YOUR INVITATION TO ATTEN
LANCASTER CD
DAIRY D
At The Farm and Home Center - 1383 Arcadia
Lancaster, PA
SUPPORTERS
AgWay - New Holland
Brandt’s Farm Supply,
Inc/Surge
Commodity Specialists Co.
Consolidated Nutrition CC
Elanco Animal Health
Ephrata National Bank
F.M. Brown’s Sons, Inc.
First Union Bank, PA
6918
Fisher and Thompson, Inc.
Fort Dodge Animal Health
Frey Brothers Mfg.
Fulton Bank
Genex
Hoechst-Roussel
Agri-Vet Co.
J.B. Zimmerman & Sons,
Inc./Alfa Laval
John Lichty Accountant
Keystone Farm Credit,
ACA
King’s Dairy Seed/
Fairview Fruit Farm
Ralph Bredl, Jr.
Wisconsin Dairy Producer
Mike Collins, VMD, Ph.D. » , ou .
Schoo, of Veterinary
Science, University of Research Lab, Penn State
University
Wisconsin
Geoff Dahl, Ph D.
Department of Animal
and Avian Science,
University of Maryland
Kipe Steel Inc.
Lancaster DHIA
Land O’Lakes, Inc.
Lapp’s Farm Equipment
Merial Ltd.
Millerstown Veterinary
Associates
Monsanto - Protiva
PA DHIA
Penn Jersey Products, Inc.
Pennfield Corp.
PFB Farm Management
Service
Pfizer, Inc.
Pharmica & Upjohn
Purina Mills, Inc.
Schering-Plough Animal
Health
Sire Power, Inc.
Star Silo
Va - NC Select Sires
White Oak Mills
SPEAKERS
Leon Ressler
Lancaster County Extension
Agent
Gary Sipiorski,
Agricultural Banker, Senior
Vice President and Director
of Citizens State Bank of
Loyal, Wisconsin.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18,1999
TUESDAY, MARCH 2,1999
Conducted By
pennState
LANCASTER COUNTY DAIRY DAYS AGENDA
February 18 y 1999 March 2, 1999
9.30
VISIT EXHIBITS
REFRESHMENTS
MILK: IT DOES AN ECONOMY
GOOD
...Video
9:45
10:00
THE DAIRY INDUSTRY IS
CHANGING. ARE YOU?
- Where we have come from
- Where we are heading
- Future implications for me
...Gary Siplorski
HOW I FOUND THE BUSINESS
SIDE OF MILKING COWS
. Ralph Bredl, Jr
DAIRY SUCCESS STORIES
..Ralph Bredl, Jr.
...Gary Siplorski*
TOOLS & TECHNIQUES FOR
IMPACTING YOUR BUSINESS
...Ralph Bredl, Jr.
12:00
- LUNCH (purchase tickets by 10:30
a.m.)
VISIT EXHIBITS
1:15
MORE TOOLS & TECHNIQUES
...Ralph Bredl, Jr.
BENCHMAKING TOOLS FOR
EVALUATING YOUR BUSINESS
...Ralph Bredl, Jr.
...Gary Sipiorski
A POSITIVE FARMER-BANKER
RELATIONSHIP IS VALUABLE!
...Ralph Bredl, Jr.
QUESTION THE EXPERTS
2:30
VISIT EXHIBITS
SAFE JOURNEY HOME
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
OF LANCASTER COUNTY
and
VISIT EXHIBITS
REFRESHMENTS
9.30
SO GOD MADE A FARMER
Video
9:45
SUPPLEMENTAL LIGHTING
FOR DAIRY COWS
- Research
- Producers experiences
- Is it profitable?
- Recommendations
... Geoff Dahl
10 00
NITROGEN-BASED NUTRIENT
MANAGEMENT
- Current requirements
Leon J Ressler
II 00
PHOSPHORUS-BASED
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
- What lies ahead?
- Recycling phosphorus
- What can/should I do now 7
...Andrew Sharpley
11.45
-LUNCH (purchase tickets by 10:30
a.m.)
12.00
VISIT EXHIBITS
JOHNE’S DISEASE
- The nature of the disease
- Why should I be concerned?
- How serious is it? n
- Prevention and eradication
- New diagnostic tests and protocals
- Available assistance
... Mike Collins
1:15
■ QUESTION THE EXPERTS
- VISIT EXHIBITS
SAFE JOURNEY HOME
2:30