Lancaster DHIA Survives Growing Pains CHARLENE M. SHUPP ESPENSHADE Lancaster Farming Staff SMOKETOWN (Lancaster Co.) Lancaster DHIA members gathered at the Good ’N’ Plenty Restaurant Tuesday for the an nual meeting. As noted by Steve Hershey, president of Lancaster DHIA, the year marked an “in teresting one” for the organiza tion. “A wise man once said, ‘save me from an interesting life,’” said Hershey. “An interesting day is usually a day that does not go well This has been an inter esting year at Lancaster DHIA. An interesting year, however, is not all bad. It has been a strong year.” Lancaster DHIA reported that 2003 was an expansion year with the addition of 588 herds; the in clusion of service in Bradford, Tioga, Susquehanna, Blair, and Bedford counties; and the in i-STAR Silo Lnloader lakes a (liant Leap lorvsard! uanfum "Ik-. 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Rodney Denlinger, treasurer, stressed that he was not con cerned over the losses. “Am I particularly concerned about the loss? We planned on it. Is it going to happen again? No. The budget this year rails for a surplus at the end of the year,” said Denlinger. “While I don’t like to see a negative financial statement, we did have a successful year. We achieved our goals. Next year we are going to achieve them again.” Because of expansion efforts, Lancaster DHIA experienced a growth of 588 herds, bringing the total to 2,809 herds on test in 2003. Average number of cows on The Silo Unloader Experts LEASE IT TODAY WITH ONE PAYMENT DOWN! LAPP’S BARN EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE Gap, PA 17527 717-442-8134 YOUR ALL-IN-ONE FARMSTEAD EQUIPMENT SOURCE ROVENDALE AG & BARN EQUIPMENT Watsontown PA 17777 570-538-9564 OR 570-742-4226 test for 2003 is 162,711 cows, an 11 percent increase from 2002. 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