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Goat farming for beginners class Part 1: Deciding to raise goats

by Judy Van Put On Friday, Sept. 30, the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County hosted the first of its four scheduled classes on Beginning Goat Farming. The day-long workshop was given in conjunction with the Watershed Agricultural Council, which funded the program, and was well attended. The morning session was held at the Hamden headquarters; after lunch the group traveled to Glenanore Farm, Bovina Center, where Mike Noonan hosted a tour of his commercial meat goat farm and provided hands-on learning experiences with his Boer goats.

Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Janet Aldrich welcomed the group and introduced Dr. tatiana Stanton, Cornell University and State of New York’s goat specialist. Dr. Stanton provided an informative and interactive power point presentation to the group, and welcomed question-and-answer sessions throughout. Participants ranged from those just entering the work force who wanted to learn about farming to retired dairy farmers who wished to work with animals again; as well as students who had some farming background and wanted to find a good use for extra land to others who were looking to make some extra money, in many cases to help pay their taxes.

Dr. Stanton told the class that goats are historically one of the most common sources of milk and red meat worldwide. One of the advantages of raising goats over other animals is their small size, which enables them to be easily handled by women and children. Their size also makes them less risky as an investment — as the investment is spread across several animals rather than just one, minimizing losses from illness, flood, etc. In addition, goats are multipurpose, providing fiber, meat and milk. They also have very versatile eating habits, being ruminants and eating forages of fairly complex carbohydrates. Goats will thrive as browsers of forbs, broadleaf

plants with succulent stems such as dandelions, curly dock, plantain, legumes and grasses; as well as tree legumes such as black locust.

There are disadvantages in raising goats, however, in that they are very labor intensive. For dairy goats, there are many more animals to milk to get the same amount of milk as you would from one dairy cow. And dairy, fiber or meat goats also require very good fences and/or herding, as they are prey animals and need protection from predators such as coyotes and dogs, and they will also girdle trees and shrubs, and will eradicate brush rather than sustain brush. In addition, most goats are sensitive to photoperiod, which means that they are seasonal breeders; and as goats tend to breed when the days are getting shorter, it can be challenging deciding when best to breed for the meat market.

But as with any farm endeavor, there are always pros and cons involved.

One of the major advantages of raising goats is the wide variety of businesses a goat farmer can choose to become involved with, such as: 1. Commercial: a. Many meat goats are raised primarily to sell commercially — the backbone of this industry is slaughter animals. b. There is also a strong market for dairy goats — not only goat milk, but goat cheeses and yogurts are steadily gaining in popularity.

2. Fiber: The fiber industry uses mohair from angora goats as well as cashmere and is prized for its softness.

In addition, fiber goats may be marketed for meat as well.

3. Seed stock for goat farming or for show: There is a viable industry that is geared toward selling seed stock to others who wish to get started in goat farming. In addition, showing meat goats is becoming a popular industry, especially for the South African Boer goat breed.

4. Land reclamation: Goats are being used to reclaim old pastures or other areas that have been taken over by

Dr. tatiana Stanton, Cornell/New York State Goat Expert presented a Power Point program on Beginning Goat Farming on Friday, Sept. 30, at the CCE of Delaware County office, Hamden, NY.

The Beginning Goat Farming workshop was split into smaller groups; each worked with a goat and learned how to monitor a goat’s pulse, respiration and temperature as well as the goat’s condition and conformation.

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weeds and invasive plants. They are especially effective in eradicating multiflora rose.

5. Family projects: many goats are multi-purpose and can be raised for family uses of fiber, milk or meat.

6. Companion animals: Goats are very gregarious and friendly, and have great recreational use. They have been used as draft or packing animals; therapy animals; and pets. In addition, there is a market for supplying goats that are used as 4-H projects.

7. Training herding dogs: goats can be used for training herding dogs for use on livestock farms.

In order to choose which industry best suits the purpose, a potential goat farmer needs to examine his expectations, taking into consideration some important issues, such as his lifestyle: a person who enjoys taking vacations frequently or having weekends “off” would not be a suitable goat farmer, as goats require daily care, and would not be a good choice for a part-time business. However, a person who enjoys working with people and animals, as well as doing some traveling, might be happy pursuing a career in showing goats, for example.

It’s also important to take into take stock the resources you might have to start out with, such as land, facilities and family labor.

And finally, you should be aware of your financial expectations. Before embarking on a project or business of raising goats, it’s important to research what your costs will be to begin goat farming. Some figures you will need to get good estimates of include: 1. The approximate annual costs of rearing a doe and her kids in your region. What is the price of hay? Feed?

What medicines or supplements will be necessary? If you need to construct a barn or build fence, you’ll need to add in those costs as well.

2. What’s average market value of slaughter goats in your area? Which breeds might you decide on that will work best for your farm? Is there a local market for starting goats?

3. What is carrying capacity of your land and facilities? Pasture and forage area will vary and you’ll need to know what to expect from the land you have available.

4. What sort of productivity can you expect from a doe under your farm conditions? Again, with so many variables it’s important to study different breeds of goats and families of those breeds to find what will be most suitable to your situation.

The next column will be devoted to goat breeds, breeding goats and facilities necessary for raising goats.

by Jennifer Showalter TIMBERVILLE, VA — Farming is a risky business that is often times unpredictable. This is nothing new to Dave Yutzy, owner of Windcrest Holsteins Inc., but he is not about to let that hold him back. Yutzy and his wife, Jewel, have been in the dairy business for 29 years and recently made the decision to build a new facility and significantly increase their herd size.

Dave’s involvement in the dairy business actually started when he was 8 years old. His father, Norman, purchased the dairy farm at a bankruptcy auction in 1960. “During high school, I remember disliking the dairy chores and vowing I would never be a farmer,” recalls Yutzy.

When Dave and Jewel met while attending Eastern Mennonite University, the dairy industry was nothing new to her. She grew up on a farm in Greencastle, PA. Jewel and Dave married during their senior year of college.

Shortly before their graduation, a longtime employee of the Yutzy’s left the farm, so Dave and Jewel felt it was appropriate to take advantage of the offer to step in and form a partnership with Dave’s parents. At that time, the Yutzys were milking 130 Holstein cows in a herringbone parlor.

Over the years, Dave and Jewel raised a family and increased their milking herd size up to 225 head. In 1989, they bought the remainder of the milking herd and purchased feeds from Norman, who was still farming the land.

In December of 2000, Norman’s life was unfortunately claimed in a farm roll-over accident. With some time, Jewel and Dave picked themselves up and purchased the dairy from Dave’s mother in 2005. In 2007, they purchased two additional tracts from Dave’s mother.

Windcrest Holsteins is now serving the third generation.

The Yutzy’s oldest son, Ben, is the herdsman of the operation and their daughter, Lauren, is a junior in college. Their youngest son, Aaron, lives in Pittsburgh, PA, but continues to work on the farm from time to time.

The original dairy served the Yutzys well for years, but as time passed, the age, design and size of the dairy was no longer fulfilling their needs.

After countless hours of juggling the idea of expanding their dairy, the Yutzys started the planning process in February 2009. “We were one of the “lucky” farms to receive an EPA visit in April, 2010 and they pushed us to fence our dry cows from a small stream that starts on our property. At this point, we were close to the start of the project and eager to

rid ourselves of some of these environmental issues,” says Yutzy.

The planning, permitting and financing took a lot longer than the Yutzys expected. To help with the process, they hired Jeff Ainsile, with Red BarnAg, who topographically mapped the site. Ainsile also walked them through a number of different manure handling possibilities and different building designs.

With Ainsile’s help, the Yutzys agreed on building plans and came up with a detailed budget they were able to present to their lender. With approval, the Yutzys hired Farmer Boy Ag of Myerstown, PA to do the construction.

The new facility at Windcrest Holsteins is shaped like the letter “H”. One leg contains a freestall area, while the other leg contains a double 12 milking parlor, holding pen and a “special needs” area. Connecting the two legs of the “H” is a connector or cross-over area where the Yutzys do all their breedings, herd health and veterinary work.

The Yutzys free-stall and special needs areas are built with a 2 percent slope in the floor to accommodate their flushing system. At the low area of the barn, there is a collection channel used to take waste water out of the barn and into the manure lagoons.

The Yutzys opted to implement equipment that would allow them to conserve as much water as possible. Their flush water pushes manure and sand that is kicked out of the free-stall area down the alleyways and into a collection channel. The slush then runs through a relatively flat sand separation area, where the heavier sand falls out and is reclaimed for future free-stall bedding. “We feel that we reclaim 85-90 percent of the sand we use in this area,” notes Yutzy. The reprocessed water is reused to clean the concrete alleyways time and time again.

The Yutzys incorporated three manure storage lagoons into their facilities. Cell 1 and Cell 2 are about 600,000 gallons each and Cell 3 is about 5 million gallons. The system is designed so fiber from the manure and left over sand stay primarily in Cell 1 and Cell 2.

“The goal of the system is to only have ‘brown’ water in Cell 3 and this is the water we recycle to start the flush system with,” says Yutzy.

The Yutzys decided to go with a direct tanker loading system rather than using bulk tanks.

“The direct load system saved us about $50,000 to $60,000 in upfront costs. We also don’t have any washing costs or upkeep related to the tanks, except the chiller,” says Yutzy.

He does admit, “I believe that

Record keeping is a big part of it! Herdsman Ben Yutzy plays a vital role in the success of the operation. Detailed records allow the Yutzys to make logical decisions in the right direction.

Photos courtesy of Windcrest Holsteins Inc. we spend a slight amount more in cooling costs because the chiller must ramp up and back down depending on the flow of milk to the plate cooler. The plate cooler is a heat exchange that uses well water to cool the milk down to 63°F and then uses glycol water cooled by the chiller to cool the milk down to 35° to 38°F before it is loaded on to the trucks.”

In addition to the cows the Yutzys had prior to their new facilities, they purchased three other herds. After co-mingling the herds, the Yutzys filled their new facility with around 600 milking and 80 dry cows.

In recent years, the Yutzys have used Swedish Red and Jersey bulls on their herd of Holstein cows. “With our poor facilities in the old dairy, I felt that the hardiness of the crossbreeds were a big advantage.

The three herds we purchased were all purebred Holstein genetics. We are currently using Holstein semen and believe that our current facility will allow Holsteins to reach their full potential. Recent Holstein genetics have also refocused the breed on productive life and other attributes which I believe lead to more profitable cows in the commercial setting,” says Yutzy.

The Yutzys knew by significantly increasing their cow herd, they were going to need the help of a reliable computer system to keep everything as straight as possible. They decided to go with Boumatic’s software known as SmartDairy.

This program tracks milk weights, milk deviations, and times of activity. The software also gives the Yutzys a chance to monitor the parlor and the performance of their employees from anywhere they have

access to the Internet.

The Yutzys, along with their seven fulltime employees, run 425 acres of owned land and 70 additional acres of rented land. Of this, 290 acres are double cropped with corn and rye for silage. “Our goal is to raise all of the forage needs for the dairy herd with purchased forages for the heifer herd,” says Yutzy.

Currently, the Yutzys are raising their own heifers but are fully aware their heifer numbers will increase significantly in the next two years.

They have recently added three automated calf milk replacer feeders in their baby calf facility to make the operation more efficient.

The degree of team work among the family members and employees has allowed Windcrest Holsteins to advance into the state of the art operation that it is today. “We have been blessed with good employees and a good labor pool to pull from. We have also been very fortunate to complete the barn just prior to milk prices strengthening significantly,” says Yutzy.

With the day in and day out effort the Yutzys put into their operation, they hope the next generation will carry on their love for farming. With this in mind, the Yutzys planned for expansion when they built their new facilities. “We have planned ahead by designing the barn to be easily added to.

We have the excavation done for an addition that could house an additional 200 milking cows, and we hope to build this within the next three years. We also have a nearby water source for irrigation and hope to install a system within the next year.” says Yutzy.

“I can’t emphasize enough the planning and budgeting that went into this project.

Planning is important so the facility is everything you want it to be and so that expensive changes don’t happen in the middle of the project. Having a number of experienced builders bidding on the project brought more ideas to the table, and letting them show us other facilities they had built inspired us to think in different directions,” says Yutzy.

“Budgeting includes getting realistic pricing and using fixed price contracts with vendors instead of time and material billing. Many people told me that it was normal for building products to go over budget 20 to 50 percent, but we have finished the facility and are on budget.”

In addition to all the hours of planning and budgeting, Yutzy is the first to give credit to all the reliable people that were involved with the project. “C and C Farm Supply did an excellent job in equipping the parlor. Their workmanship was very good. We had a rather fluid timeline and they were finished at about the same time as the builder. The SmartDairy system we installed is just being released

by Boumatic and they sent a number of specialists to assist C and C Farm Supply in the installation and startup.”

Windcrest Holsteins, Inc. is welcoming guests to the farm Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. C and C Farm Supply will provide lunch and would appreciate a phone call (540-433-8582) ahead of time so they can prepare enough food. Windcrest Holsteins, Inc. is located at 15638 Spar Mine Rd, Timberville, VA.

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This feed store prompts recollections of another time

by Jon M. Casey I had an opportunity to take a step back in time early last summer while I was in the Richmond, VA, area to cover the National Holstein Association Annual Meeting. I stopped at one of the area businesses, the Ashland Feed Store, a client that I once served as a feed company territory manager in the early 1980s. To my delight, it was still doing business, and quite successfully, I might add.

As I pulled into a familiar parking spot alongside the building, I recalled that the previous owners, Everett and Anne Williamson, had sold the business not too long after Everett's passing away a few years back. I remembered too, that Danny Adams, the young man who had purchased the store, had been involved in the operation during his youth and that he purchased the feed store when the opportunity presented itself. It was late in the day when I arrived.

When I decided that I was going to stop by the store, I was concerned that I would find the windows shuttered and the doors nailed shut. The state of the economy in the past two or three years, had taken its toll on all kinds of agribusinesses, so the possibility of the store being closed was very real.

Fortunately, however, just the opposite was true. The Ashland Feed Store was open and thriving.

More importantly, Danny was there.

His welcoming smile and friendly greet-

The Ashland Feed Store is still thriving under current owner Danny Adams.

Photos by Jon M. Casey ing, reminded me of Everett, his mentor and my long-time family friend. Everett was always quick to greet customers in much the same way.

I introduced myself and I explained the reason for my visit. Together we recalled a time gone by when he and Everett's son “Little Everett” worked after school and on weekends to help build this family business. Between customers, I toured the familiar surroundings, stopping in the warehouse addition to the rear of the store.

Cover photo courtesy of Windcrest Holsteins Andrew Kiziah (right), Construction Manager for Advanced Composting Technologies, visits with Dave Yutzy about some different options as the new mortality composting barn at Windcrest Holsteins is being built.

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There, I recalled the early days of that structure, when Danny and the Williamsons would unload a tractortrailer load of bagged feed that had just arrived from the manufacturing plant in York, PA. They would move the palletloads of feed from the trailer to various designated spots around the interior perimeter of the building. They would find a place for the horse feeds, the hog pellets and the wild birdseed between other high-moving items like cedar shavings, soybean meal and ground shell corn.

Back then, there was plenty of open space in the warehouse, for items to go.

Today, the building is fully stocked. The inventory has grown to meet customers’ needs, with rows of shelving in place to store pallets filled with pet food, feed, seed and other fast-moving products.

As I returned to the front of the store and I couldn't help but notice how the store is certainly very different, in so many ways, yet at the same time, it remains much the same as it did back then. For example, the wooden floors still creak under your feet as walk through the building. Similarly, it still is stocked with just about everything anyone would want to feed a pet, raise a show calf or supply a stable of horses with the feed or supplements that the animals might need. Likewise, there were plenty of garden supplies and tools to make those daily chores a little bit easier as well.

I could see that the building's metal roof was still visible from underneath, through the rough-cut rafters served as reminders of construction styles from a century ago. While it protects us from the blazing sun and summer rainfall, it was as warm or warmer than it was out-

side. I remembered back when I called on the Williamsons during the wintertime, just the opposite was true. You needed a coat and gloves if you were going to spend any time outside the small, cozy, enclosed office space, just inside the front door.

I remembered calling on Everett for the first time, back in 1983. I had accepted the job as territory manager for northern Virginia and Maryland, for a nationally-known feed company. Since the Ashland Feed Store was one of my larger accounts, I was eager to meet Everett and his wife, Anne. I had heard good things about them and when I finally met them, I wasn't disappointed.

They were both very gracious, in that Virginia sort of way (remember, I was still pretty much a Yankee doing business south of the Mason-Dixon Line), and I was somewhat taken aback by their down-home, country-style, friendly approach to visitors. As time passed, I found that their genuine love for people and their kindness toward their neighbors and friends, was no more or no less than their kindness and love for strangers as well. I was one of those, but not for long.

Over the next few years, I not only served the Williamsons at The Ashland Feed Store, but my family and I also became family friends. I watched their sons Everett and John, grow up pursuing careers of their own in other avenues of business.

During that time, Everett worked at the store, worked the family farm raising beef cattle and making hay, and later as an HVAC technician while Anne and “Little Everett” looked after the store. He did that all while dealing with an ongoing battle with diabetes that eventually shortened his life. Most of all, I remember him fondly for his gentleness and kindness to me and my family, treating me not only as a friend, but more like a member of his extended family.

So when I visited the Ashland Feed Store earlier this summer, it seemed as though it was only yesterday when I first set foot there. Today, Danny's warm, friendly smile and the welcoming comments from the other customers who were shopping there that day, reminded me of the past. My friend Everett would be proud of what Danny has done with the business that he loved so much.

Thank you Danny Adams. Thank you for stirring these memories in me, memories of my friend and of a time when life for me was different.

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by Hubert J. Karreman Hi Folks, So, it’s getting time to bring the animals inside for the seasonal change towards winter at some point soon. But which animals are we talking about? Certainly the milking cows will be in more as we tend to give them the most attention.

But what about the young stock? Often times we let the bred heifers stay outside with a place for them to bed down and be out of the elements and that’s good. But how about the younger heifers? Oftentimes people want to bring them back inside after the grazing season is done for some reason. But why? That fresh air they have been getting is so much better for them than stale barn air or shared barn air with the milking herd. As a rule, I would say that young stock should not come back into the barn until they freshen since they

are at risk for pneumonia if stuck inside all winter with the older animals.

So should we vaccinate animals at this time of year? It’s a common practice to do so. In some ways it is admitting that the indoor living isn’t as good as the outdoors on pasture, right? Like I have come to realize, the best vaccination program is one that is based on fresh air, high forage diets and dry bedding and dry bedding and dry bedding.

(That wasn’t a typing mistake.) At least that is for respiratory health.

Another important way to prevent respiratory problems in stabled animals is to put them outside every day for as long as possible. This allows them to breathe in fresh air just as we like to every day. Remember that the cattle breeds we have are from northern climates and like temperatures between 2050°F (-5 to +10 C). There

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is no need to keep them in when it is 22°F if the sun is shining, there is little wind and the footing is not slippery. On the other hand, the worst possible weather for cattle to be in is when it is raining and barely above freezing. They will lose body condition fast.

If young stock are carrying an internal parasite burden, or if they have poor body condition due to not enough feed and energy intake, they will likely break with pneumonia. Young stock with such issues will also break with pneumonia when put inside and especially if the bedding becomes damp and they are in a cinder block or wooden building with windows high above them only. If this is unavoidable, then vaccinating with one of the intranasal vaccines is best as it gives quick protection (within a few days) and will last a few months. I have always liked the idea of the intranasal vaccines if only because they mimic the real way respiratory germs typically gain entrance to the body — through the nose. Otherwise, structures with excellent air movement just above the height of the animals but which allow no drafts at bedding level (such as curtain barns, hoop houses or large super hutches) are great for keeping weaned animals and

bred heifers in.

Do we need to vaccinate if we are abiding by the “high forage diet, fresh air and dry bedding” rule? That depends on some factors. First, what do you want to vaccinate for? Is it the respiratory bugs mainly? If so, read the above again.

If vaccinating is for reproductive bugs, then we may want to consider it, depending again on some factors. First, what kind of reproductive problems, if any, have been occurring? There will always be a few cows that don’t settle easily.

What about cows called pregnant around day 3540 and then come back into heat a month later?

Or actual abortions seen — how many in what size herd and during what time span? In a 50 cow herd, it would not be unreasonable to see one spontaneous abortion over a year or maybe two if they are far apart. If you see 2-3 abortions in a 50 cow herd within a month or two, I would start wondering what is going on. Typically, cows that abort at 1-3 months pregnancy may be challenged by BVD, at 4-6 months pregnancy they may be challenged by BVD or Lepto and at 6-8 months pregnancy they may be challenged by Neospora. And if many cows are showing irregu-

lar heat cycles or perhaps have been bred but come back in heat not on a 21 day cycle, BVD could be an issue.

Testing of the aborted calf and two blood samples from the cow (at time of abortion and 3 weeks later) will give the best possible information from a lab. Or, if there are no abortions, but irregular heats or cows are not settling, then drawing blood from at least 10 percent of the animals in the herd (testing the problem animals) can reveal what the problem may be.

While an aborted fetus is looked at under the microscope and samples are taken to identify any bugs that may be present, blood samples from cows are generally checked for antibodies to bugs. Antibodies to bugs like lepto, IBR, BVD and neospora reveal to what degree the cow’s immune system has responded to a challenge from those bugs. The results are presented as titers. The higher the titer, the more likely the bug causing the titer was involved with the problem. However, if you have a vaccinated herd, those results could be from the vaccine since vaccines mimic natural exposure and cause the animal’s immune system to respond. This is good for

when the animals are truly exposed to the real bug, their immune system is ready to neutralize the challenge immediately. Looking at the titers of animals that haven’t been vaccinated in a number of years is very useful for results showing any high titers will be meaningful since it indicates that the animals have seen the real challenge by the bugs themselves and are reacting to them.

Be aware that trying to vaccinate your way out of a problem may or may not work. It probably is a reasonably good idea if Lepto hardjo is involved as that is difficult to get rid of it otherwise. But if BVD is floating around in a herd, vaccinating may give a false sense of security. This is because of a possible Persistently Infected (PI) BVD animal present. These animals are born with BVD and every moment they are alive they are breathing out, peeing out, manuring out, and coughing out live BVD particles into the environment which no vaccine can overcome. These animals must be identified and removed from the herd before any BVD vaccine will work to prevent any such future occurrence.

If vaccinating, using a modified live version is

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The Moo News

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Virginia Tech ag program open house set for Nov. 5 BLACKSBURG, VA — Virginia Tech will hold an open house Nov. 5 for students interested in the Agricultural Technology Program in its College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

The program was created to offer practical experience that can be applied in a variety of agricultural and green industry careers. Students who successfully complete the two-year program earn an associate’s degree, and they can specialize in applied agricultural management or landscape and turf management.

Ag Tech Program students use the same campus, labs, farms and other

resources as students enrolled in fouryear programs. Typically 95 percent of graduates find employment in their fields of interest within six months of earning their degrees.

Pre-registration for the open house is required by Oct. 28. Students can register and find admissions requirements at www.agtech.vt.edu

Moo from A5 probably the best route for effective coverage. I have read that some immunologists say giving a modified live vaccine against the respiratory viruses at 6 months of age and then again a month before breeding age may give lasting immunity for life. But I would like to see further studies on that.

However, if you think about it, if we get a tetanus vaccine, it is good for 10 years. If vaccinated for measles and mumps, the immunity is nearly life time. So why do people vaccinate cattle every year — probably because the box says so. Perhaps some studies need to be done for how long titers stay high from vaccines. (Don’t expect vaccine manufacturers to do the studies.)

But remember that the animals’ environment and feed play a much bigger part in staying healthy than vaccines. One thing to think about is animal concentration — what is the optimal number of animals to have for a

certain size of land or barn? Now there’s a real question. The beautiful stone barns of the southeastern PA area were originally meant to house no more than probably 15 cows, their young stock, a few horses and a handful of pigs and chickens. Now they routinely house 40 cows, some young stock and a full team of horses. I think it only makes sense that when there is a high density of animals in one area, bugs/germs have it easier to “set up shop” in the animals there. That’s why routine massive vaccination programs have become so common place in modern agriculture — because of the high concentration of animals in one location, whether it is a 40-50 cow tie stall in a stone barn or a 400-500 cow free stall system. I’m not against vaccines but the best “vaccine” for farm animals will always be fresh air, dry bedding, high forage diets, sunshine and being outside.

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Strive for stellar milk quality with proper udder care, cleanliness, record keeping, appropriate treatment and culling.

Reducing somatic cell count (SCC) on your farm is not just a matter of regulations and rulings — it’s a matter of animal health and good management.

