Retiring Board Members Recognized SHAWANO, Wis. Six per sons have received recognition for having completed six yean of ser vice on the Board of Directors of National Dairy Shrine. They were recognized at the National Dairy Shrine Annual Meeting in early October in conjunction with World Dairy Expo in Madison. WI. Those directors who had served FISHER’S PAINTING & AfrL FISHER’S PAINT OUTLET STORE QUALITY PAINTS @ REASONABLE PRICES CWMnt i ■ all types of interior & exterior U P J PAINTING ■ SANDBLASTING N ROOF COATING ■ RESTORATION & WATERPROOFING ON STONE & BRICK BUILDINGS HOUSES - BARNS - FENCES - FACTORIES - ETC. Specialists In Sand Blasting/Spray Painting Farm Buildings, Feed Mills, Roofs, Tanks, Etc. 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University tests and tens of I,ooos ot satisfied dairy producers have proven isolation calf housing, hutches, are absolutely the best way to raise healthy calves Progressive dairy producers do not sacrifice calf health for personal convenience Calf-tel is the only thermoformed hutch Thertnofomung is a process that imparts strength to the polymer like forging does to steel Rotocastmg, a process used by all other plastic hutch manufacturers, creates a weaker, less durable product that is prone to cracking Calf-tel is the only hutch manutactured with completely opaque material to effectively eliminate the green house effect This heat trapping effect overheats calves when temperatures climb above 80° F and also causes uncontrollable temperature swings daily when temperatures drop below freezing Over 100,000 Calf-tels are helping raise healthier, growthier calves worldwide from Florida through the sunbelt to California two, three-year terms were: Janice Keene, immediate past president, who is employed by Merck & Co., Rahway, NJ; Phil Dukas. Execu tive Secretary, NDHIA, Colum bus, OH; Dr. Les Ferreira, Profes sor of Dairy Science, California Polytechnic Institute. San Luis Obispo, CA; Merle Howard, Merle Howard Insurance Agency, Watertown, WI; and John Sclz, To celebrate this achievement. 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Jack Miller, dairy producer at Kempton, PA, who died earlier this year, had also been on the board at the time of his death. • New Officers and Directors Ron Long, Marysville, OH, is the new president of National Dairy Shrine. He was elected at the organization’s annual meeting, in early October in Madison, WI. Vitim Immce Mm ''We're Here To sTrH e 1 1 J FARMERS Tired of Paying High Insurance Rates On Trucks You Seldom Use? We Offer Competitive Prices On Trucks From Pickups to Tractor Trailers We Offer All Types Of Farm and Agribusiness Insurance Please Call For Quotations or Information. Carol - Diane - Ray - Roger - Cindy 2488 Maple Ave., Quanyville, PA 17966 (717) 786-1711 (800) 882-1415 Y ear-End 1996 ANNUAL APPRECIATION 4 SALE 4 Dec. 26 thru Dec. 31st every item in our hardware store (Cash and Carry only)' Check Dec. 21 Issue For Complete Details Holiday Hours December 24 700am-4 00 pm By National Dairy Shrine Other officers are James Leuen berger, Shawano, WI, secretary/ treasurer; Julie Larson, president elect; Janice Keene, immediate (Continued from Pago A2t) Meadow Farm, Holtwood, Pa., will discuss how he no-till trans plants tomatoes, pumpkins, broc coli and other vegetables into killed cover crops to improve soil. 10% OFF Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 14, IM6-A29 past president; and Steve Larson, Fort Atkinson, WI and Bemie Heisner, Columbus, OH, members of the executive committee. Sustain able Ag manage pests and boast profits. Groff also will review his 1996 on-farm study showing how IS-inch rows can boost corn yields and improve weed control while reducing herbi cide costs. • Dairy farmer Roman Sloltzfoos, Kin zers. Pa., and a panel of other pasture-based producers will address how to maximize the grazing season, balance nutritional needs and improve your market ing strategy. • Compost consultant Will Brinton, founder of Woods End Lab in Maine, will review the latest on using compost for disease suppression and how to minimize tillage when composting. • Uta and Angelika .uebke of Feuerbach, Austria, will show how the Luebke Controlled Microbial Composting method in combination 'ith cover crops and iffcctivc rotations can :eep your soil alive. • Marty Rice, organic farmer and planning commission member in Frederick County, Md., and other ag specialists discuss how community 'artnerships can itrengthen and protect local agriculture. “New this year is the ASA Cafe, a ‘chat ’n chew room’ on Friday light right after our sus tainability produced-in '’ennsylvania dinner. It will be a great oppor tunity for networking,” \otes Tim Bowser, ASA’s Executive Director. Dozens of confer ence sponsors and other exhibitors will display jroducts, services and programs that promote and support sustainable agriculture. Major sponsors include Penn State, Rodale Institute, Atlantic Dairy Coop, Penn Ag Industries, Walnut Acres, Albert’s Organics, Fertrell, and American Farmland Trust Ample time to visit the exhibits has been allotted during the conference. A widely respected, nonprofit, member based organization, the Pennsylvania Associa tion for Sustainable Agriculture has been promoting ecologically sound, economically viable, socially respon sible and community based food and farming systems since its found ing in 1992. To find out more or to request con ference registration materials, fcontact PASA, P.O. Box 419, Millheim, Pa. 16854, (814) 349-9856.
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