Calfy Heifer Housing Workshop Set For Ag Professionals YORK (York Co,) Ag professionals such as veterinarians, nutritionists, and other consultants wanting to learn more about dairy calf and heifer housing, health and management are invited to attend a December ag engineering workshop hosted by Penn State Cooperative Extension. Veterinarians that attend the workshop will receive 11 Vi continu ing credit hours. Calves and heifers hold the future genetic pro duction potential of today’s dairy operations. Hous ing, care and management greatly affect the health, growth and production ability of these important animals. The objective of the workshop is to further educate ag professionals that work directly with dairy producers on the housing factors that create a healthy environment for calves and heifers. Health and management practices will also be covered. The workshop will be offered at two times and lo cations: • Sayre, at the Best Western, Dec. 3-4. • Chambersburg, at the Hampton Inn, Dec. 17- 18. The workshop will be a combination of classroom lecture, round table discussion, and on-farm dem- onstration and troubleshooting. This workshop is designed to be interactive; therefore registration is limited to 25 people at each site. For more information, contact Dan McFarland at (717) 840-7408 or dfm6@psu.edu. Workshop and registration information can also be found on the web at http://AgEngWorkshop.cas.psu.edu. Scenic Mountain Co-Op Honors Quality Producers WYSOX (Bradford Co.) Robert Stoll, Rome, and Harold Scrivens, Jr., Athens, tied for the top milk quality producer award at the recent annual meeting of the Scenic Mountain Milk Producers Co operative in Wysox. The meeting included comments from LeVerne McCarty, business manager, and James Patsos of United Ag Services, Seneca Falls, N.Y. Scenic Mountain is a member of United Ag Services. McCarty discussed the negative impacts of im ported milk protein concentrates (MPCs) on milk prices and urged members to contact congressman to support legislation that would control MPC im ports. Power Systems % Electric Inc. Emergency Generator MFG, Sales, Service, & Rentals 1 HR. EMERGENCY :ce SER New & Used 1261 Little Mt. Road, Myerstown, PA 17067 For all your generator needs call (800) 875-6964 Fax; (717) 933-8196
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