When a proposal to voluntarily reduce the

U.S. Grade A Milk SCC limit to 400,000 SCC per milliliter failed at the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments in May, many producers and industry professionals were surprised. The proposal would have put

the United States on par with guidelines currently set in the European Union (EU) for milk export limits and was supported by several industry groups. Plus, many groups saw it as a measure to improve the Unit-

ed States’ attention to udder health. While the proposal’s failure means the USDA will have to step in to identify a way to meet the EU standards, producers should continue to implement management practices that improve animal health and milk quality.

“We know that lower somatic counts are a reflection of improved animal health and less mastitis in the herd,” says Linda Tikofsky, Professional Services Veterinarian with Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. “Whether or not there is a regulation on SCC limit, producers should strive to reduce

their SCC for the good of their cows, and their milk check.”

Lowering SCC, improving herd health There are several management practices that contribute to lower SCC: • Improve udder preparation Complete and proper udder prep involves stimulating milk letdown by stripping teats, predipping and wiping teats dry before attaching the milking unit. Always wear gloves, sanitize gloves between cows, and use single-service paper towels to dry teats.

Hang units squarely beneath the cow, and ensure there are no air leaks or “squawks.”

There should be a 60- to 90-second delay between stripping and unit attachment.

• Keep cows clean Reducing infection and SCC is easier when cows are kept in a clean, dry environment.

Bedding should be refreshed and stalls groomed frequently.

• Maintain good

records Keep track of cows with a history of high SCC and mastitis. A good record keeping system will help when making treatment and culling decisions.

• Treat those you can, cull those you can’t Repeated treatment of cows with chronic mastitis and high SCC doesn’t make economic sense.

“When choosing a mastitis tube, you can optimize the chance for a cure the first time by using ‘the right drug for the right bug.’ It is best to culture clinical mastitis to help you make this decision; however, if culturing isn’t an option, choose a broad-spectrum tube to maximize your chances for a cure,” Tikofsky said. Consider a single-day treatment for lactating cows like ToDAY®, available from Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., to get cows back in the tank quickly. If treatment does little to improve SCC, consider culling.

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Free trade agreements win Congressional passage; dairy to benefit with greater market access The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) applaud the passage Oct. 12 by the House and Senate of three free trade agreements (FTAs) with South Korea, Panama and Colombia.

“We wish to thank President Obama and his trade team, and leaders in both houses of Congress, who worked hard in recent months to make these favorable votes possible,” said Jerry Kozak, president and chief executive officer of NMPF. “The FTAs will expand U.S. dairy exports and, when fully implemented, will create thousands of export-supporting jobs in the dairy industry,” said Tom Suber, president, USDEC. “We hope that all necessary steps can be taken in the coming months by all four countries so that the agreements may enter into force at the beginning of the year and benefits to the U.S. economy can begin to be felt immediately.”

“The U.S. dairy industry stands ready to assist in any way possible to help ensure that the FTAs take effect as soon as possible,” added Kozak.

“Our producers are excited about the new export opportunities that will be realized once the agreements take effect, especially the trade pact with South Korea. The export gain for dairy from the Korea FTA in the first few

years after implementation will be approximately $380 million per year, on average, and the gains from the Colombia and Panama FTAs will add another $50 million annually.”

Suber pointed out that the agreements will not only help expand export sales for such products as cheese, whey, skim milk powder, and other dairy products, they also will prevent foreign competitors from taking market shares that the U.S. industry has developed in each of the countries in collaboration with USDEC. “In international trade, unless we continue to move forward, we risk falling behind our competitors,” he said. “These agreements will ensure that, for America’s dairy farmers and processors, export sales will continue to expand, not contract.”

The leaders noted that the agreements are all about giving dairy farmers greater market opportunities and better prices so that more can remain profitably in business. But Kozak also pointed out that it is not solely about bolstering milk prices for producers; it is also about expanding sales and jobs in the dairy processing and transportation sectors. “We estimate that as many as 10,000 additional jobs, both on and off the farm could be created by the Korea agreement alone,” he said.

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Allin Butcher and Roto-Mix were awarded the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s 2011 Outstanding Industry Recognition Award Wednesday, Oct. 5, at a reception in the Alliant Center hosting the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin.

According to DCHA spokesperson, Nancy Soucek, “Roto-Mix has been a strong supporter of the Dairy Calf & Heifer Association over the past several years. Roto-Mix and DCHA have similar philosophies in leadership and setting quality standards that help producers around the country become more successful in their business of raising high-quality dairy calves and heifers.”

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For Records Processed Through DRMS Raleigh 800.496.3344 • www.dairyone.com TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

ADAMS

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

PENNSYLVANIA

KEHOLTZ DAIRY SPUNGOLD HOLSTEINS KEHOLTZ DAIRY HILCREST DAIRY APPLE VALLEY CREAMERY LADD S. MUMMERT CIRCLE CREEK HOL. FARVIEW HOLSTEINS STEVE & CHRISTINE WOOD KENNETH WENGER

DHIRAPCS DHIR-AP DHIRAPCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H H

39.1 105.7 400.2 270.4 63.3 180.4 149.7 61.2 55.2 233.7

25605 23806 23442 22812 21827 21928 21545 21461 20094 18364

988 986 910 855 825 835 804 786 847 784

3.9 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 4.2 4.3

786 762 717 692 677 669 662 654 652 567

3.1 3X 3.2 3.1 3X 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1

SCOTT BOWSER SHIREY FARM RON + BETH RUFFANER SHANMAR JERSEYS R.FREEHLING LARA WILSON SHIELDS

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP

H X H J H H

80.5 251.5 41.2 338.1 94.8 33.2

23103 22500 21688 16372 18314 16861

862 822 771 790 637 646

3.7 3.7 3.6 4.8 3.5 3.8

716 677 649 587 570 514

3.1 3.0 3.0 3.6 3.1 3.0

BONZO ONEOONE BREEZE RIDGE CRAIG FARMS BREEZE RIDGE NYE FARMS FISCHERS WINDY RIDGE FRED SCHEEL DIANE BURRY

DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP

H H H B H J H J

38.9 30.6 107.4 54.9 131.7 40.4 44.8 16.9

28223 1054 3.7 858 3.0 21976 773 3.5 686 3.1 20963 819 3.9 666 3.2 19780 774 3.9 656 3.3 21349 805 3.8 637 3.0 17547 833 4.7 633 3.6 15526 576 3.7 509 3.3 13859 644 4.6 501 3.6

DEVON MARTIN RAY D MOWRY & SONS

DHI-AP H 118.8 DHIR-AP X 40.3

ARMSTRONG

BEAVER

BEDFORD BERKS

22148 17353

847 3.8 684 3.1 646 3.7 546 3.1

29561 1088 3.7 921 3.1 30008 1000 3.3 906 3.0 3X 30033 1057 3.5 900 3.0 3X 28601 986 3.4 874 3.1 26802 873 3.3 838 3.1 27419 922 3.4 834 3.0 26920 905 3.4 814 3.0 26546 968 3.6 807 3.0 3X 25044 928 3.7 782 3.1 3X 24791 915 3.7 767 3.1 3X 26061 942 3.6 766 2.9 3X 24880 940 3.8 761 3.1 24800 874 3.5 759 3.1 24671 917 3.7 758 3.1 23779 921 3.9 755 3.2 25032 904 3.6 753 3.0 25373 969 3.8 752 3.0 3X 23480 906 3.9 747 3.2 24503 864 3.5 743 3.0 24676 879 3.6 743 3.0 23944 804 3.4 731 3.1 23780 905 3.8 728 3.1 24320 850 3.5 728 3.0 24668 910 3.7 727 2.9 22828 859 3.8 726 3.2 24064 906 3.8 725 3.0 23294 803 3.4 723 3.1 23511 854 3.6 722 3.1 24023 862 3.6 721 3.0 23490 826 3.5 719 3.1 22680 805 3.5 716 3.2 22281 926 4.2 713 3.2 23310 883 3.8 713 3.1 22597 825 3.7 706 3.1 23469 815 3.5 705 3.0 3X 23640 861 3.6 704 3.0 23345 887 3.8 702 3.0 22691 856 3.8 699 3.1 21513 832 3.9 688 3.2 22514 802 3.6 688 3.1

CLOVER WILL FARMS

DHI-AP H 195.7

24888

DEB & RAY DETWEILER MARWELL DAIRY FARM ROY + ART SHULL WO BO FARMS TOM + SUE HALDEMAN

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H

85.3 66.9 209.0 71.7 93.6

30151 1044 3.5 945 3.1 23953 936 3.9 728 3.0 22574 897 4.0 713 3.2 19679 697 3.5 607 3.1 19065 774 4.1 588 3.1

DAVID MYERS RALPH J LIEB BRENT LOWMASTER BILL HOOVER STRITTMATTER DAIRY VALEWOOD DAIRY DAVID MYERS RON HOOVER RONALD HOGUE BORLIE'S DAIRY

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H J H H H

280.5 208.8 162.4 115.9 248.2 219.0 16.9 116.8 75.0 116.6

26181 25731 25010 22694 22636 22341 18668 20916 19556 17303

925 876 932 740 840 862 857 741 722 640

3.5 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.9 4.6 3.5 3.7 3.7

828 772 756 707 683 678 678 643 605 525

3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.0

DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H H

79.7 793.8 156.7 88.1 192.9 143.5 48.3 60.7 198.7 53.7

31312 29029 28496 30035 27974 27266 24908 25108 23900 23139

1163 1001 1156 1091 984 943 885 896 895 874

3.7 3.4 4.1 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8

913 873 865 851 845 804 768 755 748 717

2.9 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1

BLAIR

BUCKS

CAMBRIA

CHESTER

ROY & RUTH ANN BENDER WALMOORE HOLSTEINS NOLAN & NORI KING ROY & RUTH ANN BENDER ROBERT + BETTY PEIFER NEAL & LOU KING DAVID F KING FARM #2 CRYSTALRAY FARM MARSHAK DAIRY -NBCAMOS LAPP

961 3.9 781 3.1 3X

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

CENTURY OAK FARM DHIRAPCS H 76.5 MARK & MELODY STOLTZFUS DHI-AP H 80.5 HERBETH FARMS DHI-AP H 61.8 EVERGREEN FARM DHI-AP H 130.4 AMOS J STOLTZFUS DHI-AP H 60.7 RIDGE STAR FARM DHIR-AP H 51.2 HOLLY SOLLENBERGER DHI-AP X 35.5

23537 22640 22815 20717 20011 17133 15678

965 822 836 794 736 649 607

4.1 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.9

BRYMESSER FARMS DHI-APCS NEALAND FARMS DHI-AP SMITHDALE FARMS DHI-AP CURTIS WEAVER DHI-APCS TRIPLE L FARM DHI-APCS MARLIN & ADAMAE ZIMMERMAN DHI-AP JETRAE FARM DHI-AP STOVER FARMS DHI-APCS MARCUS GOOD DHI-AP DORELL & BEV AGAR DHI-AP WESTYLE HOLSTEINS DHI-AP SILVER HILL FARM DHI-AP BERKHEIMER FARMS DHI-AP JOHN STAMY DHI-AP DAVE AND DOUG LEHMAN DHI-AP LIGHTNING BOLT FARM DHI-AP J&S DAIRY DHI-AP TIM WITTER DHI-AP HENSEL HILL FARM DHI-AP HARRY & PAUL HOCH DHI-AP K HALE & L WENGER DHI-AP HARRY E THOMPSON DHIR-AP HARPER HERSEY + SONS DHI-AP DAVID R WALTON DHIR-AP

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H X X H H H H H H H

254.2 385.1 62.5 147.4 143.7 53.5 93.8 175.9 92.8 29.7 127.9 71.7 158.0 350.2 94.3 35.2 60.4 148.0 81.6 273.0 30.3 51.7 196.3 76.4

28626 1069 3.7 903 3.2 30222 1013 3.4 894 3.0 3X 26190 1004 3.8 808 3.1 25579 971 3.8 789 3.1 27219 949 3.5 787 2.9 3X 24559 910 3.7 782 3.2 23588 950 4.0 763 3.2 23693 885 3.7 744 3.1 24265 880 3.6 739 3.0 23879 881 3.7 708 3.0 22055 841 3.8 688 3.1 3X 21032 812 3.9 655 3.1 21017 813 3.9 652 3.1 20509 739 3.6 650 3.2 20600 759 3.7 632 3.1 18373 764 4.2 632 3.4 19932 740 3.7 626 3.1 19184 694 3.6 619 3.2 19944 797 4.0 616 3.1 19384 738 3.8 605 3.1 19783 757 3.8 603 3.0 19438 665 3.4 601 3.1 17978 671 3.7 584 3.2 17415 637 3.7 562 3.2

TY & TRACY LONG BOB KESSLER LEHMANSTEAD FARMS PLEASANT HILL FARMS STONEY LAWN FARMS J MELVIN BRANDT

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI

H H H H H H

114.8 50.0 168.7 53.2 118.5 67.8

23901 845 3.5 722 3.0 23609 1023 4.3 717 3.0 22214 841 3.8 714 3.2 20541 765 3.7 628 3.1 20129 677 3.4 626 3.1 18685 691 3.7 585 3.1

ORR FARMS ALLEN HILL DAIRY ORR FARMS JACKSON FARMS DAVID HAY FERENS FARM LLC GARY THOMAS

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H X H H H H

111.3 122.9 63.3 147.0 40.6 99.7 89.9

23762 21742 20854 20472 20576 19758 18083

CREEK VALLEY FARMS

DHI-AP H 493.5

3X 3X

TYPE TEST

CUMBERLAND

FAYETTE

FULTON

HUNTINGTON

MOWRER FARMS LOCUST LANE FARMS BILL & KAROL WINGERT GLOBE RUN FARMS WILLOW BEHRER FARMS WILLOW BEHRER FARMS EVERGREEN FARMS INC LITTLE J RANCH TIMOTHY R PEACHEY LOST HOLLOW FARM BILL & KAREN DAVIS DIAMOND VALLEY FARM LAKEVALE AYRE FARM TERRY ALLISON TOM & GLORIA COFFMAN IRVIN G MARTIN HERON RUN FARMS HAWN CREST FARMS

DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

BLOSSOM HOLLOW FARM PLEASANT VIEW FARMS LARRY H MARSHALL DAN L. HANCOCK NEHRIG FARM JERRY NESBIT JEWART DAIRY CRAIG A ANDRIE STEWART HOLLOW FARM BERKEYS DAIRY FARM GLEN HENRY AND SONS RUSSELL ADAMIRE JR DARYL & DEL BRUBAKER BARRY E + BARB A LUCAS GRAYBILL, DAVID MYRON+MARY GEHMAN TUSCARORA RUN HLSTNS MICHAEL W BEAVER B. C. + E. BRUBAKER JOEL & SARA MILLS ANTHONY HEIMBACH J.SCOTT LANDIS CHARLES & TAMMY KLINE MARCUS J ZOOK RUSSELL J DRESSLER KENT MABEN CENTERVIEW FARM MARLIN CHARLTON COCOLAMUS FARM ANDREW B. SWARTZ TIMOTHY E LAUVER G V FARMS ROBERT A MILLER

INDIANA

JUNIATA

3X 3X

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

HERD OWNER

DAUPHIN

CARL Z GOOD DHI-AP H 86.8 MELVIN M OBERHOLTZER DHI-AP H 121.9 DON & AMY RICE DHI-AP H 107.8 ALLEN P + MARY J GRUBE DHI H 59.7 LARRY GRUMBINE DHI-AP H 64.4 EARL R HAFER & SONS DHI-APCS H 225.7 E&N SHAYNAH KEE DHI-AP H 70.5 TULPACANAL FARM DHI-AP H 130.0 MIL JOY FARMS DHI-AP H 248.6 SKYLINE ACRES INC. DHI-APCS H 568.9 SCATTERED ACRES INC DHI-APCS H 336.4 SUNRISE FARM DHI-AP H 39.2 GARY & KATHY HEFFNER DHI-AP H 77.5 MICHAEL FORRY DHI-AP H 109.4 GLENN A DAVIS DHI-AP H 74.9 UNITED HEARTS HOLSTEINS DHI-AP H 119.3 MISTY MOOR HOLSTEINS DHIR-AP H 77.6 SHOW TOP FARMS DHI H 169.4 LUKE & LAURIE TROUTMAN DHI-AP H 53.7 LLEWELLYN MOYER DHI-AP H 113.8 NORTHKILL CREEK FARM DHI-AP H 126.0 RODGER WAGNER DHI-AP H 206.5 CEDAR CREEK DAIRY LLC. DHI-AP H 108.9 MARTIN & MISSY MOYER DHI-AP H 43.5 KIRBYVILLE HOLSTEINS DHIR H 97.1 MICHAEL HAAG DHI-AP H 86.7 DAVIEW FARM DHIRAPCS H 68.7 CURVIN MARTIN DHI-AP H 94.5 ROCKYCREST HOLSTEINS DHI-AP H 38.2 ARDOUNIE FARM INC. DHI-AP H 130.8 WAY HAR FARMS DHI-AP H 90.5 ONE HILL FARM MOYER DHIR-AP B 32.2 BARRY+ BARBARA GOOD DHI-AP H 89.1 JAMES P. & JAN M. ADAM DHI-APCS H 187.7 SUNNYSIDE DAIRY FARM DHI-AP H 202.4 CURVIN MARTIN DHI-AP H 69.9 DANA & DEBBIE STOUDT DHI-AP H 48.8 WALNUTRIDGE HOLSTEIN DHI-AP H 55.6 ALLEN A DAVIS DHI-AP H 57.4 LEROY NOLT DHI-AP H 42.1

Top 40 Herds For September

903 830 836 766 806 771 656

3.8 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.6

710 708 687 658 610 533 509

742 706 677 660 656 596 559

BRIAN & KAREN DIFFENDERFER E MARLENE PEOPLES DARRON SHEARER# ZIMMERMAN BROS GLENN D. LAUVER

3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.2

LANCASTER

3.1 3X 3.2 3.2 3X 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1

30607 1211 4.0 943 3.1 3X

H 357.6 H 469.7 H 731.0 H 117.1 H 690.3 H 114.3 H 2801.3 H 87.3 H 91.6 H 120.2 H 157.4 H 87.5 H 66.2 H 86.9 H 172.3 H 84.7 H 170.5 H 74.9

28055 27223 27699 26600 26693 26500 26136 24885 24884 22664 22899 22828 21656 20372 21007 21906 19712 17919

1008 997 1083 1056 1035 1002 974 891 983 833 966 832 782 748 802 774 704 712

3.6 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 4.0 3.7 4.2 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.6 4.0

843 842 833 832 813 799 781 772 767 726 719 707 668 662 655 654 595 578

3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H X X H H

59.6 227.5 46.6 116.7 103.5 100.0 227.8 64.5 59.0 48.5

25385 1007 4.0 785 3.1 23280 896 3.8 708 3.0 22214 976 4.4 669 3.0 21128 784 3.7 659 3.1 20738 759 3.7 636 3.1 20314 873 4.3 634 3.1 19908 765 3.8 624 3.1 19679 811 4.1 608 3.1 18466 682 3.7 577 3.1 18950 725 3.8 568 3.0

DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIRAPCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

51.9 87.7 99.4 129.9 65.1 338.1 100.9 24.8 69.6 108.2 51.1 63.7 79.8 76.8 85.6 56.3 124.1 75.4 41.4 55.1 39.8 121.4 55.2

29053 1080 3.7 896 3.1 24618 932 3.8 794 3.2 25944 958 3.7 785 3.0 24211 917 3.8 757 3.1 24504 918 3.7 756 3.1 24996 862 3.4 753 3.0 25024 961 3.8 752 3.0 23952 908 3.8 747 3.1 23865 828 3.5 746 3.1 23596 882 3.7 737 3.1 24294 892 3.7 729 3.0 24032 855 3.6 727 3.0 23993 845 3.5 722 3.0 23504 866 3.7 721 3.1 23765 870 3.7 710 3.0 22102 798 3.6 676 3.1 21680 816 3.8 670 3.1 21761 804 3.7 670 3.1 21396 762 3.6 665 3.1 20945 752 3.6 653 3.1 20199 787 3.9 648 3.2 19841 753 3.8 636 3.2 19982 761 3.8 625 3.1

TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

3X 3X

3X 3X 3X

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP

STAR ROCK FARMS TRUDALE FARM LLOYD M REIFF RAYMOND H GOOD SCATTERED ACRES REINHOLDS JAY & ANNETTE STOLTZFUS HERMAN COOK ELI S. STOLTZFUS MEGASTAR HOLSTEINS

DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-APCS

KARL & DANIEL BRANDT LITTLE HILL FARM EARL RAY & CAROL MARTIN LITTLE HILL FARM LEON E. MARTIN DALE + PATTIE MAULFAIR KENDRA MASE KEVIN & ALLISON SELLERS GARY LENTZ B & L HOSTETTER DEW MIST HOLSTEINS KIRBY L HORST PHILHAVEN FARM RUPLAND HOLSTEINS ADAM LIGHT MILE EE FARM MARTIN RIDGE FARM HAROLD CASE LEROY WISE JAY W GOOD BARRY HOSTETTER CURVIN + DAWN GOOD JERE BRUBAKER WHITE BIRCH FARM ZIM LEA HOLSTEINS CARISTONE FARM, LLC BRUCE BOLLINGER & FAMILY DALE HOSTETTER & SON K & M SELLERS MUSSER RIDGE FARM DONALD C KRALL MARK M. HOOVER REID K HOOVER RICREY HOLSTEINS RUPLAND HOLSTEINS BRUCE R HEILINGER DAVID + CHRIS WILLIAMS JOHN + SHARON KLINE HARLAN GOOD CLIFFORD+FAY BERGER# ANDREW FLEISCHER MELVIN&JUDY PEACHEY KISH VIEW FARM DAVID T HOSTETLER RODERICK KAUFFMAN RAMOND & ROSE KAUFFMAN LOWELL J PEACHEY DAVID C YODER RAYMOND S HOSTETLER AMMON FARMS DAVID J & RUTH PEACHEY MARK & VERNA PEACHEY FROG MEADOW FARM FORGY DAIRY MICHAEL P YODER VERNAN HOLSTEINS JOHN SPICHER LEE AND JOANNE YODER ROBERT L KAUFFMAN SHAWN & EMILY YODER JESSE L SPICHER ROBERT & LISA PEACHEY G SHELDON PEACHEY JOHN & SALOMA BYLER LOREN K. YODER ELWOOD H STITT TITUS R PEACHEY SAM K KAUFFMAN PEACHVIEW FARM VALLEY VIEW FARM PAUL NEER DARVIN RENNINGER DALE I KING CAS STEAD FARMS CLARK N. PEACHEY A FRED KING REED GAP FARMS MARLIN HARTZLER WILLOWS FARM NATHAN PEACHEY

LEBANON

MIFFLIN

MONTGOMERY MERRYMEAD FARM RUSSELL GUNTZ ROY S KOLB & SONS EDWIN A POLLOCK

B R COW E E YEARS D

H H H H H

54.3 105.2 71.6 86.7 30.2

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

19825 19783 18818 17925 17656

755 741 708 723 625

3.8 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.5

611 602 590 584 567

3.1 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.2

H 1373.5 X 26.2 H 58.1 H 276.7 H 656.8 H 129.1 H 79.3 H 58.1 H 56.7

28503 1065 3.7 872 3.1 3X 23416 953 4.1 778 3.3 25299 918 3.6 749 3.0 24402 850 3.5 740 3.0 3X 22867 865 3.8 695 3.0 3X 20487 736 3.6 629 3.1 19502 705 3.6 590 3.0 18764 741 3.9 575 3.1 18298 649 3.5 555 3.0

DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H B H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H X H H H H

116.4 55.9 93.1 37.1 67.9 58.7 60.0 66.9 83.1 115.9 111.1 45.1 90.2 119.5 117.1 207.3 106.3 57.5 136.0 124.7 64.5 117.6 131.5 136.7 84.5 267.4 79.9 85.7 63.8 145.6 64.8 46.3 200.4 122.5 112.0 79.4 57.9 128.0 74.7 67.8

31915 31151 30112 25813 27389 27253 26215 25398 26270 26587 26011 25747 25658 25928 25387 25575 24444 25773 24895 24771 24220 25126 24648 24927 24197 23732 24327 23684 23304 24161 23396 23763 23360 23335 23816 23727 22294 23333 23230 23056

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-APCS DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

58.2 54.8 406.4 55.7 115.8 87.8 60.4 78.3 61.9 93.5 54.6 98.8 65.9 146.5 141.3 67.5 74.3 56.8 47.5 98.9 40.2 89.0 118.5 85.2 115.5 42.9 100.1 79.3 121.1 76.2 21.8 56.8 46.5 194.7 70.3 65.9 67.9 50.1 80.2 86.9

