Feeding Program Employee Training Jan. 4 GETTYSBURG (Adams Co.) Mason Dixon Farms will host a session on training dairy feed ing employees Thursday, Jan. 4. Area dairy managers are en couraged to enroll their employ ees responsible for feeding management. The session is co ordinated by the Capitol Region Dairy Extension Team. The morning session begins with registration at 9:30 a.m. The program will begin at 10 a.m. During the morning session, Dr. Jud Heinrichs, Penn State Dairy and Animal Science; Vir ginia Ishler, Penn State program assistant, and Tim Beck, Capitol Region Dairy Program coordi nator will discuss using dry matter, visual appraisal, and pH to evaluate silage samples. Lab activities will include pro cedures to test dry matter and what to look for when visually appraising a sample. Calcula tions to adjust rations using these measurements will be re viewed. The afternoon program will look at particle size and the ef fects of mixing time on particle size of finished TMRs. Partici pants will tour the bunkers and feeding system at Mason Dixon Farms. Doyle Waybright will discuss the farm’s management system and answer questions about the farm operation. The session will conclude with a demonstration of Excel spreadsheets to record dry matter history, milk production, and feed costs, and a spread sheet to recalculate TMR mix sheets. An optional tour of Mason Dixon Farms will be con ducted at the conclusion of the session. Directions to Mason Dixon Farms: Take Rt. 15 south of Gettysburg to the last exit before the Maryland line. Exit at Steinwehr Avenue and cross the bridge heading east on Steinwehr Avenue. Take an im- You'll Like mediate left onto Bullfrog Road. Follow Bullfrog Road 13/