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Creek Bound Farm goes solar

by Sally Colby When the Weddle family had to replace a barn roof, they took the process a step further and topped the new roof with solar panels. Their decision to switch to solar power for their Hagerstown, MD, dairy farm is just one of many sound choices the family has made to keep their business viable.

Bonnie Weddle and her husband Jim both grew up on farms in the Hagerstown area, and both hold degrees in agriculture from the University of Maryland. After college, they returned to the family farm.

“We worked with my father and my brother on the dairy for about a year as we transitioned into our own business,” said Bonnie. “We had 14 cows from 4-H, and dad gave me a ‘completer set’ of six cows.

Both of our parents helped us along the way.” Within a year, the Weddles had 50 cows, and eventually operated the dairy with about 120 registered and grade Holsteins.

“When it became apparent that at least two of our three children wanted to continue in agriculture, we were at the right time to make some decisions,” said Bonnie. “By the time Jeremiah and Jamie were in high school, our cropping business had really grown. Our love for dairy cattle grew too, but we wanted to have several enterprises to help decrease risk. We decided to raise heifers and crops professionally; to supply the needs of relatives who have dairy farms, for our own heifers and also for sale.”

Bonnie says that when they started concentrating on growing crops and raising heifers, the quality of both enterprises increased because they were able to narrow their focus. The Weddles now raise crops for two cousins who have nearby dairies, which

allows those dairies to concentrate on herd health, purebred genetics and profit.

As the family transitioned to cattle and crops, they formed an LLC. The members of the LLC include Jeremiah Weddle and his wife Janelle, who operate the crop portion from another nearby farm, and Bonnie and Jim at the home farm. Daughter Jaime Derr, a graduate of Delaware Valley College, is an employee of the LLC, and is starting to milk cows on her own farm. For each enterprise, Creek Bound Farms uses a team approach, with family members heading teams of employees working in areas where skills are strongest.

Bonnie and Jamie are the heifer specialists, and they’re passionate about it. “We bring home a newborn calf, nurture and get them started,” said Bonnie of the 400 or so heifers on the farm. “She will weight over 825 pounds at breeding time, then go back to the farm ready to freshen.” Once a week, Jamie picks up new calves, and on the same trip, returns bred heifers that will calve at their home farm in 6 to 7 weeks. “We work with them to raise high-quality, big, tall heifers that have been pushed on high-quality haylage,” said Bonnie. “They’re putting those heifers into a 1,200-cow herd that’s milking 24/7.” Bonnie and Jamie work with the heifer owner on vaccination and health and breeding. Jamie and other family members watch closely for heats and handle all of the A.I. on the farm.

Heifers are housed in individual pens for two months, then moved to small groups on bedded pack. The heifers are introduced to haylage at about four months, and transitioned to a TMR and pasture

The solar panels on the roof of this freestall barn provide ample power for the farm shop as well as fans and other electrically powered equipment.

Photos by Sally Colby

by six months. Bonnie and Jamie work with a nutritionist to ensure the heifers’ rations are optimum for each stage of growth.

Jeremiah, who also graduated from Delaware Valley College, is in charge of crop production; from planting to harvest, as well as drying and brokering grain. Bonnie says Jeremiah’s passion is to raise the bar every year on growing the best corn, soybeans, wheat and hay. Jim is a certified pesticide applicator and does all of the farm’s equipment maintenance and repair.

The family’s decision to go solar was part of their integrated effort to modernize and use resources wisely. “The barn needed to be remodeled, and it faced south, so it was perfect for solar,” said Bonnie.

“We researched solar, then communicated with about six

Older heifers are housed in airy freestall barns with limestone bedding.

companies.” “It’s hard to buy something you can’t see, and you don’t know anyone who has it.” The family also worked with Washington County Extension and Economic Development, and checked out other ag operations that had installed solar panels.

At the home farm, solar power is used to run all of the shop tools and equipment, fans in four barns, three silo unloaders, conveyers and electric fences. Jeremiah and Janelle’s farm includes another new solar unit. Solar energy on that farm is used mostly to power the machine shop as well as blowers and unloaders for the grain dryers.

Bonnie credits her father, John Shank, for a lot of what she knows about the dairy industry today. “My dad has been a cattleman all his life,” said Bonnie. “He started with

FFA projects in the 1940s, and has been breeding, milking and showing cows ever since.

He has some nice pedigreed heifers here — he loves to pick the matings, then breaks the calves to lead and shows them. He’s breeding Holsteins, and he’s the handyman on the farm, and works with show calves.

Last year, Creek Bound Farms was recognized as Washington County Farm of the Year, an award based on conservation and the use of technology in new practices.

“We consider ourselves successful farmers because of the way farm families and farm communities work together,” said Bonnie, adding they are fortunate to have excellent employees. “It’s a blessing that we live in an area that we can do what we want and share resources and talents.”

Prior to breeding age, heifers are housed in small groups on bedded pack.

by Sanne Kure-Jensen What is GAP training and why does it matter?

The Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) program helps farmers decrease the risk of contamination and spread of food-borne disease to consumers. As health awareness increases, Americans are increasing their fruit and vegetable consumption. According to the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) in 2010, there were 48 million cases of food-borne illness with 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths.

Sadly, a large percentage of foodborne disease can be traced to fresh vegetables like leafy greens, tomatoes, melons/cantaloupes, herbs and green onions. The most common pathogens are Salmonella, E. coli 0157:H7, Shigella and Campylobacter. Many of the pathogens can survive for extended periods in dry or refrigerated produce so prevention is the best strategy to reduce contamination risk.

“Food safety is everyone’s responsibility from the farmers to consumers,” according to the Rhodw Island Food Safety web site, www.uri.edu/ce/ceec/ food/grow.html.

There have been 58 outbreaks of documented food borne disease since 2000; 47 were traced to “ready to eat” fresh vegetables and fruits according to University of Rhode Island food safety educator Lori Pivarnik. The Rhode Island GAP training helps farmers to improve their growing and handling practices to minimize potential microbial food contamination. Farms can become GAP certified after attending training and passing a farm audit.

Annual audits ensure continued GAP compliance and recertification.

Lori Pivarnik and Martha Patnoad, Cooperative Extension Food Safety Educators, offer GAP training to growers and producers each spring. The Rhode Island Program is based on guidance developed by the FDA in 1998. The passage of the new 2010 Food Safety Modernization Act will result in the FDA introducing new regulations that focus on insuring the safety of produce.

While the GAP program is voluntary and the new act has an exemption for farms grossing under $500,00 annually, many farmers are beginning to see the need for the on-farm food safety program. Wholesale and retail buyers are starting to require GAP certification. Institutional and grocery store buyers are increasingly cautious as more food safety issues are identified.

Restaurants, institutional chefs and retailers are concerned with the safety of their patrons and customers as well as their potential legal liability.

GAP program guidelines A GAP certified grower uses common sense, food safety practices for food production and processing.

Growing Irrigation, drinking and wash water sources like ponds and wells must be protected from potential fecal matter contamination by farm animals, wild animals or birds and have their quality verified by annual tests, before harvesting. Faucets must have backflow prevention devices and/or air gaps.

Fields workers should be trained in and practice good personal hygiene. Wearing clean clothing and shoes/boots, not smoking or eating in the work area, washing hands and limiting bare hand contact with fresh produce and wearing single-use gloves are some of the good agricultural practices they should follow.

Reasonable efforts are made to exclude wildlife’s access to streams and ponds used for irrigation.

Storage and treatment of manure should be as far as practical from growing and handling areas and should have a physical barrier to prevent leakage, run-off or wind spread. Manure should be incorporated into the soil immediately after application. Minimize recontamination of composted manure.

Fresh manure should be kept away from edible plant parts during the growing season. Equipment that contacts manure should be cleaned prior to and during harvest.

Field workers and supervisors should be trained in and practice good personal hygiene by wearing clean clothing and shoes, not smoking or eating in the work area, always keeping their hair covered, washing hands and limiting bare hand contact with fresh produce, covering open wounds with a clean bandage and wearing single-use gloves. Sick employees should be reassigned away from direct produce contact.

Field workers must have easy access to port-a-john or toilet and hand washing stations which must be regularly cleaned and serviced. Portable toilets must be maintained and transported to prevent wastewater contaminating of fields.

Multilingual signs reminding workers of hygienic practices should be posted as needed.

Harvest Harvest storage containers must be cleaned and sanitized prior to use.

Clean containers should be kept covered until used in the field. Harvesting equipment should be clean and in good working order. Pick when produce is dry and cool. Prevent harvested produce from contact with manure or biosolids, non-potable water, workers with poor hygiene and/or dirty boots and clothing, dirty packaging or storage containers. Prevent farm livestock, poultry and pets from access to crop

fields or orchards during the growing or harvest season.

Birds should not be allowed in storage areas and any nests should be removed promptly.

Packaging/Processing Most state and local regulatory authorities have licensing or regulations on Packing and Processing Facilities; check for local regulations.

In general, there needs to be a worker food safety training program in place similar to that for field workers.

Workers should practice good personal hygiene. Restrooms must be accessible, cleaned regularly and always supplied with warm water, soap and paper towels.

Approved sanitizers must be used to sanitize the whole processing area, equipment and all food contact surfaces at least once a day. Unused and new packing containers should be protected from contamination during storage. There must be a pest control system in place; and this cannot be a pet cat. Produce waste should be removed from the processing facility daily and stored far enough away or composted to reduce rodent and pest risk. The site and grounds should also be well maintained.

Refrigeration storage units must be maintained at the correct temperature.

Keep a log with the temperature each morning and at mid-day. Do not overload refrigeration units. Ice used for cooling must be made on site with potable water. Storage areas must be clean and free of debris and contamination. Storage areas should be exclusively used for food crops and their containers. Produce must be stored at least six inches off the floor.

During washing, the sanitizer level should be monitored and the wash water changed when dirty or every few hours. Maintain a temperature no more than 10 degrees cooler than the produce, especially for tomatoes, apples, potatoes and peppers.

Packing lines, conveyer belts and all

other food contact surfaces should be washed, rinsed and sanitized at the end of each day.

All lighting fixtures must have shatterproof covers or be covered in mesh.

Transportation: Farm to Market Workers loading and transporting produce must practice good personal hygiene. Harvested produce should be loaded and stored to minimize physical damage, reduce risk of contamination and allow for air circulation. Vehicles must be clean and well maintained. If the vehicle is refrigerated, it must be kept at the proper temperature.

Vehicles for produce cannot also be used to transport animals or animal products, chemicals, fertilizer or trash unless thoroughly cleaned and sanitized between uses.

Traceback System It is critical that farmers maintain detailed records for all produce sold by lot numbers (wholesale, farm stands, farmers markets, CSAs, etc.) GAP certified producers must be able to trace one step forward and one step back: who bought the products and where the product came from. Written lot tracking records should include date of harvest, field number, box number, names of pickers, packing date, shipping date, date of sale and to whom. An effective system can protect you from false association with an outbreak, minimize consumer anxiety, bad publicity and give you a competitive edge.

