Lancaster Da/ry Hen/Improvement Assoc.
15920/ct Line Rd. Menhetm, PA 17545
(717) 655-5960
LANCASTFR D.H.I.A. EXPANDS SERVICE TO CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Lancaster D.H.I.A. recently expanded it’s service area to include Cumberland County. Jere
High, Field Coordinator, repotted 20 herds have signed up over the past month to receive service.
Lancaster D H.l A has been flowing rapidly, adding 135 herdsstnce 10-1-97. Quality
Technician Service. PC Dart and a variety of low cost testing programs arc part of the reason for
the success Lancaster has enjoyed.
Robert Lichtenberger has assumed the position of D.H.I.A. Technician for Cumberland County.
Bob has years of experience as a dairyman and D.H IA Technician Bob enjoys helping
dairymen understand their reports and use the information to manage their herds.
For more information about our service, call the Lancaster office at (717) 665-5960
Milk production per cow continues to run between 4 and 5 pounds more per day lilts increased
production started about a year ago and has continued at the same pace all year Rolling herd
averages have climbed over 1,200 pounds in one year. With milk price a little higher, income
over feed cost is $56 per day higher even though feed price is $ 17 higher Hay prices arc the
main cause of higher feed prices this year
The data below is the average of all herds serviced by Lancaster DHI A m Southeastern
Pennsylvania For information and price on our service, call (717) 665-5960.
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Avenge Milk Price (February) $14.05 (3.6)
Feed Cost (Milking Cows per Day) $3.54
Income Over Feed Cost (All Cows) $4.77
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sheds, and from a few storm
events.
A cooperative research project
between Penn State and USDA
ARS is looking at how we can
identify these critical source areas
fa* phosphorus and work these
findings into nutrient management
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Milk Production
Milk Per Day
% Fat
D.I.M.
Standardized 150 day
Rolling Herd Average
Days To First Service
% Successful Service
December
November
October
September
August
Dr. Beegle
msecticide/nematicide
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Herd Comparisons
All herds serviced by Lancaster DHIA
February 1997 February 1998
Clarifies
plans.
With this approach,
we can recommend best
management practices
targeted to these areas,
rather than applying a
broad, zero-tolerance
phosphorus limit to all
agricultural land.
66.8 lbs
3.6 V.
174 days
70.1 lbs
19,301
71.1 tbs
3.6%
179 days
75.0 lbs
20,583
92 days
94 days
4494
4594
4194
3894
40%
43%
47%
42%
39%
36%
$14.32(3.6)
$3.66
$5 «
300,000
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We feel that such an
approach will maximize
the benefits from agri
culture’s efforts to con
trol phsophoms and still
be practical and eco
nomically feasible for
farmers.
As noted in the arti
cle, other research is
ongoing across the
country investigating
the effects of animal
feeding programs on the
phosphorus content of
manure.
An example of this is
the use of phytase in
poultry feed to make the
animal more efficient in
utilizing phosphorus,
thus reducing the pho
sphorus in the manure.
There is also work on
manure additives, such
as alum, to tie-up the
phosphorus in forms
that are not bioavail
able, thus reducing the
potential environmental
impact
Another example is
manure separation.
When manure solids
and liquids are separ
ated, most of the avail
able nitrogen is in the
liquid fraction and most
of the phosphorus is in
the solid fraction.
This provides some
flexibility in matching
manure nutrients to crop
needs by targeting the
individual nutrient
applications to fields
where they will be most
beneficial and/or have
the least potential for
environmental impact.
It is unlikely that any
of these approaches, or
others that may come
out of this active
research, will individu
ally solve the problem.
However, this research
is providing a set of
tools that can be inte
grated into a manage
ment program, based on
the site-specific situa
tion, to practically and
effectively address the
concerns that have been
expressed about agricul
tural phosphorus with
out toeing the extreme
approach of a strict limit
on phosphorus
applications.
What has been “sud
den and unexpected” is
not our technical under-