A42-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 3, 1999
Glickman Announces Milk Marketing Order Reforms
(Continued from Page A 1) , ,
details in the orders to
provide consistent
definitions of key terms
and reporting
minimum prices tor milk
used in neatly all dairy
products, with a Class 111
price lor cheese and a Class
IV price for butter and dry
milk products These new
prices will he determined
monthly and will be the same
in all markets This change
better reflects the value of
PACIFIC NOKTI
‘★Stattk -21%
WESTERN |
Boue -0 2% is
*SahLateCity -18%
Average changes in Class I prices over this 6-
year period are shown for 31 pneing points
corresponding with current Federal order
areas The current Federal orders are shaded
and the new consolidated order areas are
grouped
The New And Improved Penn State Swine Research Center
From the Department of Dairy and Animal Science
This regular column from Penn State’s Department of Dairy and Ani
mal Science features the research findings, student opportunities, and
reports on other important topics generated in the Department. The back
issues of the column are archived on Lancaster Farming’s Internet
www.lancaslerfarming.com home page. Look for them.
Keith A. Bryan
Instructor in Animal Science
The Department of Dairy and
Animal Science at Penn Slate has
a new and improved swine
rescaich center, which will allow
it to increase the size of its herd
and expand its undergraduate
education, research, and extension
outreach programs
In January 1998, work was
completed on a new farrowing
and nursery facility, and the
existing buildings were
remodeled for more efficient
handling of both pigs and manure
These changes are the first
significant modifications since the
modified open-front finishing
building was completed in 1981,
milk components (protein,
butterlat, nonfat solids) used
in manufactured dairv
products
• Setting monthly prices loi
drinking milk (Class 1) by
using either the Class 111
or IV price (whichever is
higher) plus a differential
that varies by location
• Adopting a national
CLASS I PRICES UND
AVERAGE CHANGES A
20
EiPaso. -3.0%
Dallas -56%
and the mam barn was placed in
operation in 1959 The
improvements will allow Penn
State's sow' herd to grow to about
110 sows, primarily purebred
Yorkshires
The new facility consists of
two rooms containing 12
farrowing crates each and two
corresponding nursery rooms
which each hold up to 120 pigs
The farrowing rooms feature flip
rail farrowing crates, smooth, cast
iron flooring under the sows for
comfort and durability, and
plastic flooring under the baby
pigs for warmth The same
plastic flooring is used in the
nursery rooms where pigs are
weaned and moved at four weeks
of age Both fan owing and
s>stem of Class I prices
that is based, in part, on
market distribution costs
Determining monthl>
prices tor milk used lor
soft products (Class II),
such as >ogurl and ice
cream. b> adding 70 cents
to the Class IV price
Standardizing
consolidating
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Alton: 1 9% -
Denver -65'A
Des Med»s:34%
Ganl Junrticn;2Q%
if Kansas City: 0.7%
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Dairy Programs
nursery moms are carefully
cleaned and disinfected between
gioups of pigs using high pressure
hot water lines installed in eaeh
room
Da\e Husterman swine
herdsman, has noticed significant
improvements in performance due
to the new facilities "We have
been able to raise more pigs per
litter with heavier 21-day litter
weights in the new facility, due to
a more
comfortable
Because ol convenience, we can
feed the sows more often which
helps to boost milk production,
and improves 21-day weights
This has been apparent as a gilt
raised 14 pigs with a litter weight
of 158 lbs at 21 days It's nice to
teach the students to farrow sows
and care for the litters in a
comfortable, controlled
environment ”
Each of the existing wings ot
the mam barn have new front gate
panels and the;, have been
remodeled to accommodate liquid
manure Unlike the old system
which required wood shavings as
bedding and twice-daily
shoveling, all manure now drams
by gravity into a Y gutter under
the center aisle and flows to the
underground storage tank when
the plug is pulled Likewise.
and
certain
CENTRAL
Oi<l*homkCity -4 3%
Omaha 2454 *
Peoaa. 3.4%
Sioux Falls: 1.5%
controlled and
environment
requirements
The newly consolidated orders
must be approx, ed by either two
thirds of producers m a marketing
area or by producers who supply
two-thirds ot the milk in a
marketing area USDA will
FLORIDA
Jacksonville- 2.0%
Miam. 3 3%
Tampa: 2Jj%
liquid manure Irom the existing
modified open-front building also
flows into the underground tank
Manure from the holding lank is
pumped into trucks in a new
drive-through building, prior to
being applied to the fields "The
liquid manure system works well
with our 'state-of-the-arf manure
handling system We can empty
our 40,000-gallon underground
manure tank m two or three
hours, and we have been able to
save about $5,000 per year m
bedding costs." reports
Hosterman
In order to better protect the
swine herd from diseases, some
bio-secunty restrictions have been
placed on \ isitors Guests to the
new facility can observe pigs in
the farrowing and nursery rooms
through windows designed for
that purpose Visitors will not
ha\e direct contact with any pigs,
but the observation windows are
designed for ample viewing by
\Ate*reHogWild About^
conduct producer reterendums
later this year It appioved by
reterendum, the changes will take
effect on Oct 1. 199 b
The Secretary's final decision
will appear in the Federal
Register on April 2, 1999 The
decision and additional
background information can be
accessed on the w , eb at
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SOUTHEAST
Atlanta: -(14%
people ot all ages
The swine center will play an
important iole in undergraduate
education, research, and extension
outreach programs In addition to
traditional classes such as swine
management, and livestock
evaluation and selection, new
ventilation concepts can be
taught The state-of-the-art
ventilation system provides a
good opportunity for hands-on
teaching
More frequent farrowing
means that research emphasis can
be expanded Most research
activities will continue to focus
on the already successful
physiology programs, but new
research efforts in a wide range of
disciplines will soon be underway
with the opportunities that the
new facility provides "The new
facility certainly has been an
improvement to the operation and
we look to the future for
continued improvements," says
Hosterman
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