David A. Bigelow,
Training Coordinator
Call 1-800-DHI-TEST. fax (814) 865-3924
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Pennsylvania Dairy Herd Improvement Association
DMA Service Center, Orchard Road, University Fade, PA 16802
District Meetings
DAVE SLUSSER
General Manager
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) Pa. DHIA is conducting
District Meetings throughout Pen
nsylvania as part of the associa
tion’s and Board’s report to the
delegates. One hundred and
twenty-five delegates have the
opportunity to represent the mem
bership in 11 meetings. The most
important part of the program is
the presentation of the strategic
long range plan and the results to
date.
The board has been developing
the long range plan over the last
year and a half. There are four
major objective areas to the plan:
1) new products, services, and
marketing techniques to meet pre-
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sent and future member needs; 2)
enhance performance, stability
and opportunity for employees; 3)
update membership, business and
governance structures to meet
changing member needs; and 4) to
maximize leadership and service
potential by seeking alliances,
joint ventures, or even mergers
that would benefit the future of
our members.
As part of the plan, the board
We'll be sharing new & better ways to clean your
parts and assets and how to do It safely in
mpllance with EPA
Factory representatives will be present to introduce:
.ATaimta & MA.GI.DO spray wash cablnsts * Graymllls heated aqueous & solvent parts washers
•o AiMsia & U/ap pressure washers & RGF waste water treatment systems
• Much morel
WASTE WATER
PRETREATMENT
& RECYCLING
Since most of our area businesses are operated by good common sense people, there is a
concern about waste and hazardous materials. Our goal is to relieve .those concerns and
provide local and state authorities to answer your questions. Throughout the day lectures with
question and answer sessions win be held.
was voted to downsize from 18
district directors to 11. The whole
board will be up for re-election for
either a one, two or three year
term at these district meetings.
The reasoning and the new
Bylaws are bang presented at the
district meeting.
Also, as part of the strategic
plan, die board has been seeking
alliances, joint ventures, or mer
gers to benefit our members, and
to spread development cost of our
new programs and services out
over a larger cow base. Eleven dif
ferent farm organizations have
been contracted by staff or direc
tors over the last year and a half.
As a result of these efforts and
because of Fa. DHIA's progres
sive leadership and sound finan
cial position, CRI (Cooperative
Resources International) has
extended an invitation to Pa.
DHIA to become an affiliate.
The board appointed a fact find
ing committee to study the possi
ble benefits to our association by
becoming an affiliate of CRI.
Seven meetings have been held by
the committee to meet with direc
tors and staff of CRI and a prog
ress report was given to the board
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at the December meeting, and is to
be presented to the delegates at the
district meeting. The fact finding
committee is not ready to make a
recommendation, only a report. If
the committee eventually finds the
proposal beneficial to our mem
ben, first the board must act and
then the delegates before Pa.
DHIA can become an affiliate of
CRI. The committee just wants to
inform the delegates of its find
ings so far and seek feedback from
the delegates.
CRI is a bedding cooperative
presently made up of AgSource
(formerly Wisconsin DHIA), 21st
Century Genetics, Noba and
Cenex, with their offices located
in Shawano, Wisconsin.
Other business at the district
meetings include a financial
report. National DHIA rule
change, Internet update, industry
events and annual meeting plans.
As our members struggle with
erratic milk and feed prices, farm
cooperatives must continue to
seek more efficient and progres
sive ways to help these farms car
ry their burden. The board and
employees of Pa. DHIA are com
mitted to meeting that need.
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New Holland, PA 17557
\ (717)354-2354
Environmental
y Cleaning Concepts
OPEN HOUSE
January 28th,
Average Farm Feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
To help farmers across the slate
to have handy reference of com
modity input costs in their feeding
operations for DHIA record sheets
or to develop livestock feed cost
data, here’s last week’s average
costs of various ingredients as
compiled from regional reports
across the state of Pennsylvania.
Remember, these are averages,
so you will need to adjust your fig
ures up or down according to your
location and the quality of your
crop.
Com, No.2y 2.97 bu., 5.32
cwL
Wheat. No. 2 4.34 bu., 7.26
cwL
Barley, No. 3 3.17 bu., 6.79
cwt
Oats, No. 2 2.29 bu., 7.14
cwL
Soybeans, No. 1 6.9 bu.,
11.52 cwL
Ear Com 76.00 ton, 3.8 cwt.
Alfalfa Hay —138.75 ton, 6.94
cwt
Mixed Hay —135.50 ton, 6.78
cwL
Timothy Hay 128.75 ton,
6.44 cwt.
9:00 AM -9:00 PM
1997