Workshops To Focus
On Newborn Calf Health
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) A hands-on workshop de
signed to improve calf health and
lower the mortality rate during
the first three days of life will be
offered at two sites in October.
Dairy Alliance and Penn State
Cooperative Extension are part
nering to present the Calf Sense
Workshop on Thursday, Oct. 2,
at Meadow-Vista Farm in Lan
caster County and on Friday,
Oct. 24, at Greenwood Farms in
Mifflin County.
Calf Sense is an intensive edu
cational program that focuses on
ensuring calf health and survival.
“The program is aimed at dairy
managers and employees who
have responsibilities in the mater
nity area or the young calf area,
as well as dairy advisors who
consult in these areas,” explained
Richard Stop, human resource
specialist with Dairy Alliance.
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for dairy farms that use custom
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calf raisers because it focuses spe
cifically on the first three days of
life, added Stup.
Workshop participants will
learn how to: conduct a basic ex
amination of young dairy calves;
identify common health prob
lems; and achieve consistency in
calf care. Standard operating
procedures, record-keeping, and
colostrum management will also
be explained.
“Calf Sense helped us to get a
better understanding of what’s
going on inside the calf,” said
Tony Brubaker, a partner in Bru
baker Farms in Lancaster.
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Pennsylvania Livestock
Association (PLA) has recog
nized outstanding 4-H and FFA
Youth for the past 26 years. The
winners are selected from a field
of candidates submitted by coun
ty extension personnel and voca
tional agriculture teachers
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The fee to attend is $45 per
person. Lunch is included. A co
lostrometer is required and may
be purchased at a discounted
workshop rate. Space is limited
and participants are urged to reg
ister now by contacting the Dairy
Alliance at (888) 373-7232.
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KILE Announces PL A Youth Awards
Crawford County Calf Contest Deadline Oct. 1
COCHRANTON (Crawford Co.) The
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fifth annual calf contest for youth between the
ages of 8 and 13.
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Jill Gevin
AYSO Soccer team and was a
4-H member. A freshman at
Keystone College in Scranton
Hannah is an elementary educa
tion major and plays soccer on
the school’s team.
The FFA male Youth Award
winner is Andrew Stein, a son of
Ronald and Vicki Stein of Red
Lion. A June graduate, Andy
was a four-year member of the
Red Lion Area FFA Chapter. He
is currently employed at Hope
Acres, a beef and dairy farm in
Brogue. Andy raised market
hogs for both FFA and 4-H, mar
keting them at the York Fan-
Junior Livestock Sale. He was a
member of the PA 4-H Meats
Judging Team in 2002 and was
second place individual at the
National Contest. Having won
the state 4-H state tractor driv
ing championship, Andy will be
competing in the National con
test in Indiana just prior to re
ceiving the KILE Youth Award.
His achievements include several
FFA awards, holding offices in
his local FFA chapter, a member
of judging teams and a member
of the National Honor Society.
Outside school, Andy is active in
Freysville Emanuel UCC
Church and York County 4-H.
The Outstanding female 4-H
award winner is Jill Gevin,
daughter of Milo and Margaret
Gevin of Cochranton. A sopho
more Food Science major at
Penn State, Jill’s future goal is to
work in a career dealing with
food safety while continuing to
raise sheep. Jill began showing
sheep at age five and joined 4-H
when she was eight. She has 11
registered Oxford sheep and
shows both breeding sheep and
Contestants must write an essay of 100 words
or less describing why they would like to own a
calf and how they would care for it.
The calf winner must breed the heifer to a
Farmma. Saturday, September 27, 2003-A27
market lambs at local fairs and
KILE. An 11-year member of
4-H, Jill was very active in
Crawford County, holding of
fices in her club and participat
ing in many countywide activi
ties. and attended National 4-H
Congress in 2002.
Nathan Tice, son of Thomas
and Debra Tice of Lebanon is
recognized as the Outstanding
4-H male. A freshman at Black
Hawk College in Kewanee, 111.,
Nathan plans to complete a two
year degree program and work
in the livestock industry. His 4-H
career began at age 8, with mar
ket lambs and hogs, but soon ex
panded to include beef animals.
Nathan showed the grand cham
pion market steer at the 2003
Pennsylvania Farm Show and
won honors with his Shorthorn
cattle. He owns six shorthorn
cows and will be selling at the
Shorthorn sale at KILE this
year. A member of the 2001 PA
4-H Livestock Judging Team,
Nathan placed in the top 10 na
tionally for oral reasons. In
school, he played soccer and
baseball in junior high and was
active in FFA in senior high. He
is a member of Millcreek Luther
an Church, Pennsylvania Cattle
men’s Association, PLA, and the
Pennsylvania and National Jun
ior Shorthorn associations.
The youth will be recognized
at the Keystone International
Livestock Exposition opening
ceremony in the Small Arena of
the Farm Show Complex on
Thursday, Oct. 2 at 4 p.m. They
will receive a plaque and a mon
etary award.
Andy Stein
registered Holstein
bull, and the first reg
istered female off
spring must be given
back to the Crawford
County Holstein
Club to be donated to
another child.
Contestants must
have essays post
marked by Oct. 1 to
be eligible.
Participating
youth must between
the ages of 8 and 13
as of Jan. 1,2004.
Send essays to Ele
anor Kalinowski,
2013 State Hwy. 173,
Cochranton, PA
16314.
Farmers from the
Crawford County
area wishing to do
nate a calf to the
cause should contact
any of the Crawford
County Holstein di
rectors, or Kalinow
ski at (814) 425-2650.