Ask your Extension agents or GAP certifiers for referrals to farms with effective systems.

Pick-Your-Own and Farm Tour Operators Pets and farm livestock, including poultry must never be allowed in “pick your own” areas. Toilet facilities and hand-washing stations must be provided and kept clean (with soap, water and single-use paper towels) and available for customer use. Post signs encouraging customers to wash hand before picking. Clean containers must be available for customer purchase and use. Produce picked by customers cannot be sold to others. Facilities must be available for customers to wash their hands after contact with farm animals or a petting zoo prior to entering “pick your own” area.

Retail Operations The facility must be clean, well maintained and free of litter. A farm stand’s walls, ceilings and floors should be free of cracks and crevices.

Refrigeration units temperatures should be monitored twice daily and logs maintained. Only food grade containers can be used for produce. There can be no standing water in and around the facility. Outside garbage receptacles or dumpsters should be closed and kept away from the retail operation entrances. Pets are not allowed in the retail area. For produce displayed in water, the water should be clean and changed often. All sliced produce must be wrapped and displayed on ice or in a refrigerated display case.

There must be a documented pest control program in place.

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Good agricultural practices improve food safety

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For National Dairy Producers Organization profitability is key

by Jennifer Showalter DAYTON, VA — Around 300 producers from the Harrisonburg, VA, area recently ended their day with dinner and an informative presentation on where The National Dairy Producers Organization is today and what it is working towards in the future.

Roughly 60 percent of the producers present are already National Dairy Producer Organization members.

The National Dairy Producers organized the gathering along with others across the country to meet with, learn from, and inform dairy producers of changes that need to be brought about on behalf of producers to gain and maintain profitability. “It was a great event that allowed the producers to learn more about the National Dairy Producers Organization as well as their expected roll in fulfilling the 2012 National Agenda,” said Dennis Trissel, National Dairy Producers Organization board member from Harrisonburg, VA. Guest speaker Tom Van Nortwick with Agribusiness Publications in California may not be a producer him-

self, but he truly feels for those who work day in and day out to produce milk for little to no return. Van Nortwick’s emotional presentation really brought home just how big of a mess the producer sector of the United States dairy industry is in and how farm after farm is being forced out of business. “(The U.S. dairy industry is) 2 to 3, maybe even 4 percent, over producing needed milk inventories for profit. We are seeing the highest feed costs in the history of dairies and we are still producing more milk. It is not a problem of revenue. There is plenty of money in the milk industry. However the buyers of milk, your partners in the dairy industry, are not willing to pay you, the producers, the true value of milk because they don’t have to,” said Van Nortwick. “The system is rigid in their favor, especially when there is no concern in the producer sector about managing the production of milk on the farm to keep within profitable demand. It is very complicated!

Producers have not been able to control imports into the country and or

Cover photo by Sally Colby The Weddle family of Creek Bound Farms are, from left, John Shank, Janelle Weddle, Jeremiah Weddle, Bonnie Weddle holding Levi Derr, Jim Weddle and Jamie Derr.

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Tom Van Nortwick of Agribusiness Publications shared some shocking figures on how many dairy farms have recently gone out of business at a meeting conducted by the National Dairy Producers Organization in Dayton, VA. Photo by Jennifer Showalter

production on the farm. That combined with their dogged independence and overall lack of unification has prevented them from stemming extreme volatility and loss.”

Van Nortwick stressed over and over that the rules have to be changed in order to save the industry. “The solution to the problem is not in Washington. Anyone who believes the government is going to come to their rescue is still putting their tooth under their pillow,” said Van Nortwick.

Instead of sitting back and watching the industry go in the wrong direction, Van Nortwick encouraged the audience to pull together as producers, become members of the National Dairy Producers Organization, and address the real problems that are affecting their livelihoods. “The right tool in the right hands at the right time is everything,” said Van Nortwick. “Things happen for a reason! We must get on our knees and pray like it all depends on God; then get off our knees and work together as if it all depends on us!”

Since The National Dairy Producers Organization was incorporated in November 2010, members have been on a mission to unify producers and manage the industry in a way to ensure profitable pricing for dairy producers regardless of their size or location.

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The National Dairy Producers Organization strives to speak to, listen to, and better communicate with dairy producers. “We are getting better and better at that process and will eventually have in place the best communication network in the country. The ability to speak with and hear from every dairy producer in the country exists, and we are using it to insure that we hear what we need to hear and that producers hear and understand what the organization is doing and why,” said Van Nortwick.

The National Dairy Producers Organization Inc. currently has over 1,000 members and is growing. “The focus is nationwide participation. We have secured a fairly even percentage of members versus producers in each state. We are working harder to organize state delegations in all 50 states and eventually county delegations in those counties across the country where dairy is a significant economic engine,” said Van Nortwick.

Being a member of the National Dairy Producers Organizations, gives individuals a chance to come together, combat problems, and ward of future complications that effect their own personal operations. “One of the greatest benefits to being a member of the National Dairy Producers Organization is the ability each member has to be part of a real solution for the entire producer sector of the U.S. Dairy Industry,” said Van Nortwick.

“For far too long dairy producers have been promised and promised and promised and yet 600,000 producers have left the field in just two generations. Producers must come to realize that only 10 percent of all of this country’s producers are left and that by working together and only by working together will they be able to change the rules of a game that left in ruin the other 90 percent. We cannot continue down this path. Producers and those of us who truly understand their value to this nation’s economy and even its future domestic security have got to do everything in our power to prevent the perpetuation of the status quo,” said Van Nortwick.

For more information on the National Dairy Producers Organization, visit www.nationaldairyproducers.org.

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Farmer Markets Produce should be at least 6 inches off the ground. On warm days, produce should be shaded and misted with a spray bottle of cool potable water for evaporative cooling. Display produce on clean ice. Store extra produce in coolers and maintain temperatures below 45 degrees. If possible, have one person handling money and another handling produce to reduce contamination risk.

Food Defense/Biosecurity Growers and workers should be aware of the FDA’s Food Defense System. To protect yourself and costumers, secure your ingredients, supplies and products to prevent tamper-

ing. Be alert to suspicious sights or behaviors and know where to make appropriate reports. For more information, see www.fda.gov/Food/ FoodDefense.

The New England-wide GAP training program began in 2001 with a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Rhode Island Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) program is sponsored by the University of Rhode Island (URI) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM). For more information on the Rhode Island GAP program, see www.uri.edu/ce/ceec/food /grow.html.

by Bob Gray Using the concept again that a picture is worth a million words, I thought it would be useful to display a chart in a recent Congressional Research Service Report. It shows the genesis of federal dairy policy starting with the implementation of the Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO’s) in 1937 and tracking dairy policy all the way to 2012. And around the edges of each of the circles in the chart is a list of current dairy policy legislation that is pending in Congress.

It is always instructive to look back in the past to see where you have been and where you might be headed in the future. I hate to use the worn out phrase that “dairy policy is at a crossroads” but it seems appropriate at this time to make that observation. What has been put in place over the past 75 years is not working effectively in the world we live in today. Changes are needed in current policy to cope with issues such as price volatility, the global export market and a safety net that is adequate and treats everyone as fairly as possible. We do have some significant regional differences in dairy production throughout the country and although it is difficult to have a “one size fits all” dairy policy, efforts to change the policies that are presently in place have tried to recognize as much as possible that dairy production in New England, for example, has some very different characteristics than

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All of that being said, there is generally a strong consensus within the dairy industry that the “status quo” no longer works. That is not to say that there is 100 percent agreement among dairy producers on how best to move forward in the future — but is safe to say that we need to move in a different direction in 2012. We also know that the dairy processing organization (IDFA) is strongly opposed to the Dairy Security Act (DSA) that was developed by the dairy cooperative members of NMPF and introduced in bill form (H.R. 3062)

by Congressmen Collin Peterson (D-MN) and Michael Simpson (R-ID) last year.

So changing policy direction will not be easy by a long shot. Let’s take a quick spin back into the past to see how we got to where we are in 2012. As a history buff, this is right down my alley.

• Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs): Authorized under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, the purpose of the FMMO’s at that time were to help balance the power between dairy farmers and milk handlers (processors). The original concept behind the FMMO’s was to stabilize fluid milk markets and to help improve financial returns for farmers. In addition the idea behind the development of FMMO’s was to provide support for local milk production and most importantly share the

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benefits of the financial returns equitably among producers. The FMMO’s mandated that processors pay a premium price to producers for milk used in fluid consumption.

Now some 75 years later producers are generally in favor of federal orders — but are concerned as to whether they accurately reflect a fair market price for milk. And at the same time both processors and producers say the order system does not encourage the production of products the market wants.

Producer groups generally want to do away with end product pricing under the federal orders and move to a “competitive pricing” system. Processors want to see the federal order sys-

tem phased out.

There will be no action this year on FMMO reform either in a Farm Bill (if passed) or as part of a FMMO rule making process.

• Dairy Product Price Support Program: Formerly called the federal price support program it was established by Congress in 1949 — 63 years ago. The purpose of the support program was to give the federal government authority to purchase excess butter, American cheese and non-fat dry milk off of the U.S. domestic market to help stabilize farm milk prices. The program was changed in the 2008 Farm Bill to have these federal purchases made at specific prices.

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Policy from A5 Although some producers do see this program as having a stabilizing effect on farm milk prices, the product price support levels are so low the program has very little impact on keeping farm milk prices stable. Others feel that this program is so narrowly focused on just a few dairy products that it inhibits innovation of new products for the global market. Most everyone agrees that this program has outlived its usefulness and needs to be phased out. The DSA does eliminate the product price support program.

• Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP): First authorized by Congress in 1985, DEIP provides cash bonus payments to U.S. dairy exporters. DEIP was implemented as a way of giving U.S. exporters a level playing field in the export market in countering the heavily subsidized dairy products in other countries, in particular in the European Union. However the program has so many bureaucratic flaws and regulatory constraints that it has been used very little in the last few years

by U.S. exporters. The DSA phases out DEIP. • Tariff-Rate Quotas (TRQ’s): In 1995 TRQ’s replaced the quota system on imported dairy products that was instituted way back in the 1930’s. The TRQ’s limit dairy product imports by imposing stiff tariffs on dairy imports above certain levels. It should be noted that when TRQ’s were implemented in 1995 they did not place tariffs on Milk Protein Concentrates (MPC’s) and casein. At that time neither of these products were imported into the U.S. to any great degree.

However since then there have been times when MPC’s and casein have been imported to be used in cheese and other products, to the strong objections of dairy producers. Efforts have been made to place tariffs on MPC’s and casein but this legislation has never made any headway.

The U.S. government has initiated a series of bilateral trade agree-

ments over the last several years which has lowered tariffs on certain products to other foreign counties in return for greater access to their markets for our dairy products. That trend continues.

• Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program: Nationally dairy farmers have never had a safety net that would provide them with countercyclical payments when farm milk prices were low. The term countercyclical means that these payments would be made only when farm milk prices dropped below a certain level. The Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact which was passed in the 1996 Farm Bill and included New England and dairy producers who shipped their milk into the New England Region, was the forerunner of the MILC program. As a matter of fact, the MILC program was patterned after the Compact. The Dairy Compact was operational from 1997 to 2001 and it established an “over-order” payment program for dairy farmers when farm milk prices fell below the $16.94 per hundredweight Class I milk price in Boston. Over the four year period it was in operation the Compact paid out about $150 million in payments to producers.

Several other states in the Northeast and South passed Compact-enabling legislation but these expanded Compact regions were never ratified by Congress.

The MILC program was instituted in the 2002 Farm Bill and reauthorized again in the 2008 Farm Bill. When the Boston Class I price falls below $16.94 per cwt, eligible dairy producers receive payments from the federal government equal to 45 percent of the difference between the $16.94 and the lower monthly Class I price.

The payments are limited to 2.985 million pounds of annual production (equivalent to a 160 cow dairy).

Since 2002 the program has paid out about $2 billion to dairy producers across the coun-

try. The program has been criticized as not treating all dairy producers equitably because of the 2.985 million pound cap. At the same time the $16.94 trigger is so low MILC payments don’t “kick in” until farm milk prices dropped significantly. The MILC program had a “feed adjuster” added to it in the 2008 Farm Bill to reflect increased costs for feed.

The DSA would eliminate the MILC program and replace it with a Margin Protection (dairy insurance) program in which producers could voluntarily sign up for and they could also be eligible for a supplemental insurance program by paying a premium for a higher feed margin level. The Margin Protection Program has a built in margin level (all milk

price minus the cost of feed) that recognizes that feed costs remain as the biggest expense faced by producers.

• Other Programs: Not mentioned are the Dairy Gross Margin Insurance Program which has been popular with producers although its funding level is very small. And the Dairy Promotion Program instituted in 1985 to help pay for the pro-

motion of dairy products and for research should also be mentioned. You will also note we did not mention the Market Stabilization Program which is a key part of the DSA. We have covered this program in detail in the past, but right now it is strictly a legislative initiative and is not part of current dairy policy.

Source: NDFC Newsletter, March 30

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This March, the Cargill Dairy Team sponsored the 11th North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge in Roanoke, VA. Thirty-two teams comprising 128 students from colleges in 26 states and one Canadian province took part in the competition.

The National Dairy Challenge website explains the competition: The North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge allows dairy science students to apply theory and learning to a real-world dairy while working as part of a team.

Day one begins with each four-person student team receiving information on a real-life dairy, including production and farm management data.

Following an operation evaluation, teams develop a comprehensive program including recommendations for nutrition, reproduction, milking procedures, animal health, housing and financial management. The first day concludes with an informal dinner with NAIDC sponsors.

Day two is a presentation day, where team members present recommendations to a panel of judges. Competition is stiff, and team members must field questions from the judges. Presentations are evaluated based on the analysis and recommendations. The evening concludes with a reception and awards banquet.

For more information, visit www.dairychallenge.org

Cargill supported the event as a 3Star Platinum Sponsor and members of the NE Dairy Team traveled to Roanoke and took part in judging, volunteered to help with events and participated in the career fair. Barry Putnam, dairy sales leader, Charles Gardner, business development manager out of Shippensburg, PA, Josh Ebert and Ben Cashel, dairy focus consultants, were met by Tom Vander Heiden, BDM from UMW region. This year’s event, hosted by Virginia Tech and North Carolina State University was a huge success in part due to the Dairy Team’s participation.

Keeping the career fair booth fresh to include students in Cargill’s commitment to supporting local charities, Dairy Team volunteers asked students to place a slip with their name on it in one of three containers during the career fair. These containers were labeled with the descriptions of three worthwhile charities in the Roanoke area.

This raised not only awareness of the charities, but about how Cargill Cares and supports charitable organizations.

The most students placed a slip in the container for the Roanoke area’s Relay for Life, one of a series of events held nationwide where people walk, run, bike or roll in order to raise money for cancer research. Cargill backed up the students’ choice with a $250 donation to Roanoke’s Relay for Life.

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Is it possible to start a dairy from scratch?

by Andy Overbay, Extension Agent and Unit Coordinator, Smyth County Conventional wisdom would suggest that the answer to the question above is a no brainer.

“No, of course not” falls off the tongue so quickly, it barely requires a thought much less a minute’s analysis. However, there is growing evidence in Smyth County that a start-up, grassbased dairy has a chance and even perhaps some advantages to an established family dairy farm in Virginia.

The dairy established

by Andy and Kim Wallace north of Chilhowie is a good case study. Andy worked for nearly 20 years after graduating from Patrick Henry High School as an electrician and plumber in the area.

He and his brother Jeff (who remains in the contracting business) were in demand because they did good work at reasonable prices and were reliable.

Andy and his wife Kim

yearned for a day when they could return to the family farm and earn enough income to raise their children without an off farm income. In 1995, they decided to take the plunge and start a grassbased, seasonal dairy on 100 acres that Andy and Jeff had purchased in partnership from their grandfather and great uncle. Financing the operation without borrowed capital, Andy began digging the footers for the barn in March. Doing all the work himself or with family labor, by June, they were milking cows.

Pictures of Andy and his eldest daughter Ava digging the foundation of the milking center called me back to when I helped my own father with the same chores as we started our own dairy back in the spring of 1968. A lot of water has poured over the dam but the sentiment is the same. There is a reason the word ‘family” is first in the term “family farm.”

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Andy and Kim’s success was recognized on Saturday, March 3, 2012 by the Southwest Virginia Agricultural Association. The Association honored the Wallaces as the 2012 Dairy Farm of the Year. What I admire about Andy is his willingness to share his successes and failures with others. Routinely, when I have a request from someone wanting to enter the dairy business, I make sure they pay Andy a visit. Andy has been successful in utilizing native pastures, and he has experimented with varying success in the areas of crossbreeding, parlor layouts, grain feeding systems, and daily milking routines.

He is quick to tell you that while he tried oncedaily milking for an entire season, at the end of

the season — and during the summer months — he just left too much money on the table to go away from twice-daily milking again. He has returned to Jersey breeding because they seem to convert grass more efficiently and he has gone back to a herringbone configuration on his parlor because his barn just didn’t have enough headroom to allow cows to comfortably flow through a side-by-side swing milker set-up.

Through it all, Andy has maintained one of the more profitable dairies in Southwest Virginia. Last year, he deemed a “successful year” clearing just over $1000 per cow on his 70 cow herd. “We would have had an exceptional year,” Andy shared, “if we hadn’t gone to once-a-

day milking last summer.

We would have easily cleared $1,200 per cow.

That’s why I’m done with once-a-day milking!”

Animal health has been a plus for the Wallaces. Because of low cow culling rates, they routinely have youngstock to sell and this year, Andy is debating selling more as the milking herd pushes 90 cows. “We do best in the 60-70 cow range”, he says.

Can a dairy be started in Virginia? Yes indeed.

It is not only possible; there are personal blueprints on how they can be great profit centers for both our families and our communities.

“It is not only possible; there are personal blueprints on how they can be great profit centers for both our families and our communities.”

Source: Dairy Pipeline, April 2012

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Effective March 15, the management of the REAL® Seal program was transferred from the United Dairy Industry Association to NMPF. This change was the result of an agreement between the two organizations that the transfer was the best opportunity to place a renewed emphasis on highlighting the importance and value of American-made dairy foods.

“The REAL® Seal was created more than 30 years ago to help consumers distinguish between real and artificial cheeses, as the pizza category was really taking off,” said Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of NMPF. “Today, a generation later, we still see a need to differentiate American-made dairy products from imports, and real dairy foods from those made with soy or rice or even hemp. Our management of this labeling program will benefit consumers, as well as the farmers who have a direct stake in how their milk is marketed.”

One of NMPF’s primary missions “is protecting the integrity and overall value of U.S. dairy products. NMPF has expertise in food labeling requirements and the regulatory process affecting dairy product standards,”

Kozak noted.

“With NMPF’s link to dairy producers and its dedication to protecting dairy product integrity, NMPF will be able to provide valuable insight that will allow for growth of the program,” he said.

While the program will not undergo any immediate changes, Kozak said the process has begun to determine how to make the REAL® Seal an even more effective marketing tool for dairy product manufacturers, dairy product processors, food processors and food service providers.

“Consumers continue to express an interest in food quality and integrity, through the choices they make at grocery stores and restaurants,” Kozak said. “Labeling is an integral part of creating and maintaining a dialogue with them.”

As a result of this change in management, “the program will now strive to educate new generations of dairy consumers about the significance of the REAL® Seal, revitalizing the brand and talking to them about the good taste, nutritional value, and wholesomeness associated with dairy foods and dairy food ingredients made from milk produced in the United States,” he said.

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Scholarships available through Center for Dairy Excellence HARRISBURG, PA — Outstanding students with an interest in the dairy industry can apply for one of five $1,000 scholarships offered by the Center for Dairy Excellence. Scholarships are available for the 2012-13 academic year.

“The future of Pennsylvania’s dairy industry rests on the talent and leadership within the next generation of dairy leaders,” said John Frey, executive director of the Center for Dairy Excellence. “The center’s goal is to build and maintain a viable, growing dairy industry in Pennsylvania and offering financial assistance to future dairy farmers and agribusiness leaders is a natural fit for our organization.”

The scholarships are offered to provide recognition, encouragement and financial assistance to outstanding students enrolled in academic programs that support the dairy industry.

In 2011, seven qualified applicants received scholarships.

Consideration for this scholarship will be given to Pennsylvania residents who are full-time undergraduate students planning to enroll or are currently enrolled in a qualifying field of study

such as dairy and animal science, agriculture marketing and business, nutrition, food science, agricultural and extension education, agri-business management, agricultural engineering, or related fields.

Students may apply for and receive the scholarship in subsequent years.

Selection of the scholarship winners will be made by the Center for Dairy Excellence board of directors and based on the completed application within the following criteria: academic performance; apparent commitment to a career related to the dairy industry; evidence of leadership, character and integrity; and application compliance.

Applicants must use the Center for Dairy Excellence Student Leader Scholarship Application form. Each scholarship is awarded for one academic year. The scholarship is paid to the student upon certification of enrollment by the appropriate academic institution officer.

Scholarship application forms are available at www.centerfordairyexcellence.org. Go to “Educator,” and click on “View Scholarship Opportunities.”

Applications may also be requested by

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Applications for the 2012-13 academic year must be received by the

Obie Snider Award nominations being accepted through May 31 HARRISBURG, PA — The All-American Dairy Show is accepting nominations for the 2012 Obie Snider Award through May 31. The award was established to honor a dairy leader who follows in the footsteps of Snider’s character, ethics, service, leadership and professionalism.

The award will be presented at the 49th All-American Dairy Show, Sept.

14-20, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg.

