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Pa.DHIA Plans
For Events
DAVID A. BIGELOW
Training Coordinator
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) On July 16 the Pa. DHIA
Held staff met in the Holiday Inn
at State College to plan for up
coming events such as Empire
Farm Days, Ag Progress Days and
the fall technicians’ conferences.
It was decided to put booths at
both the upcoming trade shows.
Empire Farm Days and Ag Prog
ress Days. Emphasis will be
placed on marketing the three ma
jor departments, field service, la
boratory service and processing
service.
These services make Pa. DHIA
unique in the fact that it makes the
cooperative the only stand-alone
service in the country that offers
all three services under one roof.
This allows for better communica
tion and quicker service to the
membership.
This year’s fall technicians’
conferences will be held in State
College Oct. 14-18, at the Days
Inn, State College.
Each of the Eve separate region
See These Quality Products
At EMPIRE FARM DAYS - Aug. 6-8
AG PROGRESS DAYS Aug. 13 15
technicians will be required to at
tend the conferences on an ap
pointed day that week.
An agenda is being prepared at
this time.
These conferences are being
held in order to conform with
quality certification through Na
tional DHIA which requires edu
cation of employees. The fall con
ference allows time for each tech
nician to receive the yearly
competency exam.
Pa. DHIA continues to serve
membership in Pennsylvania,
New York, New Jersey, Mary
land, West Virginia and Missouri.
Please feel free to contact Pa.
DHIA at 1-800-344-8378 if we
can assist with your dairy opera
tion.
Shick Covers Four Counties
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) —Recently Theresa Shick of
Brookville was hired by Pa. DHIA
to serve membership throughout
the Clarion, Jefferson, Clearfield
and Venango county areas.
Theresa is responsible for 32
herds which consists of 1,900
cows. In the past, Theresa has
worked as a herdsperson on two
different dairy farms which
included her family farm.
Flexibility of scheduling and
visiting with dairymen are two
attributes that she likes most about
the job of a technician.
Some hobbies enjoyed by
Theresa include training and
showing dogs and horses.
Please feel free to contact Pa.
DHIA at 1-800-344-8378 if we
can assist with your dairy
operation.
Fitch Is Tioga
County Technician
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) Former Tioga County
dairy princess Laura Fitch of
Roaring Branch, is the newest
member of the Pa. DHIA team
serving Tioga County.
Other past dairy experience
includes growing up and waking
on the family dairy farm, Four-
Wynds Farm. In the past, Laura
participated in numerous leader
ship organization such as 4-H,
F.8.L.A., Holstein Association
and the Youth Education Associa
tion. She held the office of presi
dent in most of these
organizations.
Laura enjoys helping dairymen
to better manage their herds. We
congratulate Laura on her new
appointment as technician to the
membership of Tioga County.
Pa. DHIA continues to serve
membership in Pennsylvania,
SUPERIOR DESIGN & QUALITY
DEPENDABILITY YEAR AFTER YEAR
Theresa Shick
New York, New Jersey, Mary
land, West Virginia and Missouri.
Please feel free to contact Pa.
DHIA at 1-800-344-8378 if we
can assist you with your dairy
operation.
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Laura Fitch
Susan Lander
Lander Is
Franklin
County Tech
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) Susan Lander of Mercers
burg recently began servicing
herds for Pa. DHIA in the Franklin
County area.
Sue worked as a heidsperson
for over 2'A years upon comple
tion of high school and attending
Wilson College.
Sue’s circuit consists of 18
herds. In the future she plans on
building up the number of herds.
“Working closely with dairymen
to improve milk production and
improve 'the dairy herd as a
whole” Sue said, is what she en
joys most about her job.
Some hobbies enjoyed by Sue
are biking, camping, gardening
and hiking.
The staff at Pa. DHIA would
like to invite the dairy industry in
welcoming Sue aboard as part of
the team at Pa. DHIA.
Please feel free to contact Pa.
DHIA at 1-800-344-8378 if we
can assist with your dairy opera
tion.
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