29264 943 3.2 907 3.1 3X 29334 1104 3.8 886 3.0 3X 27852 936 3.4 829 3.0 3X 25840 954 3.7 803 3.1 25915 941 3.6 800 3.1 26006 969 3.7 793 3.0 26140 927 3.5 791 3.0 3X 24903 941 3.8 781 3.1 25406 922 3.6 770 3.0 24843 936 3.8 769 3.1 24183 879 3.6 761 3.1 24897 893 3.6 751 3.0 24636 915 3.7 748 3.0 23878 923 3.9 745 3.1 24111 889 3.7 735 3.0 24254 900 3.7 734 3.0 23570 894 3.8 730 3.1 22903 869 3.8 727 3.2 23440 838 3.6 725 3.1 23929 868 3.6 719 3.0 22890 893 3.9 714 3.1 23644 876 3.7 713 3.0 23024 921 4.0 712 3.1 22557 865 3.8 704 3.1 23382 857 3.7 702 3.0 22072 804 3.6 699 3.2 22706 864 3.8 695 3.1 22640 857 3.8 693 3.1 21884 842 3.8 693 3.2 21536 816 3.8 691 3.2 22533 877 3.9 688 3.1 22391 879 3.9 682 3.0 22242 794 3.6 671 3.0 21707 790 3.6 671 3.1 22084 819 3.7 667 3.0 21530 780 3.6 651 3.0 20298 750 3.7 645 3.2 21370 756 3.5 645 3.0 20599 774 3.8 627 3.0 20062 777 3.9 625 3.1

DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H

95.9 37.6 110.1 173.4

29153 1011 3.5 866 3.0 22906 897 3.9 716 3.1 22036 811 3.7 672 3.0 19808 796 4.0 621 3.1

1148 1103 1107 1026 967 962 912 980 895 998 925 984 910 914 988 909 934 880 898 896 902 910 824 928 911 847 834 865 875 837 855 852 840 822 831 830 907 826 807 810

3.6 3.5 3.7 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.9 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.5 3.5 3.5

966 932 907 844 841 829 811 803 802 799 798 793 791 789 788 784 778 766 765 762 762 758 755 754 754 748 746 744 737 731 727 725 724 721 715 714 710 708 706 703

3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0

3X 3X 3X

3X 3X

3X

3X

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA

TOP 40 HERDS FOR SEPTEMBER NAME

BRD

MILK 3X

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H B H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES NO NO YES YES NO NO YES NO YES NO NO YES NO NO YES NO NO NO NO YES NO YES YES NO YES NO

FURNACE HILL HOLSTEINS MARTIN PEILA SPRING VALLEY DAIRY LLC SCOTT & APRIL COOPER BRIAN K MULL DEWDROP-MEDO HOLSTIENS ROARING CREEK FARM ABNER L STOLTZFUS DAVID & JOSHUA BISHOP KEVIN L OBERHOLTZER CLAIR N OBERHOLTZER BRAUND VALLEY FARMS FREDERICK FARMS CLIFF & ANDREA SENSENIG LAMAR GOCKLEY K WAYNE &MIKE BURKET JEFF SENSENIG JOBO HOLSTEIN FARM OLD PIKE DAIRY MILL HILL FARMS BEN AKERS MELODY LAWN FARMS TROUT BROS DAIRY GERALD SMITH CHRISTIAN L PETERSHEIM JOBO HOLSTEIN FARM SANDY HOLLOW FARM JOHN M. BURKHOLDER WILLOW RUN FARM CREEK VIEW FARM SKY VIEW DAIRY HAROLD S ZIMMERMAN BRUVALLEY FARM RODRICK&TRUDY HINISH LARRY BRUBAKER JAY & FAYE GOOD & BEN & KARLA M KING-RIDGE FARM

RHA FAT RHA PROT RHA MILK PCT FAT PCT PRO

32859 29825 31823 31220 29941 30295 30526 29000 28144 28307 27646 28169 27492 27846 27951 27813 29613 26333 27755 27516 27353 27519 27032 26170 26701 27671 27658 27159 27609 27778 28542 27993 28628 26040 28011 27260 25902

3.3 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.6

1075 963 1136 1174 1036 1108 1125 1074 1037 951 968 1024 1057 1022 1075 1017 1040 921 983 961 1027 1062 986 1017 949 907 1040 1041 928 982 1048 929 897 918 968 1012 942

3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.2

990 941 939 937 930 916 913 910 885 877 873 870 867 864 860 860 860 856 855 851 850 849 848 846 845 843 842 842 841 838 838 837 837 834 832 831 830

TOP HERDS FOR RHI PROTEIN

RANDELL AND LOIS BOUGHER DALE SOLLENBERGER GLENVILLE FARMS

H H H

NO 26770 3.6 954 3.1 828 NO 26056 3.8 986 3.2 827 YES 26466 3.6 958 3.1 826

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B R COW E E YEARS D

DHI-AP X 10.0 DHI-AP H 61.4 DHI-AP H 31.9

NORTHUMBERLAND

RHA MILK

18365 19673 17955

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

SCHUYLKILL

683 3.7 617 3.4 794 4.0 608 3.1 705 3.9 579 3.2

JOHN RISHEL STROUSE DAIRY FARM SPRING LAKE DAIRY SHULTZ HILLSIDE DAIRY ZIMMERMAN FARMS INC. DRY RUN DAIRY, LLC NORTH RUSH HOLSTEINS WOLFE'S POWER LINE DAIRY WAYNE KLOCK J DANIEL FAUS JUDY BROSIOUS

DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHIR DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H H H

50.2 67.6 111.7 81.6 320.4 91.9 98.5 401.7 40.6 133.7 46.0

33801 29788 29108 27937 27718 24518 23897 24471 21723 21062 18173

CARL & BRENT MC MILLEN LOY ACRES L.L.C. M W SMITH FARMS CINDY & JOE COMP JESSE+BARB SINGLETON MELVIN S WEAVER O'TOOLE ACRES WELLER'S DAIRY NEVIN G RICE OL MAPLES FARM ROBRT & BONITA RODGERS LOGAN M BOWER LENARD & AMY KRESGE LYONS BROTHERS SYLVIN M WENGER PHILLIP WENGER ED + WILMA MCMILLEN KRETZH FARMS INC. AUKERLYN FARM EDWARD C BROFEE INNERST FARM SAMUEL L. HURST KENDALL BYERS ROBT &JENNIFER GABEL BRIAN FLEISHER LARRY BRAJKOVICH

DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIRAPCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H X

94.5 92.7 481.8 104.0 52.4 93.5 71.3 64.1 120.0 96.0 37.5 549.4 159.3 67.4 74.2 75.8 48.5 327.6 90.5 242.9 187.0 59.0 61.8 34.5 52.7 76.8

28240 968 3.4 878 3.1 27102 967 3.6 836 3.1 26775 1017 3.8 820 3.1 3X 26457 987 3.7 810 3.1 25635 977 3.8 807 3.1 26442 999 3.8 794 3.0 24677 945 3.8 776 3.1 25036 933 3.7 768 3.1 24384 872 3.6 761 3.1 23674 833 3.5 757 3.2 23269 931 4.0 749 3.2 24308 890 3.7 742 3.1 3X 23928 870 3.6 739 3.1 23489 880 3.7 727 3.1 23243 822 3.5 709 3.1 21977 787 3.6 687 3.1 22748 837 3.7 686 3.0 22025 811 3.7 677 3.1 21620 746 3.5 672 3.1 22395 844 3.8 663 3.0 21682 758 3.5 655 3.0 20458 782 3.8 649 3.2 21000 765 3.6 643 3.1 21215 727 3.4 634 3.0 18608 716 3.8 589 3.2 15724 686 4.4 534 3.4

PERRY

1149 1046 1119 1103 1043 969 1059 868 842 766 706

3.41026 3.5 906 3.8 870 3.9 860 3.8 830 4.0 770 4.4 747 3.5 735 3.9 671 3.6 633 3.9 565

3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1

HERD OWNER

3X 3X 3X 3X

TYPE TEST

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

HERD OWNER MERVIN AND JENELL YODER

DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H B H H H H H H H J J L

94.2 60.7 99.1 60.8 52.9 183.8 38.9 89.4 58.9 88.1 79.8 97.6 133.2 228.5 189.4 38.9

31692 1154 3.6 946 3.0 3X 26513 1000 3.8 840 3.2 24548 859 3.5 752 3.1 23118 842 3.6 733 3.2 23042 844 3.7 710 3.1 21184 896 4.2 704 3.3 23701 786 3.3 699 2.9 23273 845 3.6 698 3.0 21911 765 3.5 689 3.1 22040 824 3.7 673 3.1 21995 789 3.6 667 3.0 19939 774 3.9 634 3.2 19306 712 3.7 588 3.0 15635 695 4.4 581 3.7 15738 729 4.6 572 3.6 16962 620 3.7 522 3.1

CHRISS+TRISH NIPPLE ERNEST L WEAVER DARE E LAND KEITH MCCOOL JACOB GRAYBILL ROBERT + KATHY WAITE JL & CL SHAFFER WARREN FAUS SAUDERDALE FARM BO ANN HOLSTEINS DAVID APPLE AND SON JAY HOLLENBACH RICHARD+BETTY WELLER LEIRE FRY & SONS WAITE N CE FARM DAN WHITMER MABARBIL FARMS SEVEN OAKS DUANE & KAREN EWING JUSTAMERE FARM BRANDON EWING BO ANN HOLSTEINS

DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS

H H X H H X H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H X

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and format For NMC annual meeting veterans, the upcoming NMC 51st Annual Meeting, Jan. 22-24, 2012, at the TradeWinds Island Grand Resort in St. Pete Beach, FL (Tampa area), will have a noticeably different look.

The meeting will still begin on a Sunday (Jan. 22) but rather than ending on Wednesday at noon, the conference will go through Tuesday evening (Jan. 24). There will be no educational sessions on Wednesday (only the Board of Directors will meet).

Another significant change is that committee meetings will be spread out over three days (Sunday Tuesday) rather than holding all committee meetings on Monday, as been the tradition in the past.

The main reason for the change was to make the meeting more compact and time efficient.

A brief overview is below. Details will follow in the next few weeks.: Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 • Board of Directors meeting • Committee meetings (early morning) • Short Courses (afternoon & evening)

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when they registered for the meeting receive a copy. There are a limited number of printed copies available for purchase.

Details on how to order a printed copy will be available in the next couple of weeks.

Information on the upcoming Technology Transfer Session Details about the Technology Transfer Session (poster session) and associated Research and Development Summaries Session (oral session), held each year during the NMC annual meeting, will be posted on the NMC Web site.

Similar to previous years, individuals interested in presenting a poster at the NMC 51st Annual Meeting, Jan. 22-24, 2012 in St. Pete Beach, FL, need to submit a two-page manuscript by Nov. 1. Authors may request that the paper also be presented orally during the Research and Development Summaries Session, scheduled for Monday, Jan. 22.

Watch the NMC Web site for complete details, including goals of the sessions, how to format the papers, and how to submit the files online.

• Note the change in annual meeting schedule

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Proceedings from the 3rd International Symposium on Mastitis and Milk Quality available online

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Dairy farm workers bill introduced

by Bob Gray Recently Congresswoman Hochul (D-NY) and Congressman Hanna (R-NY) jointly introduced a bill that would allow immigrant workers to temporarily come to the U.S. to work on dairy farms. Their bill, H.R. 3024, entitled the Access to Agricultural Labor Act of 2011, would amend the current H-2A seasonal worker program that does not provide the dairy industry with the opportunity to take part in this program as it is currently operated.

Under the proposed legislation dairy workers would be able to work in the U.S. for extendable periods of three years.

The New York Farm Bureau supports this legislation.

From the federal side it is not clear yet whether

or not the E-Verify legislation that was reported out of the House Judiciary Committee will be taken up by the full House and, more importantly, will Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith of Texas agree to adding provisions to his bill that would deal with the needs of agriculture.

Although having the availability of new workers for dairy to be eligible under the H-2A program is important, every dairy producer I talk to about this is most concerned with the workers they already have on their farming operations. Being able to get new workers is important — but if they lose the work force they have in place, for most it would be a disaster.

Source: NDFC E-letter for Oct. 14

Proceedings from A13 Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 • Committee meetings (early morning) • Opening session (morning) • General session (afternoon) • Research & development summaries (afternoon) • Poster session (all day) • Reception (evening) Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 • Committee meetings (early morning) • General session (morning) • Awards and business luncheon (noon) • Poster session (through mid-afternoon) • Featured symposium (afternoon) • Short courses (evening) • Meeting adjourns after short courses (evening) Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 • Board of Directors meeting (morning) The best day to arrive for the meeting will be Saturday or Sunday, depending on whether you serve on a committee or plan to participate in a short course on Sunday. Since the meeting continues through Tuesday evening, flying out on Wednesday morning will be the best option.

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pointed to the global economy which, he said, has a lot of uncertainty and risk and could be headed into a secondary recession which will limit the upside.

“We saw a couple of months ago what $2-plus cheese did to demand, Mattke said. “Exports

dropped sharply in June and July and domestic demand dropped hard as well.” He said $18 milk “has a shot,” but $17$17.50 is more likely.

On a brighter note, corn prices have softened the last four weeks and is about $2 off the high, Mattke reported. Milk

prices have fallen as well so it’s “bittersweet.”

He called on producers to “be defensive in their planning” and “use any rally that might occur between now and the end of the year to get sales in place, pick the tool of your choice, be it forward contracting or

put options, use that rally to do it and get a base of protection in place because 2012 has a lot of unknowns.”

Cash cheese prices the week of October 10 reversed the previous week’s rally and closed Friday at $1.69 per pound on the blocks, down 7 1/2-cents on the week, and a nickel below a year ago. The barrels also closed at $1.69, down 9 1/2-cents on the week, and 4 1/4 below a year ago. Eleven cars of block traded hands on the week and 14 of barrel. The NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price lost 1.2 cents, slipping to $1.7475. Barrels averaged $1.7080, down 2 cents.

Jerry Dryer’s October 7 Dairy and Food Market Analyst reported that “conversations with (cheese) distributors suggest more promotional activity is being planned now than was the case just a few weeks ago. At the beginning of the week, cheese prices were as much as 50

cents below the price levels that prevailed thru the summer.”

Butter wise; Dryer says there’s “very good order flow and more promotional activity in the works. However, there’s also is plenty of cream.

High-fat holiday products aren’t yet competing for the cream supply and ice cream is out of the picture while milk bottlers and yogurt makers continue to dump cream into the supply chain.”

Spot butter closed October 14 at $1.8350, up 6 1/2-cents on the week, but 35 cents below a year ago. Only one car was sold all week. NASS butter averaged $1.7579, down 5.1 cents. NASS nonfat dry milk averaged $1.5415, up 2 1/2- cents, and dry whey averaged 60.29 cents, down 0.3 cent.

U.S. dairy exports in the first seven months of 2011 were steady and consistent, according to the U.S. Dairy Export

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YET ANOTHER DAIRY REFORM BILL HAS BEEN INTRODUCED Issued Oct. 14, 2011 Don’t look for $20 milk prices in 2012, according to Matt Mattke of Wisconsin based Stewart Peterson. Speaking in Tuesday’s DairyLine, Mattke

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DPAC applauds Dairy Advancement Act Senate Bill 1682 offers ‘fresh approach’ for dairy On the day in which the U.S. Congress passed three historic free trade agreements, the grassroots dairy producers of the Dairy Policy Action Coalition (DPAC) were in the nation’s capitol stressing the need for policies that position dairy farmers to benefit from these trade opportunities.

DPAC lauded the Oct. 12 introduction of the much-anticipated Dairy Advancement Act by Senator Robert Casey, Jr. (D-PA). Senate Bill 1682 was the highlight of discussions on Capitol Hill throughout the day.

It contains key elements of DPAC’s Cornerstones for Change.

The bill repeals the Dairy Product Price Support program, which saves taxpayer dollars and sends a clear signal to global trading partners that the U.S. will be a dependable supplier of dairy products that are in demand and will clear those inventories even when market prices are low. The bill also makes available low interest loans to manufacturers to encourage investment in retrofitting their plants to adjust to this change by focusing on making and marketing products that have broader demand.

“Dairy is the one sector that has really struggled in the midst of a bright economic picture for agriculture,” said Dennis Wolff, a lifelong dairy farmer from Millville, PA, who served as a former state secretary of agriculture and is now a relations consultant for DPAC through Versant Strategies. “The policy decisions being made now by the Senate and House Ag Committees, as they consider their recommendations for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, will be critical to the futures of our dairy farm families.

The Dairy Advancement Act improves market transparency and starts the process of simplifying the milk pricing system.

At the same time it recognizes the need for a modest safety net and for expanded risk management choices for producers.”

“We applaud Senator Casey for introducing the Dairy Advancement Act. Unlike other proposals, which make the system even more complex, this bill calls for reforms that simplify and im-

prove the way our milk is priced,” said DPAC chairman Cliff Hawbaker, a dairy producer from Chambersburg, PA. “As dairy farmers, we are looking for less, not more, government cost and control of our industry. We see the opportunities in the world markets and realize we are part of a world supplyand-demand balance,” observed Duane Hert-

zler, a dairy producer from Loysville, PA. “We thank Senator Casey for recognizing the importance of the food, jobs, and economic vitality our dairy farms brings to our local communities with a bill that looks at the big picture.”

DPAC notes that while trade agreements open doors for U.S. dairy

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The DPAC group who traveled to Washington Oct. 12 (from left) Alan Kozak, Rob Barley, Howard Straub, Denny Wolff, Duane Hertzler, Dale Hoffman, Herman Bishop, Dave Forgey and Bernie Morrissey.

Photo courtesy of DPAC

products, the industry must be positioned to walk through those doors with the products that are in demand.

Thus, the Dairy Advancement Act is not only a dairy bill, but also a jobs bill for the economy. It captures the federal policy concerns expressed at countless public forums held across the United States, and takes a progressive approach by improving transparency, growing global markets, encouraging new product development and offering safety net options, without invoking supply control and without putting taxpayers at risk for billions in liabilities as in other dairy proposals. These issues are important to dairy farms of all sizes, as well as to processors and

manufacturers of dairy products.

“The Dairy Advancement Act offers producers a choice to have a direct payment through MILC when the milk price hits a trigger, or to use an individual tool to protect a margin between feed cost and milk price,” said Rob Barley, a farmer from Conestoga, PA. “It does not link the safety net to supply management like in other proposals. Having used LGM-Dairy, I have found that it allows the producer to develop a customized safety net and protect the margin that is relevant to his dairy operation.”

“We support this bill because we believe that controlling the U.S. milk supply is not the solution. All the evi-

dence indicates that we do not have an over supply of milk relative to U.S. and global demand. Instead, the important task is to be developing products and marketing strategies,” said Dave Forgey, a dairy producer from Logansport, IN. “There is a reported 7 billion pounds of unmet global dairy demand in the world, and that gap is expected to widen. Why would we want to back away from that market with proposals that control production, when instead we can chart a pathway forward for U.S. dairy farmers through the Dairy Advancement Act?” Producer Howard Straub from St. Johns, MI, observed how his state has made agricultural exports a priority.

“Dairy needs to be part of that bright future. We don’t believe the producers’ interests are best served by sending a signal to the world that we’ll be the country to pull-back when margins tighten,” he said. “Instead, we need to build and serve those long term customers by making the right products and marketing them consistently.”

“We have a lot to be proud of as dairy farmers. We have the resources and the people,” said Dale Hoffman, a dairy producer from Shinglehouse, PA. “When you look at the overall economy, what sector is most productive? Agriculture. We’ll lose it if we

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Bicentennial farm honored York County, PA — Earlier this year, the York County Agriculture Business Council presented a plaque to Thomas and Julie Waltersdorff in honor of their receiving the Bicentennial Farm Award distinction from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture for 200-plus years of family land ownership. Their farm, located on Colonial Valley Road in Spring Grove, was originally purchased in 1808 from Lord Baltimore by Christian Hershey and consisted of 700-800 acres. The farm has been passed down through the generations and currently the Wal-

tersdorff’s own about 80 of the original acres. The original log home, although covered by wood siding, still remains and is occupied by Delphine Waltersdorff, Tom’s mother and the previous owner. The present barn on the property is over 100 years old and still has some logs from the original barn. Tom and his brother, William, currently produce grain crops and raise some beef cattle. They also have a poultry barn for embryo egg production.

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York County Agriculture Business Council president, Harry Bickel (left) presents a plaque to Thomas, Julie and Delpine Waltersdorff in honor of their PA Department of Agriculture Bicentennial Farm distinction.

Council’s Margaret Speich in an interview I had with her at World Dairy Expo. Demand has been strong, she said, much of it coming from emerging markets and U.S. cheese exports have been a bright spot. Exports in the first seven months claimed 5 percent of U.S. cheese production, up from an historical average of 1-2 percent.

Much of the cheese is going to South Korea where USDEC has done a lot of marketing the past 15 years. Speich said “It’s paying off for U.S. dairy farmers,” adding that there’ll be even more potential from free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama, and Columbia which passed the House and

Senate this week.

The U.S. dairy industry needs the world market but Speich warned that “It’s imperative we do what’s needed to continue to be a consistent supplier, not just to the international markets but also to make sure we’re producing the right kinds of things for the domestic market.

It’s part of the environment we operate in and U.S. dairy exporters especially in the last two to three years have shown more interest in exports, more commitment, and are very active in the export market.”

National Milk’s Chris Galen says the South Korean free trade agreement would be worth about

$380 million per year to the U.S. dairy industry and the other two would mean another $50 million in annual sales and generate additional jobs.

Exporting historically meant lower prices to be competitive but that’s no longer the case as exports have contributed much to achieve “strong positive prices for dairy farmers,” Speich said.

“Keep in mind,” she concluded, “U.S. milk production has increased 1.6 percent this year and 60 percent of that additional output was exported so we have to make sure that our commitment to export markets stays and really do what’s needed to make our exports healthy and consistent.”

The free trade agreements drew fire from the National Family Farm Coalition. Board president Ben Burkett stated, “The U.S. alone has lost 300,000 family farmers since NAFTA was implemented, and we don’t expect the lowered tariffs for beef and oranges to offset those numbers in the next 15 years.”

Wisconsin farmer John Kinsman, who met with President Obama and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack at the White House Rural Forum in Podesta, Iowa, said; “We outlined our concerns about the trade agreements to the President and Secretary Vilsack, but they chose to ignore them. This Administration has, unfortunately,

caved to the notion that any trade is good trade.

They abandoned their campaign pledge to revisit our nation’s trade policies, despite the continued loss of familyscale producers and the rural communities behind them.”

Speaking of exports; the Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) program accepted 10 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell a total of 2.67 million pounds of Cheddar cheese to customers in Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East. The product will be delivered through December and raises CWT’s 2011 cheese export total to 74.9 million pounds to 23 countries, the equivalent of 749 billion pounds of milk.

In milk pricing news; California’s November Class I milk price is $20.26 per hundredweight for the north and $20.54 for the south,

down $1.24 and $1.23 respectively from October, but $1.55 and $1.56 above November 2010, and equates to about $1.74 and $1.77 per gallon respectively. The drop pulled the 2011 average to $20.68 and $20.95, but both are $3.83 above a year ago.

The Federal order Class I base price is announced

by USDA on October 21.

The Agriculture Department raised its 2011 milk production forecast again in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. USDA blamed herd expansion “at a more rapid rate and milk per cow during summer increased more rapidly than expected.” Department bean counters project 2011 output at 195.9 billion pounds, up 200 million from last month’s estimate, and compares to 192.8 billion in 2010. The 2012 estimate was lowered as “forecast milk prices and

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Mielke from A19 weakening milk-feed ratios increase the pace of later year declines in cow numbers.” Look for 2012 output to hit 198.4 billion pounds, down 100 million pounds from September’s estimate.

“International prices have been weaker which has put some pressure on butter and cheese prices,” USDA wrote.

Butter and cheese price forecasts were reduced for 2012. NDM prices have also been under pressure from weakening international prices and although the forecast for 2011 is unchanged from last month, the price forecast for 2012 was reduced.

Whey prices were raised for both 2011 and 2012 as demand is strong, according to USDA. The 2011 Class III milk price forecast was lowered, but for 2012 the higher whey price more than offsets a decline in the cheese price, and the Class III price forecast was raised. The 2011 Class III average is now expected to range $18.15-$18.25 per hundredweight, down from the $18.25-$18.45 expected last month, and compares to $14.41 in 2010. The 2012 average

is now projected at $16.30-$17.20, up from the $16.10-$17.10 projected a month ago.

The Class IV price was lowered for both years due to lower forecast butter and NDM prices. The 2011 average is now put at $19.05-$19.25, with the 2012 average projected at $16.30-$17.30 per hundredweight.

