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Dairylea To Sponsor Conference On Northeast Dairy Farming
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Dairylca
Cooperative is hosting a confer
ence on the Revitalization and
Growth of Northeast Daily Farm
ing, to be held on March 5 & 6 at
the Sheraton University Hotel in
Syracuse, N.Y. The conference is
geared toward the dairy farming
community and the agri-business
sector, both of which play an
essential role in the continued
viability of the region’s dairy
industry.
“We believe that the Northeast
with its piany advantages is,
and will remain, among the best
Grange Supports Family Farm
WASHINGTON, D.C. —lnan "® sub J ect 10 Alternative Mini- Richardson said, “When enacted,
effort to aid family fanners, the mum (AMp. As a result, pay- this legislation will provide fairness
National Grange has voiced its’sup- ments mu ? t included in the tax- and certainty in lax policy for the
port of The Family Farm Tax Simp- ycar “ w^ch deferred con- small and mid-sized farmer.”
lifiraiion Act ttact was signed for the purposes of
calculating the AMT. A companion
The legislation has been brought Senate bill will be introduced in the
forward by Congress because of a °P cn * n f? days of the upcoming
recent Internal Revenue Service ml- 56380,1
ing stipulating that payments made
under a deferred payment contract
The proposed legislation, spon
sored by Rep. George Nethercutt
(R-WA), would reaffirm that any
farmer who chooses the cash basis of
accounting will properly be subject
to tax liability on deferred sale con
tracts in the year in which crop sales
income is received, not the year in
which the contract is signed.
YOU CAN COUNT ON U 5....
The best trained Field Technicians In DHIA
Field Director, Dean Amlch with Centre County Technician Ralph Rudy
3 Conferences a year
County monthly meetings
Three-day Short Course Initial training
1 Day special Marhetlng and Records Seminar
One-on-one training consisting of five mllhlngs
Current technology
places in the country for dairy
farming,” said Dairylea Chief
Executive Officer. ‘To that end,
we have developed a one-of-a
kind conference intended to facili
tate the further development and
growth of dairy farming in the
Northeast.”
Featuring a mix of nationally
and regionally prominent speakers
and experts, die conference prom
ises to be highly informative, as
well as thought-provoking. A list
ing of topics and speakers is pro
vided below:
Wednesday, March 5: Wel-
Tax Simplification Act
Kermit W. Richardson, Master
(president) of the National Grange,
said, “As a result of the recent IRS
ruling, countless family farmers are
facing large and unexpected tax bills
because they are being unfairly sub
jected to an AMT provision that
takes away their ability to use
deferred payment contracts to move
their tax liability into future years.”
come, Clyde Rutherford, Presi
dent, Dairylea Cooperative Inc;
Agricultural Trends Across
America, Sara Wyant, Vice Presi
dent, Editorial. Farm Process
Companies; New York State: A
Great Place to Grow, Nathan Rud
gers. Deputy Commissioner, New
York Slate Department of Agri
culture and Markets; Competitive
Advantage of the Northeast Dairy
Industry, Dr. Dave Gallon, Profes
sor of Dairy Management, Cornell
University; Farm Expansion:
Manning and Implementing. Pro
ducer Panel; The Northeast’s
Dynamics: From Farmer to Con-
Call PA DHIA
1-800-344-8378
Web site: http-yswww.dhla.psu.edu
Fax: 814-865-3924
sumer, Monte Hemenover. Direc
tor, Industry Affairs, Monsanto
Agricultural Company.
Thursday, Match 6: Expansion
for Profitability, Not Just Survi
val, Don Berg, Vice President,
Milk Procurement & Sales, Land
O’Lakes, Inc.; Structuring Your
Business for die Future, Tom She
phard, Attorney, Bond Schoeneck
and King, LLP, Elwyn Voss,
CLUB, ChFC, Elwyn G. Voss and
Associates; Supporting Dairy
Expansion: How We- Need to
Change, An Economic Develop
ment Perspective Irwin Davis,
Executive Director, Metropolitan
Development Association of Syr
acuse and Central New York, A
Lender Perspective Bill Lipin
ski. President, First Pioneer Farm
Credit, ACA and Empire Farm
Credit, ACA, A Cooperative Per
spective Rick Smith, Chief
Executive Officer, Dairylea
Cooperative Inc; Ensuring the
Continued Viability of Dairy
Since 1979 UKa S^iOMf Mixer Feeders have been recognized as
one of the most dependable and strongest built-mixers In the field.
To enhance its existing line of Mixer Feeders, wctybow introduces
the “P" Series of Mixer Feeders with six models ranging in size
from the Model 300 with a mixing capacity of 310 cubic ft., to the
Model 575 with a mixing capacity of 625 cubic ft.
The Large diameter augers in all the “P" Series Mixer feeders are
capable of giving the mix required, from rations with well cured,
long stemmed legume-type hay, to mixes with green grass, and
mixes with silage and commodities. Better milk production, better
weight gains and greatly improved animal health are just some of
the results of a finely-tuned feed ration.
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Servln
Farmers Throm
Fanning, John Noble, Dairy
Farmer-Leader.
Those interested in attending
the conference should contact
Mary Downes at 1-800-654-8838,
ext. 526. Pre-registration is
required, as space is limited. The
conference fee is $5O, which
includes the cost of dinner, conti
nental breakfast and breaks.
Attendees ate responsible for then
own overnight accommodations.
The Sheraton University Hotel has
reserved a block rtf rooms for the
conference at a rate of $62 a night.
Interested parties should contact
the Sheraton directly for reserva
tions at 1-800-395-2105.
Dairylea is a Syracuse-based,
agricultural service organization,
cooperatively owned by dairy far
mers throughout the Northeast It
markets more than 4.5 billion
pounds of milk annually and parti
cipates, and is invested in a milk
marketing network stretching
from Maine to Maryland to Ohio.
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