“Obie Snider put his heart and soul into improving and promoting the dairy industry and the All-American Dairy Show, and providing opportunities for young people,” said Agriculture Secretary George Greig. “We invite

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TOWN (3X) GALAX VA (3X) DILLWYN VA (3X) AMELIA VA (3X) CREWE VA (3X) PORT REPUBLIC VA (3X) ROCHELLE VA (3X) ROCKY MOUNT VA ROCKY MOUNT VA ELKTON VA HARRISONBURG VA (3X) CULPEPER VA (3X) HARRISONBURG VA (3X) MT. CRAWFORD VA (3X) GROTTOES VA (3X) ROCKY MOUNT VA UPPERVILLE VA DUBLIN VA MAX MEADOWS VA HUDDLESTON VA MT. CRAWFORD VA BERRYVILLE VA BRIDGEWATER VA (3X) CHATHAM VA (3X) ROANOKE VA HARRISONBURG VA AMELIA VA CHATHAM VA (3X) COLONIAL BEACH VA BRODNAX VA (3X) DAYTON VA (3X) ROCKY MOUNT VA REDWOOD VA MOUNT SOLON VA AMELIA CT HSE VA GLADE SPRING VA BRIDGEWATER VA SPOUT SPRING VA BRIDGEWATER VA (3X) ROCKY MOUNT VA CHARLOTTE C H VA CALLAWAY VA ROCKY MOUNT VA WYTHEVILLE VA BRANDY STATION VA FAIRFIELD VA BRIDGEWATER VA ROCKY MOUNT VA WIRTZ VA FLOYD VA CULPEPER VA BEDFORD VA SALTVILLE VA (3X) FARMVILLE VA MINERAL VA SKIPWITH VA HARRISONBURG VA (3X)

R TEST A MTH N K

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3

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 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56

ANNUAL AVERAGES

MILK LBS

DAYS IN MILK

LBS MILK

% FAT

LBS FAT

93.8 92.6 91.8 91.5 91.0 90.7 89.1 87.1 87.0 86.8 85.5 85.0 84.5 84.2 83.7 83.4 83.2 83.2 83.0 82.8 82.7 82.4 82.3 82.0 81.9 81.7 81.6 81.5 81.3 81.3 81.2 81.2 81.1 81.0 81.0 80.7 80.6 80.5 80.0 79.8 79.2 78.9 78.9 78.8 78.8 78.8 78.7 78.6 78.5 78.3 78.2 77.9 77.9 77.9 77.8 77.7

202 147 186 179 182 209 152 163 170 172 203 187 192 172 185 178 160 195 198 179 192 217 207 175 163 196 173 184 192 162 146 152 181 173 163 194 213 217 189 248 174 194 198 198 184 186 191 178 192 190 214 189 167 183 182 246

31108 25914 25820 26743 26775 29222 24768 25819 24370 26494 25674 21478 26480 23807 26005 15216 24421 25428 21107 26440 25138 24364 25660 23565 22367 26008 25396 21609 21819 25068 25103 22383 24324 24840 21736 22503 23067 22756 23167 23811 24093 24910 24670 21836 23230 22580 24044 23597 23794 22553 22256 22660 20235 25250 23509 24364

3.1 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.9 4.1 3.3 3.8 4.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.8 4.0 3.5 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.9 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.9 3.7 3.1 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.6 4.0 3.8

979 923 912 886 1037 1161 931 929 955 995 900 835 1086 788 998 721 898 1009 786 876 915 815 940 844 880 971 953 856 777 868 942 899 858 998 659 842 894 779 838 785 924 912 921 833 848 767 947 877 734 854 843 827 724 913 929 937

B % LBS R PRO PRO E E D

3.0 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.8 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.0

940 768 799 781 801 897 719 755 706 799 769 665 792 691 766 533 741 775 650 772 777 742 774 723 673 794 773 674 674 733 709 710 731 763 662 718 716 688 690 725 724 735 763 664 695 665 742 715 703 698 696 701 635 735 734 743

nominations for the award based on Obie’s commitment to strengthening the dairy industry.”

Past winners of the award are Donald Seipt of Easton, Northampton County; Creedin Cornman of Carlisle, Cumberland County; David Patrick of Woodbine, MD; Berneta Gable of New Enterprise, Bedford County; Dieter Krieg of Lititz, Lancaster County; George Cashell of Shippensburg, Franklin County; John Cope of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County; and the 2012 winner Janet Harding of Clarion, Clarion County.

For an application or more information contact Jim Sharp at 717-7872905 or e-mail jasharp@pa.gov.

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TOWN (3X)

R TEST A MTH N K

HARRISONBURG VA (3X) 3 57 WIRTZ VA 3 58 MARTINSVILLE VA 3 59 DAYTON VA 2 60 RADFORD VA 3 61 PULASKI VA 3 62 CHATHAM VA 3 63 CULPEPER VA 3 64 RADFORD VA 3 65 AMELIA VA 3 66 TIMBERVILLE VA (3X) 3 67 CHILHOWIE VA 3 68 GALAX VA 2 69 MANQUIN VA 3 70 BOONES MILL VA 3 71 MOUNT CRAWFORD VA 2 72 BRIDGEWATER VA 3 73 WEYERS CAVE VA 3 74 HARRISONBURG VA 3 75 WOODLAWN VA 3 76 MT JACKSON VA 3 77 MT. CRAWFORD VA (3X) 3 78 HARRISONBURG VA 3 79 ROCKY MOUNT VA 2 80 MEADOWS OF DAN VA (3X) 3 81 HARRISONBURG VA 3 82 PURCELLVILLE VA 3 83 DAYTON VA 3 84 BRIDGEWATER VA 3 85 DAYTON VA 3 86 ABINGDON VA (3X) 3 87 SPOTTSWOOD VA 3 88 ROCKY MOUNT VA (3X) 3 89 RUSTBURG VA (3X) 3 90 WIRTZ VA 3 91 RURAL RETREAT VA (3X) 3 92 WEYERS CAVE VA 2 93 HARRISONBURG VA 3 94 DAYTON VA 3 95 WIRTZ VA 3 96 MANAKIN SABOT VA (3X) 3 97 RADFORD VA 3 98 CHRISTIANSBURG VA 3 99 KEEZLETOWN VA 3 100 VIRGINIA COLOR BREEDS UPPERVILLE VA 3 1 SUGAR GROVE VA 3 2 CROCKETT VA 3 3 SUGAR GROVE VA 3 4 CULPEPER VA 3 5 CLEAR BROOK VA 3 6 CATLETT VA 3 7 CONCORD VA 3 8 WOODSTOCK VA 2 9 ROCKY MOUNT VA 3 10 WINCHESTER VA 3 11

ANNUAL AVERAGES B % LBS R PRO PRO E E D

MILK LBS

DAYS IN MILK

LBS MILK

% FAT

77.6 77.2 77.2 77.1 77.0 77.0 76.5 76.4 76.4 76.2 76.1 76.1 76.0 76.0 75.9 75.8 75.8 75.7 75.7 75.5 75.5 75.4 75.4 75.3 75.3 75.3 75.2 75.2 74.5 74.5 74.5 74.1 74.1 74.0 74.0 74.0 73.9 73.9 73.9 73.8 73.8 73.8 73.6 73.4

173 153 178 187 198 186 162 186 209 178 200 231 189 169 199 179 186 173 152 227 166 185 172 180 197 171 178 169 184 206 176 177 182 212 175 147 172 173 193 187 193 238 239 192

25292 22525 23203 27261 21842 23037 22969 23316 22845 23682 22271 22828 24949 19098 23033 21943 23330 23491 22695 25053 21196 25973 21050 22359 23893 21182 19684 24816 23503 25499 23665 23605 20053 23468 20754 21174 23627 23145 .

22887 22589 21399 23254 22445

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by Bob James, Extension Dairy Scientist, Dairy Nutrition Consistent nutrient content delivered at the desired temperature and appropriate time leads to better performance in pre-weaned calves. Field studies of calf feeding systems using waste milk on dairies and calf ranches in North Carolina and California found that fat content varied from 1.1 percent to more than 4.5 percent, though protein content was less variable.

Reasons for such wide variation include the number of fresh cows and the inclusion of considerable quantities of flush water in the waste milk stream. Additionally, waste milk has a high concentration of bacteria with unknown effects on calf growth and health.

Milk replacers purchased from a reputable manufacturer ensure that nutrient content of the powder is as stated on the feed tag.

However, consider

where mistakes can occur when mixing the milk replacer. In most cases the powder is measured using a “cup” included in the bag. There’s usually a line slightly below the top of the cup indicating the desired measure of powder to be added to a given volume of water. In the haste to feed calves (it’s usually the last chore in the evening or the last one before breakfast in the morning) calf feeders frequently disregard the mark and add significant-

ly more or less powder.

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peratures during the winter so that it won’t be too cool by the time the calves are fed.

Consistency can be improved by following some simple protocols.

1. Use scales to weigh the water and powder.

Milk replacers should be mixed to 12.5-15 percent solids which means adding 1.25 pounds of MR powder to 8.75 pounds of water (12.5 percent) or 1.5 pounds of powder in 8.5 pounds of water. One can assume that the weight of a gallon at 12.5 percent solids is approximately 8.62 pounds.

2. Use a battery operated thermometer to measure temperature of the liquid. During the winter one might use water at 115-120 degrees F to mix the replacer and allow it to cool to 110105 degrees F prior to feeding. When feeding calves using buckets, periodically check the temperature to make sure that it hasn’t gotten too cold. If this happens, consider mixing smaller batches of milk replacer more frequently.

In addition to providing a more consistent diet for the calves, using scales to weigh powder and water can reduce overfeeding or wasting expensive MR powder.

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Our View: Farm Bill Now

by Garry Niemeyer, NCGA President I have spent much of my time over the past month in Washington visiting with members of Congress and other policy makers about the importance of the 2012 farm bill. Each meeting seems to end in the same fashion as the others: Democrats blame Republicans and Republicans blame Democrats. If I ask someone from the House, I hear that it is the fault of the Senate; and when I ask someone from the Senate, I hear it is the fault of the House.

Agriculture policy historically has not just been bipartisan, it’s been nonpartisan.

Farmers recognize the seriousness of the federal government’s financial situation and that any new legislation needs to be responsive to taxpayers.

Our organization understands that programs important to agriculture will be cut. We are willing to do our part to significantly reduce government spending and move towards marketbased programs that meet today’s risks. We are, to our knowledge, the only constituency to do so.

Why is this important? Agriculture is one of the few bright spots in the American economy. Our farmers continue to be more productive and innovative. To continue that trend, we need to have some certainty about how we plan our business. The current farm bill expires at the end of the year. I am glad we have moved away from the days when farmers “farmed the program” rather than for the market, but

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by Stephanie Neal In today’s dairy industry most dairy producers and calf raisers are feeding their calves two times a day. This system became commonplace because it easily fits most farm work schedules... and calves are still growing. However, are calves growing enough and as efficiently as they could be?

Research done at the University of Wisconsin found that calves fed 2.5 pounds per day of a 28

percent protein, 20 percent fat milk replacer three times a day instead of two times weighed 10.3 pounds more, were 1.7 centimeters taller and had higher feed efficiencies. Milk replacer powder was diluted to a solids level of 17 percent.