The report also showed 2011 corn and soybean production estimates were reduced about 1 percent from the September projection but corn and soybean price projections were also lowered. The 2011/12 U.S. season-average farm price for corn was put at $6.20-$7.20 per bushel, down 30 cents on both ends of the range compared to a month ago. The 2011/12 U.S. season-average soybean price remains in a wide range, $12.15$14.15 per bushel, down 50 cents on both ends.

Soybean meal prices were forecast at $335$365 per ton for 2011/12, down $25 on both ends of the range.2011 cottonseed production was forecast well below 2010, as was alfalfa and other dry hay.

Milk production levels across the U.S. are following expected amounts, according to USDA’s weekly update.

Northeast supplies are tight for needs in many cases as Class I and II demand is limiting manufacturing supplies.

Good Class I demand in the Southeast is reported with increased loads being shipped into the region. Midwest milk is adequate for most needs with steady production.

Milk components are slowly increasing. Western production is slowing seasonally, with

some upticks in the Southwest as temperatures moderate.

California’s Milk Producers Council (MPC) warned in its October 7 newsletter that milk production in Australia and New Zealand is booming and “hard to not believe the short term milk supply could swamp demand down there, raising the question about what effect it may have up here.”

Cheese sales are holding up well, here, according to the MPC, “but U.S. economic data continues to indicate the recovery

from the greatest economic recession this country has suffered may not get much better soon, and there has been some talk about the economies of France and Germany weakening. Since the U.S. milk producers are beyond the “tipping point” all we can do is hang on right now and wait to see what happens.”

The MPC took the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) to task for its television and print campaign blasting National Milk’s dairy reform proposal. Quoting the MPC newsletter; “IDFA is

saying the roughly 60,000 dairy farmers in the U.S. owed it to our country to sacrifice the billions of dollars in dairy farmer equity by selling our milk at prices significantly less than what it cost to produce it, all in the interest of making low-cost dairy products available to the public.”

“The ironic thing, of course, is that these same dairy product processors were asked to make no such sacrifice in 2009 as they benefited from government policies

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For Hoffman, the choice is simple: “Make those products here and keep the jobs and dollars here at home. If we can innovate and market our dairy products, we can be very competitive.

We just need to unleash our potential as the United States of America.”

“Since DPAC was formed in 2009, we have worked tirelessly on the Cornerstones for Change to give fellow dairy

producers a voice in the policy decisions that will shape our futures,” said Alan Kozak, a producer from Millersburg, Ohio. “We thank Senator Casey for introducing the Dairy Advancement Act and ask the House and Senate Agriculture Committees to consider this fresh approach when making their recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction; or to put the dairy policy discussion through

DHI & DAIRY SECTION the normal committee process.”

The Dairy Advancement Act aligns federal dairy policy with the global realities of the 21st century. It is a market oriented approach that was developed by listening closely to dairy producers and experts from all segments

of the dairy industry. It simplifies and adds transparency to an overly complex system and gives producers safety net options, without restricting their opportunities to manage and grow their businesses for the next generation of farmers and consumers.

Mielke fromA 20 (the same policies that are now blasted in their advertising campaign) that provide government-guaranteed make allowances that virtually guarantee company profits regardless of what price they are paying for their milk.” MPC called the action “Shameless.”

Meanwhile; Senator Bob Casey, (DPA) has introduced the “Dairy Advancement Act,” at least the fifth bill addressing dairy policy reforms introduced in the past couple of weeks, reported Dairy Profit Weekly editor Dave Natzke in Friday’s DairyLine broadcast.

He said details and Congressional Budget Office review are still sketchy, but Casey’s proposal gives dairy producers a choice in risk management tools, allowing them to continue to participate in the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program, or to receive revenue margin insurance through USDA’s existing Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy (LGM-Dairy) program.

“This bill repeals the Dairy Product Price Support Program; reduces federal milk marketing order milk classes from four to two; and provides low-interest loans to dairy product manufac-

turers to help them become more innovative,” Natzke said.

An IDFA press release quotes Connie Tipton, IDFA President and CEO; “Now we are getting somewhere. The Dairy Advancement Act offered by Senator Robert Casey (D-PA), moves the dairy industry towards consensus on a path forward. Most importantly the bill will not hamstring our industry with a new government program to limit milk supply as does the controversial Peterson proposal. It sets no limits on the ability of dairy farmers to grow their businesses, and offers a safety net without strings attached.”

“Although this bill moves us in the right direction, the unwillingness of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) to compromise and insist on proposals that will constrain the industry by limiting milk supply is disappointing. NMPF continues to refuse to seek consensus by insisting on the Peterson proposal that forces dairy producers to accept supply controls if they want to participate in margin insurance.”

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Professional Dairy Managers’ Nov. 3 forum to highlight cow comfort Dairy producers will have the opportunity to learn how basic cow comfort can make a huge difference in profitability at the Dairy Industry Issue Forum planned by the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania (PDMP) on Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Lebanon Expo Center, Lebanon, beginning at 9 a.m. The Forum is open to all dairymen.

Featured speaker will be Dr. Gordie Jones, wellknown dairy veterinarian and consultant, who brings experience from his Central Sands Dairy LLC, home to 3,800 Jersey, and Holstein/Jersey crossbred cows in Nekoosa, WI, where it was founded in 2007.

This dynamic, worldrenowned speaker brings a simple but highly entertaining message on the importance of basic cow comfort in increasing productivity and enhancing profitability. His “Back to Basics” philosophy of respect and consideration for keeping cows comfort-

able is one that has practical application for dairies of every size.

Jeff Ainslie, Red Barn Consulting, chaired the planning committee and will serve as moderator for the day. “We are delighted to have Dr. Jones bring his expertise both as a consultant and as a dairy owner and partner, he said. “Cow comfort is a core, foundational principle for a dairy herd of any size or shape, and Dr. Jones’s presentation will reinforce this basic belief and its importance to productivity.”

Mike Hosterman, Ag Choice Farm Credit business consultant, will discuss the economic impact of cow comfort using benchmark numbers.

“It is attention to detail that makes all the difference in profitability, whatever the size of your herd.” Hosterman said, “You have to take care of your cows.”

A producer panel featuring Tony Brubaker, Brubaker Farms, Mount

Joy, Lancaster County; Joel Krall, Furnace Hill Holsteins, Lebanon, Lebanon County; and Jones will offer further insights into getting “Back to Basics.” Attendees will have plenty of time to ask questions and add thoughts in this session.

Following lunch at noon, sponsored by Novus International, participants will travel on their own to nearby Furnace Hill Holsteins, where they can see the dairy facilities that Krall operates with partner Tim Crouse. Their 150 cow herd produces 110 pounds of milk per cow per day. The farm was started by Kralls’ parents, Tom and Shirley Krall, advocates of quali-

ty cow care.

PDMP’s annual meeting, including election of directors, will precede the forum. With sponsorship support from American Farm Products, BouMatic, Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association, MidAtlantic Farm Credit, Red Barn Consulting, Select Sires and White Oak Mills, PDMP is able to offer this program at affordable registration fees. Cost for the Forum is $25 per person for PDMP members; designed to make it possible for a farm’s entire operation team can attend.

The standard non-member fee is $75 per person.

Registration includes lunch and the farm tour.

Registration can be

Dr. Gordie Jones downloaded from www.pdmp.org or call 877-326-5993 or by email at info@pdmp.org.

Information on becoming a member of PDMP is also available at the Web site.

Top 40 Herds For September For Records Processed through DRMS Raleigh

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800.496.3344 • www.dairyone.com TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

B R COW E YEARS E D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

BERKELEY

NORTH POINT FARM INC. MEADOW RUN DAIRY INC KEVIN PHILLIPS

DHI-AP H 576.2 DHIR-AP H 307.8 DHI-APCS H 217.5

CLARK

RIGGS & STILES INC

DHIR H 608.9

LOUDOUN

JERRY MICHAEL FARM 2

24489 22390 22230

DHIR X 126.3 DHI-AP H 134.1

19639 20954

763 3.9 649 3.3 774 3.7 639 3.0

HOUGH, CLARENCE E. & T.TODD DHIRAPCS H 222.2 VICKERS, L. ELMER DHI-AP H 95.7 SNYDER, NICHOLAS DHI-AP H 91.0 RZ BANE INC. DHI-APCS H 250.6 VICKERS, L. ELMER DHI-AP J 53.9

23063 21054 20229 19366 15612

961 800 739 700 721

DHIRAPCS H 47.8

18396

685 3.7 581 3.2

DHI-APCS H 84.9

24554

976 4.0 756 3.1

DHI H 78.3

20592

812 3.9 676 3.3

DHIR-AP H 212.7

20134

714 3.5 620 3.1 3X

JEFFERSON

16031

607 3.8 501 3.1

DHI-AP H 191.8

19574

737 3.8 615 3.1

ROBERT & STEPHANIE WHIPPLE DHI-AP H 96.6

22965

881 3.8 697 3.0

BEILER DAIRY FARM, LLC

DHI-AP H 147.4

21283

788 3.7 648 3.0

GREG GIBSON

DHI-AP H 135.4

20430

744 3.6 605 3.0

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YANCEY'S DAIRY

ROCKBRIDGE

ROCKINGHAM WEST BRANCH DAIRY

SHENANDOAH

WILKINS BROTHERS DAIRY

MONONGALIA

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MONROE

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% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

657 3.8 523 3.0

DHI H 31.2

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FAT

17364

BEN BUCK FARM EMORY & JEAN HANNA

27328 1042 3.8 826 3.0 3X

RHA MILK

DHI H 179.4

GREENBRIER 891 3.6 729 3.0 3X 813 3.6 679 3.0 832 3.7 676 3.0 3X

B R COW E YEARS E D

WEST VIRGINIA

LINTON BROTHERS INC.

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HERD OWNER

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4.2 3.8 3.7 3.6 4.6

701 641 621 582 554

3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.5

Top 40 Herds For September

RECORDS RECOGNIZE ENERGY CORRECTED MILK (ECM) BASIS - Over the years, totals have recognized milk, fat, and protein production. Since 1989, high herds on a county and state basis, along with all individual production awards, have been made on an (ECM) basis. The ECM formula (7.2 x lbs protein) + (12.95 x lbs fat) + (.327 x lbs milk) has helped identify cows that not only produce high volumes of milk, but also of milk solids.

Maryland dairy producers are using the ECM formula and no longer mention lbs of fat or lbs of 3.5% fat corrected milk, since fat has become a negative word in promoting dairy and other food products.

HERD NAME DAIRY CATTLE RESEARCH SAVAGE-LEIGH FARM PAUL F. HARRISON JR. PAUL YODER GLENN BEARD GLEN-TOCTIN FARM BULLDOG HOLSTEINS CESSNA BROS. FARM DAVID & JAMES PATRICK PHILIP BEACHY ORION-VIEW HOLSTEINS O. CLAYTON SMITH JAMES & JOHN MYERS DOOL-LEIGH FARM MD.-CARROLLTON CALVIN SCHROCK LAVON YODER BENEVA FARMS MAPLE LAWN FARM INC. DAVE & CAROLE DOODY BRAD & CATHY WILES HARA VALE FARMS PAUL & HENRY KINSINGER ERIC & FAITH BURALL MENDELSSOHN TERRACE FARM THOMAS H. MULLER VALES - PRIDE HOLSTEIN SHAFDON FARMS ASH & BEAR WILLOW SPRINGS PARTNERS ANDREW W. SCHROCK CHARLES MASON JR. MIKE & ANITA HAINES

TYP BRD TEST H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

22 23 23 00 31 20 23 20 23 20 31 00 23 23 23 20 00 31 23 22 20 00 20 23 23 31 23 22 31 31 23 31 23

ECM 27,403 27,104 26,455 25,329 24,747 24,478 24,401 24,198 23,845 23,754 23,654 23,505 23,420 23,253 23,139 23,125 22,895 22,837 22,573 22,526 22,441 22,265 22,242 22,217 21,810 21,749 21,738 21,630 21,598 21,471 21,350 21,338 21,149

3X

39

AVG MILK

AVG FAT

26767 973 24950 1028 23577 1012 24377 916 24170 879 22640 928 22923 896 22869 885 22507 878 23180 849 22460 870 20817 920 22671 850 20654 898 22802 820 21922 835 21716 848 22606 806 21531 830 22084 823 20279 842 21149 827 21229 821 21104 810 20367 806 20754 791 20451 815 20072 809 19566 831 20035 791 20267 783 19638 803 20956 739

ANNUAL LIFETIME AVG AVG AVG PRD PRD PRB % FT PRO. % PRO. TOT MILK TOT FAT TOT SNF 3.63 4.12 4.29 3.76 3.64 4.10 3.91 3.87 3.90 3.66 3.87 4.42 3.75 4.35 3.60 3.81 3.90 3.57 3.85 3.73 4.15 3.91 3.87 3.84 3.96 3.81 3.99 4.03 4.25 3.95 3.87 4.09 3.53

841 783 784 764 759 703 737 731 711 720 701 665 695 677 704 715 669 696 665 646 682 645 649 671 655 656 625 638 617 650 637 628 657

3.14 3.14 3.32 3.13 3.14 3.11 3.22 3.20 3.16 3.11 3.12 3.19 3.06 3.28 3.09 3.26 3.08 3.08 3.09 2.93 3.36 3.05 3.06 3.18 3.22 3.16 3.06 3.18 3.15 3.24 3.14 3.20 3.14

81.4 70.3 68.0 60.9 77.6 66.5 66.9 57.5 67.3 62.4 66.0 64.7 62.2 55.9 61.9 61.5 59.9 53.4 50.6 56.2 54.8 69.0 45.5 70.2 60.6 49.6 61.2 67.2 49.0 52.8 57.2 45.8 60.0

2.9 2.8 2.8 2.2 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.3 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.7 1.8 2.6 2.3 1.9 2.3 2.6 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.1

2.5 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.4 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.1 1.4 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.9 2.1 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.9

HERD NAME

TYP BRD TEST

ANNUAL LIFETIME AVG AVG AVG PRD PRD PRB % FT PRO. % PRO. TOT MILK TOT FAT TOT SNF

AVG MILK

AVG FAT

20493 19322 20922 19606 19862 20178 18733

747 781 727 767 758 712 742

3.64 4.04 3.48 3.91 3.82 3.53 3.96

639 616 634 614 612 606 596

3.12 3.19 3.03 3.13 3.08 3.00 3.18

56.6 58.6 44.9 43.3 40.3 51.6 58.5

2.0 2.3 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.2

1.7 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.8

ECM

3X

SUNRISE HOLSTEINS EHRHARDT FARM INC TOBIE KINSINGER RANDAL BEITZEL DALE M & SUSAN SMITH DAVID & JENNIFER BUROW SCOTT AUSHERMAN DAIRY

H H H H H H H

31 31 20 20 31 00 31

20,972 20,864 20,817 20,761 20,713 20,178 20,022

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PATRICK, DAVID & JAMES VALES - PRIDE AYRSHIRE WHISPERING AYRSHIRE ROOM-TO-GROW

A A A A

23 23 00 20

19,685 19,551 14,199 1,419

18291 17313 12884 1576

731 767 545 47

4.00 4.43 4.23 2.97

589 550 407 41

3.22 3.18 3.16 2.57

54.6 44.5 40.4 8.6

2.2 1.9 1.7 .2

1.7 1.4 1.3 .2

SHAFDON SWISS VALES - PRIDE BROWN SWISS ERIC F-FAITH M. BURALL DUBLIN HILLS SWISS DWAYNE BELL

B B B B B

22 23 23 31 20

21,086 20,452 19,723 19,619 15,538

18403 17958 17753 17382 13846

808 792 732 740 573

4.39 4.41 4.12 4.26 4.14

640 601 617 605 499

3.48 3.35 3.47 3.48 3.60

47.4 48.2 48.3 43.1 35.7

2.0 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.5

1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3

O. CLAYTON SMITH WALNUT RIDGE GUERNSEY MAR SHIRL GUERNSEY

G G G

20 31 31

24,576 22,173 18,798

19653 1036 17222 939 17334 705

5.27 5.45 4.07

658 609 556

3.35 3.53 3.21

55.0 49.4 45.6

3.0 2.5 1.8

1.8 1.7 1.4

GLENN BEARD O. CLAYTON SMITH MIKE & ANITA HAINES 2 JOHN & JULIE MAYER WILLOW SPRING FARM SPRING VALLEY JERSEYS ASH & BEAR WES KELLER ELI SWARTZENTRUBER GLADE VIEW DAIRY

J J J J J J J J J J

31 20 23 31 31 31 23 22 23 20

25,066 22,871 18,984 18,045 16,821 15,423 15,156 14,950 11,251 7,864

20882 1015 17563 986 15157 761 14860 716 13871 657 12235 622 12347 603 11197 630 9034 459 6711 305

4.86 5.61 5.02 4.82 4.74 5.09 4.88 5.63 5.08 4.54

708 606 580 544 525 468 460 435 327 239

3.39 3.45 3.83 3.66 3.78 3.82 3.73 3.89 3.62 3.57

82.7 74.1 36.8 40.6 34.3 31.9 34.0 35.4 31.1 18.0

3.9 4.4 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.6 .8

2.7 2.5 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.1 .6

The Dairy Advancement Act captures the federal policy concerns expressed by the industry at countless public forums held across the United States. This bill takes a refreshing and progressive approach at improved transparency, growing global markets, encouraging new product development and offering safety net options. These issues are important to the dairy farmer milking

60 cows and the dairy farmer milking 6,000 cows, as well as the processors and manufacturers of dairy products.

Many manufacturing plants are designed to produce inventoried commodities covered by the current Dairy Product Price Support Program, not necessarily products that the markets demand. Repealing the Dairy Product Price Support Program saves

taxpayer dollars and sends a clear signal to our global trading partners that the United States will be a dependable supplier of dairy products that are in demand and to clear those inventories even when market prices are low.

This bill makes available low interest loans to manufacturers to encourage investment in retrofitting their plants to adjust to this change

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by focusing on making products that have broader demand. The U.S. dairy industry needs to take advantage of all marketing opportunities by aligning our increasing production with the expanding global opportunities as well as developing new domestic products.

This bill also directs the Secretary to establish a two-class system for classifying milk under the federal milk marketing orders. Simplifying classification with two classes, fluid milk and manufactured products, will allow market forces to work and put competition back in the federal order system for milk used for manufac-

tured products. The competition will result in improved producer revenue and encourage new product development.

This bill also improves dairy price and volume reporting by expanding the reportable commodities and increasing the frequency of reporting to enhance market transparency and to better reflect current market prices. This in turn will improve price discovery.

Since 2002, dairy farmers have benefited from the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) safety net.

This bill gives dairy producers a choice by allowing them to continue to participate in the MILC program or to receive sup-

port for the Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy (LGM-Dairy) program as a risk management tool by insuring their margins for future months.

Producers may also buyup coverage on additional pounds of milk at their own expense.

The Dairy Advancement Act aligns federal dairy policy with the global realities of the 21st century. It was developed by listening very closely to dairy producers and experts from all segments of the dairy industry. It simplifies and adds transparency to an overly complex system and gives producers safety net options.

Dairy producers encouraged to sign up for Dairy LGM HARRISBURG, PA — Agriculture Secretary George Greig today encouraged dairy producers to make plans now to protect their profits from losses due to high feed costs and low milk prices by signing up for Dairy LGM during the Oct. 2829 enrollment period.

“Dairy LGM policies are expected to be in high demand this fall, and I strongly encourage dairy producers to set up a meeting with a crop insurance agent now to consider how this flexible insurance product can work for their operations,” said Greig.

LGM for Dairy is a monthly dairy risk management tool that covers the difference between the projected and actual gross margins (income over feed cost) during a producer-selected number of months for a targeted amount of milk.

A loss payment results when the expected gross margin exceeds the actual gross margin.

Greig cautioned producers not to wait to enroll, because federal underwriting guidelines limit the total amount of milk that can be protected.

“Make it a point to talk to your crop insurance agent and make key decisions well before the October enrollment deadline,” said Greig.

“Additionally, plan to sign up for the full 10 months of Dairy LGM in October to ensure you won’t be left without protection.”

Policies are available on a month-to-month basis to insure some or all milk from one to 10 months. Producers pay varied premiums that vary from zero to $2 per hundredweight, depending on the desired level of coverage. Prices are announced the last business Friday of each month and producers have until 9 p.m. the following evening to purchase a policy based on those prices.

For more information about Dairy LGM, contact a crop insurance agent or Karen Powell, risk management specialist, at 717-705-9511.

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Summary of Dairy Advancement Act

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NMPF welcomes inclusion of Foundation for the Future legislative language in Lugar-Stutzman farm bill draft Senior Senate Agriculture Committee member Dick Lugar (R-IN) has introduced a farm bill proposal that includes the dairy policy reforms advocated by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), a development that NMPF welcomed “as a major step forward in improving dairy policy.”

Lugar, a former chair of the Senate Ag Committee, and Representative Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), a freshman member of the House Agriculture Committee, have jointly introduced a bill they call the Rural Economic Farm and Ranch Sustainability and Hunger Act (REFRESH). This bill would reduce farm program spending by $16 billion, and save a total of $40 billion compared to current policy. A complete bill summary and legislative draft of REFRESH may be found at www.lugar.senate.gov and www.stutzman.house.gov.

For the dairy title of the Farm Bill, the REFRESH legislation includes the key elements of the Dairy Security Act (DSA) of 2011, which previously was introduced in the House as HR 3062

by Representatives Collin Peterson (DMN) and Mike Simpson (R-ID). The DSA is modeled after the extensive

dairy reforms first proposed by NMPF. The DSA itself represents a 20 percent savings compared to the current dairy program budget, amounting to $131 million over 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

“We appreciate Senator Lugar and Representative Stutzman recognizing the value of including the principles of NMPF’s Foundation for the Future in their Farm Bill proposal,” said Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of NMPF. “The REFRESH bill, along with the Dairy Security Act in the House, now gives us the opportunity in both chambers of Congress to push for dairy reforms that will give farmers protection, stability and growth.”

The key dairy policy changes in the REFRESH bill include: replacing the dairy price support (DPPSP) and milk income loss contract (MILC) programs with a voluntary margin protection program that covers 80 percent of the producers’ production history when margins fall below $4 per hundredweight; giving producers the option of whether to enroll in a market stabilization program; and reforming the Federal Milk Marketing Order system by moving to a competitive pay price.

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MILLHEIM, PA — The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) announces the 21st Annual Farming for the Future Conference to be held Feb. 1-4, 2012 at the Penn State Conference Center Hotel in State College, PA, around the theme, “Breaking Ground for a New Agri-

culture: Cultivating Versatility and Resilience.”

Over the past two decades, the Farming for the Future Conference has secured a reputation as a premiere gathering place for leaders in the global sustainable food movement. The 2012 conference is expected to attract more than 2,000 farmers,

chefs, students, business leaders and others from over 30 U.S. states and several foreign nations. Conference programming is slated to highlight the resilience of the growing movement while taking stock of obstacles that threaten its progress.

“This year, sustainable farmers in Pennsylvania

and beyond have endured historic flooding, changing government regulations, and extensive corporate spending aimed at marginalizing their way of producing food,” said Brian Snyder, PASA’s executive director. “The 21st annual conference will be a celebration of the spirit of resilience and resourcefulness that permeates this growing movement and propels it through adversity into the future.”

The ethos of innovation that characterizes the sustainable food movement is expressively articulated in the work of the conference’s featured speakers. Keynoter Brian Halweil is a senior fellow at the Worldwatch Institute, editor of Edible East End magazine and copublisher of Edible Brooklyn and Edible Manhattan magazines.

Halweil’s Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket, named one of

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Halweil recognizes that doom and gloom reporting often fails to bring about change. “What does inspire people to change their behavior,” said Halweil in a presentation for TEDxManhattan, “are the glimmers of hope that often show up on the margins.”

Shannon Hayes, main speaker for the PASA-bilities Series Plenary, is also well versed in searching for inspiration at the margins of society.

In her most recent book, Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming Domesticity from a Consumer Culture, Hayes visits kitchens, root cellars and gardens around the country to interview families who are eschewing mainstream culture in order to pursue lifestyles that increase self-reliance and strengthen communities.

The conference will present numerous other leaders of sustainable

agriculture, including holistic orchardist Michael Phillips, homesteading guru Harvey Ussery, bio-extensive market farmers Anne and Eric Nordell, permaculture expert Dave Jacke, organic grain pioneer Mary-Howell Martens, and third-generation farmer of Polyface Farm Daniel Salatin (son of celebrity farmer Joel Salatin). In addition to more than a dozen full-day pre-conference tracks and over 100 conference workshops, Farming for the Future will host a full schedule of events and activities, including a seed swap, live music and a juried exhibition of art inspired by the conference theme.

