PDMP To Present Nutrient Management Tips MARTINSBURG (Blair Co.) The Kulp Family Dairy, Inc., and the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania (PDMP) invite dairy producers and ad visors to attend “Balancing Act” Reality and Re sponsibilities of Nutrient Management, a PDMP Membership Meeting to be conducted at the dairy and at Morrison’s Cove Memorial Park on Oct. 10. Phil Kulp, partner in the 1,300-cow dairy, will talk about his component system, stewardship, and com munity relations. Phil admits the learning curve is steep, “I can’t possibly know all the regulations and I don’t know everything about managing the separate components,” he said. Phil’s nutrient management advisors, Bill Fink with TeamAg, Marty Campfield from Nutrient Solutions, Inc., and Steve Shaw from Cargill will be speaking about how the Kulps are implementing regulations, collecting and utilizing data, and testing phosphorus based feeding. Alyssa Dodd, Agricultural Environ mental Policy expert from Penn State Cooperative Extension, will help dairy producers sort through the regulations and offer resources. The cost for this meeting is $lO for PDMP members and $5O for non-members. The program runs from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Lunch is included. Contact (Sluarbian Crowd Gate A WAY TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF YOUR DAIRY OPERATION WE RE BEHIND THEM ALL THE WAY • Retractable design for efficient reloading of holding area. • Positive chain drive system to reduce slippage. • Provides a consistent flow of cows into parlor. The gate firmly, but gently, guides the cows, A gradual movement coaxes the cows without the from holding area into the parlor. use of an alarming electric shocker. • Fisher & Thompson, Inc. Leola, PA 717-656-3307 Belleville, PA 717-935-7422 Chambersburg, PA 717-352-7606 New Enterprise, PA 814-766-9970 • Brandt's Farm Supply, Inc. • Lyco Dairy Service • Mountain View Supply, Inc. • Van Bremen Refrigeration Elizabethtown, Chambersburg Cogan Station, PA Hamburg, PA A Dairy Service 717-367-1221 570-494-0708 610-488-1025 Somerset, PA or 1-800-872-7478 814-444-8502 • Forsheys, Inc. Martmsburg, PA 814-793-3791 or 3792 PDMP or one of the sponsors for a special rate for pro ducers who are interested in joining the organization. Reservations are required. Please send your pay ment and RSVP by Oct. 1 to Tammy Perkins: 324 Henning Building, University Park, PA 16802 or call toll free at (888) 373-7232, fax (814) 865-4686, or e mail at taplo@psu.edu. For more information visit the Website http:// www.das/psu.edu/pdmp/ or contact Beth Moore, spe cial projects coordinator at beth@innernet.net or (717) 375-2910. Milking Robots Whether new or existing, housing facilities for use with milking robots must promote clean comfortable cows with a desire to walk and visit the robot. Cows with mobility problems or dirty cows will seriously impact the productivity of the robot. Robot location must also consider access for the operator and assure that the environment around the milking side of the robot is clean, well ventilated and free from flies. Always consider flexibility for future changes such as addition of more cows and robots or even removal of the robot and installation of a conventional parlor. Who knows what the future will bring? Manufactured by: . DC Welding 643 Hereford Rd , Elizabethtown, PA 1 7022 ‘J‘s/3 SKaS® (717) 361-9400 Fax 361-2272 ‘■'Xf (Continued from Page 26)
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