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COLUMBUS, OH Due to
the applicants’ exceptional qual
ity, die National Dairy Shrine/
Dairy Management, Inc. (DMI)
milk marketing scholarship prog
ram was expanded this year to
provide seven promising students
with scholarships to pursue educa
tions relating to dairy product
marketing. All seven will be hon
ored at the annual National Dairy
Shrine awards banquet at World
Dairy Expo on October 2, 1997.
Winner of the top $l,OOO scho
larship is Carrie Bryant, Hones
deale, PA. Receiving $5OO scho
larship are Leslie Cline, Corchan
ton, PA; Susan Key, Talbott, TN;
Matthew Meyer, Bern, KS; Wen
dy Meyer, Ravenna, NE; Amy
Pool-Krahn, Hood River, OR; and
Karen Veiga, Sunnyside, WA.
Carrie Bryant ($1,000)
Carrie Bryant was called a “vis
ionary leader” and “a bridge buil
der among people” by her profes
sors in dairy and animal science at
The Pennsylvania State
University.
While president of the Penn
State University Dairy Science
Club, Bryant successfully shifted
the organization’s focus to con
sumer and youth-oriented activi
ties, earning the club top honors
from the American Dairy Science
Association (ADSA). Her innova
tions included “Calf for a Cause,”
which raised over $7,000 for char
ity and Dairy Expo Commodity
Tailgate, which marketed Pen
nsylvania animal agriculture to
25,000 football fans. Bryant also
revitalized the club’s Dairy Jubi
lee on campus, attracting 900 stu
dents and regional television
coverage.
Bryant’s other leadership roles
while at Penn State included presi
dent of the ADSA Student Affili
ate Division, vice president of the
Undergraduate Student Govern
ment and vice president of the Ag
Student Council. Before her gra
duation in May, Bryant completed
internships with American Cyana
mid Company and the American
Dairy Association and Dairy
Council Mid East and participated
in a student exchange program
with California Polytechnic State
University. She intends to enter
graduate school after gaining pro
fessional experience in dairy
marketing and communications.
Leslie Cline ($500)
Lobbying in support of agricul
tural legislation is a long-term
Record Number Of DMI Milk Marketing Scholars
goal for Leslie Cline, who earned
a degree in dairy science and ani
mal science from Delaware Valley
College, Doylestown, PA, in May.
Cline plans to use her $5OO DMI
scholarship to pursue a masters of
business degree in marketing.
While an undergraduate, Cline
was active in National Agri-
Marketing Associaiton, Dairy
Society and Block & Bridle, and
was selected from over 200 appl
icants as a Delaware Valley Col
lege Agricultural Ambassador. In
that year-long assignment, she
represented the college at local,
regional, state and national
functions.
Susan Key ($500)
Susan Key, a 4.0 student a the
University of Tennessee, says she
got “hooked” on dairy marketing
through positive experiences with
4-H food and nutrition projects
and dairy product judging team
competitions. She will graduate in
May, 1999, with a major in food
science and technology and a
minor in general business, and
plans to attend graduate school on
her way to a career in dairy pro
duct development
On campus. Key is active in
Food Tech Club, Alumni Associa
tion and Alpha Zeta. She it a Team
Vols community volunteer and
1996 University of Tennessee
Emerging Leader.
Matthew Meyer ($500)
Matthew Meyer, also a 4.0 stu
dent is majoring in animal science
and industry at Kansas State Uni
versity where he worked with fel
low members of the KSU Dairy
Science Club members to trans
form an old camper trailer into a
mobile ice cream shop. The trailer
appears at fairs and other com
munity events to promote both the
club and the Kansas dairy
industry.
Meyer’s coursework at KSU
has included honors program
research into milk parlor sanita
tion and development of a rapid,
on-the-farm somatic cell count
test Following graduation in May,
1998, he plans to pursue masters
and doctorate degrees in dairy
cattle management and nutrition.
Wendy Meyer ($500)
Wendy Meyer has a double
major in ag communications and
sociology at Hastings College,
Hastings, NE. On campus, she is
dorm president, vice president of
the Student Health Advisory
Council, treasurer of the Multicul-
tural Student Union and dorm rep- with marketing and promotion. co “ n ? e^w ° r^
resentative on Student Senate. She At OSU, Poole-Krahn also is Washington State University. She
has been active in 4-H and FFA active in the Dairy Club, dairy developed successful promo
dairy activities, earning the 1995 judging team, dairy products judg- honal campaigns through a mar -
National FFA Speciality Animal ing team and Collegiate FFA. In etm B class, entered two national
Production Proficiency Award for June, 1998, she will receive a B.S. marketing competitions and is
her dairy marketing operation. degree in animal science, with a currently working on an mdepen-
Meyer’s future plans include dairy production option and a (^ent stu dy university marketing
graduation in May, 1998 and a minor in agricultural business research project. Her campus
career in the dairy industry, either management Poole-Krahn plans activities include the WSU Mar -
in marketing or public relations, to attend graduate school in agri- Club and American Market-
Amy Pool-Krahn ($500) culture and hopes eventually to Association Collegiate
As Oregon Dairy Princess and serve as a dairy industry lobbyist Division,
an Ambassador for the Oregon in the Oregon Legislature. . .
State University Colleges of Agri- Karen Veiga ($500) m 1999 with a degree in
cultural Sciences, Forestry and Karen Veiga has utilized her marketing and is considering gra-
Natural Resources, Amy Poole- marketing skills as 1994-95 Yaki- duate school to enhance her future
Krahn has had ample experience ma Valley Dairy Ambassador and opportunities in agncu tura
business.
Drought Brings Health Danger For Cattle
nitrogen are likely to occur in com
and other forages that have been
growing under stress conditions,
such as when com has been fertil
ized for high grain yield and
becomes stunted by drought.
Vough noted that some soil
moisture is necessary for plants to
absorb and accumulate nitrates.
On the other hand, the resumption
of normal plant growth after a
heavy rainfall will reduce nitrate
accumulation. So harvesting a
crop for forage should be delayed
three to five days after the rainfall.
How can farmers cope with
nitrate toxicity?
Vough suggested these man
agement practices:
• Cut the forage for silage. The
fermentation process will reduce
nitrate levels. Delay feeding the
silage for about four weeks to
COLLEGE PARK. Md.
Many dairy and beef cattle pro
ducers in the Mid-Atlantic region
face a double whammy this year.
Not only is there a growing short
age of forages; but feeding
drought-stressed crops could be
deadly for their cattle.
So says Lester Vough, forage
crops specialist for the University
of Maryland’s Cooperative Ex
tension Service.
The problem, Dr. Vough re
cently explained, is nitrate poison
ing, particularly in severely
drought-stunted com.
Some animals already have
died from this malady in central
Maryland, he reported, and pro
ducers should be aware of the
potential danger.
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• When chopping com for sil
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• Before feeding forage, have it
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On this last point, the Maryland
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Samples should be taken to
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