“The sustainable food system revolution is just now reaching its stride,” said Snyder. “We look forward to the 2012 Farming for the Future Conference as an opportunity for groundbreakers of all kinds to gather, celebrate, learn, and plan together for a sustainable future.”

To learn more about the Farming for the Future Conference, visit www.pasafarming.org/c onference .

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Agriculture Business Council seeks award nominations YORK, PA — The York County Agriculture Business Council will host the 26th Annual Agricultural Recognition Banquet on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at the York Expo Center Old Main Hall. The purpose of this banquet is to recognize the accomplishments of the agricultural community in York County. Nominations are currently being sought for the “Farm Family Award” and the “Ag Industry Award”. These awards have been presented annually since 1988. Nominations must be submitted by Oct. 31.

Contact Michele L. Grove at 717-246-3578 or ycabc@comcast.net for a nomination form.

The criteria for the selection of the Farm Family Award is: excellence in farming; excellence in production quality; dedication to agriculture; community involvement;

participation in ag-related organizations and activities; and positive lifestyle example. Some recent recipients of this award have been: Shaw Orchards, Stewartstown; Rexroth Farms, Windsor; James Eisenhour Family, Wellsville; Scott Cooper Family, Delta; and Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm Market, Hellam.

The criteria to be considered for the Ag Industry Award includes: excellence in operation; quality product; outstanding customer service; community service; years of positive business relationship with local farmers. Recent recipients of this award have been: Finch Services, Inc-Hanover; Michael Parrish, Wrightsville; Spoutwood Farm, Glen Rock; R.K. Vogt Grain, Marietta; and York Fair.

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TEST DAY AVG (COW) OWNER

MYERS FARMS INC FOGLEMAN DAIRY JAFRAL HOLSTEINS BUTTKE DAIRY CROSS CREEK DAIRY BEN SHELTON COREY FOSTER COREY FOSTER ROBERT NUTTER & MICHAEL STROWD JOHNNY, KAREN, & BRIAN MOORE GREEN VALLEY FARM, LLC STEPSTONE HOLSTEINS INC HOLLAND FARMS OF OLIN,LLC NATHAN SOUTHER DAVID A SMITH BREEZY RIDGE DAIRY SHUMAKER DAIRY, INC. TED AND ALAN MOORE SAMUEL J. FLOWE JERRY W. CRAWFORD MATTHEW CODY S & L RIVERSIDE DAIRY LLC MIKE DUCKETT CARL & CLAYTON SMITH MCCAINS DAIRY MARK JOHNSON GREG LANGLEY STEVE AND ALLEN JOINES BREEZY RIDGE DAIRY WAYNE P STOUT AUBREY N WELLS ENGLISH DAIRY FARM, LLC CARLAND DAIRY T C WILLIAMS WILLIAM H DAY JR A D & CARLTON WILLIARD GRAYHOUSE FARMS LARRY D GALLIHER JEFF CORNWELL NEAL P JOHNSON LARRY D GALLIHER LOFLIN DAIRY GARY SCHLABACH CHARLES CURRIN DAIRY LYNCHS DAIRY INC S & L RIVERSIDE DAIRY LLC GARY & SHARON MACGIBBON RIDGE FARM

TOWN (3X)

UNION GROVE NC (3X) LIBERTY NC (3X) HAMPTONVILLE NC LIBERTY NC (3X) HURDLE MILLS NC OLIN NC (3X) CLEVELAND NC CLEVELAND NC HILLSBOROUGH NC (3X) MOUNT ULLA NC (3X) RANDLEMAN NC (3X) BLANCH NC OLIN NC UNION GROVE NC (3X) LEXINGTON NC (3X) SPARTA NC BLANCH NC HURDLE MILLS NC MIDLAND NC CHAPEL HILL NC MARS HILL NC VALE NC LEICESTER NC ENNICE NC SOPHIA NC (3X) STATESVILLE NC STALEY NC SPARTA NC SPARTA NC STONY POINT NC LEICESTER NC MARION NC MILLS RIVER NC (3X) UNION GROVE NC OXFORD NC GRAHAM NC STONY POINT NC (3X) HARMONY NC (3X) LAWNDALE NC STATESVILLE NC HARMONY NC (3X) SOPHIA NC UNION GROVE NC OXFORD NC MAIDEN NC VALE NC CROUSE NC (3X) RANDLEMAN NC

R TEST A MTH N K

9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

ANNUAL AVERAGES

MILK LBS

DAYS IN MILK

LBS MILK

% FAT

LBS FAT

88.1 86.0 81.8 81.6 81.0 80.8 78.8 78.8 78.7 78.5 75.1 74.9 71.0 70.9 70.5 70.1 69.6 69.6 69.3 69.1 69.0 69.0 68.8 68.3 68.1 67.9 67.5 67.1 66.9 66.9 65.9 65.8 65.4 65.1 65.0 64.7 64.4 64.2 64.1 63.7 63.4 63.3 63.3 63.1 63.1 62.6 62.5 62.2

162 225 231 174 177 153 243 230 166 154 164 154 122 185 197 154 217 214 171 173 187 170 212 216 301 161 163 152 154 192 204 180 185 158 158 197 186 225 192 179 240 258 189 179 267 198 168 175

28134 25814 31356 24794 23902 25574 28206 28048 25738 24079 21570 22211 26269 25992 24962 20696 23480 21665 21749 19895 20978 20862 22069 21227 24182 21443 18006 21073 20614 20461 21389 22636 21205 18542 19449 22126 21822 18980 20355 23357 19375 19209

3.4 4.0 4.3 3.9 3.7 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.3 4.2 3.9 3.3 3.7 3.5 2.9 3.9 4.3 3.5 3.6 3.3 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.7 3.9 4.1 3.6 3.0 3.8 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.7 4.1 3.9 4.2 3.8 3.9 4.2 3.9

956 1020 1333 956 880 1042 952 950 963 784 900 865 860 949 862 610 910 930 751 718 688 831 800 703 888 827 736 749 610 779 694 813 788 641 726 905 843 797 777 906 807 740

19313 20348 20841 19280

3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7

721 750 831 720

B % LBS R PRO PRO E E D

2.7 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2

761 790 976 739 736 750 872 868 763 681 676 691 770 759 762 603 729 667 639 635 652 667 691 643 715 652 589 648 601 647 670 682 642 581 586 706 656 565 613 713 577 621

3.0 586 0.4 89 3.2 666 3.1 589

TEST DAY AVG (COW) OWNER

TOWN (3X)

R TEST A MTH N K

ANNUAL AVERAGES

MILK LBS

DAYS IN MILK

LBS MILK

BOBBY & ALVIN EVANS GEORGE SMITH BOBBY & ALVIN EVANS WRIGHT DAIRY WAYNE SMITHERMAN GLADDEN'S DAIRY TALLEY-HO FARM OAKMERE FARM T C WILLIAMS DONALD PAYNE BEVILLE BROTHERS DAIRY SEARS DAY DAIRY W G CARUTHERS JR ANDERS FARM PROCTOR DAIRY TEER FARMS INC JY-RO HOLSTEINS ALLENS DAIRY RANDY DOUGLAS

SPARTA NC LEXINGTON NC (3X) SPARTA NC REIDSVILLE NC EAST BEND NC VALE NC OLIN NC BROWNS SUMMIT NC UNION GROVE NC TAYLORSVILLE NC REIDSVILLE NC OXFORD NC HILLSBOROUGH NC ENNICE NC BESSEMER CITY NC CHAPEL HILL NC ELKIN NC ASHEBORO NC HAMPTONVILLE NC

9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67

61.9 61.7 61.4 61.0 61.0 60.8 59.6 59.5 59.4 59.3 59.0 58.8 58.6 57.8 57.2 56.7 55.9 55.8 55.7

155 233 153 222 195 189 181 190 158 195 238 157 222 183 214 266 226 227 175

18409 23594 18244 20828 15401 20777 22394 20238 18553 19569 21001 15118 17782 18431 20184 18712 18202 20565 19569

BRUSH CREEK SWISS FARMS GREEN VALLEY FARM, LLC MATTHEW CODY GREG LANGLEY CARLAND DAIRY T C WILLIAMS TREASURE CHEST JERSEYS GARY & SHARON MACGIBBON LUCKY L JERSEY T C WILLIAMS BRIAN MOORE JERSEYS COY + WANDA REESE COREY LUTZ RIVERSIDE DAIRY FARM TREASURE CHEST JERSEYS WAYNE AND KAREN LUTZ BILTMORE DAIRY FARMS INC GRANT WALTERS SHADY BROOK FARM CALDWELL OVERCASH ATT. LENNIE BREEZE RAY & LINDA ELMORE ATT. ANNA G. AMORIELLO CHAPMAN DAIRY HARRY WELLS SHADY BROOK FARM SHADY BROOK FARM CHARLIE PAYNE CHAPEL HILL CREAMERY

SILER CITY NC (3X) RANDLEMAN NC (3X) MARS HILL NC STALEY NC MILLS RIVER NC (3X) UNION GROVE NC LINCOLNTON NC CROUSE NC (3X) STATESVILLE NC UNION GROVE NC MT. ULLA NC (3X) TAYLORSVILLE NC LINCOLNTON NC GIBSONVILLE NC LINCOLNTON NC MOCKSVILLE NC FLETCHER NC CHINA GROVE NC STATESVILLE NC KANNAPOLIS NC GREENSBORO NC STATESVILLE NC GIBSONVILLE NC TAYLORSVILLE NC CLOVER NC STATESVILLE NC STATESVILLE NC HARMONY NC CHAPEL HILL NC

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

83.6 75.1 69.0 67.5 65.4 65.1 64.8 62.5 59.7 59.4 59.3 55.7 55.3 52.9 51.8 51.5 50.5 49.8 49.7 48.5 48.3 47.6 46.8 46.7 42.5 42.0 38.0 37.9 37.8

180 164 187 163 185 158 128 168 173 158 161 145 147 164 151 142 164 184 167 216 390 166 147 185 205 140 175 147 166

19799 21570 20978 18006 21205 18542 20477 19280 19152 18553 19735 16618 16525 16264 16261 16577 15118 14326 17610 15350 15491 13556 13070 15300 13253 14597 14151 10219 12346

NORTH CAROLINA COLOR BREEDS

% FAT

LBS FAT

B % LBS R PRO PRO E E D

3.8 894

3.1 730

3.8 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.6 4.1 3.9 3.3 3.1 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.2

783 545 786 860 770 644 709 757 614 701 616 621 732 696 779 621

3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1

655 460 656 697 637 580 575 657 471 568 567 576 599 576 625 598

4.1 4.2 3.3 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.7 4.3 3.5 4.1 4.6 4.8 4.0 4.3 4.9 4.8 4.3 4.1 3.5 4.0 4.5 4.1 4.4 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.8

817 900 688 736 788 641 775 720 822 644 817 771 797 646 695 806 727 614 722 532 612 614 539 679 641 664 626 466 591

3.3 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.7

662 676 652 589 642 581 658 589 646 580 649 605 596 506 567 582 549 494 578 475 506 487 424 539 480 505 490 364 451

B X X X X X X X J X J J J X J J J J X X X J X J J J J X J

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HERD OWNER

B R COW E YEARS E D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

MARYLAND BALTIMORE STEVE WILSON

DHI-AP H 176.0

CAROLINE

HARMONY FARM RICHARD EDWARDS HOLLINGSWORTH DANIEL 3 FAITHLAND FARM ARTIE FOSTER

CARROLL

RICHARD & DIANE FLICKINGER COLDSPRINGS FARM R.A.BELL&SONS LLC QUEEN ACRES JERSEYS PANORA ACRES DONNA & JASON MYERS GARY R BRAUNING FRITZ FARM LLC BAR NONE JERSEYS R.A.BELL&SONS LLC BYRON D. STAMBAUGH MARYLAND DELIGHT FARM CEDAR KNOLL FARMS CHARLES L. LETHBRIDGE LEASE BROS. PEACE AND PLENTY FARMS ARBAUGH S FLOWING SPRINGS PARKER SMITH

CECIL

KILBY INC. MT ARARAT FARMS KILBY INC. WIL-O-MAR FARM LONG GREEN FARMS INC. KILBY INC. MT ARARAT FARMS

GARRETT KENTON B

HARFORD

MATT & JULIE YARRINGTON MATT & JULIE YARRINGTON MY-LADYS-MANOR FARM

962 894 772 805 696

H H H H H

138.0 688.0 44.7 186.8 268.5

25670 24616 21791 22287 19167

DHIR DHIR DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP

H H H J H H H H J B H H H H H H H H

161.9 888.1 133.4 40.4 265.8 64.9 39.2 71.1 45.6 17.1 121.7 86.9 128.3 91.8 113.9 213.8 342.3 136.6

26169 1008 3.9 833 3.2 24496 915 3.7 759 3.1 3X 24720 938 3.8 758 3.1 3X 18915 939 5.0 733 3.9 23482 874 3.7 722 3.1 22347 861 3.9 710 3.2 22306 825 3.7 706 3.2 21984 830 3.8 702 3.2 17789 910 5.1 702 3.9 21637 860 4.0 700 3.2 3X 22259 800 3.6 696 3.1 20870 840 4.0 675 3.2 3X 21210 834 3.9 668 3.1 20657 777 3.8 645 3.1 20443 774 3.8 626 3.1 20484 771 3.8 623 3.0 19597 702 3.6 598 3.1 16301 622 3.8 510 3.1

DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP

H H X H H J G

463.2 58.9 74.3 113.7 129.6 39.2 11.8

23863 21638 20015 21896 18702 15764 15076

830 828 832 820 781 777 729

DHI-AP H 180.9

16474

717 4.4 545 3.3

H 1130.8 H 538.4 H 103.0 H 223.8 H 53.8 X 80.8 H 95.4 H 76.4 H 177.0

25093 24528 22293 22350 19876 19866 19735 19159 16798

974 921 870 862 771 746 684 753 681

DHIR-AP H 144.3

21185

793 3.7 658 3.1

DHIR-AP H 98.3 DHIR-AP B 22.1 DHIRAPCS H 327.6

24601 22596 22864

983 4.0 813 3.3 911 4.0 768 3.4 904 4.0 719 3.1

W. BLAN HARCUM

TEABOW INCORP. PAUL COBLENTZ & SONS BULLDOG HOLSTEINS MATTHEW TOMS MERCURO FARM LLC ANDREW TOMS PLAIN FOUR FARMS JEREMY & JULIE THOMPSON ROCKY POINT FARMS, INC.

620 3.8 534 3.3

DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS

WICOMICO FREDERICK

16388

DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP

3.7 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6

3.5 3.8 4.2 3.7 4.2 4.9 4.8

3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.9 4.1

803 737 671 670 595

714 703 660 660 576 565 553

772 771 715 702 636 626 610 608 536

3.1 3.0 3X 3.1 3.0 3.1

3.0 3X 3.2 3.3 3X 3.0 3.1 3.6 3X 3.7

3.1 3X 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2

B R COW E YEARS E D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

H H H H H X H H

122.9 72.2 190.3 158.0 167.7 65.5 219.8 64.2

23390 22204 22374 20788 20772 18885 17526 15222

884 870 786 857 708 695 692 571

3.8 3.9 3.5 4.1 3.4 3.7 3.9 3.8

DHI-APCS H 74.7 DHIR-AP H 114.8

21798 19021

840 3.9 687 3.2 763 4.0 631 3.3

306.8 211.3 20.4 67.9 56.4 71.1 161.2 24.0

25713 23607 22313 22919 22649 17974 17122 16249

883 906 855 881 852 804 864 659

DHI-AP H 77.5

17462

670 3.8 579 3.3

H 1321.9 H 303.8 H 170.3 H 148.0 H 138.0 H 86.6 H 160.6 H 55.5 J 16.0

26888 24320 23270 21280 19842 18553 19991 18066 15356

964 898 929 849 739 777 672 620 766

DHI-AP H 145.9 DHIR-AP H 24.5

20032 19686

819 4.1 624 3.1 722 3.7 604 3.1

26598 24115 21279 23134 19547 22866 21101 22133 22069 18618 19619 19420 20409 19521 18459 19445 19862 18339 14314 13691

978 947 853 867 962 817 805 846 796 836 694 805 728 731 740 742 694 694 736 682

TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER ROBERT KNOX JD & GE MILLER JAMES ARCHER STRAWBERRY HILL FARM HARKINS HILL DAIRY CHRIS DIXON GARDEN FENCE FARM KEVIN & ANN MARIE SMITH

HOWARD

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BOWLING GREEN FARM INC.

DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

KENT

FAIR HILL FARM INC. DHI-APCS CENTERDEL FARM INC. DHI-AP FAIR HILL FARM INC. DHI-APCS P. THOMAS MASON DHIRAPCS BRICK HOUSE FARM, INC. DHI-APCS ROBERT FRY & JUDY GIFFORD DHIR-AP P. THOMAS MASON DHIRAPCS P. THOMAS MASON DHIRAPCS

WORCESTER

CHESAPEAKE BAY DAIRY

QUEEN ANNE

LESTER C. JONES, INC. PATTERSON FARMS INC. W. EDWARD PALMATARY WINTERSTEIN FARMS LLC FRANKLIN & JEFF MOORE KEVIN LEAVERTON BOONE BROTHERS BENJAMIN STANTON LESTER C. JONES, INC.

DHI-APCS DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS

TALBOT

WM. BRINSFIELD HENRY SNOW 111

WASHINGTON

CLETUS & JANICE FREY RALPH W SHANK CLETUS & JANICE FREY ISAAC AND DIANE MARTIN SHENANDOAH JERSEYS BRENT HORST TRANS OVA GENETICS PRYOR BROTHERS MICHAEL FORSYTHE CLETUS & JANICE FREY EARL GROVE, JR. RALPH W SHANK DAVID HERBST COOL BROOK FARM MARSH-HAVEN FARM DEBAUGH FARMS JAMES A. CAMPBELL JR. S.J. WINTERS JR. & FAMILY MARSH-HAVEN FARM MICHAEL FORSYTHE

DHIR-AP DHIRAPCS DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIRAPCS DHI-APCS DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-APCS DHIRAPCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H B H H J J A

H H B H J H H H H G H A H X H H H H J J

96.0 59.4 25.1 59.7 125.7 134.3 26.5 100.5 22.5 12.6 114.7 113.8 177.4 112.6 48.2 125.3 107.1 137.6 12.4 34.8

3.4 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.5 5.0 4.1

3.6 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.2 3.4 3.4 5.0

3.7 3.9 4.0 3.7 4.9 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.6 4.5 3.5 4.1 3.6 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.8 5.1 5.0

712 708 670 656 634 596 579 501

760 754 712 707 705 633 608 517

785 724 720 679 614 610 587 546 541

826 749 724 720 717 711 701 686 673 638 632 624 623 603 600 594 587 548 548 514

by John Wilson, Senior Vice President, DFA On Oct. 6, Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Representative Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) introduced the Rural Economic Farm and Ranch Sustainability and Hunger Act (REFRESH), legislation to reform federal agriculture policy.

This legislation includes the Dairy Security Act of 2011 authored by Representatives Collin Peterson (D-MN) and Mike Simpson (R-Idaho). Under the leadership of National Milk Producers Federation, the Dairy Security Act has been developed over the past two years by individual dairy producers and numerous dairy groups across the nation, including Dairy Farmers of Ameri-

3.0 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3

3.0 3X 3.2 3.2 3X 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.2

2.9 3X 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.3 2.9 3.0 3.5 3X

ca, Inc. (DFA).

“In recent weeks, Congressional leaders have responded to the urgent need for dairy policy reform. This growing momentum is a positive signal to the dairy industry that change is on the horizon.

“On behalf of the dairy farmer owners of DFA, I am pleased to extend my sincere appreciation to Senator Lugar and Representative Stutzman for their leadership on this important issue. REFRESH contains key dairy policy changes necessary to maintain the vitality of the U.S. dairy industry, including options that allow dairy producers to protect their margins and the ability to strengthen exports.”

3.1 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.7 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.8 3.8

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RECORDS RECOGNIZE ENERGY CORRECTED MILK (ECM) BASIS - Over the years, totals have recognized milk, fat, and protein production. Since 1989, high herds on a county and state basis, along with all individual production awards, have been made on an (ECM) basis. The ECM formula (7.2 x lbs protein) + (12.95 x lbs fat) + (.327 x lbs milk) has helped identify cows that not only produce high volumes of milk, but also of milk solids.

Maryland dairy producers are using the ECM formula and no longer mention lbs of fat or lbs of 3.5% fat corrected milk, since fat has become a negative word in promoting dairy and other food products.

HERD NAME DAIRY CATTLE RESEARCH SAVAGE-LEIGH FARM PAUL F. HARRISON JR. PAUL YODER GLENN BEARD GLEN-TOCTIN FARM BULLDOG HOLSTEINS CESSNA BROS. FARM DAVID & JAMES PATRICK PHILIP BEACHY ORION-VIEW HOLSTEINS O. CLAYTON SMITH JAMES & JOHN MYERS DOOL-LEIGH FARM MD.-CARROLLTON CALVIN SCHROCK LAVON YODER BENEVA FARMS MAPLE LAWN FARM INC. DAVE & CAROLE DOODY BRAD & CATHY WILES HARA VALE FARMS PAUL & HENRY KINSINGER ERIC & FAITH BURALL MENDELSSOHN TERRACE FARM THOMAS H. MULLER VALES - PRIDE HOLSTEIN SHAFDON FARMS ASH & BEAR WILLOW SPRINGS PARTNERS ANDREW W. SCHROCK CHARLES MASON JR. MIKE & ANITA HAINES

TYP BRD TEST H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

22 23 23 00 31 20 23 20 23 20 31 00 23 23 23 20 00 31 23 22 20 00 20 23 23 31 23 22 31 31 23 31 23

ECM 27,403 27,104 26,455 25,329 24,747 24,478 24,401 24,198 23,845 23,754 23,654 23,505 23,420 23,253 23,139 23,125 22,895 22,837 22,573 22,526 22,441 22,265 22,242 22,217 21,810 21,749 21,738 21,630 21,598 21,471 21,350 21,338 21,149

3X

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AVG MILK

AVG FAT

26767 973 24950 1028 23577 1012 24377 916 24170 879 22640 928 22923 896 22869 885 22507 878 23180 849 22460 870 20817 920 22671 850 20654 898 22802 820 21922 835 21716 848 22606 806 21531 830 22084 823 20279 842 21149 827 21229 821 21104 810 20367 806 20754 791 20451 815 20072 809 19566 831 20035 791 20267 783 19638 803 20956 739

ANNUAL LIFETIME AVG AVG AVG PRD PRD PRB % FT PRO. % PRO. TOT MILK TOT FAT TOT SNF 3.63 4.12 4.29 3.76 3.64 4.10 3.91 3.87 3.90 3.66 3.87 4.42 3.75 4.35 3.60 3.81 3.90 3.57 3.85 3.73 4.15 3.91 3.87 3.84 3.96 3.81 3.99 4.03 4.25 3.95 3.87 4.09 3.53

841 783 784 764 759 703 737 731 711 720 701 665 695 677 704 715 669 696 665 646 682 645 649 671 655 656 625 638 617 650 637 628 657

3.14 3.14 3.32 3.13 3.14 3.11 3.22 3.20 3.16 3.11 3.12 3.19 3.06 3.28 3.09 3.26 3.08 3.08 3.09 2.93 3.36 3.05 3.06 3.18 3.22 3.16 3.06 3.18 3.15 3.24 3.14 3.20 3.14

81.4 70.3 68.0 60.9 77.6 66.5 66.9 57.5 67.3 62.4 66.0 64.7 62.2 55.9 61.9 61.5 59.9 53.4 50.6 56.2 54.8 69.0 45.5 70.2 60.6 49.6 61.2 67.2 49.0 52.8 57.2 45.8 60.0

2.9 2.8 2.8 2.2 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.3 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.7 1.8 2.6 2.3 1.9 2.3 2.6 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.1

2.5 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.4 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.1 1.4 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.9 2.1 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.9

HERD NAME

TYP BRD TEST

ANNUAL LIFETIME AVG AVG AVG PRD PRD PRB % FT PRO. % PRO. TOT MILK TOT FAT TOT SNF

AVG MILK

AVG FAT

20493 19322 20922 19606 19862 20178 18733

747 781 727 767 758 712 742

3.64 4.04 3.48 3.91 3.82 3.53 3.96

639 616 634 614 612 606 596

3.12 3.19 3.03 3.13 3.08 3.00 3.18

56.6 58.6 44.9 43.3 40.3 51.6 58.5

2.0 2.3 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.2

1.7 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.8

ECM

3X

SUNRISE HOLSTEINS EHRHARDT FARM INC TOBIE KINSINGER RANDAL BEITZEL DALE M & SUSAN SMITH DAVID & JENNIFER BUROW SCOTT AUSHERMAN DAIRY

H H H H H H H

31 31 20 20 31 00 31

20,972 20,864 20,817 20,761 20,713 20,178 20,022

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PATRICK, DAVID & JAMES VALES - PRIDE AYRSHIRE WHISPERING AYRSHIRE ROOM-TO-GROW

A A A A

23 23 00 20

19,685 19,551 14,199 1,419

18291 17313 12884 1576

731 767 545 47

4.00 4.43 4.23 2.97

589 550 407 41

3.22 3.18 3.16 2.57

54.6 44.5 40.4 8.6

2.2 1.9 1.7 .2

1.7 1.4 1.3 .2

SHAFDON SWISS VALES - PRIDE BROWN SWISS ERIC F-FAITH M. BURALL DUBLIN HILLS SWISS DWAYNE BELL

B B B B B

22 23 23 31 20

21,086 20,452 19,723 19,619 15,538

18403 17958 17753 17382 13846

808 792 732 740 573

4.39 4.41 4.12 4.26 4.14

640 601 617 605 499

3.48 3.35 3.47 3.48 3.60

47.4 48.2 48.3 43.1 35.7

2.0 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.5

1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3

O. CLAYTON SMITH WALNUT RIDGE GUERNSEY MAR SHIRL GUERNSEY

G G G

20 31 31

24,576 22,173 18,798

19653 1036 17222 939 17334 705

5.27 5.45 4.07

658 609 556

3.35 3.53 3.21

55.0 49.4 45.6

3.0 2.5 1.8

1.8 1.7 1.4

GLENN BEARD O. CLAYTON SMITH MIKE & ANITA HAINES 2 JOHN & JULIE MAYER WILLOW SPRING FARM SPRING VALLEY JERSEYS ASH & BEAR WES KELLER ELI SWARTZENTRUBER GLADE VIEW DAIRY

J J J J J J J J J J

31 20 23 31 31 31 23 22 23 20

25,066 22,871 18,984 18,045 16,821 15,423 15,156 14,950 11,251 7,864

20882 1015 17563 986 15157 761 14860 716 13871 657 12235 622 12347 603 11197 630 9034 459 6711 305

4.86 5.61 5.02 4.82 4.74 5.09 4.88 5.63 5.08 4.54

708 606 580 544 525 468 460 435 327 239

3.39 3.45 3.83 3.66 3.78 3.82 3.73 3.89 3.62 3.57

82.7 74.1 36.8 40.6 34.3 31.9 34.0 35.4 31.1 18.0

3.9 4.4 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.6 .8

2.7 2.5 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.1 .6

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DHI-403 DHIA Report: Turning Data Into Helpful Information

By George Cudoc Reporting data can be considered the first important step in managing a dairy herd. The second step involves turning that data into information that you can use to more successfully manage your cows. Having the information one piece at a time, although useful, sometimes falls short in evaluating herd management plans and actions. Dairy One members have the option of processing data in a number of ways and at a number of places. Selecting summary-type reports may help you “connect the data dots” and look at important segments of herd management. Let us look at a report that focuses on multiple pieces of information to help you evaluate your transition program.

