A2B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 13, 1996
SANDY CREEK, N.Y.
Dairy fanners across the North
east have an opportunity to parti
cipate in the new dairy profit
seminars Empire Farm Days on
Crop Tips At Field Day
HOYTVILLE, Ohio New
techniques in field crop produc
tion will be mi display July 30 in
Hoytville as the Ohio Agricultural
Research and Development Cent
er and Ohio State University Ex
tension host the 1996 Field Crops
Day.
“Across the Midwest, there’s a
growing a rapidly growing
interest in narrow row com,” said
Paul Houdashelt, manager of the
Hoytville branch of the OARDC
and coordinator of the event. The
field day will feature researchers
and a grower who has been work
ing with narrow-row com.
Another session will focus on
the use of bio-solids on farms, “a
growing area for our clientele,”
Houdashelt said.
Other presentations will focus
on optimal use of com perform
ance trials, herbicide-tolerant
crops, using an oats cover crop,
and more. The use of oats as a
cover crop may be part of a pro
posed federally funded sediment
reduction plan.
Field Crops Day will also in
clude displays from OARDC,
Ohio State’s Agricultural Techni
cal Institute, and OSU’s College
of Food, Agricultural, and En
vironmental Sciences.
The event is free and open to
the public. It will take place from
9 a.m. till noon on July 30, rain or
shine.
“The only difference if it rains
would be that the programs will be
presented indoors instead of out
doors,” said HoudashelL “We just
won’t have a farm tour if it rains.”
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Dairy Seminars Offered At Empire Farm Days
August 6,7 and Bin Seneca Falls,
N.Y.
Now in their second year, the
dairy profit seminars are produced
In addition. Field Crops Day is
approved by the Ohio Department
of Agriculture for CAA credits: .5
Soil Fertility, .5 Pest Manage
ment, and one Crop Production.
For more information, call
(419) 257-2060.
11 a.m. Milking Parlor Efficiency Hear from the
“people in the pit,” Ray Shutt, world record holder in
milking speed from Offhaus Dairy, Batavia, N.Y., owner
Willard DeGolyer, Table Rock Farms, Castile, N.Y. with
Peggy Hooker is competing to beat Shutt’s world title this
July. And Paul Colgan, O’Hara Farms, Auburn, N.Y. is a
respected and dedicated herdsman with milking parlor
experience. Ask these individuals about their successes,
experiences and knowledge gained from hands-on exper
ience. Learn the secrets of smooth operating procedures
for the ultimate in parlor productivity. Moderated by Dr.
Dave Gallon, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
12 noon—NY Commissioner of Ag & Markets Dr.
Donald Davidsen.
12:30 p.m. Heifer Raising/Body Condition Scoring
Dr. Dave McClary, Elanco DVM and Dr. Charlie
Elrod, Cornell University address this often overlooked,
yet crucial element to success in the dairy business ...
attention to heifers. Learn how to body condition score
live heifers on the spot, take hip height measurements and
weights to monitor heifer growth from weaning to
freshening.
11 a.m. Dairy Profitability Roundtable featuring
producers with various herd sizes and management
styles. Included are to be Don and Joanne Hosking,
Hobart, N.Y. with a 60-cow registered herd and who are
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Dairy Profit Seminars
Tuesday, August 6, 1996
Wednesday, August 7, 1996
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Dairy profit seminars offer the
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ty strategies from those who know
the business. Dairy producers,
employees and industry experts
are to share information via indi
vidual presentations and in a
roundtable format.
Those who attend can hear from
milking parlor operators, calf rais
ing and heifer growing specialists
and nutrition experts. They can
find out how to get the most from
consultants and alternative
approaches toward profitability.
Melanie Wickham, Empire
Farm Days show manager said,
“We are thrilled to offer the dairy
profit seminars again this year.
Governor Pataki joined us last
year for one seminar capping off
three days of well attended ses
sions. We look forward to even
greater interest this year. HFW
Communications has scheduled a
superb line-up of speakers and
topics. The seminars are located in
the Dairy Center which is easily
accessible in the middle of the
showgrounds where numerous
dairy related exhibitors are
located.”
Each day, the dairy profit semi-
marketing specialists; Larry Stinson, Adams, N.Y., who
has recently expanded from 200 to 400 head with custom
crop work; and Siemers Holsteins, Cleveland, Wis.,
recently growing herd from 3SO to 1,000 head plus. Mod
erated by Dr. John Fcny, DVM, Adams, N.Y.
12:00 noon U.S. Rep James T. Walsh, (R-NY), a
central NY congressman with the latest from
Washington.
12:30 p.m. Rumen Management: Metabolic Disor
ders. MUN and Manure Evaluation by Dr. Mike Hutjens,
Extension dairy specialist at the University of Illinois.
The latest details in rumen health and nutrition will be
revealed by Hutjens.
Thursday, August 8, 1996
11 a.m. A team management approach by Bob and
Karen Kimmel, Odyssey Farms, Copake Falls, N.Y.
Meet the “team” that is vital to the success and profitabil
ity of this 1,100 head milking herd located 120 miles
north of New York City. Leant how the Kiptmels manage
with their farm staff, consulting veterinarian and nutri
tionist. Moderated by Dr. Charlie Sniffen of Miner Insti
tute, Chazy, N.Y.
12 noon Dr. Sniffen on the bright future of dairying
in the Northeast
12:30 p.m. Calf Raising by Sherry Siemers - Peter
man of Siemers Holsteins, Cleveland, Wis. The Siemers
family farm recently expanded frqi* 350 milking oow» to .
a new 1,000 bead facility. With calf raising experience in
both California and Wisconsin and currently raising
calves in two new greenhouses, Siemers-Peterman can
give firsthand information about the trials, tribulations
and profits of raising healthy calves.
nars begin at 11 a.m. and 12:30
p.m. Each session runs 45 minutes
to an hour. At noon, complimen
tary lunch will be served to those
attending the seminars. In addi
tion, agricultural updates are to be
given by newly appointed N.Y.
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Markets Dr. Donald Davidsen,
and U.S. Rep. James T. Walsh
(R-NY) who is to report news
from Washington.
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