These calves were most likely able to obtain higher growth rates and feeding efficiencies due to a more constant source of nutrients throughout the day. The time interval between evening and morn-

ing feedings is often 12 hours, thus limiting the amount of energy available to the calves for maintenance and growth.

According to the NRC, energy requirements for calves increase below 68 degrees F. In the United States, nighttime temperatures above 68 degreesF are not the norm as most regions meet this criterion only a few weeks during the summer. Three times daily feeding allows the calf another interval of nutrient intake and provides

another opportunity to introduce warm milk to increase body temperatures.

A recent nationwide study by Merck Animal Health found that the number of producers feeding three times a day is increasing. In 2007, the National Animal Health Monitoring System found only 5.4 percent of calf raisers were feeding three times a day. A more recent study done in 2010 revealed 8 percent of calf raisers were feeding three times,

with 14 percent doing so in the winter. As with everything on a dairy, management matters.

When thinking about implementing a three times feeding system, labor costs need to be considered. However, more efficient animals could offset the additional labor costs associated with three times feeding. Additionally, the Wisconsin study found that three times fed calves were more likely to complete the first lactation, thereby increasing profits.

If your management system allows it, consider changing feeding to three times a day. Especially in the winter, calves require a constant source of energy in their liquid diets to sustain maintenance and growth rates. Threetimes-a-day feeding will optimize your chances of raising healthy calves that grow up to be productive lactating cows.

Note that the concepts presented involve the same daily allotment fed three times per day and not an increased daily

feeding allotment.

Another option to increase feeding frequency is provided by computerized calf feeders which permit allocation of the allotted daily liquid diet into multiple smaller amounts.

Canadian studies have demonstrated that calves will nurse four to eight times daily. It is believed that calves instinctively feed more often in order to maximize nutrient availability — and since automatic calf feeders can provide this level of frequency they’re an option to consider. Successful implementation of these computerized feeding systems requires a shift in management priorities, including more frequent observation of calves and the adoption of protocols to monitor correct mixing of powder, temperature calibration and equipment sanitation.

Stephanie Neal (stephn4@vt.edu) is a graduate assistant to Bob James, Extension Dairy Scientist, Dairy Nutrition; 540-231-4770; jamesre@vt.edu

Wyoming-Lackawanna counties looking for Dairy Royalty TUNKHANNOCK, PA — The Wyoming-Lackawanna Dairy Princess Committee has begun the search for the 2012-13 dairy promotion team.

In order to compete for the title of WyomingLackawanna Dairy Princess, the girl must live within the twocounty area. In addition, she must be the daughter, granddaughter, niece, or cousin of a dairy farmer or someone who works within the dairy industry. She is also eligible if she owns dairy cattle, works within the dairy industry, or serves one year as a junior dairy representative. Contestants must be between the ages of 16 and 23 by July 1.

At the dairy princess pageant, dairy princess candidates will present an educational skit promoting dairy to schoolchildren and give a dairy-related speech for an adult audience. Each candidate will also participate in an interview

and answer an impromptu question.

Girls between the ages of 13 and 15 can compete for the title of Dairy Maid. Girls between the ages of 8 and 12 have the opportunity to serve as a Dairy Miss. Boys interested in dairy promotion can become a Dairy Ambassador. To compete for any of these titles, contestants must live within the two county area and have an interest in promoting the dairy industry.

To receive an application or for more information, contact Julie Loch at 570-942-6791, Judy Shupp at 570-836-4731, or Dale Shupp at 570690-1158. Applications must be returned to the Tunkhannock Township Building by 1 p.m. on April 22.

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Rising Milk Output May Produce Red Ink On the Bottomline Issued Apr. 13, 2012 The Agriculture Department raised its 2012 milk production forecast for the third time due to increased cow numbers and gains in milk per cow. Details are in this month’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate report.

The skim solids import forecast was also raised, the fat-basis export forecast was reduced on lower butter exports, but skim solids exports were forecast higher on stronger nonfat dry milk (NDM) sales. Ending stock forecasts were raised on both a fat and skim-solids basis.

Look for U.S. dairy cows to produce 201.1 billion pounds in 2012, according USDA bean counters, up a whopping 1.4 billion pounds from last month’s estimate and compares to 196.2 billion in 2011. That follows predicted increases of 700 million pounds in March and 500 million in February and, with the higher forecasts and weaker than expected product demand, price forecasts for cheese, butter, NDM, and whey were lowered, resulting in lower Class III and Class IV milk price forecasts.

The Class III is now projected to average $16.10-$16.60 per hundredweight (cwt.), down from the $16.35-$16.95 projected a month ago, and compares to $18.37 in 2010, $14.41 in 2010, and $11.36 in 2009.

The Class IV is expected to averaged $15.35$15.95, down from $15.85-$16.55 forecast last month, and compares to $19.04 in 2011, $15.09 in 2010, and

$10.89 in 2009.

Looking “back to the futures;” after factoring in the announced Class III milk prices and futures settlements, the average Class III milk price for the first six months of 2012 stood at $15.65 per cwt. on March 2 and $15.83 on April 6. The last half of 2012 was averaging $16.20 on March 2, $16.52 on April 5, and was trading around $16.32 late morning April 13.

In other milk price news, California’s May Class I milk price was announced by the California Department of Food and Agriculture at $16.94 per cwt. for the north and $17.21 for the south. Both are down 27 cents from April and $3.96 below May 2011.

The Class I average for 2012 now stands at $18.03 for the north, $1 below a year ago, and compares to $16.17 in 2010. The southern average is $18.30, also down $1 from a year ago, and compares to $16.44 in 2010. USDA announces the May Federal order Class I base price on April 18.

Cash dairy prices saw more weakness the second week of April, particularly on powder. The 40-pound block cheese price closed Friday the 13th at $1.4875 per pound, unchanged on the week, but 14 cents below a year ago.

The 500-pound barrels dropped 5 1/4-cents Thursday but recovered Friday to close at $1.46, also unchanged on the week and 16 1/2-cents below a year ago. Eighteen carloads of barrel traded hands on the week and no block.

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USDA reports that churning schedules

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aligning output from print to bulk.

Butter demand slowed as Easter/Passover orders were filled. Retail features are being reported across the country.

FC Stone’s April12 eDairy Executive Morning Edition reported that USDA’s weekly stocks data shows butter inventories are building and increased 5.7 percent after dropping 11.5 percent the previous week. The build in butter stocks is the first in a month and were 1.9 percent above a year ago.

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Cash powder took a dip this week, both losing 7 1/2-cents. Grade A slipped to $1.1925 and Extra Grade closed at $1.1825. AMS nonfat dry milk averaged $1.2605, down 1.4 cents, but dry whey averaged 61.33 cents, up 1.9 cents.

Milk supplies continue to remain heavy across the U.S., says USDA. Earlier than expected large volumes of milk are impacting processing plants in most regions. Florida may be past its peak flush due to warm humid

weather moving into the region. Elsewhere, volumes are said to be heavy.

Class I demand is spotty as schools finish up spring break schedules. Auxiliary manufacturing plants are handling some excess supplies.

Cream is readily available, especially late in the week as some Class II plants took the Easter weekend off.

Cheese plants are operating at heavy schedules, with butter/powder plants handling excess offerings, although at some discounts.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted 14 requests for export assistance the week of April 9. A total of 3.741 million pounds of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese and 4.063 million pounds of butter will go to customers in Asia, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and North Africa. The product will be delivered through October and raised CWT’s 2012 cheese exports to 41.6 million pounds plus 37.4 million pounds of butter.

Checking the feed front; Dairy Profit Weekly (DPW) reports that, with the numbers digested from the March 30 2012 Prospective Plantings report, further analysis of potential 2012 crops and prices is underway. USDA’s World Ag Supply & Demand Estimates report points to little change in the corn outlook, but reduced anticipated soybean supplies.

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Farm Bill questions and confusion

by Bob Gray I have received a number of e-mails asking me what the “real’ status of the 2012 Farm Bill is. And with very good reason. There have been quotes in the press from Members of Congress and Farm Bill analysts which are all over the map. Some folks are saying that there is not a snowball’s chance that a Farm Bill will get done this year. Others are saying that it could well pass and many are handi-

capping its prospects at 50-50. Now if you do that you are not taking much of a chance since if the Farm Bill does pass this year, you can say that I thought it had at best a 50-50 chance of passing but if it doesn’t you can say the same thing.

Let’s look at the facts as they stand right now. The Senate Agriculture Committee is planning on considering its version of the 2012 Farm Bill the last week of April. We have not heard

anything at this point that would lead us to believe that the Senate Agriculture Committee is not going to move forward. And if the Committee passes a Farm Bill by its target date of Memorial Day, the next step is to take it before the full Senate. Each step along the way means progress toward getting a Farm Bill done this year. I agree with those folks who say that the passage of a Farm Bill is a “heavy lift.”

But can anyone say with certainty

that a Farm Bill won’t pass in 2012?

Absolutely not. How would I handicap the passage of the Farm Bill in 2012?

50-50. You don’t expect us Washington types to go out on a limb, do you?

Source: NDFC E-letter for April 13

vision of a licensed veterinarian.

While the policy has been in the works for years, Natzke said it comes on the heels of a March 22 federal court ruling in which a judge ordered FDA to start proceedings to withdraw approval of some antibiotics used in food animal production.

The FDA published three documents in the Federal Register this week. The first provides guidance giving veterinarians more oversight in the therapeutic uses of drugs to treat livestock, while recommending phasing out use of medically important drugs in production agriculture.

The second provides guides for drug

companies to voluntarily remove production uses of antibiotics from their FDA-approved product labels; changing those labels to emphasize disease prevention, control and treatment uses, with increased veterinary oversight. The third document outlines ways that veterinarians can authorize the use of certain animal drugs in feed.

“FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said the new strategy will ensure farmers and veterinarians have access to medicines necessary to care for sick livestock,” Natzke concluded, “While at the same time protecting human health by reducing the chances of antimicrobial resistance development.”

One final item; Southeast U.S. dairy

farmers have until May 1 to complete claim forms to be eligible to receive portions of the financial settlement agreement with Dean Foods and Southern Marketing Agency (SMA) in the “Southeast Milk” lawsuit. Claim procedures are posted on a court-approved website, www.southeastdairyclass.com.

The $145 million settlement will be proportionately distributed to farmer plaintiffs, less the attorney fees and legal costs, to eligible producers who produced and sold Grade A milk within federal milk marketing orders #5 (Appalachian) and #7 (Southeast) since Jan. 1, 2001.

Mielke from A15 oversight requirements for their use.

DPW editor Dave Natzke talked about the key issues in Friday’s DairyLine.

