A26-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 11, 1996
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Communication, and Education).
The newsletter was published four
times this past year and included
news and notes on various officer
team activities, chapter activities,
calendar of events, award winners,
Justine Hill, standing, helped conduct a special historian
workshop at the Red Rose Leadership Conference. Coun
terclockwise from Hill are Jen Hess, Solanco; Tammy Har
tranft, Manhelm; Aaron Ranch, Pequea Valley; and Beth
Wenrlch, Lancaster MennonKe.
Lisa Wltmer, left, and Justine Hill examine the Solanco
scrapbook at a special reporter’s conference at the Red
Rose Leadership Conference.
and other news of importance to
FFA members.
Troxell provided tips on taking
photos. A local news representa
tive provided information on how
to write the basics of a story and
what types of articles would be
interesting for readers.
Other workshops included exa
mining the roles and duties of vari
ous officers, including presidents,
vice presidents, treasurers, secreta
ries, and chaplains.
Troxell, as a state officer, indi
cated that having a chance to meet
members from other chapters was
a “real great experience” and
allowed him to establish new
friendships across the state.
His most exciting experience
was attending the National Con
vention in November 1995 to work
with fellow FFA’ers and vote on
national issues.
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. With
time at a premium at Ja-Bob Hols
teins in Eaton, Ohio, Mark Yeazel
is looking to save as much time as
he can. Last year, he made a deci
sion that has saved him a lot of
time to use official Holstein ID
Tags when identifying animals
with the Holstein Association.
“I did it to make it easier, plain
and simple," Yeazel said. "That
way there’s no hassle of picturing
or sketching, which can be time
consuming and costly.”
Official Holstein ID Tags are
Allflex tamper-proof tags that
come ip seven fade-resistant col
ors, with management numbers
designated by the breeder., A
unique serial number for each ani
mal is also on the tag, identifying
it with the Holstein Association.
‘Time is the main thing,” he
said, noting that the Allflex ID
Holstein Tags cost about the same
as other tags. “But there’s a lot
less hassle involved as well.”
Cumberland County Junior Livestock Benefit Auction
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Embers Convention Center, Carlisle, PA
6:00 P.M.
Many new items have been donated by individuals and businesses in and around
Cumberland County to benefit the 4-H and FFA members that exhibit livestock and carry
livestock projects. The items include everything from gift certificates to auto supplies,
clothing, household goods, feeds, pet supplies, etc. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Information: Daytime - CV High School Ag Department - (717) 766-0217 ext 418
Evening - Bruce Lemmon - (717) 249-8434
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FFA reporters from around the county at a special work
shop. Top, counterclockwise, Joann Zimmerman, Cloister;
Amy Hale, Cloister; Maureen Madden, Solanco; and Dale
Zimmerman, Cloister.
Holstein I.D. Tags
The tags can be used in a varie
ty of ways, either with a tag set in
each ear, a tag set and a tatoo, or a
tag set and freezebrand. Since the
tags were introduced in 1995,
more than 1,000 producers have
implemented them on their
operations.
Yeazel has used the tags for
almost a year. He said that since
the farm was already using a tag in
one ear and a tattoo in the other,
moving to the Holstein ID Tags
made sense.
“We were already using tags
and tattoos as part of our manage
ment system anyway, so moving
to this was no different,” he said.
“And it made it much easier in
saving time and labor.”
Yeazel milks 110 cows on the
farm in western Ohio, and mcr
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chandises many of his red Hols
teins. When he consigns an animal
to a sale, he insists the tags remain
with the animal.
"The buyer needs information
on that animal, and without the tag
there isn’t any,” he said. “I don’t
want to have to take a picture of
herand then have to send it to the
sale with her her tag is her
information. And I don’t think the
tags detract from the animal.”
Tag ID is just one of the many
forms of Alternative ID offered by
the Holstein Association. EASY,
One-Side Sketch. One-Side
Photo, Tag ’N Tattoo, and Tag ’N
Freezebrand, as well as RFID, are
currently being used on about 3S
percent of the identification appli-
cations that are sent to the Hols
tein Association.
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