DIXIE BURRIS Director Laboratory Services Membership Development STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) Pa. DHIA is rated for the job it does as a service provider by National DHIA on a yearly basis. We are proud to announce that Pa. DHIA received 100 percent on the NCDHIP Scorecard for 1996. The lab analyzes approximately 330,000 samples per month. The machines are monitored at start up and throughout the day on an hour ly basis. There are checks in the prog rams that monitors each cow as it is being tested with ranges for diffe rent breeds averages for quality. The lab operates with two shifts six days a week for efficiency. The lab currently has less than a 24-hour turnaround lime for herds tested. The lab can generate reports to the members or the members can obtain lab data by Lab Bulletin Board as it’s being tested. Our members can access Pa. DHIA through ARIS or by Internet. Annual Meeting “Pa. DHIA Looks to the Future,” is the theme of die District Date January 21 Bonanza Restaurant, Franklin. PA 2 January 2X Plaza Hold, Pepper Tree Restaurant Butler, Amislrong, Allegheny, Washington, (lnmicrly Kings Court) New Stanton. PA Greene. Westmoreland. Beaver, Fayette, Indiana 3 January 22 Best Western, Clearfield, PA S January 20 Famil 6 January 21 Lighthouse Restaurant, Chambcrsburg, PA Fulton. Franklin, Cumberland. Adams, Mai 7 January 27 EdKCwnnd Family Restaurant. Tmy, PA 8 January 24 All American Restaurant, Milton, PA 9 January 29 Heidlcsburg Restaurant, Rohc.soma, PA Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill, Carbon, Monroe, ' Northampton. Lehigh, Berks 10 January 30 Gai II January 11 Ml View Diner, Clilkml, PA (Continued from Page C 7) remain the same as before. The director will present the plan to the membership at the 1996 county annual meetings and the district meetings. District 1 Western New York Erie Crawford Warren Venango Mercer Lawrence Clarion Total District 2 Butler Armstrong Beaver Washington Indiana Fayette Westmoreland Total District 3 Eik/Cameron Centre W-Cenlral New York Jefferson Clinton Potter McKean Clearfield Total District 4 delegates Somerset Cambria Bedford Blair Total Perfect Score Attained For Laboratory upcoming annual meeting planned for Feb. 14. Now is the time to start thinking about attending the corporate meeting. This meeting will take place at the Days Inn Penn State, State College, on Feb. 14. We are planning an agenda that will appeal to many of our DHIA members. We are hoping you will attend. We feel this year’s program will be exciting. The agenda will con sist of new component testing (true protein), changes to the National DHIA rules, a delegate from National DHIA, and a very excel lent explanation on how to save money by using Pa. DHIA’s Reproductive Management Report. We will hold an awards banquet at lunch, recognizing our top three Herd Management Award winners. Pa. DHIA’s Data Processing Manager Jim Boyer is to conduct a hands-on workshop on Thursday night and Friday afternoon. This workshop will help bring oyr members into the future using the computer. Boyer will help those ' who attend by giving them information on what computer to purchase. Place Restaurant, Mifnmtown, PA Diner, G.ii DHIA Downsizes Board The new membership districts will encompass approximately one-eleventh of the total member ship in Pa. DHIA. District boundaries will coin cide with county lines. PA DHIA Board of Directors 11 Districts District 5 Mifflin Perry Juniata Huntingdon Total Delegates District 6 Adams Maryland Franklin Fulton 0 Wyoming 6 Susquehanna 1 Eastern 3 New York 12 Wayne Lackawanna New Jersey Delegates Total Cumberland Total District? Tioga E-Central New York Bradford Total District < Sullivan Lycoming Columbia Northumberland Union Snyder Montour Luzerne Total District 9 Berks Northampton Dauphin Schuylkill Lebanon Total Counties Erie, Crawlonl, Warren. Mcrecr, Venango, Forest Lawrence, Clarion, western New York Poller, Elk, Cameron, Jclferson, Clcarficlil, Ccmrc, CltnlDii, McKean, wesl central New York Huntingdon, Milllm, Juniata, Pen Tioga, Bradford, cast-central New York Lycoming Sullivan. Snyder, Union, Montour, Luzerne, Nolhumerland, Columbia Bucks. York. Lancaster. Chester, Monmonici Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Pike, eastern