Lancaster
'DHIA
Lancaster Da/ry Herd Improvement Assoc.
1592 O/d Line Ret. Manho/m, PA 17545
(71 7J 565-5950
Lancaster DHIA
Achieves Record
Turn-A-Round Time
JAY MYLIN
Manager
For the month of July, Lancas
ter DHIA had a 1.9 day turn-a
round time. Tum-a-round time for
DRPC reports is calculated from
the day the herd is tested until
reports are mailed from DRPC to
the dairyman. Most of our mem
bers receive their SCC and lab
reports (which are mailed from
our office) the next day after the
samples are tested in the lab.
Weekends and holidays will
increase tum-a-round time. Tum
a-round time has been cut in half
for our members due to picking
samples up from our Technicians
five days a week and having our
own lab. We believe it is impor
tant to our members in making
management decisions to have
SCC and M.U.N. results back in
their hands as soon as possible.
Milking Cowl
Milk
% Fat
Days in Milk
Standardized ISO day milk
Milk value per day
Feed cost
Income over feed cost
Feed cost per 100 lb. milk
Milk price
Randall G. Renninger
Certified Public Accountant
Specializing in agricul.ture and construction industries
“We help business people discover ways to cut costs, save
taxes, and be more profitable”
535 W. Orange Street, Lancaster, Pa. 17603
(717)299-6480 ♦ Fax (717) 299-6390
Lancaster DHIA serves South
eastern Pennsylvania. For infor
mation on our services call the
office at (717) 665-5960.
DHIA Management Tips
Milk production in Lancaster
DHIA was up 4.3 lbs. in July 1997
as compared to July 1996. The
same amount of increase was also
noted for June comparisons. Many
factors may contribute to this
increase; good management, cow
mattresses, tunnel ventilation?,
feed and genetics all play a part
On the chart below, look at the
comparisons.
•Milk price is $1.07 lower
•Days in milk is only 2 days
higher
•Feed cost to feed a milking
cow is $.14 per day lower
•Even with 4.3 lbs. milk more,
income over feed cost is $.15 per
day iQwer
July 1996 July 1997
60.8 65.1
' 3.6 3.4
190 192
67.9 lbs 71.8 lbs
8.37 8.08
3.61 3.47
4.76 4.61
5.95 5.42
13.68 12.61
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A new technology for vacuum pumps on milking machines was unveiled at a barn
meeting at the John Landis farm, Landlsvllle. The meeting was sponsored by Fisher &
Thompson, Inc., Leola. Lee Southwlck. director of marketing, said the new technology
was developed at Cornell University and put on the market by Etron, Inc., Ithaca, N.Y.
The principle is to slow the pump down and create only the vaccum needed to do the
milking rather than use a release valve to relieve the excess pressure. The new tech
nology cuts electricity costs for milking as much as 50 to 80 percent. In the photo are
from left. Amos Fisher, owner, John Landis, farmer, and Lee Southwlck, Etron, Inc.
Loan Forgiveness Applications Available
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
—Applications are now available
for the Agriculture Education
Loan Forgiveness Program, the
Pennsylvania Higher Education
Assistance Agency (PHEAA) has
announced.
The application deadline is
Nov. 15.
The program was established in
1992 by the Pennsylvania General
Assembly and is funded by a state
Barn Meeting Held
appropriation. This year’s appro
priation was approximately
$177,000,
The program will repay up to
$2,000 per year of PHEAA-guar
anteed student loans for each year
the borrower is employed full
time in an agriculture-related
field. Borrowers are limited to a
lifetime maximum of $lO,OOO.
“The increased cost of a higher
education means that many of our
students must rely on student
loans to realize their higher edu
cation goals,” PHEAA President
and C.E.O. Michael H. Hershock
said.
“This loan forgiveness program
encourages students to pursue a
higher education and remain in
Pennsylvania, while contributing
to the growth and professionalism
of our largest industry, agricul
ture."
To be eligible for the program,
a borrower must remain in Penn
sylvania after graduation and be
employed full time in the opera
tion of a family farm, a family
farm corporation or practice veter
inary medicine.
Veterinarians must be
certified by thcU.S. De
partment of Agriculture
to sign health certifi
cates required for the in
terstate commerce of
agricultural animals and
animal products.
. Veterinarians must also
I be able to certify regula
|tory testing.
Applicants must have
a degree related to agri
culture or veterinary
medicine from a Penn
sylvania school or col
lege. Applicants must
also be in their first year
of full-time employ
emnt in the field on or
after July 1,1991. Only
those loans guaranteed
by PHEA A are eligible.
Personal and commer
cial loans do not qualify.
Applications can be
1 obtained from members
of the Pennsylvania
General Assembly or by
calling PHEAA at (717)
720-3600. Additional
information can also be
obtained from PHEA-
A*s Internet Website at
www.pheaa.org.
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