Natzke stated that, in some cases, antimicrobial drugs have been administered or mixed in feeds or water to ward off infections and diseases in meat- and milk-producing animals, protecting the safety of the nation’s food supply, while enhancing livestock growth and feed efficiency. But, under this new FDA policy, Natzke said that all antimicrobial medicines approved for use in animal agriculture will be used only for therapeutic purposes, such as disease treatment, control and prevention, and only under the super-

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TEST DAY AVG (COW) OWNER

JERRY W. CRAWFORD MYERS FARMS INC M&M'S DAIRY DAVID A SMITH JAFRAL HOLSTEINS JOHNNY, KAREN, & BRIAN MOORE NEAL P JOHNSON RIDGE FARM MCCAINS DAIRY FOGLEMAN DAIRY BEN SHELTON SCOTT AND BANKS DAVIS GEORGE SMITH MARK JOHNSON CROSS CREEK DAIRY SHUMAKER DAIRY, INC. STEPSTONE HOLSTEINS INC GRAYHOUSE FARMS BUTTKE DAIRY AUBREY N WELLS BLAN BOTTOMLEY WAYNE P STOUT GLADDEN'S DAIRY HOLLAND FARMS OF OLIN,LLC A D & CARLTON WILLIARD DARRELL WRIGHT ENGLISH DAIRY FARM, LLC ALLENS DAIRY DAVIS CASHATT COLTRANE FARM JEFF CORNWELL TAPROOT FARMS S & L RIVERSIDE DAIRY LLC J NORMAN RIDDLE TED AND ALAN MOORE GREEN VALLEY FARM, LLC WRIGHT DAIRY TALLEY-HO FARM SAM GALPHIN DONALD PAYNE MIKE DUCKETT CHARLES CURRIN DAIRY CARL & CLAYTON SMITH PENDRYS DAIRY FARM MACGIBBON FARMS COVINGTONS DAIRY FARM

TOWN (3X)

CHAPEL HILL NC (3X) UNION GROVE NC (3X) STATESVILLE NC (3X) LEXINGTON NC (3X) HAMPTONVILLE NC MOUNT ULLA NC (3X) STATESVILLE NC RANDLEMAN NC SOPHIA NC (3X) LIBERTY NC (3X) OLIN NC (3X) MOORESVILLE NC LEXINGTON NC (3X) STATESVILLE NC HURDLE MILLS NC BLANCH NC BLANCH NC STONY POINT NC (3X) RANDLEMAN NC LEICESTER NC ENNICE NC (3X) STONY POINT NC VALE NC OLIN NC GRAHAM NC FRANKLINVILLE NC (3X) MARION NC ASHEBORO NC RANDLEMAN NC PLEASANT GARDEN NC (3X) LAWNDALE NC FLETCHER NC (3X) VALE NC STATESVILLE NC HURDLE MILLS NC RANDLEMAN NC (3X) REIDSVILLE NC OLIN NC DURHAM NC TAYLORSVILLE NC LEICESTER NC OXFORD NC ENNICE NC BOONVILLE NC STATESVILLE NC MEBANE NC

R TEST A MTH N K

3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3

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

ANNUAL AVERAGES B % LBS R PRO PRO E E D

MILK LBS

DAYS IN MILK

LBS MILK

% FAT

LBS FAT

89.7 89.7 88.6 88.2 88.1 86.3 86.2 86.1 85.8 85.7 84.6 83.9 81.7 81.0 80.8 80.7 80.6 80.6 80.6 78.9 78.0 78.0 77.3 76.7 76.4 76.0 75.5 75.4 74.4 74.1 73.9 73.9 73.4 73.2 71.8 71.5 71.1 70.8 70.5 70.2 70.0 69.9 69.8 68.8 68.7 68.4

174 147 174 193 211 189 168 182 193 193 154 121 213 179 194 160 165 189 158 214 239 183 216 132 171 171 168 206 162 201 170 186 163 147 211 171 179 173 191 212 214 193 218 188 147 157

22264 28583 27597 25447 31227 23870 23814 23554 23849 26867 25872 25845 23911 23120 24522 23130 22945 22683 25890 22947 24901 21940 20978 26796 22360 18574 22420 20066

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

799 1021 1068 885 1292 801 887 813 859 999 1035 926 907 800 869 897 876 820 984 756 966 811 787 884 891 715 827 770

19547 20669 23183 21960 15951 21997 22844 20563 21651

3.8 743 3.8 782

3.0 580 3.1 633

3.9 3.7 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.9

852 588 918 959 775 845

3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1

700 490 677 717 647 676

20252 22076 19306 21129 20951 19605 17780

3.6 3.6 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.8

720 786 731 724 761 718 671

2.9 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2

592 687 591 639 633 584 571

3.1 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1

689 787 806 772 964 677 725 727 708 796 754 800 745 695 754 701 706 682 763 716 748 684 661 785 710 568 681 617

TEST DAY AVG (COW) OWNER

TOWN (3X)

R TEST A MTH N K

MILK LBS

DAYS IN MILK

MAPLE RIDGE FARM INC. WILLIAM H DAY JR RANDY DOUGLAS KATHY SHAMBLEY JOHN HAMPTON MATTHEW CODY PROCTOR DAIRY WAYNE SMITHERMAN CARLAND DAIRY MANCO FARM INC. SHELLY J SMITH SAMUEL J. FLOWE STEVE AND ALLEN JOINES BOBBY & ALVIN EVANS BEVILLE BROTHERS DAIRY CALDWELL OVERCASH BREEZY RIDGE DAIRY LINDLEY DAIRY INC LOFLIN DAIRY GEORGE L PLESS AND SONS MACK BEAVER JR.

MT. AIRY NC (3X) OXFORD NC HAMPTONVILLE NC HILLSBOROUGH NC SPARTA NC MARS HILL NC BESSEMER CITY NC EAST BEND NC MILLS RIVER NC PITTSBORO NC NORWOOD NC MIDLAND NC SPARTA NC SPARTA NC REIDSVILLE NC KANNAPOLIS NC SPARTA NC SNOW CAMP NC SOPHIA NC ROCKWELL NC STATESVILLE NC

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67

68.1 67.1 67.0 66.7 66.5 66.5 66.5 65.2 65.1 65.0 65.0 64.5 64.3 64.2 63.9 63.6 63.2 63.0 62.9 62.7 62.7

196 165 189 213 132 161 200 157 176 178 181 164 204 224 244 196 231 192 215 194 162

AUBREY N WELLS GREEN VALLEY FARM, LLC TALLEY-HO FARM BRUSH CREEK SWISS FARMS LUCKY L JERSEY BRIAN MOORE JERSEYS MATTHEW CODY CARLAND DAIRY CALDWELL OVERCASH COREY LUTZ RIVERSIDE DAIRY FARM COY + WANDA REESE TREASURE CHEST JERSEYS ATT. LENNIE BREEZE LYNN BONHAM BILTMORE DAIRY FARMS INC WAYNE AND KAREN LUTZ CHAPMAN DAIRY TREASURE CHEST JERSEYS JERSEY GRANT WALTERS ATT. ANNA G. AMORIELLO CHARLIE PAYNE HARRY WELLS CHAPEL HILL CREAMERY

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

3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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

78.9 71.5 70.8 70.6 67.9 66.7 66.5 65.1 63.6 62.8 60.1 59.2 59.1 58.2 57.7 53.5 53.0 52.8 52.1 51.2 50.5 46.3 46.0 43.7 38.3

214 171 173 191 174 180 161 176 196 163 160 201 201 214 187 166 168 204 150 138 162 210 211 167 143

NORTH CAROLINA COLOR BREEDS

ANNUAL AVERAGES LBS MILK

% FAT

LBS FAT

B % LBS R PRO PRO E E D

19488 19471 19070 19173 19844 19648 16641 20401 18641 19129 21053 22058 19654 20469 15542 21596 17610 20438 20376 14333

3.7 3.4 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.7

727 667 745 650 685 627 586 787 747 692 716 813

3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1

591 601 606 590 626 557 496 625 605 603 626 673

3.4 3.6 3.0 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.9

699 554 646 693 762 713 562

3.2 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.2

645 475 622 581 644 627 454

22947 22844 21651 22031 19386 19418 19844 20401 15542 17426 16258 17405 20252 15846 17107 15735 17346 15407 15838

3.3 4.2 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.3 3.5 3.9 3.6 4.7 3.9 4.3 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.8 4.9 4.4 4.3

756 959 845 900 834 840 685 787 554 815 638 749 786 614 743 751 842 681 686

3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.1 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5

716 717 676 725 656 654 626 625 475 628 511 627 640 518 576 568 624 545 549

14118 13729 11667 12342 12239

4.4 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.7

621 561 516 583 573

3.5 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.6

495 448 408 448 440

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

World Dairy Expo is pleased to announce that they will be hosting the International Jersey

Show in 2012. Jersey breeders have competed at World Dairy Expo for 45 years, since the very

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HERD OWNER

BERKELEY

B R COW E YEARS E D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

WEST VIRGINIA

LINTON BROTHERS INC.

DHI H 187.4

17205

659 3.8 538 3.1

DHIR X 126.0 DHI-AP H 129.1

19797 20530

754 3.8 645 3.3 755 3.7 621 3.0

HOUGH, CLARENCE E. & T.TODD DHIRAPCS H 210.9 VICKERS, L. ELMER DHI-AP H 95.8 SNYDER, NICHOLAS DHI-AP H 93.2 DANIEL, FRANCIS DHIR-AP H 128.7 RZ BANE INC. DHI-APCS H 248.5 VICKERS, L. ELMER DHI-AP J 55.3 DANIEL, FRANCIS DHIR-AP J 33.9

23041 21812 21174 19172 19332 15827 14204

921 751 761 760 691 714 731

GREENBRIER BEN BUCK FARM EMORY & JEAN HANNA

JEFFERSON

MONONGALIA

WEST VIRGINIA DAIRY DEPT

MONROE

BEILER DAIRY FARM, LLC TRISH & STEVE ECHOLS DOUG & TRACY DRANSFIELD

PRESTON GREG GIBSON

RANDOLPH LINGER FARMS INC.

4.0 3.4 3.6 4.0 3.6 4.5 5.1

706 665 642 597 591 572 518

3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.6

DHIRAPCS H

46.8

18129

649 3.6 558 3.1

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

87.4 32.4 73.5

23558 17716 17423

907 3.9 722 3.1 597 3.4 528 3.0 655 3.8 522 3.0

DHI H

78.6

20880

812 3.9 681 3.3

DHIR-AP H 211.0

19428

683 3.5 591 3.0 3X

first show in Madison in 1967. The quantity of Jersey show entries has grown steadily over time and today’s competition draws in over 360 animals that compete on the colored shavings. In addition, the appeal of this breed in recent years to domestic and international Jersey enthusiasts has risen dramatically.

General Manager, Mark Clarke, shares,

“This is a tribute to the Jersey dairy cattle exhibitors, as the quality of that breed show at World Dairy Expo continues to get better each year. We were quite pleased that the American Jersey Cattle Association Board of Directors raised the Expo Jersey Show to international status. It makes sense as the best Jerseys from the United States and Canada travel to Madison each fall,

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making it truly an international competition.”