New York, New Jersey District 10 York Lancaster Chester Montgomery Bucks Total District II 5 1 1 , I what software will be needed and how to make the Internet work for you. Informational sessions regard ing accessing records electronical ly will also be covered. These ses sions will be limited. The cost for the annual meeting will be sent out to our members in their monthly report envelope, or they can call for a registration form to the Pa. DHIA Office at (814) 865-1517, or fax (814) 865-3924, or E-mail dlb@vm.dhia.psu.edu, or write to Pa. DHIA c/o Dixie Burris, Orchard Road, University Park, PA 16802. Dixie Burns Each county association will have one delegate for every 40 vot ing members or fraction thereof, or one delegate minimum if there is less than 40 members in a county. The delegate election procedure and numbers will be the same as before. The board is .mandated by the bylaws to review the districts every three years, and because of the Strategic Long Range Planning Committee recommendations, they decided to downsize at the same time. The procedure selected by the District Directors Meetings In other news, the district meet ings for local DHIA directors are planned for January. There are meetings scheduled around the state, corresponding to the new 11 districts. These meet ings are held every year primarily for directors of local DHIA committee/board. It is an opportunity for directors and management to get together for discussion of issues and deve- \ I — j w*itm<w<r>a v-> WtihmyloA C . L_ REGION 1 REGION 2 REGION 3 REGION 4 De«n Aden Liny Hiy Dime McDwain Dive Shenk Dayton, Pi. Berlin, Pa. Canton, Pa. Newport, Pa. 814-257-8575 814-267-4754 717-673-8317 717-567-9100 New Course In 1997 (Continued from Page C 8) As noted before, Pennsylvania DHIA has consistently pioneered an innovative approach to DHIA testing. Our Labor Efficient Records Program was one of the first in the nation. And the LER testing plan anticipates most if not all of the changes proposed under the new operation environment 'land For several years we have encouraged enterprising members to consider alternate test day pro cedures, including 3x/lx AP, par tial owner supervision, partial Of Directors board and dictated by the bylaws will require that all director posi tions shall be declared vacant and nominations shall be taken for a new director at each district by the delegates present District 1 will elect a new direc tor for one year, District 2 for two years, and District 3 for three years; and each district director thereafter, up to the total of 11 dis tricts, shall be elected for a one-, two-, or three-year term of office. Succeeding elections will be for a three-year term. PA DHIA Board of Directors District Map lopments affecting DHIA mem bers statewide. This year, the election of direc tors for the state DHIA board will be done at all 11 district meetings. We are encouraging all counties to have their delegates at their respective meetings, as the bylaws indicate a quorum is needed to hold an election. All meetings begin at 9:30 a.m. and will end after lunch, tentative ly set for 3 p.m. Pa.DHIA Manager Regions «ogi 1 lfno*'<*i A '\^ lyrr^ng >/ I —l o*ortte«i f*i OMr* \- TJ - Hunting<yw /t- 3 \ cumewvy*) y'*' v j r#(- «nn>«n ,tw * ' - owner sampling and the like. Some, like 3x/Ix AP and Advanced Notification have remained popular. Others involv ing reduced testing or owner supervision have declined in use. While other DHIAs look tow ards a bumpy ride, Pennsylvania DHIA’s financial outlook even with the advent of innovative test ing has continued to improve. Pennsylvania DHIA has been pre paring for, and living in, the future dreamed of by National DHIA for a long, long time. Each county unit is strongly encouraged to participate in this winter’s district meetings, so it is important they are represented by their delegates. The entire board is up for election. Other topics that will be pre sented at the local and district meetings are the new National DHIA Code of Ethics, true protein testing, MUN analysis, and the Heifer Net project under development. «59 ™v / O'-- - J r .. I ) ' / \ / REGION 5 Scott Williams Starmcca, Pa. 717-727-3058
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