Dairy lea, DFA, State Grange Ask
For $1.50 Over-Order Premium
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) A dairy representative tes
tified Monday before the Penn
sylvania Milk Marketing Board
(PMMB) in favor of maintaining
the over-order premium at $1.50
per hundredweight from March
through June for milk produced,
processed, and sold in Pennsylva
nia.
Ed Gallagher, agricultural eco
nomics and milk marketing spe
cialist, spoke on behalf of Dairy
lea Cooperative, Dairy Farmers
of America’s Northeast Council,
Dairy Farmers of America’s Mid
east Area Council, Dairy Market
ing Services, and the Pennsylva
nia State Grange.
On Dec. 4, 2002, the PMMB is
sued a general order which re
duced the $1.65 per hundred
weight over-order premium to
$1.50 for January, $1.40 for Feb
ruary, $1.30 for March, and $1.25
for April through June 30. This
order was the result of hearings
conducted before the board on
Nov. 6,2002.
Gallagher testified that Class I
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prices are estimated to be 32
cents lower than were testified in
November. “This is an additional
3 cents a gallon decline, for con
sumers, on top of the 20 cent per
gallon decline from 2001 price
levels predicted at the November
hearing,” he said. “Today, we ask
that you take action that will re
sult in the milk marketing
board’s premium being increased,
at most, by 25 cents per hundred
weight. Even with this increase,
retail milk prices will be 47 cents
per hundredweight, or 3 cents per
gallon, lower than I had antici
pated in November.
“Pennsylvania’s milk produc
tion continues to decline,” Gal
lagher said, “The Southeastern
United States continues its trend
of declining milk production as
well. The over-order pricing
agency in the Southeastern U.S.,
Dairy Cooperative Marketing
Agency (DCMA) has maintained
strong premiums, and during
February will be increasing
them.. .In Ohio, Class I premi
ums under the Mideast Milk
Marketing Agency (MEMMA),
are scheduled to be increased 5
cents per hundredweight to
$1.60.”
Gallagher compared plants in
Ohio and Pennsylvania and
showed that the blended premi
um to an Ohio plant would be
$1.20 and the blended premium
to a Pennsylvania plant would be
$1.27. This shows a spread in
favor of the Ohio plant of 7 cents
relative to premiums. In Decem
ber, the same calculation would
have shown a spread of 23 cents
in favor of the Ohio plant,
according to Gallagher.
“Clearly, the actions on the
part of the milk marketing board
and MEMMA have mitigated
premium price differences be
tween Ohio and Pennsylvania.”
Gallagher said that, in some
cases, this spread is causing
Pennsylvania milk to be shipped
across the border to Ohio ware
houses. When this milk is pack
aged and then distributed back
into Pennsylvania there is an
added cost of almost 83 cents per
hundredweight, he noted.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 1 ; 2003-A39
Satellite Program To Help
Beaver County Residents
BEAVER (Beaver Co.) —Ponds
can provide many recreational
benefits to homeowners, but they
have their share of problems,
according to a water resources
specialist in Penn State’s College
of Agricultural Sciences.
“Some may develop leaks or
fill with sediment,” said Exten
sion Associate Bryan Swistock.
“The water may be muddy or
choked with weeds and algae.
And sometimes that big fish you
hoped would be there for the kids
to catch just doesn’t materialize.”
To address the basics of pond
management, experts from Penn
State, the Pennsylvania Fish and
Boat Commission, and Mansfield
University will offer a live satelite
clinic from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 27. The program will be
aired locally at the Penn State
Beaver Campus at the Lab Class
room Building, Monaca. Local
Potato Meeting Set For Cambria County
EBENSBURG (Cambria Co.)
The annual Cambria County
winter potato meeting will take
place Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the
United Church of Christ in
Ebensburg. The event will begin
at 9 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m.
Speakers scheduled for the
meeting include Dr. Bill Lament
of Penn State, Dan Sharrets of
Snyder’s Potato Chips, Kelly
Ritchey of Pennylvania Farm
Bureau, Sara Mahoney of Penn
State, and Lou Kopczyk from the
Cambria County Conservation
District, Dolly Little of Cambria
Co. Farm Service Agency, Dave
Slagle of Syngenta, Don Saber of
the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture, and Ronald Stella-
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Swistock recommends that
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a management strategy. “How
you manage your pond depends
on your goals,” he said. “People
who want a pond for swimming,
for instance, usually want a
clean, sandy bottom without
many weeds. But if you want a
good fishery, you’ll need some
plants and structures.”
During the program, the ex
perts will offer tips and advice on
common pond problems and
proper management. Attendees
will be able to ask questions by
telephone.
The clinic is free, but preregis
tration is required. To register for
the satellite program or for more
information on pond manage
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Topics on the agenda include
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state, potato defects and storage
results, potato diseases, insecti
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management, and transitioning
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be available.
Cost to attend is $lO per per
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tions are due by Feb. 6. Payment
can be made at the extension of
fice, or mail a check payable to
Cooperative Extension, P.O. Box
390, Ebensburg, PA 15931. For
more information please call the
Cambria Co. Extension Office at
(814) 472-7986.
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