Vol. 47 No. 34
National Holstein Convention Organizers
To Welcome Guests From Across Continent
28 Years Since Event Last Hosted In New Jersey
DAVE LEFEVER
Lancaster Farming Staff
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.
Many months of preparation by
New Jersey and national Holstein
enthusiasts will culminate this
coming week at the National
Holstein Convention here Sun-
Dairy One, Pa. DHIA Merger
To ‘Streamline’ Service
DAVE LEFEVER
Lancaster Farming Staff
ITHACA, N.Y. About 2,600
herds in Pennsylvania now have
DHIA services performed by
Dairy One Cooperative, Inc., a
herd management service compa
ny based in Ithaca, N.Y.
For about two years prior to
the official April merger. Dairy
Pennsylvania Ayrshire Princess Jodi Keith shows her
herd favorites, Betsy and Holly. Turn to page B 2 to read
how this Huntingdon County teen-ager, daughter of Hol
stein farmers John and Cindy Keith, faced the best and
worst day of her life recently.
Photo by Lou Ann Good, food and family features editor
Office Closed *
July 4
On Thursday, July 4, Lancaster Farming office is
closed, 'the office will reopen Friday, July 5. i
For the July 6 issue, there are some deadline changes:
Public Sale and Mailbox ads, 5 p.m., Monday, July 1. 1
Classified, Section D ads—s p.m., Tuesday, July 2. * \
Classified, Section C, Farm Equipment ads, 9 a.m.,
Wednesday, July 3. , ,
General News—noon, Wednesday, July 3.
www.lancasterfarming.com
day through Thursday at the Taj
Mahal Hotel and Casino.
An expected 3,000 attendees
will have a wide choice of options
for immersing themselves in the
the diverse culture, history, and
agriculture of New Jersey and
surrounding areas.
One had already been working
closely with Pennsylvania DHIA
to provide some services to DHIA
members.
Dairy One services a total of
about 7,400 herds and 650,000
cows in an area that reaches to
Michigan in the west, Tennessee
to the south, and Maine to the
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Four Sections
Of course, they will also find
plenty of Holstein-related activi
ties, including a national sale
Wednesday offering high quality
Holsteins from across the conti
nent. The high-selling animal is
expected to top $lOO,OOO, accord
ing to Joe Valen, convention
chairman.
About 300 youth from across
the country are expected to gath
er at the convention, where they
will participate in a wide range of
activities, including Dairy Jeop
ardy. a speech contest, Dairy
Bowl, a beach party. Great Ad
venture Safari, rodeo, and a na
tional junior meeting. Youth
members can also participate in
senior meeting and show events.
Valen, longtime New Jersey
dairy farmer and New Jersey
Holstein-Friesian Association
(NJH-FA) member, said he or
ganized the event with the help of
an exceptional team.
“I worked with a lot of great
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Holstein Wins Supreme At Schnecksville
DAVE LEFEVER
Lancaster Farming Staff
SCHNECKSVILLE (Lehigh
Co.) A Holstein owned by
David Kopfer of Just My Luck
Holsteins in Berks - County was
named supreme champion at the
Schnecksville Community Fair
dairy show Monday evening.
Youth and open exhibitors to
gether displayed five breeds and
77 animals in the show.
Kopfer purchased the
4-year-old champion, Misty-
Crest Wade Abby, at the Penn
State Classic Sale last fall from
D & D Hottenstein, New Albany.
Jill Vail, leadsperson for the
supreme champion, brought 10
animals of her own to the show,
including two breed champions
in the Ayrshire and Brown Swiss
competitions. Kopfer and Vail
keep their dairy stock on the
same farm in Blandon, which
also includes Four-K Farms Hol
steins owned by David’s father
Breed champion lineup at the Schnecksville Dairy Show. From left, Jennifer Miller for
owner Jill Vail, Ayrshire; Kara Brendlinger, Guernsey; David Kopfer, owner, and Jill Vail,
leadsperson, Holstein; Crystal Miller for owner Jill Vail, Brown Swiss; and Suzanne Har
wich, Jersey. Photo by Davm Lofover
Saturday, June 22, 2002
Shhh... . We’ll never tell well, at least not until
next week. Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Rebecca
Mower, right, and State Alternate Amy Moyer visit
the Lancaster Farming editorial offices to select win
ning entries in the farm newspaper’s annual dairy
recipe drawing. Check out B 6 for the fourth week of
entries printed this month. Watch for the final reci
pes and a listing of the winners in the next issue of
Lancaster Farming.
Robert Kopfer.
Youth exhibitors showing
champions animals included
Kara Brendlinger, Kempton,
whose 4-year-old Guernsey was
named top of the breed, and Suz
anne Harwich, another 4-H’er
from Kempton who exhibited the
champion Jersey, a 3-year-old
cow.
Dairy judge Warren Buchman,
Perkasie, called the following re
sults:
SCHNECKSVILLE
COMMUNITY FAIR
DAIRY SHOW RESULTS
AYRSHIRE
Junior Heifer Calf. Meredith Bailey
Summer Yearling. 1 Meredith Bailey 2
Jill Vail.
Intermediate Yearling Heifer, Jill Vail
Senior Yearling Heifer Kara Brendlinger
Junior Champion Female Jill Vail
Reserve Junior Champion Female' Mere
dith Bailey.
Junior 2-Year-Old. Kara Brendlinger
3- 1 Jill Vail. 2. Meredith Bai
ley.
4- Year-Old; Jill Vail.
Grand Champion Female' Jill Vail
$36.00 Per Year
Photo by Lou Ann Good, food and family features editor
$l.OO Per Copy
Reserve Grand Champion Female. Jill
Vail.
BROWN SWISS
Intermediate Heifer Calf Jill Vail
Senior Heifer Calf Jill Vail.
Junior Champion And Reserve Jill Vail
3-Year-Old; Jill Vail.
Grand Champion And Reserve Jill Vail
GUERNSEY
Intermediate Heifer Calf: Nathan Phillips
Junior Yearling Nathan Phillips
Junior Champion And Reserve. Nathan
Phillips
Junior 2-Year-Old Nathan Phillips
3- Nathan Phillips
4- Year-Old 1. Kara Brendlmger 2 Na
than Phillips.
Aged Cow Nathan Phillips
Grand Champion Kara Brendlmger
Reserve Grand Champion Nathan
Phillips.
HOLSTEIN
Junior Heifer Calf 1 Four-K Farms 2
Jessica Dietrich
Intermediate Heifer Calf’ 1 Jennifer
Rassler 2 Jacob Rice 3 Jordan Rassler
Senior Heifer Calf 1 Jason Rice 2 Jenn
ifer Rassler 3. Jason Rice
Summer Yearling. 1 Jennifer Rassler 2.
Four-K Farms 3. Pepper Kissell
Junior Yearling Heifer 1. Pepper Kissell
2 Jon Seaman.
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