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WEST MIDDLESEX (Mercer
Co.) Have you ordered your
tickets yet?
The Pennsylvania Junior Hol
stein Association northwest dis
trict welcomes all junior
members to the 2001 Pennsylva
nia Junior Holstein Convention,
Feb. 2-4 here at the Radisson
Hotel.
Friday activities will include
the annual meeting of the Penn
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Mixer, Dance and Food
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Tour to Cheese Plant
Ice Skating
Meal & Speech Presentations
Sunday. Febru,
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Awards Breakfast and Program
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Send Ticket Order Form with Check Payable to "2001 PA Junior Holstein Convention
Jodi Caldwell
22496 Gravel Run Road
Saegertown, PA 16433
Phone (814) 398-2476
For Lodging Reservations Contact Radisson Hotel, RT 18 & 1-80 Exit 1-N
West Middlesex, PA 16159
(724)528-2501
♦lndicate you are with PA Junior Holstein Convention
Room Reservations are due by January 12, 2001
Lodging Rates $ 72 00 plus tax (Single, Double, Triple, Quad)
All juniors must be in their rooms by 12 30 a m on Friday and 1 30 a m on
Saturday
Doors will be open at all times when mixed company is in the room
ABSOLUTELY NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL WILL BE USED OR CONSUMED
Upon registration, each junior will name a chaperone that is responsible for his or her
action If you do not name one, there will be chaperones at the hotel
Anyone found destroying hotel property will be charged for damages
The Convention Committee will not be responsible for anyone leaving the
Convention facilities without permission of the Convention Chaperone
Any violators of these rules will not be eligible for any state awards for a period of
one year, and they will be sent home at the parents’ cost
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Pa. Junior Holstein Convention Feb. 2-4
sylvania Junior Holstein Associ
ation along with the mixer
complete with a DJ for a dance
and a few special surprises and
activities. There will also be
plenty of food and drink for ev
eryone to enjoy while they renew
old acquaintances and meet
some new friends from around
the state.
Saturday is packed full of
contests and activities that begin
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with dairy bowl and speech con
tests. There will also be an ex
temporaneous speaking contest
this year with sign-up at the con
vention and speeches given on
Saturday.
Juniors are encouraged to get
their entries in for both of these
state contests. The will be an op
portunity to leam more about
DHIA and how it can benefit
your dairy operation.
The association will also be
offering the chance for juniors to
go ice skating on Saturday after
noon. There will be a tour to a
large cheese plant where moz-
Pennsylvania Holstein Association
WEST MIDDLESEX (Mercer
Co.) Join the fun in 2001 as
the Northwest District offers a
mid winter break from the dairy
farming routine at the Radisson
Hotel.
The Radisson is located in
West Middlesex, Pa. just off of I
-80 at exit 1-N.
In addition to the board of di
rectors meeting on Wednesday,
Feb. 21, the host committee
offers an afternoon tour to Con
trol Molding and Plastics Com
pany and the Wendell August
Forge Company. The conven
tion banquet will be Wednesday
evening.
The Hall of Fame winners
Maximize Milk Checks Without
Expanding Dairy Operation
COLUMBUS, Ohio Dairy
farmers can increase their milk
checks without expanding their
herd. It just takes a little more
management and some shop
ping around, said Tom Noyes,
dairy agent at the Wayne
County office of Ohio State Uni
versity Extension.
There is probably an opportu
nity for some producers to gain
at least an additional $1.50 per
hundred pounds of milk pro
duced, Noyes said.
And, with milk prices more
than $1 per hundred pounds
lower than normal, maximizing
the milk check is more import
ant now than ever, he said. The
current All Milk Price the
base price of milk plus additions
for butterfat, protein and other
solids content is about $12.50
per hundredweight. The average
All Milk Price received by Ohio
dairy farmers over the past 10
years is $13.76 per hun
dredweight.
“You can affect what your
milk price is through manage
ment on the farm and looking at
different marketing alterna
tives,” he said. “You could gain
$1 per hundredweight just by
altering what you do on your
farm.”
Improving milk quality by
lowering the somatic cell count
and controlling other factors
could make a noticeable differ
ence. Somatic cells are animal
body cells present at low levels
in normal milk. High levels of
these cells in milk caused by
things such as mastitis infection,
udder injuries, stress, poor milk
ing procedures and cow age
indicate abnormal, reduced
quality milk. Milk with a high
somatic cell count has a shorter
shelf life, yields less cheese and
may have poor flavor, Noyes
said.
L Ofder 33, which in
cludes ohio/tne mifk price pro
zarella cheese is produced. Fol
lowing the Saturday evening
meal, the association members
will hear the winning speeches
presented along with a dance
and some special surprises.
