YOUR INVITATION TO ATTEN
LANCASTER Cp
DAIRY D
At The Farm and Home Center -1383 Arcadia
Lancaster, PA
Agri-Analysis Inc.
Agri-Nutrition Consulting
Inc.
Agway Inc.
Albers Dairy Equipment
Chr Hansen BioSystems
Commodity Specialists Co.
Elanco Animal Health
FM Brown’s Sons Inc.
Farmers First Bank
Farmshine
Fisher & Thompson, Inc.
Frey Brothers Mfg.
Fulton Bank
Homestead Nutrition
Inter Vet
J B Zimmeramn & Sons
Inc/Alfa Laval
King’s Agri Seeds / Fairview
Fruit Farm
Kipe Steel Inc.
Lancaster Chamber of
Commerce
Lancaster Dairy Farm
Automation
SPEAKERS
Dr. Arlyn (Jud) Heinrichs, Dr. Robert J. Van Saun, DVM,
Penn State Department of Penn State Department of
Dairy and Animal Science Veterinary Science
DAIRY PRODUCERS
Raymond & Glenn Stephen Hershey, Elizabethtown
Brubacher, Morgantown
Mike Brubaker, Mount Joy
Jason Click, Gap
EXTENSION AGENTS - Panel Moderators
Paul Craig, Dauphin County Galen Kopp, Lebanon County
Tim Fritz, Chester and Glenn Shirk, Lancaster County
Lancaster Counties
Lancaster DHIA
Lancaster Farming
Land O’Lakes Inc.
Lapp’s Barn Equipment
Merial Ltd
Morrissey Insurance Inc.
MSC Business Svc/PFB
Farm Management
Pa. DHIA
Pennfield Corp
Pfizer, Inc.
Pharmacia & Upjohn
Purina Mills inc.
Schnupp Grain Roasting
Inc.
Select Sires
Show-Ease Stall Co.
Star Silo
West Central Soy
White Oak Mills Inc.
Zartman Farms
Arden Landis, Kirkwood
Glenn Moyer, Telford
David Williams, Lebanon
TUESDAY,
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LANCASTER COUNTY DAIRY DAYS AGENDA
Tuesday, February 20
Theme: Get Fresh Cows off to a Good
Start. Identify and control the
important factors that affect their
lactation.
VISIT EXHIBITS
REFRESHMENTS
MAKING IT WORK IN PA
Video
9:30
9:45
10:00 GOT FRESH COW PROBLEMS?
Think Dry Cow Nutrition
...Dr. Robert J. Van Saun
11:00 FORAGE QUALITY IS KEY!
Physical Factors Affecting
Quality
... Dr. Arlyn (Jud) Heinrichs
- QUESTION THE EXPERTS
11:45 LUNCH (Beef Bar-B-Q and
Beans)
Purchase tickets before 10:30
VISIT EXHIBITS
ANALYZE THE PARTICLE SIZE
OF YOUR OWN TMR
- Bring 1-2 gallons of your TMR to
the meeting and analyze it for
particle size.
- Discuss results with the experts
FORAGE QUALITY IS KEY!
1:30
Nutritional and Toxicity Factors
...Dr. Arlyn (Jud) Heinrichs
GOT FRESH COW PROBLEMS?
Think Comfort, Care and Health
... Dr. Robert J. Van Saun
2:00
QUESTION THE EXPERTS
VISIT EXHIBITS
SAFE JOURNEY HOME
2:30
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2001
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 17,2001-A2!
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
and
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
OF LANCASTER COUNTY
Theme: What Changes Do I Need To
Make?
9:30
9:45
10:00 IF I SELL MY COWS, THEN
WHAT?
- Rent the farm, cash crop, raise
heifers or what?
...Tim Fritz
10:15
11:00
11:45
1:15
2:00
2:30
Tuesday, March 6
Hear what other producers have
done and learn from their
experiences.
VISIT EXHIBITS
REFRESHMENTS
MAKING IT WORK IN PA
...Video
SHOULD I SPECIALIZE 1N...
- Raising heifers on contract?
- Milking cows only, not cropping,
and not raising my own heifers?
...Glenn Moyer, Jason Glick,
Galen Kopp
SHOULD I DO SOME GRAZING?
- If so, what style might be most
appropriate for me?
...Arden Landis, Paul Craig,
David Williams
- LUNCH (Beef Bar-B-Q and
Beans)
Purchase tickets before 10:30
VISIT EXHIBITS
SHOULD I EXPAND?
- What are some of the options?
...Stephen Hershey,
Mark Brubaker, Glenn Shirk
DEVELOP WORKING
ALLIANCES
- Farmers working together
...Tim Fritz, Raymond and
Glenn Brubacher
- VISIT EXHIBITS
SAFE JOURNEY HOME
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