Maryland & Virginia Cooperative Outlines Plan (Continued from Page A3B) ence. You’ve got to play close at tention to mastitis, and knowing cows really well helps ID new cases.” For herds of less than 150 cows, Samuel Swarey and family of Mechanicsville, Md. were named top, with somatic cell counts of 95,222, plate counts of 442, and a freeze point of 0.548. For herds in Federal Order 5 & Entries Sought For 2004 Beef Industry Vision Award DENVER, Col. Nomi nations are now being sought for the 2004 Beef Industry Vision Award. The award is presented by the National Cattlemen’s Foundation (NCF) and spon sored by Ford Motor Company. The Beef Industry Vision award is given to an individual who has demonstrated innova tion in their cattle operation or beef business and serves as an ex ample to others to follow. These individuals can be from any seg ment of the industry. Pa. Dairy Farmers Head To Washington MIFFLINTOWN (Juniata Co.) Pennsylvania dairy farm ers will join others from across the nation in Washington, D.C., April 7-9, in a call to limit im ports of casein and milk protein concentrate (MPC). A deletation, led by Pennsylva nia Farmers Union President Larry Breesh, will advocate clos ing trade loopholes that allow a flood of MPC and casein into the U.S. The farmers specifically sup port the Milk Import Tariff Equi- r*Tl A Dry Cow Booster J That Costs 70 a Day Hoffmans Horse and Cattle Powder is an ideal tonic for cows over freshening. Feed 6 wks. before freshening. 1 Tablespoon a day. (Two weeks over freshening, feed 1 Tablespoon in the morning & 1 Tablespoon in evening) This is an over-all good booster if fed to dry cows, and it will pay you big dividends. Sugar Valley Collar Shop 18 Wagon Wheel Lane Loganton, PA 17747 D & J Farm Store 65 Hess Rd . , „ . _ Quarryville, PA 17566 Supply Daniels Farm Store 200 Maple Ave 824 Glenbiook Rd Bnd-ln-Hand. 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The 300-head operation is now run by his son Jimmie Up to seven regional winners will be selected from the pool of nominations with the national winner being announced at the 2004 Annual Convention and Trade Show in Phoenix, Ariz., next January. “The Vision Award gives the industry an opportunity to take a closer look at individuals who have made a difference for their own business and the beef indus try through innovative prac tices,” according to Bob Josse rand, NCF Chairman. Nominees will be evaluated on ty Act 5.560 by Sens. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, and Mark Day ton, D-Min., and H.R. 1160 by Reps. Don Sherwood, R-Pa., and David Obey, D-Wis. which would limit these imports by im posing effective tariffs. “American dairy producers need fair markets,” Breech said. “Dairy farmers are getting the lowest prices for their products that they’ve seen in 25 years. 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Yancy, Keezletown, Va. the basis of effective use of tech nology, impact on profitability, ingenuity of implementation, im pact on the industry, and opti mum resource management. “There are some amazing peo ple in cattle and beef businesses in the United States and we would like to recognize a few of their efforts,” Josserand adds. All nominations are due May 1. For nomination forms and pro gram information contact the National Cattlemen’s Foundation at (303) 694-0305 or ncf@bee f.org. study indicated that MPC im ports had surged by 600 percent in six years, more than doubling in 1998 and 1999. While certain imported powdered milk prod ucts are subject to tariff-rate quo tas, MPC and casein are not. Breech said the farmers also are asking the Food and Drug Administration to uphold stan dards that restrict the use of MPC in standardized cheese. While in Washington, the farmers will meet with members of the Pennsylvania congression al delegation and attend briefings with officials from the FDA, USDA, and International Trade Commission. B '>==p . Models from 55 to 490 cu. ft. mixing capacity... IBSpO tf ° 1 0 PROVEN RUGGED | 9 # J • PROVEN EFFICIENT 1 • PROVEN ECONOMICAL J stationary Building T.M.R. Mixers MIXERS S/nce 1981 4jSfc »MIXERS A FEEDERS Some Models Cut 800-436-5623 and Mix Hay 717-484-0551 Local Group To Study Biodiesel Possibilities Meetings Set For Berks, Adams Counties DAVE LEFEVER Lancaster Farming Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) A biodiesel initiative is in its early planning stages, with an eye toward possibly building a biodiesel plant in southcentral Pennsylvania. “Right now, we’re looking to see if it’s feasible,” said Mike Gerhart, an ag economy consul tant with the Harrisburg-based Regional Economic Development District Initiative (REDDI). According to Gerhart, a biodie sel production plant in the area could increase value-added op portunities for farmers. Soybean oil would be the main source for producing biodiesel in the area. Waste kitchen oil can also be converted into the fuel and used as a petroleum-based diesel replacement. At this point, REDDI is mov ing toward the stage of making PMMB Raises Premium DAVE LEFEVER Lancaster Farming Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board (PMMB) re cently voted to add 15 cents to the state’s $1.40 per hundred weight over-order milk premium for the months of April, May, and June. The PMMB named increased costs of production from in creased fuels costs as a chief rea son for raising the over-order premium paid to farmers for Class I milk produced, processed, and sold in Pennsylvania. 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Two informational meetings have been scheduled on the topic. “We want to inform farmers about the information we are putting into a feasibility study,” Gerhart said. If a feasibility study would show positive potential for such a project, the next step would be to form “a nucleus of farmers” to invest and launch it, Gerhart said. Meetings are scheduled for April 16 at the Berks County Ag Center, Leesport, and April 21 at the USDA Service Center in Get tysburg. Both meetings will begin at 7 p.m. Call Gerhart at (717) 920-8454 for more information. differed in their recommenda tions regarding whether and to what extent the premium should be allowed to “float” monthly with changes in fuel costs (rather than be set at a fixed rate). The PMMB noted that it is hesitant “to implement a floating premium that could conceivably float to a point where competitive problems could arise anew.” The PMMB’s concern about a disparity between the Pennsylva nia over-order premium and out of-state voluntary premiums causing a competitive disadvan tage for Pennsylvania milk had resulted last fall in a vote to lower the premium in steps from last year’s $1.65 level to $1.25 by April-June of this year. In February, however, in response to an emer gency hearing, the PMMB voted to main tain the premium at $1.40 through June. 1
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