Bonus Dairy
Coverage
Issue Date: Saturday,
Lancaster Farming’s Dairy Plus to reach out to more
than 100,000 readers in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Booklet will feature bonus dairy news, information
As milk production reaches new heights, dairy producers are not only
looking for the latest news on expansion of herd or facilities, but for
ways to get the most out of their equipment dollar.
Lancaster Farming’s Dairy Plus Booklet will focus on large-scale
producers who either are looking toward herd expansion, constructing
new facilities or farm renovation, or looking for other ways to market
their milk.
Dairy Plus will feature news about dairying never before published in
the Northeast’s largest weekly farm newspaper. That includes the
latest information on business partnering, nontraditional dairy
marketing (including goat and sheep milk production, cheesemaking,
and ice cream), and news from milk cooperatives and processors.
The booklet will include dairy farm features, additional DHIA
information new to Lancaster Farming, business hirings and
expansion, and regulatory news information.
A big part of the booklet will be news and information about nutrient
management, a key issue with dairies.
Included in Dairy Plus will be columns about the latest in dairy
management written by Penn State experts and a farm calendar of
events
• Dairy Herd and Facility Expansion
• Dairy Farm Feature
• Penn State Dairy Management Team Report
• Nutrient Management Update
• Dairy Business News
• Dairy Calendar of Events
• Extensive DHIA Reports
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Booklet Features
For Producers
September 22
Deadline: August 31
Includes:
Manor FFA Members
Attend Cooperatives Institute
Recently, three members of the
Manor FFA Chapter Robert
Garrett, Kristina Eshbach, and
Daniel Harnish attended the
Pennsylvania Council of Cooper
atives Institute at Shippensburg
University, where they learned
about types of businesses.
The PCC/PSU Summer Insti
tute is an educational forum for
Pennsylvania high school and
college age youth. Summer Insti
tute utilizes a workshop and idea
exchange format to educate
youth about the way cooperatives
do business. Each year guest
speakers present workshops on
current high profile issues, such
as biotechnology, genetic engi
neering, rural/urban interface
and agricultural economics.
The program is sponsored by
the Pennsylvania Council of Co
operatives and Penn State Uni
versity’s Cooperative Business
Front, left to right, Kristina Eshbach, Daniel Harnish.
Back, left to right, Mr. Neil Fellenbaum (adviser), Robert
Garrett.
Two FFA Members
To Attend Coop
Conference
The Pennsylvania Council of
Cooperatives Summer Institute
June 24-27 was a week-long con
ference of learning about cooper
atives.
Two members of the Big
Spring FFA, Bernie Nace and
Mark Fulton, were selected to at
tend the National Institute of Co
operative Education Conference
in Atlanta, Ga. from July 21-26.
At Shippensburg University
Bemie and Mark participated in
a week full of general sessions,
team building activities, dances
and lots of fun activities.
“PCC was amazing even the
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Education Program. PCC and
PSU also sponsor youth selected
from Summer Institute to attend
the National Institute of Cooper
ative Education.
At Summer Institute, they
helped form, name and operate
one of four mini-cooperatives to
sell a product or service during
the institute. Four group of teens
were owners of the MINICO and
had an active role in the success
of the business.
Special guest speaker Secre
tary of Agriculture Sam Hayes
discussed International Market
ing in a workshop with the insti
tute scholars.
Daniel Harnish and Kristina
Eshbach were selected to attend
the National Institute of Cooper
ative Education (NICE) which
will be conducted in Atlanta, Ga.
July 22-26.
Dan and Bob sang in the talent
show and won first place.
second time around. Meeting so
many new people from all over
the state and learning an abun
dance of information about coop
eratives and having fun while
doing it,” Bernie stated.
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