The DHI-403 report for DRMS at Raleigh is a tool that summarizes transition cow management using a number of measures. The data collected on cows is turned into information and presented in a graphical format. Both large and small herds will find the information useful, and the number of calvings per month will determine if the data is monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly. Each measure used will be on a 100-point scale, indicating the level of success we experience.

Goals are set using benchmark data for the top 10% of herds within a similar herd size range. Five of the measures use information during the period from dry off to 40 days in milk. Two measures use a time period beyond and the graphs may look a bit different. The report finishes with a list of cows that have calved recently and have low production, high SCC, or both. With those cows listed, other stressors that may have played a role are highlighted.

Transition is the time of a cow's life from dry-off date to 40 days after calving. This gives each cow ample opportunity to rebound from the stress she experiences giving birth. Successful transition can be defined as the ability to change a cow from dry status to production at a level equal to or better than the genetic potential that she possesses. The DHI-403 report from the Dairy Records Management Systems (DRMS) focuses on measures to help us evaluate transition.

The first measure we have in this evaluation looks at the number of days dry and the percent of time we achieve our goal of 30 - 70 days.

The current belief is that while we can shorten days dry from the traditional 60 day goal, we must strive to manage for at least 30 days.

Dropping below this threshold is likely to result in a 5% - 15% drop in milk. On the other hand, cows with extended dry periods of more than 70 days may produce 10% less milk. We should strive for 80% or higher success.

The second measure looks at milk produced on the first test day. This milk is used to project the probability that milk will be at least equal to the current RHA milk on a mature equivalent basis.

We can use this to evaluate adequate dry matter intake. Higher milk starts can lead to higher peak milk and higher total production.

The third measure, a butterfat and protein percent comparison on the first test using Fat Protein Ratio (FPR), gives insight to intake, body weight maintenance, and metabolic disorders. A large percentage of the cows should fall between a range of 1.0 and 1.6 using this ratio. Benchmark data says we should see 82% of the cows in this range.

The fourth measure based on first test milk examines success in udder health. High SCC on first test may point to problems with dry cow treatment or dry pen conditions. The percent of cows not infected or a SCC score less than 4.0 at first test is tracked. The top 10% of the industry achieves 80% cows not infected.

Additional information is also included by breaking the herd into new cases, chronics, and cures. New infections are described as cows low at dry off and high at calving. Chronic cows are high at both times. Cures are high at dry and low at calving.

A fifth measure looks at reproduction of the herd. This measure is not as current as the previous measures because it takes longer to be able to evaluate. The time will be different for each herd and is based on what we select for the VWP plus 30 days. Successful transition will prepare cows to be healthy enough to cycle and be bred during this time. The top 10% of the industry achieves 80% plus on this measure.

The sixth measure looks at survival rate, one of the biggest losses on many dairies. Successful transition increases the chance that cows will survive past their first 60 DIM. Not only have the cows that left in the first 60 days not paid for their dry period, but we lose the most profitable period of the lactation at peak milk. It is important to track cows leaving that have salvage value versus those that die with no salvage value. We should strive for 90% or more cows staying in the herd more than 60 days after calving.

The last measure is the percent of cows that go through transition in an unstressed state using some of the 6 measures above, as well as others like calving ease, twins, stillbirths, and abortions. The list provided shows current cows with stressors, and you may be able to still address them.

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Putting Small Acreage to Work 2011: The business side of farming ASHEBORO, NC — The Randolph County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension invites current and potential farmers to Putting Small Acreage to Work 2011: The Business Side of Farming. This event is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 3, from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension office, 112 W. Walker Ave., Asheboro.

The following topics will be addressed: Evaluating a Business Idea, Legal Requirements for Small Farms, Fundamentals of Small Farm Recordkeeping, and Pricing Your Products. Instructors will include Extension Associate Gary Bullen, from the North Carolina State University Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Cooperative Extension Agent Mary Helen Ferguson, and local farmers Larry McPherson and Brad Moore. Pre-registration and a fee of $10, lunch included, are due

by Wednesday, Nov. 30.

Checks made out to North Carolina Cooperative Extension — Randolph County, can be sent to 112 W. Walker Ave., Asheboro, NC, 27203. Call Mary Helen Ferguson at 336-318-6000 for more information.

Top 40 Herds For September For Records Processed through DRMS Raleigh

800.496.3344 • www.dairyone.com TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

NEW CASTLE

B R COW E YEARS E D

RHA MILK

% 3 % FAT FAT PRO PRO X

DELAWARE

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE VARI, V. JOSEPH EMERSON, ROBERT L. COOK, H. WALLACE & SON

DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP

H H H X

101.7 106.6 157.0 73.0

26236 1059 4.0 820 3.1 20954 718 3.4 645 3.1 18961 726 3.8 611 3.2 17702 754 4.3 576 3.3

DEMPSEY FARM DHI-APCS DULIN BROS. DHI-APCS GREGG & STEPHANIE KNUTSEN DHIR-AP JENAMY FARMS DHI-AP MOOR JR, ALFRED M. DHI-APCS GREGG & STEPHANIE KNUTSEN DHIR-AP WHITE OAK FARMS DHI-AP VOGL, ANTHONY & ERNEST DHI-AP

H H H H H J H H

198.8 157.9 40.5 171.9 317.0 24.1 173.1 141.6

27924 1064 3.8 836 3.0 25896 928 3.6 816 3.2 22902 873 3.8 739 3.2 23804 855 3.6 733 3.1 22322 897 4.0 718 3.2 16566 799 4.8 626 3.8 18187 724 4.0 583 3.2 18523 695 3.8 560 3.0

H X H H J H H

104.4 38.2 566.7 83.0 114.1 25.7 254.2

25887 23004 23385 22049 19612 21589 21545

KENT

SUSSEX

LOYAL JAKE BENDER LOYAL JAKE BENDER GREEN ACRES FARM HEATWOLE, JERREL & ALMA JOHN A. MILLS JOHN A. MILLS BAILEY, J. E. & SONS INC.

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP

952 903 843 864 971 876 778

3.7 3.9 3.6 3.9 5.0 4.1 3.6

801 748 697 693 682 673 659

3.1 3.3 3.0 3X 3.1 3.5 3.1 3.1

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Food for Profit will take you step-by-step through the entrepreneurial process. It will provide you with the information and skills to assess if your idea will be something that will sell at a profit. Conducting a feasibility study (to see if yours is a good business idea), performing marketing research, and beginning to draft a business plan are a few of the concrete tools taught by certified instructors and business experts. By attending this class, you can learn how to evaluate the opportunities on paper before you look for funding or take action (saving money and time).

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Now that’s Agri-tainment WYTHEVILLE, VA — Williams Orchard kicked off its annual Fall Festival on Oct. 1. The hay rides, pick your own pumpkin patch, corn maze and pumpkin chunker all add to the excitement and attract people for miles around.

Williams Orchard began operation over 70 years ago. Back then the locally grown apples and produce made it a thriving business. But times changed, grocery stores began carrying produce year-round and interstate highways rerouted traffic. In the 1980s they began to grow pumpkins on the side. Over the years that grew into pick your own pumpkins; then hayrides and a corn maze were added, and finally the ‘Punkin Chunkin Machine’. Now pumpkins account for nearly 60 percent of

the business and have transformed the orchard into a family destination.

Every year brings a new corn maze, a fresh crop of pumpkins, and the chance to launch the ‘Punkin Chunkin Machine’. The 40-feet long pumpkin chunker uses 250 gallons of compressed air to send pumpkins up to half a mile across the farm. It’s not exactly Agri-tourism, but it is great Agritainment. The prime October weekends can bring over 2,000 people to the orchard, and they all leave with apples, pumpkins, decorations, or at the very least, memories of a fun day of Agri-tainment.

The Williams Orchard Fall Festival continues every weekend in October, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 1-5

Along with the Punkin Chunkin Machine, Williams Orchards offers hayrides, a PYO pumpkin patch and corn maze for visitors to enjoy.

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FEEDER CATTLE

HAGERSTOWN, MD FEEDER CATTLE: 105.

Steers: few 600-800# 98105; 800-1000# 87-98; Hols.

900# to 84.

Heifers: 300-500# 97105; 500-700# 93-106; 700900# 88-103.

Bulls: 300-400# 103-123; 400-550# 92-111; 1 1090# at 87.

Dairy Replacements: 62.

Springing Hfrs. to 1175; Fancy Cow at 1425; Cows in milk 1000-1450; Short Bred Hfr. to 1075; L Open Hfrs.

850-960.

MT. AIRY NC FEEDER CATTLE: 548.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 150# 141; 203# 132; 260278# 132-136; 300-315# 115-126; 353-390# 130-155; 400-435# 113-119; 500530# 101-113; 555-575# 109-121; 620-635# 107125.50; 720# 114; 755# 112.50; 800-820# 108112.50; S 1-2 170# 119; 320-345# 95-106; 370-380# 87-100; 575# 76; 655# 69.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1-2 220-240# 121-140; 260295# 110-122; 328-345# 129-134; 360-395# 115132; 415-445# 98-117; 450485# 106-124.50; 510-541# 113-124; 550-595# 100113.50; 605-625# 95109.50; 685# 92; 710-745# 90-108; 1040# 86; S 1-2 335-345# 82-89; 445# full 70; 450-480# 55-66; 535# 93; 530# full 70; 565# 55 .

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 410-445# 126-137; 460480# 127-142; 505-548# 117-126; 550-585# 104-119; 618-634# 111-112.50; 650# 109; 740# 94; 810# 89.50; 850# 72; 900# 80.50; 970# 72; S 1-2 410-440# 77-97; 450# 104; 520-540# 100101; 525# full 100.50; 550585# 75-83.50; 640# full 88.

Bred Cows: M&L 1-2 Young 735# 600/hd 1-3 mos bred; M&L 1-2 Young 805# 690/hd 7-9 mos bred; M&L 1-2 Middle Aged 875# 690/hd 7-9 months bred.

SILER CITY, NC FEEDER CATTLE: 1136 Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 200-245# 123-147; 250295# 120-156; 300-345# 118-140; 350-395# 115-148; 400-445# 110-141; 450490# 125-140; 500-540# 120-129.50; 550-582# 115132; 600-637# 121-124; 650-685# 117-126.50; S 12 190# 91-110; 255-295# 100-109; 305-345# 90-111; 350-385# 97-110; 405-445# 94-108.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1-2 255-285# 127-140; 300345# 115-144; 350-395# 110-128; 400-445# 110125; 450-495# 110-125; 500-545# 110-125; 550598# 105-120; 581# value

added 123.50; 600-640# 106-117; 658-690# 100-110; 720-735# 105-113; S 1-2 255-295# 96-110; 300-335# 100-109; 355-395# 98-108; 405-445# 91-106; 455-490# 90-105; 500-535# 90-108; 550-595# 90-104; 605-645# 96-104.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 450-495# 110-130; 500545# 110-125; 550-598# 105-125; 600-641# 110-121; 650-690# 105-111; 705742# 100-119; 750-785# 94-100; S 1-2 455-485# 92108; 515-541# 90-107; 555590# 90-101; 608-645# 103.50-105; 660-685# 94100; 700-735# 94-99.

BLACKSTONE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 76.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 400-500# 116; 600-700# 114; M&L 2 400-500# 105134, mostly 134; 500-600# 120-126; S 1 300-400# 136; 400-500# 117.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 114; 500-600# 110; 600-700# 99-105.50; M&L 2 300-400# 114; 400500# 107-112; 500-600# 111.50; 600-700# 108.75; M&L 3 300-400# 114; 500600# 104-115; S 1 300-400# 110; 400-500# 98-110; 500600# 106.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 500-600# 114-128; M&L 2 300-400# 144; 400-500# 118-138, mostly 138; 500600# 111-124.50; 600-700# 105-107; S 1 300-400# 130; 400-500# 130; 500-600# 104-114; 700-800# 92.

N VA FEEDER CATTLE: 2007 Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 300-400# 124-152.50; 400500# 125-150; 500-600# 113-146; 600-700# 101134.50; 700-800# 113130.85; 800-900# 122126.50; 900-1000# 123.50; M&L 2 300-400# 118-146; 400-500# 116-144; 500600# 108-132; 600-700# 106-127, few 94; 700-800# 119-126.50; 800-900# 8791; 900-1000# 94; 10001100# 89.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 400-500# 88-90.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 108.50-132; 400500# 108.50-130; 500-600# 118-125, few 96; 600-700# 105.50-118; M&L 2 300400# 89-110; 400-500# 95116; 500-600# 101-112; 600-700# 94-114.50; 700800# 73-75; S 1 300-400# 79-88; 400-500# 79.50-92; 500-600# 79-92.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 136-151; 300400# 122-150; 400-500# 120.50-142; 500-600# 113135; 600-700# 96-117; 700800# 94-100.50; M&L 2 200300# 127-144; 300-400# 116-145; 400-500# 118-134; 500-600# 108-120; 600700# 89-98.50; 700-800# 84.50-91; 800-900# 70.

SW VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1506.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 134-158; 300400# 134-157; 400-500# 125-150; 500-600# 119-139; 600-700# 115-134; 700800# 110-122; 800-900# 114-118; 900-1000# 85101; 1000-1100# 85; M&L 2 200-300# 111-137; 300400# 137-153; 400-500# 116-143; 500-600# 116-136; 600-700# 115-125, few 95; 700-800# 114-120; 800900# 112; 900-1000# 101.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 116; 300400# 117; 400-500# 86-103; 500-600# 70-86; 600-700# 103; 700-800# 77-85; 800900# 66; 900-1000# 64-66; 1000-1100# 79.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 106-138; 300400# 114-141; 400-500# 114-133; 500-600# 108-127; 600-700# 104-125; 700800# 95-109.75; M&L 2 200-300# 110-137; 300400# 119.50-132; 400-500# 111-126.50; 500-600# 105121; 600-700# 105-117.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 136-140; 300400# 134-155; 400-500# 119-145; 500-600# 117-136; 600-700# 115-122, few 95; 700-800# 95-106; M&L 2 200-300# 123-124; 300400# 131-154; 400-500# 109-138.50; 500-600# 116125; 600-700# 113-120; 700-800# 95.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

FRONT ROYAL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

HOLLINS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 254.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 128-136; 300400# 131-145; 400-500# 139.50-140; 500-600# 127133; 600-700# 130; 700800# 125.50; M&L 2 200300# 140; 300-400# 131140; 400-500# 136; 500600# 123-126; 600-700# 129; 700-800# 121.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 1100# & up 73.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 118-119; 300400# 124-128; 400-500# 114.50-122; 500-600# 111117.50; 600-700# 109.50115; 700-800# 80-94.50; 800-900# 80; M&L 2 200300# 119-122; 300-400# 120-124.50; 400-500# 113124; 500-600# 109-112; 600-700# 111; 700-800# 80.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 128-136; 300400# 137-146; 400-500# 128.50-143; 500-600# 124; 600-700# 111.50; 700-800# 85; M&L 2 200-300# 132139; 300-400# 117-136; 400-500# 127-137; 500600# 123; 600-700# 105.

LYNCHBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 919.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 146; 400-500# 143.75; 500-600# 127135.75; 600-700# 124.75126; 700-800# 121.75; M&L 2 300-400# 156; 400-500# 138.50-143.50; 500-600# 127.50-135.50; 600-700# 116.126.25; 700-800# 115; M&L 3 300-400# 132-136; 400-500# 136.25; 500-600# 131; 600-700# 118.50; 700800# 113; S 1 300-400# 135; 400-500# 128.50; 500600# 124; 600-700# 118; 700-800# 113.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 126; 400-500# 118.50-122; 500-600# 115119; 600-700# 112.25116.25; 700-800# 106110.50; M&L 2 300-400# 123-129; 400-500# 121.50123.75; 500-600# 115119.75; 600-700# 115117.25; 700-800# 112; M&L 3 300-400# 121-129; 400500# 114.50-118.25; 500600# 112.50-113.75; 600700# 112.50; 700-800# 108; S 1 300-400# 114-120.25; 400-500# 110.50-114.50; 500-600# 113-117; 600700# 110.25.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 400-500# 133-141.50; 500600# 121-127.75; 600-700# 118.75; M&L 2 300-400# 146.50-147; 400-500# 129.50-142.25; 500-600# 121.50-127.25; 600-700# 120; S 1 300-400# 136.50; 400-500# 126-134.75; 500600# 114-115.50.

MARSHALL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

NARROWS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 642.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 147.50; 400-500# 125-147.50, mostly 142; 500-600# 125-136.50; 600700# 120-130.75; 700-800# 117-122.50; M&L 2 300400# 145.50-148; 400-500# 137-143; 500-600# 124-130; 600-700# 124.50; 700-800# 116-118.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 124-127; 400500# 115-124; 500-600# 115-120; 600-700# 115.25116.25; 700-800# 108-109; M&L 2 300-400# 125-130; 400-500# 119-123; 500600# 115.50-116.50; 600700# 15-111.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 144.50; 400-500# 135-144.50; 500-600# 130132; 600-700# 116.50; 700800# 116; M&L 2 300-400# 144-146; 400-500# 125-144; 500-600# 127-130; 600700# 106.

ROCKINGHAM, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

STAUNTON, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1205

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 140-152.50; 400500# 140-150; 500-600# 133-146; 600-700# 122134.50; 700-800# 115130.85; 800-900# 122126.50; 900-1000# 123.50; M&L 2 300-400# 131-146; 400-500# 121-144; 500600# 127-132; 600-700# 120-127; 700-800# 119126.50.

Holstein Feeder Steers: 5. L 2-3 400-500# 88-90.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 127-132; 400500# 114.50-130; 500-600# 120.50-125; M&L 2 400500# 106-116; 500-600# 102-112; 600-700# 114.50; S 1 400-500# 92.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 133-150; 400500# 138-142; 500-600# 128-135; 600-700# 117; M&L 2 300-400# 145; 400500# 121-134; 500-600# 117-120.

TRI-STATE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 842.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 158; 300-400# 146-157; 400-500# 143-150; 500-600# 132-139; 600700# 122-134; 700-800# 120-122; 800-900# 118; M&L 2 300-400# 140-153; 400-500# 133-143; 500600# 128-136; 600-700# 118-125; 700-800# 114-120.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 130-138; 300400# 130-141; 400-500# 120-133; 500-600# 119-127; 600-700# 112-125; 700800# 109.75; M&L 2 200300# 126-137; 300-400# 120-129; 400-500# 117-124; 500-600# 112-121; 600700# 106-117.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 141-150; 400500# 133-145; 500-600# 124-136; 600-700# 116-122; 700-800# 104; M&L 2 300400# 131-140; 400-500# 120-126; 500-600# 118-125; 600-700# 113-120.

WINCHESTER, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 702.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 131-138.50; 400500# 133.50-141; 500-600# 123-131; 600-700# 116-124; 700-800# 117-121; 800900# 114; M&L 2 300-400# 125; 400-500# 126-132.50; 500-600# 124-131.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 110-126; 400500# 114-123.25; 500-600# 110-117; 600-700# 105112.50; 700-800# 106-110; M&L 2 400-500# 104-109; 500-600# 104-107; 700800# 97.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 130-147; 300400# 130-136; 400-500# 124-136; 500-600# 117-125; 600-700# 108-116; 700800# 98.50; M&L 2 400500# 109; 500-600# 107110; 600-700# 100-104.

WYTHE COUNTY, VA

FEEDER CATTLE: 495.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 135; 300-400# 144; 400-500# 125-135.75; 500-600# 119-131; 600700# 115-129.75; 700-800# 110-117; 800-900# 117; 900-1000# 85-101; 10001100# 85; M&L 2 200-300# 111; 300-400# 138-147; 400-500# 116-138.50; 500600# 131-134; 600-700# 115-120; 700-800# 117; 800-900# 112; 900-1000# 101.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 116; 300400# 117; 400-500# 86-103; 500-600# 70-86; 600-700# 103; 700-800# 77-85; 800900# 66; 900-1000# 64-66; 1000-1100# 79.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 106-135; 300400# 133; 400-500# 114126.50; 500-600# 110-118; 600-700# 104-114; 700800# 95-106; M&L 2 200300# 110; 300-400# 126132; 400-500# 120-126.50; 500-600# 105-117; 600700# 105.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 136-140; 300400# 155; 400-500# 119128; 500-600# 118-126; 600-700# 115-117; 700800# 95-106; M&L 2 200300# 123-124; 300-400# 138-154; 400-500# 124138.50; 500-600# 118-124; 600-700# 116; 700-800# 95.

SLAUGHTER CATTLE SILER CITY, NC SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 1415-1780# 62-67; 1480-1570# hi dress 68.50-74; Boner 80-85% lean 905-1385# 57-67.50; 1080-1370# hi dress 68-78; 910-1340# lo dress 50-56; Lean 85-90% lean 785-790# 53.50-59; 800-965# 5058.50; 825-1165# lo dress# 32-47.50.

Other Cows: M&L 1-2 Young 600-750# 66-75.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1255-1495# 75-79.50; 15502255# hi dress 82-84.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 1. L 1-2 1150# middle age cows w/250# calves 720/pr.

Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 40-95.

MT. AIRY SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-8070-80% lean 12151325# 66-69.50; 11051395# hi dress 70-76.50; 1425-1655# 67-68; 14401905# hi dress 72-76.50; Boner 80-85% lean 9101325# 59-69.50; 990-1395# hi dress 70-74 ; 925-1110# lo dress 52-57.50; 14151465# 61-68.50; 14651605# hi dress 72-73.50; Lean 85-90% lean 775# lo dress 35; 900-1000# 56; 815# lo dress 24.

