A224jnca*tar Farming, Saturday, March 21, 1998
Dairy Co-ops
(Continual from Pago A2l)
reform is to be completed, the co
operative leaden acknowledge the
time frame for generating addi
tional income to dairy producer*
via the current compact, it a short
one. However, given uncertainty
over the future of federal involve
ment in milk marketing, the com
pact structure is further seen as a
tool for pricing within a fluid mar
keting region. Compact discussion
continues under way in several
other parts of the nation, with
numerous states having passed, or
in process or trying to pass, sup
porting legislation.
One question being raised on
the compact issue is the potential
of increased production within the
region in response to higher milk
prices. More production would
lower the Class I utilization in the
compact area, and the volume on
which the compact price would be
paid, diluting the premium. Milk
volume in the compact area is al
ready reported to be higher, whe
ther due to production response
from within the compact areas,
normal seasonal production up
swings or more milk flowing into
the compact’s boundaries than be
fore to take advantage of the price.
The compact structure does
have built within it a pricing me
chanism to withhold premium
monies from payment to produc
ers if production within the region
climbs faster than that of the rest
of the country, and to an extent
where product would have to be
purchased by the Commodity Cre
dit Corporation to remove it from
the market According to Gardner,
a large portion of the February
premium will be escrowed, with
funds held in anticipation of helping to fund pos
sible CCC purchases. With most of the funds in
escrow, the February compact premium per
hundredweight as estimated to be a few cents.
Traditionally, dairy production trends upward
in the spring due to improved grazing conditions
with warming weather, closely followed by di
minished Class I utilization as schools recess for
summer vacation. The trend generally reverses
in late summer, sometimes dramatically, as hot
weather curtails milk output and schools return
to classes.
ANDY ANDREWS
Ijncastor Fanning Staff
TERRE HILL (Lancaster Co.)
A new produce auction.
Weaveriand Produce, will soon
open southwest of here on Long
Lane Road between Quarry and
Martindak Road.
The Weaveriand Produce Com
pany. composed of 34 produce
growers in die region, received
conditional approval from the East
Earl Township supervisors recen
tly to begin construction of the
proposed 27,600 square foot
building.
The building will accommodate
growers and buyers from the reg
ion, similar to the Leola Produce
Auction on Brethren Church Road
in Leola.
According to Call Hoover, on
whose property the auction will be
constructed under private con
tracts with the company, the auc
tion still needs Department of
Environmental Protection approv
al before construction can begin.
The site is on approximately five
acres of land of which nine has
been subdivided. The site can be
‘Time is of the essence,” em
phasizes Lewis Gardner, Potter
County dairy producers and chair
man of the Northeast Council of
Dairy Farmers of America. “Dairy
producers operating under the
Northeast Compact are seeing a
return of a larger part of the con
sumer’s dollars spent for milk. We
encourage Pennsylvania dairy
producers to show their support
for passing compact legislation
here by attending the hearing.”
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New Produce Auction To Begin
expanded as the business grows,
according to Hoover, who is sec
retary of the company.
The members of Weaveiland
Produce have raised about
$400,000, of which half is spent on
obtaining the necessary permits
and other items, according to
Hoover.
Hoover noted that enough area
was needed for a water retention
pond, a sand mount area for sewer,
an alternate sewer mount area, sta
bilization and swails, and grass
areas. In addition, according to the
township, the company must plant
6S trees.
Hoover, who plans to grow
about three acres of produce him
self, finishes steers on the property
and has his own tractor repair
shop.
President of the corporation is
Moses B. Sensenig, East Bail.
Hoover noted that the starting
date is set for perhaps June 1,
though the company would like to
begin in mid-May if they could.
“We talked to a lot of groups inter
ested in buying at the auction,"
said Hoover.
The auction, with access to Rt.
897 to the east and Rt, 322 to the
west, can be reached by many
growers. When the company was
formed in October last year, Hoov
er noted the intent was to involve
as many growers as possible that
were familiar with auctions such as
Leola as an outlet for their crops.
Also, this week, several auc
tions announced the starting dates
and times for several auctions.
Many begin with flowers and bed
ding plants or special Easier sales.
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• Cumberland Valley Produce
Auction, Shippensburg. Begins
Match 31 and every Tuesday and
Thursday at 9 aan.
• Hope Produce, Mount Hope.
Ohio. Begins April 28 up to June at
10 ajn., then also Tuesdays and
Thursdays in June.
• Kirkwood Produce, Kirk
wood. Begins April 8 at 10 sun.,
continuing Wednesdays through
April and including Tuesdays and
Thursdays in June.
• Kutztown Produce. Fleet
wood. Begins March 24 at 10 a jn.,
every Tuesday and Thursday.
Carroll County
Milkers’ School Set
WESTMINSTER, Md.
Milkers’ School has been sched
uled for Carroll County on Match
25.
Recently, cooperatives and pro
cessors have increased their
emphasis on milk quality. As we
all know, milk quality starts on the
farm.
This school is designed to pro
vide milkers with the latest in
formation on milking techniques
and associated practices. Topics
included are anatomy of the udder,
milk letdown, somatic cells and
the CMT, costs of mastitis, milk
ing equipment performance, caus
es of mastitis, teat dipping, clean
ing milking equipment, treatment
and prevention of mastitis, milk
ing techniques, residue avoidance,
and much more.
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•Leola Produce, Leola. Spe
cializes in flowen before Easter.
Begins Tuesday, March 31 at 10
ajn. and, April 2, is held Tuesdays
and Thursdays.
• Morrison Cove Produce,
Roaring Spring. Begins Tuesday,
March 31 with Easter flowers each
Tuesday for a few weeks.
• Shippensburg Produce Auc
tion, Shippensburg. This produce
auction runs all year.
• Windmill Produce Auction,
Penn Yan, N.Y. Begins May 1 at
10 a.m. and continues every
Friday.
Past participants in this pro
gram have found it to be very re
warding and of great use. It is tar
geted to the folks that are milking
the cows, but herdsmen and herd
owners are encouraged to attend
with the milkers to allow coopera
tive learning.
This school will be held at the
Carroll County Extension Office
on March 25 from 10 ajn. to 3
p.m. The registration fee is $25
per person and will include lunch
and reference materials. Checks
should be made payable to Carroll
County EAC and sent to 700 Agri
culture Center, Westminster, MD
21157. The registration deadline
is March 23.
For more information, call
(410) 848-4611.
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