A32-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 1, 2000 LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Because of this summer’s drought and declining milk prices, Penn State-sponsored winter meet ings will focus on managing finances and the dairy business, noted Glenn Shirk, Lancaster County dairy agent Following is a list of meeting topics and schedules. • Dairy Farm Management Bas ics. This two-day session focuses on reasons to begin a dairy, getting started in dairying, spending money where it counts, focusing on priorities, feeding and nutrition, cow comfort, reproduction, herd health, herd replacements, moni toring tools, farm safety, and others. The meetings ate sche duled Jan. 7 and 14 from 10 a jn.-3 p.m. in the basement of the Lan caster Farm and Home Center. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. BUY, SELL, TRADE OR RENT THROUGH THE CLASSIFIED ADS IN Lancaster Farming Agent for Goodville Mutual Extension Sets Important Dairy Meetings Lunch is on your own. See the reservation form this issue. • Risky Business? Solutions! As Tim Fritz, Penn State farm management agent explained, agriculture has always been risky business. Lately the risk has inten sified. Simply making ends meet is getting tougher and tougher. The farm management extension agents in southeast Pennsylvania have put together some meetings to help farmers deal with their financial challenges. Contact your extension office for details. • Crop Insurance Making It Work For You! Topics will be cov ered Jan. 14 from 9 am.-3 p.m. at the Cochranville Fite Hall and on Jan. 27 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center. Return the form included here. Lunch is provided. • Farm Financial Health Check- Please send me information and registration forms for the events checked below. Farm Financial Health Checkup Northeast Dairy Housing Conference Small Business Institute Pcnna. 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Dates are Jan. 21, Lancas ter Farm and Home Center; Feb. 4, Ephrata Public Library; Feb. 16, Honey Brook Township Building; Feb. 18, Quartyville Library; Feb. 23, Cochranville Community Cen ter and Feb. 25, Paradise Township Community Center. • Northeast Dairy Housing Conference. Learn about cow comfort, planning new facilities, lighting and photoperiod manage ment, stall design and manage ment, impact of facilities on herd health and profits, feed center designs, caring for cows’ special (Turn to Page AST) Your Name Mailing Address' Mail to Glenn A Shirk, Cooperative Extension, 1383 Arcadia Rd , Room 1, Lancaster, Pa 17601 Or I'hone (717) 394-6851, or email gslnrk@psu edo Please make the following number of reservations for me for the events listed below No of People -Dates— -Location Jan 7, 14 Lancaster Jan 14 Cochranville Jan 27 Lancaster Jan 21 Lancaster Feb 4 Ephrata Feb 16 Honey Brook Feb 18 Quarry ville Feb 23 Cochranville Feb 25 Paradise HAYMAKER s^Lrcof *3 Quality Service - Reasonably Priced BALDOR MOTORS AMP DRIVES «i QQ33I2L masss. ilßßaal rz/TT?^^! Wholesale - Retail (Dealer Inquiries Invited) MOTORS • CONTROLS • WELDERS • GENERATORS HOISTS • PUMPS • PRESSURE WASHERS' • PHASE CONVERTORS - STATIC & ROTARY • 684-5050 ♦ (717) 684-394 (717 E 146 Penn St., Washington Boro Igr LANCASTER COUNTY, PA jj£g _JAAZ. s&s Visit us at the KEYSTONE FARM SHOW Horticultural Hall - #521 and the PA FARM SHOW Main Floor #609 Enter to win the 1400# Bale of Idaho Hay RFV 150 to 170 Protein 19 to 21 Take it home at the end of the Show RAIL FACILITIES are Available in Greencastle and Palmyra, PA GRAIN ELEVATORS in Lakeville, NY and Elizabethville, PA FERTILIZER BLEND PLANT in Elizabethville, PA 717-362-8440 Offices in Palmyra, PA -1-800-722-6246 Greencastle, PA - 717-597-1602 Lakeville, NY - 888-702-4638 Williamsville, NY - 800-343-0714 and Ri in Foi Dairy Farm Management Basics Cost is $ 10.00 per farm Enclose check Payable to Agricultural Extension Service Crop Insurance, Make it Work for You! 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