>2- I-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 25, 2003 Meet The Purina ‘Calf Lady’ Well-Traveled Calf Specialist Brings Lessons Home Becky May wants farmers to know she’s always available to meet their calf growing needs “I tell farmers to go ahead and call me anytime,” said the new Purina Mills calf specialist for the Northeast. “1 try to be as available to calf and heifer growers as I can be. It’s not a normal 9 to 5 job, but agriculture isn’t either.” Becky should know. She grew up on Little Pine Farm, a dairy in Morrison’s Cove, Bedford County. Her parents Rod and Cathy Carson manage a 130-cow herd there. She earned a Penn State degree in Marketing and Management while work ing parttime on the farm, handling tasks such as bookkeeping, payroll and feed pricing. While maintaining lifelong ties to the family dairy farm', Becky will pursue her new job of “becoming the Northeast Purina expert on calf-raising.” Her territo ry includes Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey. BROOKLAND MILLS, INC McVeytown, PA 17051 717-899-6772 K & K FEEDS, INC 23 N Park Street Richland, PA 17087 717-866-2324 WOODSTOWN ICE & v f>ri imp NORTH GLADE FEED & SUPPLY 50 East Gran',’ s"ee't 12 Woodstown, NJ 08098 * Cl bmbaiI 57 856-769-0069 301-898-3414 ALBRIGHT’S MILL 9927 Kistler Valley Rd Kempton, PA 19529 610-756-6022 FARMER’S UNION CO-OP 30 East Walters Avenue Greencastle, PA 17225 717-597-3191 FRANKLIN FEED & SUPPLY 5458 Cedar St Williamston, PA 17270 717-369-3724 HAAG’S FEED STORE Box 48, Beaver St Troutville, PA 15866 814-583-7556 WILLIAM GOWER & SON Rt 1, Box 50 Williamsport, MD 21795 301-582-2818 “Trademark of Ralston Purina Company Becky May is the new In preparation for her position as pre mier calf consultant in the Northeast, Becky traveled this summer to various states to “learn what it is like to raise calves in different parts of the country and what the producers in those areas are facing,” she said. States she visited include Georgia, Texas, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Michigan. She has future plans to see dairy operations in Minnesota, Florida, and Washington State. “It’s a good way to meet calf and heifer growers and get different ideas for run ning the business,” she said. “It’s interest ing to see the different protocols for rais ing calves anything from health stan dards, to how and when they pick up the calves, to how they bill. “I got a chance to feed 800 calves with the calf manager in a large herd in New Mexico. It is experiences like this in which you can really learn what these people are facing, and then bring that back home and use those experiences for new ideas and ways of thinking.” HIGH BROS. MILL 441 Centerville Road Gordonville, PA 17529 717-354-0301 H.C. SUMMERS, INC. 4002 Jefferson Pike Jefferson, MD 301-473-8300 OLEY VALLEY FEED RD 2 - Box 271 A Oley, PA 610-987-3568 UMBERGER’S MILL MARTIN’S FEED & FERTILIZER, INC, R D #4 - Box #545 C0 814349 8787 Lebanon, PA 17042 814-349-8787 717-867-5161 HECK- -BOAR 239 W Mam St Knoxville, PA 16928 814-326-4178 http://dairy.purina-mills.com Specialist for the Northeast, inna FARM CHOICE, INC. 297 Chesapeake Avenue Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-4601 R D BOWMAN & SONS, INC. Englar Rd Westminster, MD 21157 410-848-3733 WELLCO FEED RR2, Box 1-A Wyalusmg, PA 18853 1-800-326-9651 717-746-3442 FRANKLIN FEED & SUPPLY 1977 Philadelphia Ave Chambersburg, PA 717-264-6148 GERMANSVILLE FEED & FARM SUPPLY, INC. 17130 Bake Oven Rd Germansville, PA 18053 610-767-9650 Becky’s responsibilities at Purina include working directly with the sales team, farm consultants, and dealers who are servicing calf and heifer grower con cerns in the region; conducting calf-feed ing trials: updating representatives and customers on new calf concerns; and working with 4-H and FFA youth to pro mote good calf-raising practices. She also plans to become certified in the near future to perform Professional Dairy Heifer Growth Association walk throughs on calf operations. Becky’s mission is to help dairy pro ducers gain efficiency and performance while maintaining and enhancing heifer health. Tools she uses to accomplish this include least-cost ration balancing, walk through evaluations, record evaluations, business planning, and trouble shooting. Becky is looking forward to providing calf growers with the best possible serv ice. If you have any calf concerns or want to schedule a walk-through for your calf operation, give her a call at (717) 737- 4581 ext. 288 or 278. EAST GATE SEED & GRAIN Reedsville, PA 717-667-6656 kssMus Paradise, PA 17562 717-442-4183 1-800-635-3592 KREIDER’S MILL, INC. RO. Box 146 Loysville, PA 17047 1 -800-789-M1LL(6455) 717-789-3535 BEDFORD FARM BUREAU Bedford, PA 814-623-6194 Everett, PA 814-652-2313 New Enterprise, PA 814-766-3328 BERLIN MILLING RD #1 - Box 88 Berlin, PA 15530 814-267-4124 RITTER FEEDS PO Box 306 - LR 3008 Paxtonville, PA 17861 570-837-3606 Feeds designed with you in mind. 557 9
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