“The superior efficiency of the Jersey has captured the attention of profit-minded dairymen across the globe,” says Neal Smith, Executive Secretary & Chief Executive Officer of the American Jersey Cattle Association. “By all measures — especially semen sales — demand for the Jersey is rapidly growing.

“Dairymen expect to see Jersey’s best at World Dairy Expo,” Smith continues. “They can because of the strong turn-out for the Jersey show from top U.S. and Canadian

breeders, and because the world’s best A.I. companies go all out in the trade show to feature their Jersey bull lineups. In every respect, World Dairy Expo is an international Jersey marketplace.”

In recent years the Central National Jersey show has grown to become the second largest breed show at World Dairy Expo. Over the last 20 years the Jersey show has doubled the number of animals shown. Jersey exhibitors traveled to Expo from 24 states and four provinces to compete in 2011.

FSA program deadlines approaching Several deadlines are approaching for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs intended to assist agriculture producers during difficult times. The deadline for producers to enroll in the Direct and

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Other FSA program deadlines approaching include: June 1 - Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) June 1 - Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payment Program for crop year 2010 (SURE) Sept. 30 - Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC) For more information on DCP and other FSA programs, visit your local FSA office or go to www.fsa.usda.gov.

Source: Friday Facts, April 13

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HERD OWNER

NEW CASTLE

HUBER’S ANIMAL HEALTH SUPPLIES 810 Tulpehocken Rd Myerstown, PA 17067 717-866-2246

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % 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

107.3 107.0 170.6 72.7

25694 1021 4.0 806 3.1 21116 698 3.3 643 3.0 18914 712 3.8 624 3.3 17546 716 4.1 563 3.2

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

H H H H H H J

292.8 161.6 312.3 40.0 164.2 185.6 26.1

28205 1094 3.9 864 3.1 24148 902 3.7 764 3.2 22693 902 4.0 743 3.3 22317 817 3.7 703 3.2 22825 801 3.5 698 3.1 18449 704 3.8 587 3.2 15391 719 4.7 576 3.7

H H X H H H J H

103.4 574.3 40.7 26.2 268.4 86.6 117.2 229.1

25664 24866 22872 23008 22893 21752 18632 19956

KENT

CEDAR GROVE FARMSTORE 1120 Rittner Hwy Shippensburg, PA 17257 717-532-7571

B R COW E YEARS E D

SUSSEX

LOYAL JAKE BENDER DHI-AP GREEN ACRES FARM DHI-APCS LOYAL JAKE BENDER DHI-AP JOHN A. MILLS DHIR-AP BAILEY, J. E. & SONS INC. DHI-AP HEATWOLE, JERREL & ALMA DHI-AP JOHN A. MILLS DHIR-AP VANDERWENDE, WILLIAM & SNS DHI-AP

906 918 867 913 816 835 908 683

3.5 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.6 3.8 4.9 3.4

789 739 738 712 698 694 648 605

3.1 3.0 3X 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.0

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World Dairy Expo to host International Jersey Show

April 23, 2012 • MID-ATLANTIC COUNTRY FOLKS FARM CHRONICLE • Section A - Page 18

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HERD OWNER

ADAMS

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

PENNSYLVANIA

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

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

H H H H H H H H H H

104.1 40.0 397.1 280.4 154.7 53.2 181.0 63.6 62.1 240.4

24669 23607 22974 22914 22103 20717 21105 20130 20287 17938

999 913 899 840 775 841 750 761 754 746

4.0 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.5 4.1 3.6 3.8 3.7 4.2

779 728 708 702 679 667 642 634 625 558

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

SCOTT BOWSER SHIREY FARM RON & BETH RUFFANER SHANMAR JERSEYS R.FREEHLING SILVER BROOK FARM

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

H X H J H H

84.8 247.4 40.7 351.8 95.1 43.2

23494 22540 22497 16626 18021 16311

843 818 774 811 609 659

3.6 3.6 3.4 4.9 3.4 4.0

722 680 668 598 557 502

3.1 3.0 3.0 3.6 3.1 3.1

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

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

H H H B H J J

39.2 31.5 106.7 55.4 131.2 41.1 19.3

27821 1050 3.8 847 3.0 21906 758 3.5 676 3.1 21401 830 3.9 668 3.1 19835 766 3.9 658 3.3 21683 812 3.7 642 3.0 17500 820 4.7 631 3.6 14695 687 4.7 531 3.6

DEVON MARTIN RAY D MOWRY & SONS

DHI-AP H 57.1 DHIR-AP X 40.0

22106 16906

CARL Z GOOD DHI-AP H 85.3 DON & AMY RICE DHI-AP H 106.2 MELVIN M OBERHOLTZER DHI-AP H 121.8 EARL R HAFER & SONS DHI-APCS H 225.4 TULPACANAL FARM DHI-AP H 130.8 ROCKYCREST HOLSTEINS DHI-AP H 38.8 ALLEN P+MARY J GRUBE DHI H 62.8 LARRY GRUMBINE DHI-AP H 63.7 MIL JOY FARMS DHI-AP H 240.2 GARY & KATHY HEFFNER DHI-AP H 80.3 E&N SHAYNAH KEE DHI-AP H 72.0 CURVIN MARTIN DHI-AP H 81.5 UNITED HEARTS HOLSTEINS DHI-AP H 117.0 MICHAEL FORRY DHI-AP H 102.8 DAVIEW FARM DHIRAPCS H 66.0 SKYLINE ACRES INC. DHI-APCS H 580.9 SCATTERED ACRES INC DHI-APCS H 331.0 SUNRISE FARM DHI-AP H 39.0 SHOW TOP FARMS DHI H 173.7 LLEWELLYN MOYER DHI-AP H 111.8 MARTIN & MISSY MOYER DHI-AP H 44.3 DANA & DEBBIE STOUDT DHI-AP H 67.7 MISTY MOOR HOLSTEINS DHIR-AP H 78.2 LUKE & LORI TROUTMAN DHI-AP H 65.2 RODGER WAGNER DHI-AP H 206.6 WHISTLING ACRES DHI-AP H 48.3 ARDOUNIE FARM INC. DHI-AP H 133.2 MICHAEL HAAG DHI-AP H 86.5 CURVIN MARTIN DHI-AP H 77.2 GLENN A DAVIS DHI-AP H 74.6 KIRBYVILLE HOLSTEINS DHIR H 98.1 NORTHKILL CREEK FARM DHI-AP X 125.8 JAMES P. & JAN M. ADAM DHI-APCS H 185.1 SUNNYSIDE DAIRY FARM DHI-AP H 203.2 WALNUTRIDGE HOLSTEIN DHI-AP H 57.8 ONE HILL FARM MOYER DHIR-AP B 29.0 BARRY+BARBARA GOOD DHI-AP H 87.7 CEDAR CREEK DAIRY LLC. DHI-AP H 109.3 MARK A KIEFFER DHI-AP H 67.9 LEROY NOLT DHI-AP H 42.8

29107 30166 29529 27673 27970 26502 26435 26038 24880 25116 25851 25253 25603 24717 24522 24546 25587 24682 23524 25074 25107 24520 25151 24175 23694 23695 23917 24089 24322 22856 22307 23409 22718 23673 22586 22109 22544 22959 21979 22549

CLOVER WILL FARMS RYAN JEN CLARK

DHI-AP H 192.1 DHI-AP J 140.8

23929 18390

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

H H H H H H

85.4 58.2 210.3 67.7 73.2 95.4

30159 1039 3.4 938 3.1 24487 837 3.4 758 3.1 21538 852 4.0 682 3.2 3X 22476 866 3.9 679 3.0 18969 683 3.6 582 3.1 18558 733 3.9 569 3.1

DHI-AP 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 H

279.0 210.7 165.8 122.3 101.4 215.5 17.1 242.7 116.9 73.3 119.1

26525 26256 25507 22375 22897 22875 19068 22567 21184 18080 17238

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

H H H H H H H

190.3 80.8 802.7 87.1 159.3 50.9 149.3

28292 983 3.5 863 3.1 29466 1106 3.8 854 2.9 3X 28119 964 3.4 847 3.0 3X 28956 1013 3.5 819 2.8 3X 26295 1063 4.0 796 3.0 24683 884 3.6 774 3.1 26269 914 3.5 773 2.9

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BLAIR

BUCKS

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

CAMBRIA

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

CHESTER

ROBERT +BETTY PEIFER ROY & RUTH ANN BENDER WALMOORE HOLSTEINS ROY & RUTH ANN BENDER NOLAN & NORI KING DAVID F KING FARM #2 NEAL & LOU KING

808 3.7 691 3.1 631 3.7 539 3.2 1083 1055 1014 930 1009 951 979 850 869 869 894 900 931 932 804 893 921 959 914 885 858 903 952 860 914 885 823 875 879 924 852 780 794 824 863 854 889 828 854 820

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

913 900 891 843 843 808 804 803 772 770 770 770 769 766 765 763 759 758 753 751 744 741 738 737 731 731 729 727 726 720 714 713 712 711 699 699 697 694 690 684

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

3X 3X 3X

3X

3X 3X 3X

942 3.9 753 3.1 3X 903 4.9 691 3.8

927 869 947 788 831 880 853 853 760 670 622

3.5 3.3 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.5 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.6

840 788 782 706 695 693 684 682 657 562 522

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

MARSHAK DAIRY -NBCDHI-APCS H 204.4 MARK & MELODY STOLTZFUS DHI-AP H 76.0 HERBETH FARMS DHI-AP H 62.0 AMOS LAPP DHI-AP H 52.6 CENTURY OAK FARM DHIRAPCS H 80.0 EVERGREEN FARM DHI-AP H 133.8 AMOS J STOLTZFUS DHI-AP H 59.8 RIDGE STAR FARM DHIR-AP H 49.0 HOLLY SOLLENBERGER DHI-AP X 37.2

23768 22884 22924 22414 22678 20007 20146 16646 15856

902 834 843 855 915 776 786 605 615

3.8 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.9

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

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

388.4 258.3 65.1 92.9 56.1 176.0 150.6 152.9 92.0 68.0 359.4 29.9 124.1 156.4 81.9 65.9 274.7 35.6 94.4 131.6 29.3 189.9 52.0 65.2

30612 1043 3.4 906 3.0 3X 28935 1022 3.5 902 3.1 26149 975 3.7 810 3.1 24399 956 3.9 782 3.2 24413 909 3.7 778 3.2 24424 892 3.7 766 3.1 24689 914 3.7 758 3.1 25347 935 3.7 744 2.9 3X 23985 868 3.6 739 3.1 22409 847 3.8 706 3.2 21671 772 3.6 682 3.1 22629 836 3.7 680 3.0 21461 809 3.8 666 3.1 21227 792 3.7 649 3.1 20393 801 3.9 639 3.1 19840 735 3.7 637 3.2 19930 753 3.8 624 3.1 3X 17745 757 4.3 614 3.5 20092 724 3.6 613 3.1 18871 676 3.6 600 3.2 19692 747 3.8 588 3.0 18160 663 3.7 579 3.2 18509 610 3.3 570 3.1 16728 582 3.5 530 3.2

