Lancaster
Holstein
Tour Set
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
The Lancaster County Holstein
Club annual tour will be March 10,
1998 to Franklin and Adams
Counties. We will be departing
from the Farm and Home Center in
Lancaster at 7:45 a.m., and arriv
ing back after the tour at 5:00 p.m.
The five farms to be visited are:
• Rice-Crest Farm, owned by
Dale and Fred Rice, and home of
the families of Rice-Crest Marty
and Rice-Crest Tesk Terry. The
bulls are out of EX and EX93
dams. There are eight full sister by
Luke out of Terry’s familly which
average 85 points. Also a Bell
wood daughter out of Marty’s
family.
* Rick Wadel family operation.
They milk 125 cows with a RHA
of 23,600 of milk, and they do ET
work with several bulls in AT.
Dairy Stakeholders
Video
Now Available
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) With
dairying the largest segment of Pennsylvania’s
agricultural economy, its impact on local com
munities is significant
To demonstrate the important contribution
the dairy industry is making, the Pennsylvania
Dairy Stakeholders has produced a nine-minute
video, “Milk: It Does An Economy Good!”
Targeted for non-agricultural audiences, the
video may be useful in starting a productive dia
log with community leaders about the import
ance of the dairy industry, according to Philip
Kimmel, president of the Stakeholders.
“The video brings an important message to
business leaders, county commissioners, legisla
tors, township supervisors, economic develop
ment councils, and other decision makers,”
Kimmel said.
It is available now for persons and organiza
tions interested in delivering this important eco
nomic message.
Many rural communities rely heavily on their
local dairy producers for economic stability.
With rapid changes taking place in the dairy in
dustry, including the loss of some dairy farms, it
is important for dairying’s economic importance
to be understood.
A recent study by The Pennsylvania State
University’s College of Agricultural Sciences
demonstrates that a two-percent change in dairy
output represents 570 jobs internally and ex
ternally to the industry.
Kimmel said, “Given the proper business cli
mate, the dairy industry in Pennsylvania can re
verse its current declining trend and grow. A
growing dairy industry results in more jobs for
all Pennsylvanians and the preservation of agri
culture’s contribution to our rural communities
and to all of Pennsylvania.”
Dairying represents 40 percent of the state’s
farm income, and Pennsylvania is a national
leader in dairy food processing and distribution.
Production and distribution of the video was
made possible by contributions from the dairy
industry and with the support of the Pennsylva
nia Department of Agriculture and Penn State’s
College of Agricultural Sciences.
Copies of the video ate available through the
Pennsylvania Dairy Stakeholders, who repre
sent all segments of the dairy industry, from pro
ducers to consumers.
For additional information, contact N. Alan
Bair, director of Dairy Industry Relations, 777
W. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057, or
by calling 717-948-6328.
• Antrim-Spring Farm of Rod
ney and Roger Crider. They milk
70 cows in a tie stall bam with a
RHA of 18,500 of milk. The raise
bulls to service age and grow all
their own forages. Their current
service sires are Milan, Rudolph,
Merrick, Encove, and Lindy.
Penn-Gate Farm of Steve and
Chris Wood. They milk 70 cows in
a tic stall bam. They were awarded
honorable-mention All-American
best three females. They are cur
rently milking daughters of Jed,
Skychief, and Stardust.
• 80-Joy Farms of John and
Bonnie Hess. Five of their children
are involved in the partnership.
They milk 450 cows, of which 60
percent are registered. They also
have a herd of 30 Brown Swiss and
farm 900 acres of tillable ground.
The cost of the trip is $ 10.00 for
reservations made by March 2, and
$12.00 for those made after this
date. Bring your own packed
lunch. Reservations can be made
by calling Dave Wenger at (717)
653-1350.
FLEETWOOD (Berks Co.)
Bus departs from the Fleetwood
Grange at 7:15 a.m. Saturday.
March 7. An additional stop will
be made at the Bethel Community
Library at 8 a.m. (please park in
the rear of the building). Bever
ages will be provided, courtesy of
Clover Farms Dairy. Please bring
a bag lunch; supper will be spon
sored by Star Silo and Mark
Wicks Breeding Service. Ap
proximate return time to Bethel 9
p.m.
Please send number of reserva
tions and check made payable to:
“Berks Co. Holstein Club.” Price
per person $2B. Reply to: Dennis
Sattazahn, RDI Box 156,
Womelsdorf, PA 19567 (610)
589-2310. Reservation deadline:
SaL, February 21.
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Berks Co. Holstein Club Tour
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 21, 1998-A2l
Windsor Manor Farm: Jason
Myers and Family, Windsor, Md.,
85 cows with herd average of
23,000 lbs. and 840 fat BAA of
107.5. Cows are milked in a
unique flat bam type parlor. Jason
is current president of the Mary
land State Holstein Assoc.
Glen-Toe tin Farm: William Al
len and Sons, Mike, James and
Bill (PHA), 150 cows with herd
average of 21,000 3.8% 790 3.2%
670 BAA 105.2 PBR winner.
They have numerous bulls in studs
Slocum and Jumps hot at Sire
Power and Johnson at CRI: GT at
Select Sires.
Savage Leigh Farm: Wayne and
Cindee Savage & Family, Knox
ville, Md. Herd averages 25,132 +
3% 1097 3.3 832 P 23 EX and
Northern PA
Northeastern Farm Credit
(800) 326-9507
South Central PA
York Farm Credit
(800) 503-8957
1998
numerous Very Goods BAA
107.3. A total of 6 All-Americans
and Junior All-Americans.
Cold Springs Farm: Marlin
Hoff and Family (former national
director). They are currently milk
ing over 600 head in a double 20
parallel parlor. Herd average is ap
proximately 24,000 lb. and BAA
of 105. They farm 2,000 acres
with 1,100 acres in com, 250 acres
in barley and 200 acres in hay.
There are also several bulls on die
farm that they are currently prov
ing.
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