Other Cows: M&L 1-2 Young 745-815# 70-72.50;

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WANTED: John Deere 175 loader bucket, 72 inch, good condition or will consider entire loader, good condition, please call anytime. 315-697-5348.(NY)

GOATS - Alpine x Oberhasli bucklings and does. $50 to $125. Stafford Springs. 860684-5540.(CT)

WANTED: 4 bottom trailer plow, Oliver or International, trip bottoms, ready to use.

315-893-7045.(NY)

KATAHDIN sheep 4 are 1 1/2 year old and one is 8 mo., all ewes, $150. each. Ready to breed. 585-394-5814.(NY)

CERTIFIED organic baleage. 80 4x4 round bales. 4th cut alfalfa/orchard grass, $40 each. You haul. Clifton Springs. 585-7717724.(NY)

WEANLINGS: 4 heifers, 3 bulls; various Hereford, Angus, Dexter, White Park crosses. Also, 4 year old White Park bull. 845679-2776.(NY)

WANTED: Round bale feeder or small square bale feeder wagon in good condition, reasonable, leave message. 315-8582508.(NY)

ALLIS CHALMERS D15 series II 3 point hitch, power steering, live PTO, tires good, field ready, good condition, $4,500; 315564-5500.(NY)

OIL FURNACE with hot water heater, 80 acres of woods, makes hunting. Christ Zook, 546 Butler Road, Poland, NY 13431

JD 350B crawler loader, $4,500 OBO; 12x22 carport, $120; 50’ heat cable brand new, $50; hand crank root chopper, $50 OBO. 585-554-6188.(NY)

CASH for farm related sales lit., catalogs, dealer books, signs, thermometers, clocks, aerial photos, my hobby now cows gone.

518-993-3539.(NY)

BELGIAN team, mare’s 6 yr quiet, hitch good, $4,000; 2 yr Belgian gelding, been harnessed, but not hitched, $800. Work Sled, $1,000. 508-865-9860.(MA)

BADGER 950 forage wagon 14’, three beater with roof; Apron extension with three levels, extend a tongue. 10L15 tires.

607-962-1477.(NY)

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315-219-6699.(NY)

JACK RUSSELL puppies now ready; 2 males left, $75 each; Black and white with tan. Healthy, cute and friendly. 315-7812571.(NY) WINCO Generator, 25,000 Kilowatt Ex. used once, complete with power shaft on trailer, $2,000. 315-344-2232.(NY) PAIR OF wide coverage fenders for IH 06 thru 56 series, Wheatland tractors, $350.

716-773-5333.(NY)

PATZ gutter cleaner, clockwise drive unit with 2 hp motor. Approx. 200 ft. chain, no chute, $3,500. 607-522-5441.(NY)

WANTED: Incubator with option. 585-526-7051.(NY)

HEAVY TEAM harness, large pony to small draft size; Also, free to a good home, haflinger mare. 315-269-6891.(NY)

FOR SALE: Good quality 3x4 round bales hay, never wet, stored inside. Also, John Deere model 45 self propelled combine.

607-225-4516.(NY)

13 HP gas motor, brand new, never started. 845-692-4242.(NY)

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SW VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 299.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 56.50-65; 1200-1600# 6271.50; HY 1200-1600# 6775; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 54.50-66; 12002000# 56.50-68; HY 12002000# 68.50-69; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 49-69; 850-1200# 45-68.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 80, few 66.5068.50; 1500-2500# 7890.50, few 60-71.50; HY 1000-1500# 71-79.50; 15002500# 74-88.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 6. L 1, 5 yrs. old 1200# 1170/hd; L 1, 3 yrs. old bred 8 mos.

1300# 1080/hd; S 1, 10-14 yrs. old 320-570/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 8. M 1, 2 yrs. old w/calves 915# 810/pr; L 1, 4-5 yrs. old w/calves 1055-1325# 740890/pr; S 1, 10 yrs. old w/calf 700# 510/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 3.

Hols.

Bulls 70-100# 67.50/hd.

HAGERSTOWN, MD SLAUGHTER CATTLE:

102 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 63-67, hi dress 7073.50; Boners 60-65; Lean 55-60; Thin/Light 55 & dn.

Bulls: 5. YG 1 13001600# 74-77; YG 2 13001600# # 70-73.

Fed Steers: Ch 11501500# to 114; L Ch 107-110.

Calves: 117. Hols. Ret. to Farm No. 1 95-115# 150165; few 118-128# to 137; No. 2 95-115# 115-145; 8494# 70-90.

Holstein Heifers: 120# to 165; No. 2 90-100# to 135; Beef X Bull 88# at 135; Beef X Hfrs. 100-125# to 100; Gd Slaughter 80-110# 40-55.

1030-1080/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 10.

Hols. Steers Bulls 70-100# 10-80/hd; 100-130# 40110/cwt.

N VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 325 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 55.50-66.25; 1200-1600# 58-69.50; HY 1200-1600# 64.25-76; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 52-65.50; 1200-2000# 52.50-68; HY 1200-2000# 64-72; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 40.5054.75; 850-1200# 51.50-64, few 44.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 63-69; 15002500# 62.50-73; HY 10001500# 74.50; 1500-2500# 76.50-77.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 43.

M&L 1, few 2, 3 yrs. old to aged bred 1-8 mos. 8031310# 525-990/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 2. M 1, 6-7 yrs. old w/calves 125-180# 1030-1430#

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 35.

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 114.50-118; 1300-1500# 115-119.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 1000-12000# 100-119.75; 1200-1400# 114.25-115.75; Sel 2-3 1200-1400# 76.

BLACKSTONE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 36.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 55-66; HY 1200-1600# 6772; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 48-58; 1200-2000# 48-58; HY 1200-2000# 5965; Lean 85-90% lean 8501200# 38-48.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 62-68; HY 1500-2500# 69-72.

FRONT ROYAL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

HOLLINS, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 45.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 5965.50; 1200-1600# 6169.50; HY 1200-1600# 7076; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 58-63; 1200-2000# 60-64; HY 1200-2000# 6770; Lean 85-90% lean 750-

PUBLIC AUCTION

Saturday, November 5TH • 10:00 AM TRACTORS, TRUCKS, COMBINES, TRAILERS, PLANTING & TILLAGE, 2 TRAVELING GUNS EQUIPMENT, TOOLS & MISC. ITEMS. 2) DEL FT TAGS Location: 32377 Myrtle Drive, Laurel, DE 19956. When traveling on RT 13, turn East onto RT 24 at Careys Service Station, go approx. 3.9 miles. Sale is on the left.

Tractors: Case IH MX 120 MFWD w/18.4x38 axle duals, left hand reverser (3744 hrs.), IH 5088 w/cab (6828 hrs.), IH 1966 w/cab & 18.4x38 axle duals, JD 4010 gas wide front (6283 hrs.), Yale 683 Fork lift w/pneumatic tires, 1954 Farmall Super M, Farmall Super H, Farmall W9 (restored), Farmall 300, McCormick 1020 on steel, Farmall H w/3ph, Farmall H w/belt pulley, Farmall M (original), Farmall 350 w/fast hitch, Farmall H, Silver King 47 w/sicklebar, Silver King 47, Silver King serial no. 565 (not running), Farmall F-12 (not running), AC model D Grader, Wheel Horse GT 14 w/mower & loader.

Combine: Case IH 1680 4wd w/ag-leader monitor (3567 engine hrs.) Serial no. JJC0117912, Case IH 1020 25 ft. grain head serial no. JC0089401, Case IH 1063 corn head w/down reel serial no. JJC143814, Unverferth HT 25 head cart.

Trucks & Trailers: 1990 Mack RD Econiliner 6885, 1983 Timpte 42 ft. Aluminum Hopper Bottom (dual compartment), 1972 Dodge 600 10 wheeler w/24 ft. dump (only 20,905 miles), 1957 Chevy 6400 w/14 ft. body, 1951 Chevy w/13 ft. body, 1946 Chevy w/12 ft body & Sears motor, 1949 Plymouth 2 dr Coupe (as is), 1994 Chevy 3500 dually ext cab, 1990 Chevy 3500 dually, 1977 GMC 3500 dually, 1970 GMC custom camper, 2002 32 ft. Fleetreck gooseneck trailer w/dual axle & wheels, 1981 Ditch Witch 3 axle 24 ft. gooseneck trailer.

Tags: 2 Live Delaware FT Tags FT 106, and FT 252.

Irrigation: Hobbs RR 2450 Traveling gun (800 ft. hose), Hobbs RR 2400 Traveling gun (1200 ft. hose).

Equipment: 2.) 18 ft. Spreadmaster litter spreaders, IH 700 7x on land plows, JD 145 5x plows, Westfield 8051 grain auger, 12 ft. 3ph 2 bar chisel plow, Case IH 496 22 ft. disc, Unverferth 23 ft. rolling harrow II, IH 800 6 row plate planter w/dry fert., IH 6 row S-tyne cultivator w/rolling fenders, IH 510 21x7 drill w/press wheels, 14 ft. Hardee rotary mower, Wilmar ST spin spreader, 13 ft. 3ph agri-plane, IH 2250 loader, Better-Built 1500 gal tank spreader w/injectors, Hormloader, 200 gal 3ph sprayer, funnel wagon, flat wagon, Case IH 40 blade, IH fast hitch mower, Cardinal 35 ft. elevator.

Misc. Items: #7 McCormick Horse mower, 1000 gal fuel tank w/elec. pump, 500 gal fuel tank w/elec. pump, Campbell Hosfelt 60 gal air compressor, AC 225 welder, Leroy gas genset, 250 gal fuel tank, W9 parts, dolly carts, 1600 gallon bubble, IH suit case weights, Coachmen pickup Camper, pickup fuel tank, lightning rods, RR Crossing signs (broken), RR tracks, hog feeders, IH drum, Chicken Coal hovers, 25 +/glass chicken waterers, gas stoves, chicken feeders, 3 burner kerosene stove, assortment of tools and parts approx. 2-3 wagon loads of misc. items, many more items to numerous to mention.

Terms: Cash or Approved Checks day of sale, not responsible for accidents Owner: Lawrence Jestice Lunch by Trinity Church

AUCTIONEER:

Sam Walters, III • 302-284-4619

AUCTIONS 850# 49.50-53; 850-1200# 50-64.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 69-71; HY 1000-1500# 75.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 10. L 1, 4 yrs. old 995-1145# 6901010/hd; M 1, 2-8 yrs. old 995-1030# 630-680/hd.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 5.

Hols. Steers Bulls 70-100# 25-30/hd.

LYNCHBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 245 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 5565; 1200-1600# 61-68; HY 1200-1600# 69-74; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 57.50-67; 1200-2000# 5565; HY 1200-2000# 68-71; Lean 85-90% lean 750850# 45-59; 850-1200# 4560.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 64-69; 15002500# 64.50-70; HY 15002500# 71-75.

MARSHALL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 147 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600#

58-65; HY 1200-1600# 6670.25; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 52-57; 12002000# 55-62.50; HY 12002000# 64-68; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 51.50-60.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 71.50-71.75.

STAUNTON, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 45 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 66.25; 1200-1600# 6067.50; HY 1200-1600# 7172; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 61-65; 1200-2000# 54-61.75; HY 1200-2000# 68.50-70; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 44-59.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 69-69.50.

TRI-STATE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 88.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 6065; 1200-1600# 62-68; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 56-62; 1200-2000# 60-68; Lean 85-90% lean 8501200# 45-49.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 72.50-80; 15002500# 78-90.50.

WINCHESTER, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 98.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 6570; 1200-1600# 65-73; HY 1200-1600# 74-79; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 6270; 1200-2000# 61-68; HY 1200-2000# 70.50; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 45.5049; 850-1200# 54-67.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 63.50-73.50; HY 1500-2500# 75.50-80.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 40.

M2, few M 1, 4 yrs. old to aged bred 2-8 mos. 8501200# 710-960/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 5. M 1, 5 yrs. old to aged w/calves 200# 1210-1250# 1200-1270/pr.

WYTHE CO SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 164.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 56.50-62; 1200-1600# 6671.50; HY 1200-1600# 7475; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 54.50-60.50; 12002000# 56.50-64; HY 12002000# 68.50; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 51.50-69; 850-1200# 53-68.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 70-75.50; 15002500# 70-78.50; HY 10001500# 79.50; 1500-2500# 85-88.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 1. L

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1075-1075# 71.

Slaughter Bulls: YG1-2 1370-1405# 77.50-78.50; 1315# hi dress 80; 1215# lo dress 68.50; 1565-2140# 75.50-79.50; 1555-2215# hi dress 80-85.50; 1700# lo dress 61.

Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 37.50-70.

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AUCTIONS 1, 5 yrs. old 1200# 1170/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 7. M 1, 2 yrs. 915# 1810/pr; L 1, 4-5 yrs. old 1055-1325# 740-890/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 3.

Hols.

Bulls 70-100# 67.50/hd.

HAGERSTOWN, MD SHEEP: 120-150# 70-85; Lambs 80-100# 177-190.

HAGERSTOWN, MD GOATS: (/hd) 21.

M Billies/Wethers 100132; Kids Sel 1 70# to 112.

HOG REPORT HAGERSTOWN, MD PIGS Pigs & Shoats: 60. (/hd) 20-30# 26-31; 30-40# 35-45; 50-70# 48-69; (/#) 170-210# 68; St. Boars 300-360# 4451.

Butcher Hogs: 21. US 12 230-290# 71-77; No. 1-3 300-350# 70-76; few 3350390# 67-68.

Sows: 1 608# at 66.

N VA GOATS: 56.

Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 120175; 40-60# 150-175; 6080# 102-160.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110# 163; 100-150# 89-135; 150250# 81.

Does: Sel 1-2 70-100# 80-100; 100-150# 52-105.

MT. AIRY GOATS: 71.

Kids: Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 under 40-60# 75; 6080# 100-105; Sel 2 under 20# 20; 20-40# 35-40; 4060# 42.50-47.50.

Yearlings: Sel 1 60-80# 125; 80-100# 135-140; Sel 2 60-80# 60.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 5070# 60-70; 70-100# 80-90; 100-140# 130-135; Sel 2 5070# 50-52.50; 70-100# 75; 100-140# 105-117.50; Sel 3 50-70# 40.

Wethers: Sel 1 100-150# 100-145.

Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 70100# 110; 100-150# 135; Sel 2 70-100# 80.

ROCKINGHAM, VA HOGS: No report.

S VA HOGS: No report.

STAUNTON, VA HOGS: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA HOGS: No report.

WYTHE CO, VA HOGS: No report.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SHEEP: no report

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FREDERICKSBURG, VA GOATS: No report.

N VA SHEEP: 84.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 60-80# 178; 110-125# 190; Wooled, Ch & Pr 2-3 110130# 175; Wooled, Ch & Pr 1-2 90-110# 175; 110-130# 140-175; Wooled, Ch & Pr 34 130-160# 175; Wooled, Gd & few Ch 1-2 30-60# 141171; 60-90# 175.

Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-4 59; Gd 2-4 53-82; Util 1-3 115.

Slaughter Rams: all grades 81-93.

SILER CITY, NC SHEEP: 10.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 100200# 100-135; Util 80-100# 82.50.

STAUNTON, VA GOATS: No report.

TRI-STATE, VA GOATS: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA SHEEP: 14.

Slaughter Lambs: Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 110130# 168-188; Wooled, Gd & few Ch 1-2 60-90# 213215.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 24 65.

WINCHESTER, VA GOATS: 51.

Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 136-170; 40-60# 145-183; 60-80# 160; Sel 3 20-40# 115-170; 40-60# 74-120; 6080# 80-108.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110#

103-151.

Does: Sel 1-2 70-100# 62; 100-150# 67-93.

WYTHE CO SHEEP: No report.

WYTHE CO GOATS: No report.

CASH GRAIN MARKET NC GRAIN US 2 Yellow Corn was 5-6 cents lower. Prices were 6.69-7.08, mostly 6.69-7.03 at the feed mills and 6.186.83, mostly 6.74 at the elevators. US 1 Yellow Soybeans were 25-26¢ lower.

Prices were 12.25 at the processors, 12.15 at the feed mills and 11.70-12.05, mostly 12.05 at the elevators. US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat was without an avail-

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S VA GOATS: No report

FREDERICKSBURG, VA HOGS: No report.

N VA HOGS: No report.

SHENANDOAH SHEEP: 4.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 110-125# 190.

Slaughter Ewes: 3. Util 13 115.

SILER CITY, NC GOATS:

MT. AIRY SHEEP: 8.

Kids: Gd 60-100# 112.50.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 100200# 130-135; Util 80-100# 100; Cull 60-120# 75.

MARSHALL, VA HOGS: No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA SHEEP: 28.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 60-80# 178.

Slaughter Ewes: 8. Gd 24 1-3 115.

STAUNTON, VA SHEEP: No report.

S VA SHEEP: No report.

NC SOWS: 300-399# 46.91-64; 400-449# 46.9165; 450-499# 56-65; 500549# 56-65.25; 550# & up 56-65.83.

HOLLINS, VA HOGS: 3.

No report.

ROCKINGHAM, VA GOATS: No report.

79.

Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 under 20# 3035; 20-40# 45-60; 40-60# 65-75; 60-80# 80-90; Sel 2 under 20# 20; 20-40# 4042.50; 40-60# 45.

Yearlings: Sel 1 60-80# 90-110; 80-100# 120-175.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 5070# 90-95; 70-100# 100; 100-140# 115-120; Sel 2 5070# 65.

Wethers: Sel 1 100-150# 157.50-162.50.

Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 70100# 100; 100-150# 110150.

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HOLLINS, VA SHEEP: No report.

HOLLINS, VA GOATS: 6.

Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 45.

Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110# 90-115; 100-150# 115.

Does: Sel 1-2 50-70# 70.

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MARSHALL, VA SHEEP: No report.

Deadline is Wednesday at 3 PM

MARSHALL, VA GOATS: No report.

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MARKET REPORTS able trend. Prices were -, mostly - at the elevators.

Soybean Meal (f.o.b.) at the processing plants was 344.30/ton for 48% protein.

Feed Mills: Bladenboro 6.98, -----, ----; Candor 7.04, -----, ----; Cofield 6.69, 12.15, ----; Laurinburg 6.98, -----, ----; Monroe 6.98, -----, ----; Nashville 6.88, -----, ----; Roaring River 7.08, -----, ---; Rose Hill 6.98, -----, ----; Statesville 6.88, -----, 6.69; Warsaw 6.98, -----, ----; Pantego #2 7.03, -----, ----.

Elevators: Cleveland ----, -----, ----; Belhaven ----, -----, ----; Chadbourn ----, -----, ---; Clement 6.69, -----, ----; Creswell 6.18, -----, ----; Elizabeth City 6.49, 12.05, ----; Greenville ----, -----, ----; Lumberton ---, -----, ----; Monroe ----, -----, ----; Norwood 6.74, 11.70, ----; Pantego ----, -----, ----; Register 6.78, -----, ----; Warsaw #2 6.83, -----, ----.

Soybean Processors Fayetteville, 12.25; Raleigh, 12.25.

RUSHVILLE SEMIMONTHLY HAY AUCTION Prices/ton FOB unless otherwise noted. Delivery beyond 10 miles mostly 2.50 /mile. Hay 20 tons.

Mixed Grass: Lg. Rd. square 650-750# Gd 4143/bale; Sm. Sq 35-45# Gd 4.85/bale 3rd cut; Lg Rd over 1000# Gd 31/bale 2nd cut; Sm. Rd. under 1000# Gd 18/bale.

Orchard Grass: Sm. Sq. 35-45# Gd 4.75-4.85/bale 2nd cut; Lg Rd over 1000# Gd 27.50/bale; Sm Rd under 1000# Gd 30/bale 1st cut.

Straw: Lg. Sq. 25/bale.

Corn Fodder: 12-14/bale.

POULTRY REPORT NC BROILERS & FRYERS

The market is steady and the live supply is adequate to meet the moderate demand. Average weights are mostly heavy. The estimated slaughter for Wed-nesday in NC is 2,628,000 head compared to 2,605,000 head last Wednesday.

NC EGGS The market is steady on all sizes. Supplies are moderate. Retail demand is moderate. Weighted average prices for small lot sales of grade A eggs delivered to nearby retail outlets: XL 136.89, L 133.79, M 120.86 & S 98.

NY EGGS Prices are steady. Offerings are moderate on Medium & larger sizes. Retail demand is light to moderate.

Market activity is moderate.

Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade A & Grade A white eggs in ctns, delivered store door, cents per dz. XL 124128, L 122-126, M 109-113.

FARMERS MARKET NC STATE FARMERS MARKET Apples (box loose) 12— 20; Beans, Green (25# bx) 30; Beets (25# bg) 17.65; Cabbage (50# crate) Pointed Head & Round 12; Eggplant (1-1/9 bu ctn) Black Beauty 12-14; Grapes (bx 20#) Scupernong 20-28; Greens (bu ctn) Collards 9, Turnips 12-13.25; Spinach (25# bx) 18; Peas, Crowder (bu bag) 12-20, (bu shelled) 24; Okra (1/2 bx) 15-16; Peanuts (35# bg) Green 35; Pepper (1-1/9 bu ctn) Green Bell 10-15, (1/2 bu box), Hot 10-13;Pumpkin (bin) 140; Squash (3/4 bx) Yellow Summer 15-18, (1/2 bx) Zucchini 14-15; Sweet Potatoes (40#

bx) 14-21.75; Red Potatoes (40# crate) 18-20; Tomatoes (25# bx) Field Grown 10-17.

Whole-sale Dealer Price: Apples (traypack ctn 100 count) WA Red Delicious (traypack ctn) 33-42.45, WA Golden Delicious (traypack ctn) 33-34.50, Granny Smith WA (traypack ctn) 34-36.50, Gala WA 29-41.50, WA Fuji (traypack ctn) 34.50-38, WA Pink Lady (traypack ctn) 3841.50; Asparagus (11# ctn) 27.95-32; Bananas (40# ctn) 20-22.80; Beans, Rd Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 16.45-17.15, Pole (1-1/9 bu) 30-32.50; Beets (25# sack) 14.3515.05; Blueberries (flat 12 1pt cups) 24-34; Broccoli (ctn 14s) 20.05-21; Cabbage (50# ctn) 17.15-19; Cantaloupe (case 12 count) 22.15-23.15; Carrots (50# sack) 22.95-27.15; Cauliflower (ctn 12s) 19.65-22; Cherries (16# bx) 48; Celery (ctn 30s) 26.50-28.50; Cilantro (ctn 30s) 22.4522.65; Oranges, CA (4/5 bu ctn) 24-34.85, FL (4/5 Bu ctn) 21-22; Pink Grapefruit, CA (4/5 bu ctn) 22-25.05; Tangelos, FL (80 count bx) 25-26.95; Lemons (40# ctn) 28.95-30; Limes (40# ctn) 24-26; Oranges, CA Naval (4/5 bu ctn) 22-23, FL Naval (64 count) 19.50-21.50; Tangerines (120 count) 24; Corn (ctn 4 1/2-5 dz) Yellow 2025.45, White (ctn 4 1/2-5 dz) 20-25.45, (4 1/2 dz bgs) BiColor 20-23; Cranberries (24 12 oz pkg) 24.50; Cucumbers (40# ctn) Long Green 22-23, Pickles (ctn 40#) 3136; Eggplant (25# ctn) 2123; Grapes, Red Seedless (18# ctn) 33.95-35.75, White Seedless 25.50-27.50, Black Seed-less 28, Red Globe 34; Greens, Collard (bu ctn/loose 24s) 10, Kale (ctn/bunched 24s) 19.85; Turnips (topped) 11.8514.65; Honeydews (ctn 5s)

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17; Kiwi (ctn 117s) 13.65; Lettuce (ctn 24s) Iceberg (wrapped) 22-23.95, Greenleaf (ctn 24s) 20-22.50, Romaine (ctn 24s) 24.5026.50; Nectarines, Yellow/White Flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 22; Onions, Yellow (50# sack) Jumbo 17.95-18, White (25# sack) 15-16, Red (25# sack) 16, Green (ctn 24s) 27.6531.15; Sweet Onions (40# ctn) 20-25.05; Peaches, Yellow/White Flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 18; Peanuts (35#) Green 5153; Pears, Bartlett (16# ctn) 28; Bell Peppers, Green (11/9 bu ctn) 20.05-23, Red (11# ctn) 32, Yellow (11# ctn) 32; Potatoes (50# ctn) Red Size A 19.35-20, White Size A 15-18.65, Red Size B 25-28; Russett, ID 18.65-24; Radishes (30 6-oz film bgs) Red 15.50-15.75; Plums, Red (28# ctn) 22; Squash, Yellow Crooked Neck (3/4 bu ctn) 23.50-24, Zucchini

(1/2 bu ctn) 24-26.50; Strawberries, CA (flat 8 1-qt conts) 28; Sweet Potatoes, Orange (40# ctn) 16-21.45, White (40# ctn) 20-20.65; Tomatoes, vine-ripened XL (25# ctn) 22.95-24.65; Tomatoes, Cherry (flat 12 1pt conts) 22.35-24.45, Romas (25# ctn) 22-24, Grape (flat 12 1-pt conts) 26.50-27.

