mation about this mcet
ihg can be tound by call
ing Pat Heuser. director
of industry relations at
Penn State. Phone:
(814) 863-9646.
Following the council
meeting, members
boarded a bus to the
state Capitol to pick up
legislators for the ride to
Reading in Berks Coun
ty and a reception and
banquet. The overnight
event was planned to
acquaint slate and local
government officials
with the college. Presi
dent Spanier was the
keynote speaker.
After lodging over
night at the Sheraton
Berkshire, the legisla
tors were given a tour of
the Penn State Berks
campus and later made a
stop at Way-Har Farms
for a tour of the dairy
operation and retail
store with Bill and Lolly
Lesher on the trip back
to Harrisburg.