Farming, Saturday, February 5, 2000
LANCASTER (Lancaster
Co.)-Lancaster County Dairy Days
will be held Tuesday, February
15 and 29 at the Lancaster Farm
and Home Center.
The first day will focus pri
marily on:
•Improving Dairy Profits,
•Understanding How Milk is
Priced Under the New Federal
Order System,
•Dairy Outlook, Robotic Milk-
ers,
•The Use of Infrared Photo
graphy to Help Determine
Where to Drill for Water.
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Speakers the first day include
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Dr. Ken Bailey, Penn State Milk
Marketing and Dairy Policy
Specialist; Brian Reed, Agricul
tural Veterinary Associates of
Denver; and Leon Ressler,
Lancaster County Extension
Agent.
The second day of Lancaster
County Dairy Days will be held
Tuesday, February 29 at the
Lancaster Farm and Home
Center.
The program will focus pri-
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