tfol. 48 No. 35
‘Dairying’ By Different Means
Calves Raised On Willow Springs Farm
MICHELLE KUNJAPPU
Lancaster Farming Staff
BERNVILLE (Berks Co.)
Having Holsteins on the farm
doesn’t necessarily mean milk
E reduction, according to the
ucas family.
Besides a 200-head veal barn,
Willow Springs Farm is home to
40-50 head of Holstein bulls year
round a unique setup that
Dave Lucas has found to best uti
lize the farm’s pasture land.
Intensive Grazing Operation
Sixty acres of pasture are di
vided into about 22 paddocks, 3-4
acres each, an intensive grazing
system that Lucas introduced to
the farm in 1997.
A neighboring dairy producer
Final COOL
Session In
Lancaster
MILLIE BUNTING
Market Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Approximately 150 people
tilled the large meeting room at
the Lancaster Farm and Home
Center Thursday afternoon for
the USDA’s last of 12 “listening
and education’’' sessions on the
controversial Country Of Origin
Labeling (COOL) regulations.
(Turn to Page A 26)
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raises the farm’s bull calves until
they are eight months old, then
moves them to Lucas’ pastures.
They stay there until they are two
years old, grown out on grass
plus supplemental grain and hay
in the wintertime.
When the bulls reach the
2-year-old mark, they are sold as
breeding stock.
Lucas bought the farm in 1994
Youth Demonstrate
Cooperative Skills
DAVE LEFEVER
Lancaster Farming Staff
SHIPPENSBURG (Cumber
land Co.) Youth traveled from
the far corners of Pennsylvania to
participate in the annual Mid-At
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and began to look for a way to
optimize the farm’s hilly ground.
Installing beef cattle on the
rolling hills was Lucas’ first idea.
However in the meantime he
heard about his neighbor’s need
to grow out the Holsteins, so in
stead the pastures are dotted
with black-and-white dairy bulls.
(Turn to Page A2O)
lantic Alliance of Cooperatives
(MAAC) Summer Institute this
week.
“This is proof that cooperation
works,” said Dennis Wolff, Penn
sylvania secretary of agriculture,
to the group of more than 50
scholars at the annual awards
luncheon Wednesday.
“It’s all about mutual respect
and setting goals for moving for
ward,” Wolff said.
The four-day gathering offered
a packed agenda. On arrival at
Shippensburg University on Sun
day, the youth were divided into
four “MINICOS” or mini co
operatives. The objective was to
simulate a successful real-world
cooperative.
(Turn to Page A 22)
Saturday, June 28, 2003
Pennsylvania dairy royalty stopped in to visit the
Lancaster Farming office June 19 to select top dairy reci
pes. Choosing a winner are, from left, Ashley Chapman,
alternate; Raechel Kilgore, state dairy princess; and Ra
chel Ebert, alternate. Photo by Dave Lefever
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Kevin Stoltzfus stands at
the halter of Warwick
Manor Frank Stacy, one of
two original Guernseys he
received from his grandpar
ents Raymond and Elma
Peachey, center, when they
sold their herd in 1993. Ke
vin’s wife Dina holds
daughter Karli, and daugh
ter Kaiia stands in front.
Read about this family’s in
credible Guernsey journey
in the Dairy Plus booklet
this issue.
Also found in Dairy Plus :
• A Bedford County fam
ily that loves farming.
• Details on a Chester
County sand/manure sepa
rator.
• Longtime dairy profes
sor retires.
• A robotic milker up
date.
• Stray voltage reports.
• The latest information
on how to make the most of
your Al program.
• An analysis of Mary
land’s dairy industry.
• An Ohio study on the
economic impact of large
dai/ies.
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