Clouds on the dairy horizon seen by Hoard's editor
Eugene C. Meyer, Hoard's Dairyman managing editor, told the Pennsylvania Dairymen's Association annual meeting that the short term outlook is optimistic with an 8.05 parity rate per hundredweight now and about 8.20 by April. He warned of long term risks from European Geneva talks and other global events.
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Dieter Krieg
Camp Hill
Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association
Eugene C. Meyer
Hoard’s Dairyman
Hoard’s
Dairyman
Meyer
Iowa
Geneva
Europe
National Dairy Farm Magazine
Public utility agriculture threat voiced at Farm Bureau meeting
Beece, secretary treasurer of the American Farm Bureau Federation, warned at Kiel Auditorium that the drive to make American agriculture a public utility is an issue of overriding importance. He cited federal land and pesticide controls, export limits, commodity agreements, and calls for more government protection as part of a broader push toward intervention, arguing that taxpayers would bear the cost and farmers would fare better under market-determined incomes.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Beece
American Farm Bureau Federation
Kiel Auditorium
Milking school speaker stresses mastitis dangers
Bob Eberhart, Penn State dairy specialist, told milking school producers that mastitis is the key dairy disease. He warned research hasn’t solved all aspects and noted multiple bacterial strains and a focus on subclinical forms.
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Melissa Piper Lancaster
Bob Eberhart
Penn State
Eberhart
No-Till Focus at Hershey Conference Highlights Pros and Cons
DER officials at the Middle Atlantic No-Till Conference in Hershey emphasize soil conservation fuel and moisture savings. Lebanon County Agent notes hill farming erosion control becoming feasible while Harry Young Jr. of Herndon Kentucky cites 1 200 acres farmed and 1 800 harvested via double cropping, labeling no-till an innovator driven practice.
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Dieter Krieg
Hershey
Newton Bair
Lebanon County
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Fleming
Lebanon
Dhia
Peace Corps
FFA
Lancaster
Harold M. Shank
Manheim R5
Pennsylvania
Ty Bieter Krieg
Vention Center
Department of Environmental Resources
DER
Harry
Barr
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