Sunday morning will con
clude with the awards breakfast,
where juniors are recognized for
their achievements over the past
year.
There will be a well-stocked
dairy baralong with commercial
exhibitors who are available to
share their industry knowledge
with the juniors. There will also
be the photo contest, display
Will Conduct Convention
and Distinguished Young Hol
stein Breeder winner will be an
nounced. After dinner, the
Millcreek Ramblers will provide
entertainment and dancing will
follow.
The Annual Meeting will be
held on Thursday, Feb. 22.
Members will have a chance to
meet Bud Leckie, President of
the National Association.
The Ladies Program this year
will begin at 12:15 p.m. to allow
the ladies to attend the morning
session of the annual meeting
and participate in the ladies pro
gram.
The ladies’ luncheon and pro
gram will be held at the Oak
ducers receive is adjusted up or
down by how much their milk’s
somatic cell count is below or
above 350,000 cells per milliliter.
Milk below 350,000 cells per mil
liliter gets a premium, while
milk above 350,000 is dis
counted.
“In Federal Order 33, about
53 percent of the milk produced
has a somatic cell count between
201,000 and 400,000 cells per
milliliter,” Noyes said. ‘That
means more than half of the
milk produced is discounted or
receives only a small bonus. An
other 25 percent of the milk has
counts worse than 400,000. So
there is definitely room for im
provement in gaining take home
dollars through reducing
somatic cell counts.”
The premium amounts vary
by market and can range from
10 cents per hundredweight to
$1 per hundredweight. Addi
tional bonuses often are paid for
producing premium quality
milk for consecutive months, he
said. All quality programs also
are based on milk being free of
antibiotics, added water, low
sediment and off flavors.
Based on the milk supply,
some buyers may offer over
order premiums. These are bo-
nuses above the market price for
milk within a federal order of
fered simply to secure milk for a
buyer. They are not based on
quality. The more competition
there is for milk, the higher
these bonuses may be, Noyes
said. They often range from zero
to 30 cents per hundredweight
and vary by month.
Dairy farmers can adjust their
production to take advantage of
seasonal bonuses. These bonuses
often occur in the fall when chil
dren are going back to school
and demand for milk increases.
The problem is, many producers
often get thefr highest milk pro
duction in the spring, when
contest, and plenty of opportu
nity to visit with friends from
across the state.
The Radisson Hotel has an
indoor swimming pool and an
arcade room along with all the
other amenities of a conference
hotel. Make sure to get you hotel
and ticket order information in
by Jan. 12.
For contest entry forms or ad
ditional information on Pennsyl
vania Junior Holstein activities,
contact Pennsylvania Holstein
Association, 839 Benner Pike,
State College, PA 16801, (814)
234-0364.
Tree Country Club with enter
tainment.
The convention sale will high
light Thursday evening. Con
signments are currently being
sought. If you are interested in
consigning, please contact either
Mike Weimer at (814) 498-2047
or Bill Allen at (717) 944-1374.
Friday, Feb. 23 will be the
awards breakfast. Award recipi
ents will be honored and Walter
Shide will speak.
The convention will also in
clude a fully stocked dairy bar
and many commercial exhibits
that will highlight the new tech
nology available to the dairy in
dustry.
grass and hay supplies flourish,
but the school year is almost
over. So finding ways to increase
fall production could be benefi
cial, he said.
However, with expanding
dairy herds, milk production
across the United States is be
coming more consistent
throughout the year. So, sea
sonal bonuses have diminished
and may not be around much
longer, Noyes said.
Bonuses also exist for milk
with high levels of protein. Some
buyers are paying 10 cents per
pound of protein in milk.
Having a high protein dairy
herd can add significantly to the
bottom line, Noyes said.
“You have to shop around for
the market that best suits your
milk,” he said. “And once the
buyer who pays the best prem
ium is found, producers have to
be willing to change where they
ship their milk, so they can get
the best price possible. Ohio pro
ducers often are loyal and are
hesitant to shift buyers. But, the
decision should depend on the
price.”
In the long run, taking advan
tage of premium prices could
really pay off. For a 100-cow
Holstein operation producing
20,000-pounds of milk per cow
per year, an extra $1.50 per hun
dred pounds of milk produced
would gamer $30,000 of addi
tional income per year.
By adjusting management
practices, producers could prob
ably obtain these bonuses with
little or no added production
costs, Noyes said. Just make
sure bams are well ventilated,
stalls are well bedded, the opera
tion is clean, and proper milking
techniques are followed.
“There is obviously additional
money to be made by producing
high quality milk and shopping
around to find the market that
will be to your advhrtthge,” he
said.