PHILLIPSBURG, N.J.
"Dairying in Transition,” a one
day meeting Thursday, Jan. 29. at
the Holiday Inn in Phillipsburg,
will discuss increasing market de
mands for organic or naturally
produced milk and milk products.
The direct sale of dairy prod
ucts such as cheese and yogurt of
fer producers and interested indi
viduals a great opportunity to
capitalize on the close proximity
to a large and affluent market
The “Dairying in Transition”
HARTLY, Del. - The 1998
Delmarva Dairy Day will be
held on Wednesday, January 28,
at the Hartly Fire Hall, Hartly,
Delaware, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The tentative program is as fol
lows:
■Brown mid-rib com
■Feeding enzymes
■Managing family living expenses
-DHIA young sire requirements
-Phosphorus based nutrient man
agement
-Using milk futures and options
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program is designed to look at al
ternatives to increase farm income
and stabilize dairy prices in an un
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producers, agricultural entrepren
eurs, government agencies, and
dairy support businesses, this pro
gram will provide insight into op
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Delmarva Dairy Day Set
-Changing how we think about
milk marketing*
*Representatives from agri
businesses including Ocean
Spray and the poultry industry
will be on hand to talk about how
they have been able to create
value-added products and expand
markets for their products.
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ahead for milk marketing and
how to expand marketing efforts.
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the Penn Jersey group, a regional
based cooperative extension pro
gram combining the collective ex
pertise and efforts of agricultural
agents from Rutgers University
and Pennsylvania State Univer
sity.
The fee for the meeting is $2O
(which will include lunch, breaks,
speaker costs, and handouts) and
will run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. For your registration form,
contact the Rutgers Cooperative
Extension in Belvidere at (908)
475-6503.
There will also be a trade show
with numerous exhibitors. Lunch
is free and there is no registration
fee.
Delmarva Dairy Day is spon
sored by the University of
Maryland, the University of
Delaware and businesses serving
our local dairy industry.
For more information contact
John Hall at (410) 778-1661 or
Gordon Johnson at (302) 697-
4000.
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Penn State
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which is to include such topics as
body condition scoring, forage
quality, and nutritional
physiology.
For parents, a mock sale and a
tour of the Penn State University
Dairy Bam, and the Penn State
Creamery are on tap.
Lunch is scheduled from noon
until 1 p.m. During lunch, a panel
discussion is to be held by a group
of successful young people
involved in various agricultural
careers.
From 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
Tammy Weaver of the Pennsylva
nia Beef Council is to discuss beef
promotions, commercials and con
sumer preferences. The Beef
Council’s operating funds are
derived from the mandatory $1
checkoff from the sale of all beef
and dairy cattle.
Free time is scheduled from
2:30 pm. until 6 p.m.
However, tryouts are scheduled
to start at 3: IS p.m. at Day’s Inn for
those desiring to gain a place in the
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is free. All interested persons ate invited. How
ever, preregistration is required by Jan. 22. Call
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Garrett at (410) 632-1972.
Dairy Club
Guernsey quiz bowl.
From 6:15 p.m. until 7:30 0.m.,
dinner is scheduled to be held at
the Day’s Inn, followed by a mock
sale at the Day’s Inn from 8 p.m.
until 9 p.m. The mock sale is to
feature all six major dairy cattle
breeds. Teams are to be assigned
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Kirk Sattazahn again is to pro
vide music for a 9 p.m.-11:30 p.m.
dance.
Lights out is at 12:30 a.m.
Sunday starts with brunch at
9:30 a.m. with speaker Dr. Jill Fin
dcis, an associate professor with
the Penn State University Depart
ment of Agricultural Economics,
who is to speak on the future of
today’s youth in agriculture.
Check out of the hotel is to be by
11:30 a.m.
Ticket reservation deadline is
Feb. 5.
Though technically past the
deadline for room reservations,
call the Day's hm at Penn State
(800) 258-3297. Room rates had
been $65 for one to four people in a
room.
Eastern Shore
Conference Aims
At Impact Of
Pfiesteria Scare
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. What’s really in
the Hughes Commission Report? What do we
know about the relationship between pfiesteria
and animal waste? How can fanners lessen the
perceived impact on Maryland agriculture?
These are the major questions to be addressed
during a daylong conference on Jan. 29, spon
sored by the University of Maryland’s Coopera
tive Extension Service. The event will run from 9
a jn. to 4 p.m. in the Richard A. Henson Center at
the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Prog arm speakers will include members of the
Hughes Commission “Blue Ribbon” panel ap
pointed by Governor Parris Glendening, spokes
persons for the environmental and agricultural
communities. University of Maryland agricul
tural researchers and extension specialists, and
administrators from the Maryland Department of
Agriculture and state Department of Natural Rc
souces.
James Hanson, agricultural economist, will
give a closing wrap-up presentation. Based at
College Park, Hanson is coordinator for agricul
ture and natural resources programs of the uni
versity’s cooperative extension service.
He notes that most of the afternoon program
will be devoted to management techniques and
alternative uses for poultry manure that are en
vironment conscious and economically feasi
ble with possible state government cost-shar
ing opportunities.
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