WESTERN NC FARMERS’ MARKET Apples (traypack ctn) Red Delicious 30-34.50, Golden Delicious 30-35.50, Granny Smith 20-28; (bu loose pack) Red & Golden Delicious, Mutsu, Fuji, Stayman, Romes 14-16; Bananas (40# bx) 18.50-20; Beans (bu) Halfrunners 25; Broccoli (ctn) 18-20; Cabbage (50 bg) 10-14; Cantaloupes (ctn 9-12 count) 16; Cauliflower (ctn) 17-18.50; Grapefruit 18-18.50; Navel, Oranges

18-22; Oranges 18-25; Lemons (ctns 95 count) 30, (165 count) 24-24.50; Corn (crate) Bi-Color, 18.75; Cucumbers (1-1/9 bu) Long Green 20.50-22, Picklers (11/9 bu crate) 37.50; Grapes (18# ctn) Red Globe 20.5024, Red & White Seedless 22.50-27.50; Lettuce (ctn) Iceburg 19.50-20.50; Onions (50# bg) Yellow Jum-bo 1516; Bell Peppers (1-1/9 bu ctn) L & XL 14-16; Potatoes, Irish (50# bg) 18.75-25; Pumpkins (eh) 3-12, (bin) 120-140; Squash (3/4 bu) #1 Yellow Crook-neck 2029.50, (1/2 bu) Zucchini #1 15.50-22.50; Strawberries (flat 8 1#) CA 18.50; Sweet Potatoes (40# bx) Red or Orange #2 12-16; Tomatoes (25# bx) XL & Larger 16-18, M&L 12-14; Turnips (25# sack) 16.

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To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact Dave Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 • e-mail: ddornburgh@leepub.com Monday, October 24 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) .

Complete Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal for Dylan Hunt, Martville, NY. 21 milking age all stages of lactation, 8 Bred Hfrs - bred 2 mos. to springing. Majority of this herd is Ayrshires, 4 Hols. & 2 Jerseys. This is a grazing herd. Also: Complete Heifer Dispersal for Matt Schiavi, Locke, NY. 21 Head: 6 Hols., 5 Jerseys, 10 Jersey X. Most will be due in the spring & have been running with a Jersey bull since June. Another group of Open Hfrs. mostly Jersey X. Dairy starts at 1 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518392-3321.

Tuesday, October 25 • 10:00 AM: 12601 State Rd. 545, North Winter Garden, FL. Rental Returns of Late Model Construction, Support Equip., Trucks & Trailers.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com

Wednesday, October 26 • 10:00 AM: 175 Wolf Run Rd., Cuba, NY. Estate of Steve Petzen. Excavating Equip. & Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Milking Herd Dispersal.

Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716296-5041, 585-738-2104

Thursday, October 27 • Moira, NY. Carl & Annabelle Bilow. 85 head of Quality Dairy Cattle. “Super Milk” every year since 1986. Delarm & Treadway, Sale Managers & Auctioneers, 518-483-4106 • Cleveland, OH. Complete Liquidation Cat Construction Equip. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. &

Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef & Calves. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-8293105 • 5:00 PM: 2105 Ireland Rd., Brockport, NY. Estate of Skeeter Van Marter. Tools & Equipment.

Harris Wilcox, Inc., Auctioneers & Appraisers, 585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com

Friday, October 28 • Bloomfield, NY. Bennett Farms Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. Bennett Farms, Inc. owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-7462226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 4918 Rozzells Ferry Rd., Charlotte, NC. General Consignment Auction. Godley Auction Co., 704399-6111, 704-399-9756 • Detroit, MI. Large Construction, Agricultural Equip., Attachments, Support Equip. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com

Saturday, October 29 • Syracuse, NY. Construction, Support, Attachments, Aerials, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • 20 McCormick Rd., Spencer, MA. Estate of George Adgalanis. 4 Ford tractors, Trucks & Tools, Hay & other equipment. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, Inc., 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com • 9:00 AM: 5563 East Main St., Batavia, NY. Empire Tractor Relocation Auction. Farm Tractors, Equipment, Agricultural Parts, Store Inventory, Store Pictures. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Mason Facility, 10784 Rt. 19, Fillmore, NY. Annual Fall Consignment Auction.

Tractors, Farm Equip., Construction, ATV’s, Classic Cars, Tools, Trucks, Camper, Generators, Boats and Lumber. R.G. Mason Auctions, 585567-8844 or 585-261-8844 www.rgmasonauctions.com

Monday, October 31 • Jones Farm, Freindsville, PA. Complete Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. 70 Milking age in all stages of lactation, 10 bred hfrs. This herd consist of mostly Holsteins. Low SCC. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Tuesday, November 1 • Pell City, AL. Truck Tractor & Specialized Trailer Auction. Large quantity of specialized trailers of different configurations: 19 axles, Trail Kings, Liddell, Hobb & others. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com

Wednesday, November 2 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Thursday, November 3 • 9:30 AM: Goodrtich Imp., Inc., 7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY. Public Auction. 100+ Flood Units plus more. Goodrich Auction Service, 607642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com

Saturday, November 5 • Canaan Tire, Gandolfo Dr, Canaan, CT. 5 Oliver

Tractors, 1989 Ford Service Truck, Tire and Service Equipment, Office Equipment. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421 • Delaware, OH. Late Model Rental Return Construction Equip., Aerial Lifts, Attachments, Support Equip. & Camping Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • Ithaca, NY. New York Holstein Fall Harvest Sale.

The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale. Hosted by Cornell University Dairy Science Club. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm.

Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Monday, November 7 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) .

Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Wednesday, November 9 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Feeder Sale.

Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-7382104.

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Thursday, November 10 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Reserved for a major New York Herd Dispersal w/ a BAA of 110%! Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

Friday, November 11 • 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Fall Premier All Breeds Sale. 100 head of quality all breeds sell. Call to participate in this sale. Selections are underway. Call if you want to participate.Brown Swiss Semen selling: 11 units of Wonderment selling - bring your tanks.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Saturday, November 12 • Madison, NY. Fern Hill Farm II Milking Herd Dispersal. 100 outstanding registered Holsteins sell. Jack Russin & Family, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Racine, WI. Late Model Earthmoving Equip.,

Truck Tractors, Dump Trailers, Equip. Trailers, Campers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm.

Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:30 AM: Jasper, NY (Steuben` Co.). Eggleston Farm Equip. & Machine Shop Liquidation. Nice tools!. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Monday, November 14 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin).

Monthly Heifer Sale. Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Tuesday, November 15 • Houston, TX. Late Model Construction Equip., Aerials, Forklifts, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com

Wednesday, November 16 • The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 150th Top of Vermont Invitational Dairy Sale. Free turkey for every buyer! Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 neks@together.net • 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale.

Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-7382104.

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Thursday, November 17 • Bow, NH. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com • www.yoderandfrey.com • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Saturday, November 19 • Ledyard, CT (Foxwood Casino). Earthmoving Construction Equip., Aerial Lifts, Forklifts, Support, Dump Trucks, Truck Tractors, Equip. & Dump Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com

Monday, November 21 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) .

Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. . Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Wednesday, November 23 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

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EPA gives extension on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations permits Pennsylvania has been given an 18-month extension from the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for issuing and regulating Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) General Permits.

Pennsylvania’s current program for general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting of CAFOs was set to expire on Sept. 30, raising concerns among farmers that Pennsylvania was being pressured to eliminate general permits for CAFOs. If eliminated, farmers would need to go through a more complex and costly process of obtaining NPDES permits in order to meet federal requirements. The current extension authorizes Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection to continue to issue CAFO permits through March 31, 2013. During that 18month period, operators with existing permits should not be required to make any changes to their permits.

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Delaware Certified Thoroughbred Program has produced another winner Rick Porter’s outstanding filly Havre de Grace was honored recently with a proclamation from Gov. Jack Markell declaring Oct. 15 as “Havre de Grace” day in Delaware.

The Delaware Park based filly has had re-

sounding success with Grade 1 wins in the Woodward and Beldame stakes. Havre de Grace is a product of the Delaware Certified Thoroughbred Program having spent its required enrollment period at Candy Land Farm in Middletown, DE, one of more than 70 such farms spread throughout

Delaware.

Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee presented the proclamation to Rick Porter in the Delaware Park paddock.

Kee forwarded best wishes from Markell to Rick Porter, trainer J. Larry Jones and jockey Ramon Dominguez for the upcoming Breeder’s Cup Classic in which Havre

de Grace is expected to be entered. A win in the Breeder’s Cup Classic will give Havre de Grace an excellent chance of being named Horse of the Year.

Following the presentation, Rick Porter signed photographs of Havre de Grace that were provided courtesy of Delaware Park and the

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Havre de Grace winning the Obeah Stakes at Delaware Park with jockey Gabriel Saez aboard.

Delaware Thoroughbred Certified Program (DTCP) to visiting fans.

The day was capped with four DTCP Stakes offering purse money in the amount of $75,000 in each event, respectively.

For more information about Havre de Grace, contact John Wayne, executive director of the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission at 302-994-2521 ext. 8970 (voice mail). For more information about the Delaware Certified Thoroughbred Program, contact Bessie Gruwell at 302-994-2521, Ext. 7284.

Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee, at right, reads the proclamation declaring Oct. 15 Havre de Grace day in Delaware as the filly’s owner, Rick Porter, looks on.

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Havre de Grace and owner Rick Porter honored at Delaware Park

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Beware of dire predictions

by Stewart Truelsen Here is a prediction: American farmers and ranchers will be able to feed this nation well into the future if given access to land, water, capital and scientific advances. If you’d like the prediction to be more specific, let’s say the nation’s food supply will be secure until at least the year 2061.

There’s an excellent chance this prediction will be true, but it’s hardly the stuff books are written about. A prediction like this would only bring a yawn, and the reader would go back to worrying about dire predictions of economic collapse or the 2012 apocalypse.

Finally, someone has written a book about expert predictions: “Future Babble” by Dan Gardner. The author claims so-called expert predictions are next to worthless, and we can probably do better ourselves.

The expert predictions that catch our eye are ones predicting doom and

gloom. One such book was “Famine 1975!” Written by William and Paul Paddock in 1967, the book predicted food scarcities so severe that food aid would have to be cut off from a few nations leaving their populations to starve. India and Egypt were said to fit this description.

The Paddocks underestimated the Green Revolution and other advances in production agriculture around the world, but they weren’t the only ones.

Paul Ehrlich predicted a similar fate when he said, “The battle to feed all humanity is over,” in his book “The Population Bomb.”

In a 1982 book, “Encounters with the Future,” respected futurist Marvin Cetron and co-author Thomas O’Toole forecasted that the Soviet Union would invade Australia within 10 years for its natural resources. They missed the part about the Soviet Union crumbling.

Why do we pay attention to expert

FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE American Farm Bureau Federation predictions in the first place? In “Future Babble,” Gardner gives several reasons. Most people love certainty, so if someone says they know what will happen in the future, it attracts our attention.

We jump to conclusions about the future because we tend to look for patterns where none exist. Randomness and chaos limit our ability to see very far ahead.

We also are attracted to experts who are bold and confident about their predictions despite the fact that Gardner says they have the worst track records.

In his words, “Reliable forecasting is a challenge on a par with climbing Mt. Everest barefoot.”

Life is unpredictable and uncertain,

but that isn’t as bad as it seems. Gardner believes an accurate prediction isn’t necessary to make good decisions.

A rough sense of possibilities and probabilities will do fine.

That’s why we can stick by our prediction that American farmers and ranchers will meet our food needs for at least the next 50 years. They’ve done it in the past despite all kinds of obstacles and dire predictions.

There’s every reason to believe they can do it in the future.

Stewart Truelsen is a regular contributor to the Focus on Agriculture series and is the author of a book marking the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 90th anniversary, Forward Farm Bureau.

Small Farm Family Conference in Danville Virginia State University’s Small Farm Outreach, Training and Technical Assistance Program will conduct its ninth annual Small Farm Family Conference on Tuesday, Nov. 1 and Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research located at 150 Slayton Ave. in Danville.

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delis Okpebhelo, VSU Small Farm program coordinator.

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marketing, and receiving maximum benefits from USDA. The registration fee is $10 per person and the registration deadline is Oct. 26. To register, obtain lodging information or for directions, call Mark Klingman, VSU administrative assistant, at 804-524-5960 or e-mail mjklingman@vsu.edu. Anyone needing special services or accommodations is requested to call in advance to discuss arrangements. For specific details about the program, call Okpebholo at 804-524-5662 or e-mail fopkpebholo@vsu.edu .

TRUCK ATA economist sees mixed picture for trucking American Trucking Associations’ Chief Economist Bob Costello said in Grapevine, Texas, that the outlook for trucking was muddled at best, with the industry facing softening demand and rising costs, but said capacity should continue to remain tight.

“Right now, freight demand is moving sideways, rather than falling off a cliff like it did in 2008,” Costello said during the All Eyes on the Economy panel, presented by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems. “That indicates to me that we might just skirt by another recession.”

In general, Costello said large fleets were seeing stronger volumes than smaller ones, likely because of their relationships to larger shippers.

“No one is doing great, but it feels like larger companies and shippers are outperforming small businesses right now,” he said.

In addition, Costello said that cost pressures on fleets were “significant,” with the inflation rate for items like fuel, equipment and driver wages exceeding the inflation rate for the broader economy.

Despite higher costs, Costello said that truck and equipment manufacturers should continue to see solid sales figures “because there’s a significant amount of pent-up demand for new trucks to renew aging fleets.”

Even set against this backdrop, Costello said fleets should continue to see solid revenue per mile as capacity stays tight.

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It’s National Popcorn Poppin’ Month The autumn season brings out witches, goblins and ghosts and one of the most favorite celebrations of the year: National Popcorn Poppin’ Month.

For the child in us all there’s also Halloween, but National Popcorn Poppin’ Month is a month-long celebration, which means plenty of time to enjoy America’s most popular “poppable” snack. Grab a handful and you’re helping consume some of the 16 billion quarts Americans eat each year. That’s roughly 51 quarts per man, woman and child.

Popcorn’s popularity is partially due to its irresistible aroma and taste, but it’s also a food that’s long been a part of American culture, associated with good times. Curious kids love watching the magical transformation from a hard seed to soft, fluffy snack while budget conscious parents love its “cheap eats” status. And everyone can appreciate that popcorn is a whole grain, providing carbohydrates and fiber to the diet, and naturally low in fat and calories.

With all those reasons to love popcorn (as if you really needed them) why not scare up this frightfully good treat, compliments of the Popcorn Board (www.popcorn.com).

Witchy Popcorn Balls

Makes: 8 (4-inch) popcorn balls Preparation time: 40 minutes Ingredients: 16 chocolate wafer cookies 3 quarts popped popcorn 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter or margarine 3 cups miniature marshmallows 3 tablespoons (1/2 of a 3-ounce box) lime gelatin dessert mix Green food color, optional 8 chocolate ice cream cones 3/4 cup chocolate chips Orange sugar sprinkles, placed in a small dish Jelly beans, candy corn, licorice string Directions: 1. Spread a sheet of wax (or parchment) paper over a work surface and place the wafer cookies on it.

2. Spray a large mixing bowl with cooking spray and place popcorn inside.

3. In a medium saucepan, melt butter over low heat.

Stir in marshmallows and gelatin dessert powder until marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth. If desired, adjust color with a drop or 2 of food color.

Pour over popcorn and mix well until coated.

4. Spray hands with cooking spray and press firmly to form into 8 balls. Place balls on 8 of the wafer cookies. Press candy decorations into popcorn balls to form eyes, nose and mouth.

5. Place chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl. Cover and heat for 10 seconds. Stir chocolate to aid melting. Repeat as needed until chocolate is melted and smooth.

6. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon melted chocolate onto the top of each popcorn ball. Press a few licorice strings into chocolate to form ‘hair’.

7. Dip cone edges into melted chocolate and then into orange sugar sprinkles. Place on remaining wafer cookies to form witches hat. Place hats onto popcorn balls. Allow chocolate to set for about 45 minutes before serving.

8. Serve or seal individually in plastic wrap for storage.

For more simple and tasty popcorn recipes, visit www.popcorn.org

Trick or Treat!

36 million

The estimated number of potential trick-or-treaters in 2009 — children 5 to 13 — across the United States. This number is up about 190,000 from a year earlier. Of course, many other children — older than 13, and younger than 5 — also go trick-or-treating.

Source: 2009 population estimates www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/ar chives/population/cb10-81.html

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NOTE: Calendar entries must arrive at the Country Folks office by the Tuesday prior to our publication date for them to be included in the Calendar of Events. Email: jkarkwren@leepub.com

OCT 24 Governor’s Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture to Meet Maryland Dept. of Agriculture (MDA), 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD. 10 am - noon. Contact Joanna Kille, 410-841-5886.

VSU 24th Annual Aquaculture Field Day Randolph Farm, River Rd., Ettrick, VA. 8:30 am - noon.

Pre-registration deadline is Oct. 14. Contact Debra Jones, 804-524-5496 or email dbjones@vsu.edu.

OCT 24, DEC 12, NOV 9, 15, 16 & 21, DEC 7, 12 & 15 Upcoming Nutrient Management Voucher Training & Renewal Courses Allegany Co.. Free voucher training & renewal courses to farm operators who apply nutrients to 10 or more acres of cropland. The two hour nutrient applicator training course is required once every three years for these operators. For additional dates and locations, operators should contact their local Extension office or visit www.mda.state.md.us.

Scroll down the Quick Links to Nutrient Management and click on Nutrient Management Training Classes for the complete 2011-2012 schedule. Locations as follows: • Worcester Co. - Oct. 24.

Call 410-632-1972.

• Anne Arundel Co. - Dec. 12. Call 410-222-6757.

• Calvert Co. - Nove. 9. Call 410-535-3662.

• Carroll Co. - Nov. 15 & Dec. 15. Call 410-386-2760.

• Frederick Co. - Nov. 16.

Call 301-600-1594 • Kent Co. - Dec. 14. Call 410-778-1661.

• Montgomery Co. - Dec. 7.

Call 301-590-9638.

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Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage, 715-673-4829

• Prince George’s Co. - Nov. 21. Call 301-868-8780.

• Somerset Co. - Nov. 21.

Call 410-651-1351.

• Wicomico Co. - Dec. 12, 2011. Call 410-749-6141.

OCT 25 Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Board Maryland Dept. of Agriculture headquarters, 50 Harry S. Truman Pkwy., Annapolis, MD. 9 am. Contact MALPF Office, 410-841-5860.

OCT 27 State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to Meet Maryland Dept. of Agriculture in Annapolis, MD. The meeting will consist of general board business; this portion of the meeting will begin at approximately 10:30 am.

A portion of the meeting will be closed to the public. Contact Board Office, 410-8415862.

Urban Agricultural Summit Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner of Pennsylvania Ave. & Rodney St., Wilmington, DE. 4-7 pm.

The summit is free and open to the public, but requires advance registration. Contact Wendy Scott, 302-6586262, ext. 104, or e-mail wscott@TheDCH.org.

On Internet at www.facebook. com/TheDCH.org OCT 27-29 Ninth Annual Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge Morrisville State College, Watertown, NY. Contact Molly J. Kelley, e-mail naidc @wdexpo.com. On Internet at www.dairychallenge.org Maryland Sheep Breeders Annual Dinner Meeting Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD. Contact Jeff Hevner, 410-984-7712 or e-mail hevner5@yahoo.com.

NOV 1-2 9th Annual Small Farm Family Conference Institute for Advanced Learning & Research, 150 Slayton Ave., Danville, VA. Registration fee is $10/person deadline is Oct. 26. Contact Mark Klingman, 804524-5960 or e-mail mjklingman@vsu.edu.

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Calendar of Events NOV 3 Longaberger Basket Bingo Harrington Fire Hall. 7 pm.

Sponsored by Kent Co. 4-H. $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Contact Kent County Extension Office, 302-730-4000.

NOV 5 Fall Hops Conference & Annual Northeast Hop Alliance Meeting Brown’s Brewing Co., Revolution Room, 417 River St., Troy, NY. This meeting is a professional level conference for current and prospective hop growers. Tickets available: http://nehopalliance. eventbrite.com Seating is limited. Please register by Oct. 28. Lunch is included.

NeHA Member Tickets: $85 for 1st farm member $65 for additional farm member(s).

Non Member Tickets: $95 for 1st farm member. $75 for additional farm member(s) NeHA Membership $40/farm

membership. Checks can also be addressed to Madison County AED, PO Box 1209, Morrisville, NY 13408.

Contact Lindsey McDonnell 315-684-3001 ext. 125 or Steve Miller 315-684-3001 ext. 127.

VT Ag Tech Program Open House Pre-registration for the open house is required by Oct. 28.

Students can register and find admissions requirements at www.agtech.vt.edu.

NOV 6-8 Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference Penn Stater Conference Center, State College, PA. Registration fee for the 2011 conference includes two full days of farm tours, intensive learning circles, exciting workshops, timely panel discussions, inspiring networking opportunities and an abundance of fine dining.

Contact Ann Stone, 814863-4489. On Internet at http://sc-landuse.us2.listmanage.com/track/click?u= f206999ffe6bbc540b033650 0&id=537029cb9a&e=e5858 cc0d5

NOV 11-18 North American International Livestock Exposition Sheep Show Louisville, KY. On Internet at www.livestockexpo.org NOV 19 University of Maryland 2011 Lambing & Kidding School Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD. Registration deadline is Nov. 9. The registration fee is $40/person; $30 for additional family members and $25 for youth.

Checks payable to the University of Maryland should be sent to 2011 Lambing & Kidding School, 18330 Keedysville Rd., Keedysville, MD 21756. Contact Susan Schoenian, 301-432-2767 ext. 343.

On Internet at www.sheepandgoat.com/pro grams/11LKschool.html DEC 1 Direct to Consumer Farm Marketing & Agri-Tourism Seminar Berks Co. Ag Center, 1238 County Welfare Rd., Leesport PA. 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. Contact John Berry, 610-391-9840. On Internet at extension.psu.edu

DEC 3 Putting Small Acreage to Work 2011: The Business Side of Farming 112 W. Walker Ave., Asheboro, NC. 8:45 am - 3 pm.

Pre-registration and a fee of $10 (lunch included) are due

by Wed., Nov. 30. Checks, made out to NC Cooperative Extension - Randolph County, can be sent to 112 W. Walker Ave., Asheboro, NC, 27203. Contact Mary Helen Ferguson, 336-318-6000 or e-mail maryhelen_ferguson @ncsu.edu.

Tack Auction JP’s North The Old Florida Town Hall, 214 Fort Hunter Rd., Amsterdam, NY. Used Tack Tag Sale & Preview start at 11 am. Auction starts at noon.

Presented by Adirondack Miniature Horse Club. Bring your used tack & apparel for our Tag sale. Call 518-4615039.

DEC 8 Commodity Marketing Seminar Berks Co. Ag Center, 1238 County Welfare Rd., Leesport, PA. 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. Contact John Berry, 610-391-9840. On Internet at extension.psu.edu

DEC 8-12 Acres USA Conference & Trade Show Hyatt Regency, Columbus, OH. See Web site for details.

Call 800-355-5313.

On Internet at www.acresusa .com NOV 11-14 National No Tillage Conference St. Louis, MO. Registration is $279/person, with a special $252 rate for additional farm or family members. On Internet at www.NoTillCon ference.com JAN 22-24 The National Mastitis Council (NMC) 51st Annual Meeting TradeWinds Island Grand Resort, 5500 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, FL. For dairy professionals from around the world to exchange current information on udder health, mastitis control, milking management and milk quality. Call 727-3676461. On Internet at www .nmconline.org

JAN 27 & 28 4th Annual Winter Greenup Grazing Conference Century House, Latham, NY. Please contact Tom Gallagher at tjg3@cornell.edu, Lisa Cox at lkc29@cornell.edu or Morgan Hartman at blackqueenangus@yahoo.com for more information and to get on the mailing list for registrations. Contact Lisa Cox, 518-765-3512.

FEB 1-3 Southern Farm Show NC State Fairgrounds. Over 300 exhibiting companies make the Southern Farm Show the largest agricultural exposition in the Carolinas and Virginia. Free admission and free parking make the show a can’t miss for farmers, as well as allied professionals including landscapers and excavation contractors.Show Hours: Wednesday through Friday 9 am - 4 pm. Admission is free. Call 800-849-0248. On Internet at www.southernfarmshow .com

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