Greenhouses Offer New Housing for Cows on Dairies
Three area dairymen near or completing greenhouse complexes to house calves and cows. Extension agent Stanley Fultz cites cost, light, and ventilation as key advantages, plus concerns over pricing structure, ground prep, stalls, and end ventilation.
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Stanley Fultz
Frederick County
Fultz
MidWest Plan Service
Dennis
Judy Crum
Frederick
Douglas
Margaret Long
Thurmont
Charles
Carolyn DeGroft
Union Bridge
Crums
Crum
Mr. Crum
New Holland
New York
Direct marketing boosts Pennsylvania cattle profits for 460 farmers
The Shippensburg cooperative directs cattle to packers bypassing auctions to raise margins for dairy and beef producers. They truck about 150 cows weekly to Moyer Packing in Philadelphia and to Martin's Packing in North Carolina for thinner cattle, earning checks to farmers and funding scales and administration.
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Jefferson
Pennsylvania
Maryland
John Simms
Shippensburg
Dr Simms
Moyer Packing
Philadelpha
Tom McElwee
Simms
Moyer
Mopac
Martin's Packing
North Carolina
McElwee Farm
Gerald Revchard
Shippensburg Association
Tom
Reichard
Martins
Mover
Wendy's
John Jorgensen
Frederick County
Terry Poole
Poole
Richard Michael
Washington County
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Mr. Long
Morton
Mr Long
Dennis Crum
Douglas Long
Sam Yu
McElwee
Michaels
Aly