Dairy Farm Planning Resource Guide Soon Available Pennsylvanians who are considering building new dairy facilities or expanding their current operations will soon have a new tool to get the job done. The Pennsylvania Dairy Stakeholders, along with Penn State’s Dairy Alliance and various industry support ers, are compiling a Dairy Farm Planning Resource Guide to assist farmers in the correct steps to take and resources available to use when building or expanding a dairy operation. This guide, a result of the Dairy Development Exec utive Task Force meeting conducted in April 2002, will include a comprehensive list of the steps that should be taken in preparing for and constructing a new dairy operation or expanding an existing one. It will include information on business planning, permit ting, community relations, construction planning, op erational planning and much more. The.value of the guide lies in its resources. Within each step, the guide will list resources that dairy owners may contact for help or information. As the re sources listed will continually grow and change, the ★ PROMPT SERVICE ★ LARGE INVENTORY OF PARTS ★ EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL ★ PRODUCTS FROM THESE QUALITY MANUFACTURERS mra-M/x/ by J-STAR Feed Mixers msm 9 KUNVFACTtiRirtC LLC Fans MiraFburrt LAPP’S WOODEN CONVEYORS J-STAR Feeding Equipment ffiichie® Waterers guide will be available to producers online. Printed versions will also be available upon request. “Expanding a modern dairy farm is a complex and time-consuming job. The Dairy Farm Planning Re source Guide should help producers save time and avoid costly mistakes during the planning and con struction phases of a building program,” said Chuck Cruickshank, Pennsylvania Dairy Stakeholders presi dent. The guide should be available by late fall 2002. Tighter Nutrient Restrictions (Continued from Page 36) guidelines, dairy producers were still having difficulty adjusting to the new requirements. The problem has gone unmonitored for so long, that it is difficult to find a way to adapt any early solution to the problem. I feel that producers in the rest of the Northeast can look at this as an opportunity to better situate their business for future production and growth. It is very likely that similar guidelines will be hastened into place in our region as well, so whatever can be done to reduce P waste now should be implemented. This can be accom plished by upgrading manure systems, reducing P feeding levels in the ration, and soil testing to deter mine P content, etc. Knowing where you are today in relation to future regulations will ease the transition into a more inten sive waste management system. □ Q rmS&on^Mnaient? Feed Carts Systems Bedding Chopper Barn Equipment Waterbeds for Cows OSWALT by J-STAR Feed Mixers I Lancaster ttvti no it with a heritage of quality Silo Pipe and Distributors I VAN I>aT; I WAS HANDLERS VAN DALE' LAPP’S CURTAIN SYSTEMS
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