A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 9, 1999
Dairy Alliance To Help Meet Challenge
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Pennsylvania’s dairy pro
ducers face new and continuing
challenges to stay competitive in
a rapidly changing agricultural
economy. Dairy Alliance, a new
initiative launched by Penn
State’s College of Agricultural
Sciences, has been created to
help progressive dairy producers
successfully access the opportu
nities in this new economic cli
mate. “As we move into the next
century, the College continues
its commitment that teaching,
research and extension pro
gramming be responsive and
relevant to the needs of its
stakeholders. Through the Dairy
Alliance, we will c(o just that to
work with the Pennsylvania
Jim Zimmerman sold his reserve champion market
lamb to Alan Strock, Blue Ball National Bank for $3.50.
Todd Stoltzfus sold his grand champion market hog to
Myron Stoltzfus from Stoltzfus Meats for $4.25 per
pound..
dairy industry to identify and
address the issues both for today
and tomorrow,” says Robert
Steele, the Dean of the College of
Agricultural Sciences.
Funded in part, with monies
appropriated by the
Pennsylvania General Assembly
in its current budget, Dairy
Alliance will focus on enhancing
the economic development of
Pennsylvania’s dairy industry
through targeted education
efforts.
To coordinate this initiative
and develop dynamic education
al programs, a core staff will be
hired. The core staff will consist
of associates working in the
areas of labor management,
information management and
New Holland Fair Livestock Sale Held
business management within
the departments of Dairy and
Animal Science and Agricultural
Economics and Rural Sociology
in the College of Agricultural
Sciences. There will also be key
county-based educators working
in animal health dairy business
growth and farm management.
The addition of faculty and staff
with expertise in nutrient man
agement will further extend the
potential impact of the Dairy
Alliance core staff. Programs
offered through Dairy Alliance
will augment existing extension
and outreach programs.
The staff will collaborate
with diverse stakeholders in the
dairy industry to deliver educa
tional programs to help produc-
Sarah Boyd sold her champion market lamb to Lowell
Frey representing Fulton Bank for $3.50 per pound last
Friday night at the New Holland Fair youth livestock sale.
Radell Peters donated the funds from his lamb to help
raise money to go the national convention. Myron
Stoltzfus from Stoltzfus Meats in Intercourse bought the
lamb for $2.50 per pound. In the photo are the chapter
members who are going to the convention, from left,
Peters, Jim Zimmerman, and Derick Bollinger, and
Stoltzfus.
ers take advantage of opportuni
ties for future viability. They will
look for specific ways to partner
with private industry and sup
plement their existing educa
tional work.
These collaborative efforts in
all facets of the dairy industry
will allow for high quality train
ing for dairy employees, dairy
managers and dairy agribusi
ness advisors. By expanding the
skills of those involved in
Pennsylvania’s dairy industry,
the entire industry will gain a
competitive advantage in our
global markets.
The success of Pennsylvania’s
dairy industry, the largest seg
ment of agriculture in the
Commonwealth, has an impor
tant and direct impact on the
Commonwealth’s economy as a
whole. The Dairy Alliance can
play a pivotal role in increasing
the profitability and sustainabil
ity of this vital economic indus
try. The Dairy Alliance will help
to retain, develop and recruit
economically viable dairies and
dairy support businesses in
Pennsylvania.
The Dairy Alliance is impor
tant to anyone with an interest
in the dairy industry. Education
and information are the keys to
success for professional dairy
managers, and will be the foun
dation for programs offered by
the Dairy Alliance. The changes
within the industry are greater
than ever, offering expanding
opportunities for success.
Applications are now being
accepted for core staff positions.
For more information, call Dr.
Lisa Holden at (814) 863-3672.
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