Mid-Atlantic Dairy
UNIVERSITY PAfcK (Centre
Co.) —The first ever Mid-Atlan
tic Dairy Management Confer
ence, ‘Thriving in a Global Eco
nomy,” will be held Feb.
28-March 1 at the Hershey Lodge
and Convention Center in Her
shey.
This program is designed to
help Mid-Atlantic dairy producers
plan for dairying into the 21st
Century, improve management of
labor and resources, and learn
more about utilizing technologies.
Plan to attend to hear from dairy
producers, industry experts, and
University faculty as they address
topics, including, strategic issues
for dairy producers in the 21st
century; business, labor and risk
management; getting the most
from your consultant dollar, utiliz
ing, today’s dairy nutrition tech
nology; and reproductive and
health issues that impact profit
ability. You’ll also have an oppor
tunity to hear a multistate dairy
producer panel tell “How They
Make It All Work,” as well as visit
with the speakers, dairy produc-
ers, and industry representatives
from the Mid-Atlantic region.
Here’s your chance to hear the
industry experts such as Clyde
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Rutherford of Dairylea Coopera
tive; Jim Aldrich of Carl Ackey.
Inc.; and Vick Oortcsc of Pfizer.
Speakers Include Randy Shaver
and Bob Cropp from the Univer
sity of Wisconsin, Dave Galligan
from the University of Pennsylva
nia, Larry Chase and Mike Van
Amburgh from Cornell, Jeff Ste
venson from Kansas Slate Univer
sity, Mike Boehlje from Purdue,
Jeff Reneau from the University
of Minnesota, Bill Hoover from
West Virginia University, and Bill
Sischo, Larry Hutchinson, Bob
Yonkers, and Mike O’Connor
from Penn State.
The conference was organized
by regional industry personnel and
faculty from the University of
Delaware, the University of Mary
land, Penn State, the University of
Pennsylvania, Rutgers University,
Virginia Tech, and West Virginia
University.
The program has bear approved
for American Registry of Profes
sioinal Animal Scientists
(ARPAS) credits and for Pennsyl
vania Continuing Education Cred
its for Veterinarians.
The $l3O registration fee in
cludes a copy of the proceedings.
Featured Speakers
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Management
dinner, lunch, refreshment breaks,
and access to all conference acti
vities. Registrations received after
Feb. 14 cost $l5O. Make hotel re
servations by calling the Hershey
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j Registration Form
I Please complete one form for each person
Name:
I Address
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Registration Fee $l3O ($l5O after 2/14)
Please send registration form and check payable to Dairy Management
Conference to:
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Conference Feb. 28
Convention Center and Lodge at
(800) 533-3131. Room rates for
the conference have been set at
$B9 for singles and $99 for dou
bles.
Dr. Michael O'Connor
The Pennsylvania State University
Department of Dairy and Animal Science
324 Henning Building
University Park, PA 16802
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For more information, contact
6r. Michael O’Connor at (814)
863-3913, Sandy Gunsallus at
(814) 865-5491, or fax a message
to (814) 865-7442.