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Penn State Begins Capitol
Region Dairy Program
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land, Adams, and York coun
ties. Smith is housed in Adams
County and provides dairy man
agement expertise for these
counties. Vinton’s experience in
Cornell Cooperative Extension
and his strong interest in dairy
farm business planning and
analysis will enhance the team’s
efforts in this important man
agement area.
Dr. Arlen Mills, DVM, works
out of the Lebanon Office and
provides expertise for herd
health educational programs for
area producers. Arlen’s experi
ence in private practice and at
Purdue University provide ex
cellent support to our efforts in
dairy herd health education.
University Dairy Alliance part
ners include Brad Hilty, work
ing in information management,
and Rich Stup, working in
human resource management.
Both bring a wealth of dairy in
dustry knowledge and experi
ence and provide needed
resources to deliver high quality
programming to our clientele.
We now have coverage for our dairy pro
gram for every county in our region. Glenn
Shirk continues to serve Lancaster County,
Galen Kopp serves Lebanon and portions of
Dauphin County, Duane Duncan provides
service for Cumberland County, and Phil
Wagner continues to lead dairy programs for
Franklin County. Our farm management
agents Roland Freund (Franklin, York,
Adams, and Cumberland counties) and Tim
Fritz (Chester and Lancaster counties) pro
vide expertise in farm business planning,
transitions, and business analysis.
Tim Beck serves the region as dairy pro
gram coordinator and works in the areas of
feeding management and business planning.
Addressing the needs of large herds is also a
part of Tim’s assignment. Dan McFarland
provides agricultural engineering expertise to
regional producers planning farm renova
tions or expansions.
We will continue to adjust our events and
activities in response to client needs and in
terests, so please share your thoughts with
any team member when you have an idea
you’d like to see addressed.
Thanks for the support of our program
ming efforts in the year 2000. Please join us
for any of the following events that will help
enhance your dairy management and profita
bility.
Meet The
Challenges Head-On!
Managing daily activities, overseeing farm
chores, and keeping track of finances are vital
activities of a successful business.
Dairy farms are just like other businesses,
operating in a competitive environment. They
require the latest computer technology, sound
management, and trained workers to remain
efficient and profitable.
Penn State Cooperative Extension makes
dairy industry education and training avail
able, affordable, and convenient. Our educa
tional programs are intended to help owners
and managers adopt the latest technology
and to improve their management, supervi
sory, and business skills.
We also offer specialized training for em
ployees in charge of milking and feeding.
Specifically, our programs offer Penn State
quality education and training, knowledge
able and experienced instructors, demonstra
tions, and hands-on learning opportunities.
All workshops are conducted from 9:30
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Computer Training
• Farm Financial Management Using
Computers (2 Sessions). Fee: $4O (lunch on
your own) For farm managers and record
keepers, this hands-on workshop includes the
basics of financial management and demon-
onstrates how easy record keep
ing, income statements, balance
sheets, and cash flow budgets
can be with the power of the
computer. Basic financial analy
sis is covered. Limited to the
first 11 participants per session.
Suggested prerequisite: Those
who need to improve basic com
puter skills are encouraged to
attend Introduction to Comput
ers and Windows 98 prior to this
course. Jan. 3 and 4 (Cumber
land County Extension Office).
• Dairy Farm Accounting
Using Computers (for farmers,
spouses, and employees). Ac
counting concepts demonstrated
using Quickßooks Pro for Win
dows Software 4 Sessions. Fee:
$75 (lunch on your own). Basic
computerized farm accounting
concepts are demonstrated
using Quickßooks Pro for Win
dows. Instruction includes basic
operation of the accounting
system, special farm accounting
issues, entering feed costs, and
enterprise accounting. Report
demonstrations include cash
and accrual profit-and-loss
statements, budget reports, pay
roll and employment tax re
ports, and determining cost of
production per unit. Partici
pants receive a sample file with
a chart of accounts setup and
ready to use for their farm. Jan.
15, 19, 23, and 26 (Lancaster
County Extension Office); Jan.
22, 25, 29, Feb. 2 (York County
Extension Office); Feb. 5,7, 9,
and 12 (Adams County Exten
sion Office); and Feb. 19, 21, 23,
and 26 (Franklin County Exten
sion Office).
• Introduction to Spread
sheets, 2 Sessions. Fee: $4O
(lunch on your own) A spread
sheet is a powerful number
cruncher. This course is a guide
to its parts and terminology.
Topics include entering data
and formatting the spreadsheet,
using arithmetic and compari
son operators, and using basic
formulas. Sample files available
to participants include Dairy
Farm Feed Cost Control, Using
a TMR Mixing Sheet to Control
Rations and Determine Whole
Herd Costs, and Monitoring
Dry-Matter Intake, Milk Pro
duction, and Milk Margin.
Hands-on activities include op
portunities to use ready-made
worksheets such as amortiza
tion, checkbook balancing, and
others, depending on class inter-
For producers who hire Hispanic workers, Penn State and Cornell I
working together to organize a one-day conference Jan. 17 in Harrisbur
Rochester, N.Y. 1
est. Limited to the first 11 par
ticipants per session. Suggested
prerequisite: Those who need to
improve basic computer skills
are encouraged to attend Intro
duction to Computers and Win
dows 98 prior to this course. Jan.
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17 and 18 (Franklin County Ex
tension Office)
• Employee Training, Dairy
Feeding Employee Training. 1
Day. Fee: $35 (lunch included).
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