David Bigelow
PA DHIA Marketing
Manager
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
CoJ-Jim Kulick of Stover
Farms, Carlisle, will be offering
a free demonstration of the
newly developed herd software
package, Bam Owl 2000, before
and after the PA Holstein
Convention. All interested par
ties are invited to attend this
demonstration on Thursday,
February 17 from 9:30 am until
12:00 pm or Saturday, February
19, from 9:30 am until 12:00 pm.
Stover Farms consists of 450
acres of owned and 600 acres of
rented ground, which includes
com, alfalfa, soybeans, wheat,
and timothy. This herd of 170
registered Holsteins average
23,026 lbs. of milk, 731 lbs. of
protein, and 810 lbs. of fat. This
family-oriented farm is struc
tured and operated mainly by
family members Ron Stover,
John and Julia Stover, Mark
Matula, and Jim and Ann
Kulick. Currently, Jim and Ann’s
daughter, Army, is serving as
Dairy Ambassador for the Cum
berland County dairy industry.
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(Before and after the PA
Where: Stover Farms, Carlisle
Cumberland Co.
When: Thursday, February 17
Saturday, February 19
9:30 am until 12:00 pm
Time:
Directions: Upon exiting the
Clarion Hotel and Convention
Center, turn left on Rt. 11 south
Travel one mile and turn left on
South Middlesex Rd. Proceed
across railroad tracks and turn
right on Horners Rd. to the first
farm on right.
Barn Owl 2000 Demonstration to be Held
successful dairy farm will greet
you. The property includes a
state-of-the-art greenhouse calf
barn, double eight rapid exit
parlor and barn with slatted
floors. Currently, Stover Farms
has a contract on a Marty out of
the Ricecrest Kay family.
“Helping to pinpoint high
somatic cell cows that aren’t
showing clinical signs, as well as
watching the herd average con
tinually rise, is how PA DHIA
records held me to reach my
goals,” states Jim Kulick, herds
man of Stover Farms. Jim bene
fits from the services offered by
PA DHIA’s consulting dairyman.
George Cudoc, who helps him to
monitor his herd’s performance.
In addition, Jim is using PA
DHIA’s new herd management
software, Bam Owl 2000, to help
him with day-to-day manage
ment decisions.
Bara Owl 2000 is a new gen
eration of herd management
software with point and click
operations that brings the power
of Microsoft Windows to your
desktop or parlor. For one low
price, members receive herd
management, heifer manage
ment, and the lab analysis pro
grams. Other features include
(Shemilizer
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fat, protein, true protein, lactose,
somatic cell, and milk urea
nitrogen being downloaded into
lab analysis directly from PA
DHIA giving results of somatic
cell, milk urea nitrogen and
other important herd manage
ment tools the minute they are
available. This feature is espe
cially important for identifying
hot cows and ration balancing.
All of this is available at $299.95
plus tax.
Be sure to stop by Stover
Farms on Thursday, February 17
or Saturday, February 19 to wit
ness what Bara Owl 2000 can do
for you. The farm is easy to find
and quite handy to the site of
the PA Holstein Convention.
The Clarion Hotel and Conven
tion Center is just off exit 17 of
Interstate 81. Upon exiting the
hotel grounds, turn left on Route
11 South, travel one mile and
turn left at South Middlesex
Road. Proceed across the rail
road tracks and turn right on
Horners Road and Stover Farms
will be on the right.
Please feel free to contact PA
DHIAat 1-800-344-8378 with
any questions or assistance you
may need with your PADHIA
records.
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Jim Kulick, Stover Farms, showing the benefits of Barn Owl 2000.
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PDPP Elects Officers for 2000
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.)-The Pennsylvania Dairy
Promotion Program (PDPP) Board
of Directors welcomed the new
year with the election of the
2000 officers. The board re-elect
ed Richard Waybright of Gettys
burg as chairman; Rita Kennedy
of Valencia as vice chairman;
and Raymond Diebold of Altoona
as treasurer. Bertha Ackerson of
Marion Center joined the list as
the newly-elected secretary.
“I am honored to again serve
as chairman for this progressive
dairy promotion program,” Way
bright says. “I urge all dairy
farmers in western Pennsylvania to
use our board members as a
voice for your ideas, concerns
and comments in the coming
year.”
The 2000 executive commit
tee consists of the four officers,
plus Karl Kroek of Knoxville;
Robert Gehman of Coopersburg;
John Ligo of Grove City; and
Harold Shaulis of Somerset. The
budget and finance committee,
headed by Treasurer Diebold,
also includes Waybright, Acker
son, Kennedy, Gehman, Ligo,
Norma Baughman of Townville;
Louis Hawley of Montrose, Lolly
Lesher of Bernville and Nelson
Habecker of Lancaster.
PDPP contracts with the
American Dairy Association &
Dairy Council Mid East to
implement advertising, market
ing, promotion and nutrition
education programs on behalf of
the dairy farmers in 33 counties
in western and north-central
Pennsylvania.
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