I I Robert Rumler Scholarship Awarded To Wisconsin Grad RATTLEBORO, Vt. - Nate Zwald of Madison, Wis., is the 2002 winner of the Robert H. Rumler Scholarship, sponsored by Holstein Association USA. Zwald, who received his bache lor’s in ag economics and his master’s in dairy science, will pursue a Master of Business Ad ministration degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madi son. Zwald works at Alta Genetics in Madison, where he coordinates the collection of data from herd management programs. He also serves as instructor for the UW- Madison Farm and Industry Short Course. He prepares and presents lectures on genetic im provement of dairy cattle. Zwald was raised on Bomaz Farms, a 500-cow registered Hol stein farm, in Hammond, Wis. Still involved with the family farm, he merchandises and pur chases embryos and cattle, man ages the herd, and trains new em ployees in milking parlor and facilities man? :ment. Zwald plans to eventually earn a doctorate in dairy science and either continue teaching at the college level or do consulting for farmers through agribusiness. “A master’s in business administra tion will help me make the transi tion from being a scientist to a businessman with a scientific out look,” said Zwald. The Robert H. Rumler Schol arship was established in recogni tion of Robert Rumler’s 36 years of service to the Holstein Associa tion. This award goes to an indi vidual pursing a MBA degree and who exhibits traits of leader ship, management intuitiveness, and personal qualities through hands-on experience. , JU-NE DAIRY MONTH IS Leant Your Cost Of Producing Milk UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Dairy producers in central Pennsylvania can participate in a hands-on workshop that will en able them to determine their cost of produdng 100 pounds of milk. Penn State Dairy Alliance and the Central Susquehanna Valley Dairy Extension Team have scheduled a DairyCOPs work shop for Wednesday, June 26, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The program will be held in the com puter lab of the municipal library on Main Street in Bloomsburg. DairyCOPs (Dairy Cost of Production System) is a comput er spreadsheet developed by Brad Hilty, Information Management Specialist, with Penn State Dairy Alliance program. The spread sheet compiles financial and pro duction data from a dairy farm and calculates the farm’s accrual cost of producing 100 pounds of milk. Participants in this workshop will enter their 2001 data into the program and have an opportuni ty to compare their costs of pro- duction to other farms in the workshop, as well as a database of farms from around the state. According to Hilty, “Knowing what it cost to produce 100 pounds of milk is critical to maintaining a competitive posi tion in today’s dairy environ ment. It is the foundation for es tablishing sound risk management strategies.” DairyCOPs groups expenses into several common categories, making it possible for dairy busi nesses of different sizes and man agement styles to fairly compare their production costs.Partici- Beef, Pork Production Set Record Highs For April WASHINGTON, D.C. Commercial red meat production for the U.S. totaled 3.90 billion pounds in April, up II percent from the 3.51 billion pounds pro duced in April 2001 and a record high for April, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASA). Beef production, at 2.19 billion pounds, was 13 percent above the previous year and a record high for April. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.95 million head, up 9 percent from April 2001. The average live weight was 1,227 pounds, up 41 pounds from April a year ago. Veal production totaled 16.1 million pounds, 6 percent above April a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 82,000 head, up 10 per cent from April 2001. The aver age live weight was 327 pounds, down 13 pounds from April a year ago. Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1 Apr Mar Apr Apr Mar 2001 2002 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 % ofOl Class Million Pounds Beef 1,939 2,059 2,184 Veal 15.2 15.0 16.1 Pork 1,533 1,581 1,673 Lamb/Mutton 20.2 22.3 19.1 Total 3,507 3,677 3,902 1 - Based on packers’ dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2 - Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. pants will receive a disk with the program, so they can take it home and use it on their own computer. DairyCOPs can be used at anytime throughout the year, enabling producers to cal culate their cost of production as often as the desire. The registration fee for this workshop is $5O, which includes lunch and all materials. There is a $l2 charge for additional peo ple from the same farm. Producers interested in partici pating in this program should call the Dairy Alliance Office at 888-373-PADA or e-mail bhil ty@psu.edu. Pork production totaled 1.67 billion pounds, up 9 percent from the previous year and a record high for April. Hog kill totaled 8.43 million head. 8 percent above April 2001. The average live weight was 267 pounds, up 2 pounds from April a year ago. Lamb and mutton production, at 19.1 million pounds, was down 5 percent from April 2001. Sheep slaughter totaled 278,300 head, 4 percent below last year. The aver age live weight was 138 pounds, down 2 pounds from April a year ago. January-April red meat pro duction was 15.2 billion pounds, 4 percent above the previous year. Accumulated beef produc tion was up 6 percent from last year, veal was down 4 percent, pork was up 2 percent, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent. Apr 02 as % of O2 Million Pounds 8,121 8,570 65.1 62.3 6,338 6,451 80.1 76.7 14,064 15,161 % % 113 107 106 107 109 106 95 86 111 106 ■a; 12 io: 101 2i 17 £' 106 96 102 % 104
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