TY & TRACY LONG LEHMANSTEAD FARMS BOB KESSLER 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

114.1 169.8 50.4 52.3 133.7 68.9

24282 873 3.6 740 3.0 23055 838 3.6 731 3.2 23706 1051 4.4 720 3.0 21549 758 3.5 664 3.1 20468 661 3.2 638 3.1 18676 676 3.6 579 3.1

ORR FARMS ORR FARMS ALLEN HILL DAIRY JACKSON FARMS STARLIGHT HILL FARM FERENS FARM LLC GARY THOMAS FERENS FARM LLC

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

H X H H H H H A

107.2 67.7 123.5 143.6 39.5 101.4 94.7 20.4

24389 22039 21544 21695 20457 20529 17669 17272

3.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.6 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0

TYPE TEST

CUMBERLAND

DAUPHIN

FAYETTE

FULTON

HUNTINGTON

3X

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

HERD OWNER

CREEK VALLEY FARMS

3X

Top 40 Herds For March

DHI-AP H 497.1

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

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

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

INDIANA

JUNIATA

901 870 793 798 821 782 636 696

3.7 3.9 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.6 4.0

746 707 695 692 683 632 628 523 516

776 730 693 686 655 614 544 519

TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER ROBERT A MILLER BRIAN & KAREN DIFFENDERFER E MARLENE PEOPLES GLENN D. LAUVER DARRON SHEARER# TUSCVU FARMS ZIMMERMAN BROS

3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.3

LANCASTER

3.2 3X 3.3 3X 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.0

30175 1218 4.0 929 3.1 3X

H 363.0 H 759.4 H 469.0 H2783.0 H 701.3 H 91.3 H 87.9 H 112.1 H 168.7 H 117.7 H 91.2 H 83.8 H 61.7 H 180.4 H 86.1 H 444.3 H 175.6 H 78.5 H 42.6

28461 27211 27043 27001 25908 24456 23937 24674 22803 22172 22220 22287 21338 20893 19940 22235 19379 17995 16230

1056 1096 999 1016 1055 958 858 981 970 804 823 751 797 788 768 834 670 712 638

3.7 4.0 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.9 3.6 4.0 4.3 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.5 4.0 3.9

864 845 842 807 790 758 752 751 720 710 694 663 656 654 654 653 582 578 511

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

3X

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

H H H H H H X H

62.7 48.3 103.6 234.2 113.5 101.0 229.9 48.4

25990 23311 22391 22464 21296 21048 19769 19298

941 961 977 771 731 747 769 701

3.6 4.1 4.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.9 3.6

806 704 704 682 661 646 624 580

3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0

DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIRAPCS 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 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

52.5 97.8 341.9 102.5 64.9 64.9 110.3 76.8 87.5 80.0 22.7 134.0 70.3 84.6 70.3 61.0 74.6 42.2 40.6 58.0 114.2 118.1

26653 26798 25416 25620 24551 24748 24118 24067 23008 24356 23746 23049 23001 23599 22918 22017 21822 21205 20625 20524 20910 19800

996 985 894 980 915 860 893 901 903 834 887 861 782 855 865 786 803 755 805 755 782 740

3.7 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.7

821 820 772 771 757 757 745 738 737 735 735 730 711 707 701 677 671 662 656 647 642 630

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

3X 3X 3X

3X

H H H H H H H

55.6 49.5 109.0 31.3 71.3 25.4 89.9

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

19764 19525 19438 17706 17262 17355 16257

760 734 731 623 670 688 658

3.8 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.9 4.0 4.0

611 605 597 556 543 534 531

3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3

STAR ROCK FARMS DHIRAPCS SCATTERED ACRES REINHOLDS DHI-APCS LLOYD M REIFF DHI-AP RAYMOND H GOOD DHI-APCS TRUDALE FARM DHI-AP JAY & ANNETTE STOLTZFUS DHI-AP HERMAN COOK DHI-APCS MEGASTAR HOLSTEINS DHI-APCS HERMAN COOK DHI-APCS MEGASTAR HOLSTEINS DHI-APCS

H 1403.1 H 629.7 H 58.3 H 275.7 X 31.7 H 134.2 H 79.6 H 55.2 J 27.2 X 14.6

28494 1062 3.7 874 3.1 3X 24778 894 3.6 748 3.0 3X 25062 895 3.6 739 2.9 23117 813 3.5 702 3.0 3X 21195 812 3.8 696 3.3 19696 696 3.5 600 3.0 18471 619 3.4 557 3.0 18088 661 3.7 553 3.1 15560 712 4.6 546 3.5 16421 637 3.9 517 3.1

BRANDT VIEW FARM EARL RAY & CAROL MARTIN LITTLE HILL FARM LEON E. MARTIN LITTLE HILL FARM DALE+PATTIE MAULFAIR RUPLAND HOLSTEINS GARY LENTZ KEVIN & ALLISON SELLERS ADAM LIGHT KENDRA MASE PHILHAVEN FARM MILE EE FARM DEW MIST HOLSTEINS KIRBY L HORST DALE HOSTETTER & SON MARTIN RIDGE FARM B & L HOSTETTER CURVIN+DAWN GOOD JAY W GOOD LEROY WISE BRUCE BOLLINGER&FAMILY MARK M. HOOVER K & M SELLERS CARISTONE FARM, LLC JERE BRUBAKER BARRY HOSTETTER WHITE BIRCH FARM ZIM LEA HOLSTEINS DONALD C KRALL RUPLAND HOLSTEINS ROBERT & SHERRY BASHORE MUSSER RIDGE FARM RICREY HOLSTEINS REID K HOOVER DALE BURKHOLDER BRUCE R HEILINGER JOHN + SHARON KLINE CLIFFORD+FAY BERGER# HARLAN GOOD

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

H 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

116.9 92.4 55.3 66.2 37.3 59.7 118.0 81.9 66.9 118.2 59.8 91.6 204.3 106.4 46.9 85.2 106.1 115.8 118.7 129.1 136.3 78.8 45.7 65.0 267.1 133.1 64.4 139.0 85.8 67.3 108.1 34.1 143.4 124.3 229.8 61.7 81.2 123.9 68.0 76.1

32652 30954 30471 27606 25906 27166 27508 26247 24985 25381 25421 25384 25361 25543 24990 24801 24501 25955 24932 24635 24493 24348 24587 23860 23402 24141 23617 24358 23629 23101 24145 23508 24103 23456 23320 23546 23425 23148 23327 22818

MELVIN & JUDY PEACHEY LOWELL J PEACHEY DAVID C YODER KISH VIEW FARM DAVID T HOSTETLER RAMOND & ROSE KAUFFMAN ROBERT & LISA PEACHEY DAVID J & RUTH PEACHEY FORGY DAIRY AMMON FARMS LEE AND JOANNE YODER RAYMOND S HOSTETLER ROBERT L KAUFFMAN RODERICK KAUFFMAN STEPHEN P KANAGY VERNAN HOLSTEINS SHAWN & EMILY YODER FROG MEADOW FARM PAUL NEER JESSE L SPICHER MICHAEL P YODER MARK & VERNA PEACHEY JOHN SPICHER G SHELDON PEACHEY JOHN & SALOMA BYLER VALLEY VIEW FARM LOREN K. YODER DALE I KING SAM K KAUFFMAN PEACHVIEW FARM JAMES L HOSTETTER TITUS R PEACHEY DARVIN RENNINGER A FRED KING CAS STEAD FARMS ELWOOD H STITT CLARK N. PEACHEY CAS STEAD FARM2 REED GAP FARMS NATHAN&EUNICE YODER

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP 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-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-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 X H H H H

55.4 62.2 78.7 407.9 55.9 86.4 86.0 54.0 151.3 92.5 60.6 61.7 48.8 114.2 56.6 68.7 99.3 64.4 28.6 39.7 143.9 100.1 79.0 118.0 84.9 75.9 111.1 47.9 81.8 120.7 32.5 95.7 64.8 67.0 198.4 35.5 70.3 17.7 69.2 72.1

29690 1116 3.8 905 3.0 3X 27587 977 3.5 846 3.1 3X 25965 975 3.8 829 3.2 27311 963 3.5 817 3.0 3X 25655 954 3.7 804 3.1 25238 943 3.7 776 3.1 24984 909 3.6 766 3.1 24101 857 3.6 759 3.1 23913 933 3.9 757 3.2 24329 920 3.8 755 3.1 23170 898 3.9 750 3.2 23915 903 3.8 737 3.1 23877 846 3.5 736 3.1 23870 879 3.7 734 3.1 24509 878 3.6 731 3.0 23864 878 3.7 724 3.0 23758 870 3.7 724 3.0 23165 872 3.8 713 3.1 23210 885 3.8 712 3.1 22556 878 3.9 704 3.1 23207 861 3.7 701 3.0 22778 852 3.7 700 3.1 22402 863 3.9 700 3.1 22619 903 4.0 699 3.1 22677 853 3.8 697 3.1 21566 781 3.6 694 3.2 22919 829 3.6 690 3.0 22743 812 3.6 686 3.0 22198 831 3.7 684 3.1 21730 818 3.8 680 3.1 21498 830 3.9 672 3.1 22191 840 3.8 672 3.0 21768 893 4.1 671 3.1 22063 794 3.6 670 3.0 21320 775 3.6 660 3.1 21263 726 3.4 657 3.1 21731 792 3.6 654 3.0 20873 620 3.0 635 3.0 20078 745 3.7 633 3.2 19851 746 3.8 626 3.2

DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H

100.8 38.8 110.8 60.3

29181 23072 22431 19840

LEBANON

MIFFLIN 3X

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

B R COW E E YEARS D

MONTGOMERY MERRYMEAD FARM RUSSELL GUNTZ ROY S KOLB & SONS MARK SCHMIDT

1171 1141 1097 966 1032 970 940 922 968 1009 877 869 916 929 924 947 910 968 928 879 877 853 871 888 851 826 900 888 874 842 854 839 804 789 824 858 805 823 783 773

996 896 820 779

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

3.4 3.9 3.7 3.9

992 929 912 847 839 835 834 806 795 789 785 783 782 779 778 777 776 774 760 752 749 749 747 741 740 735 734 733 732 726 726 724 722 720 716 712 711 699 697 696

877 712 688 601

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

3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0

3X 3X 3X

3X

3X

3X

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TYPE TEST

MERRILL MEST

B R COW E E YEARS D

DHI-AP H 34.3

NORTHUMBERLAND

RHA MILK

18442

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

720 3.9 590 3.2

JOHN RISHEL SPRING LAKE DAIRY STROUSE DAIRY FARM SHULTZ HILLSIDE DAIRY DRY RUN DAIRY, LLC WOLFE'S POWER LINE DAIRY J DANIEL FAUS WAYNE KLOCK JUDY BROSIOUS PAUL SCHMIDT

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

H H H H H H H H H H

48.5 107.3 68.2 79.8 96.9 390.4 127.0 41.0 42.5 122.3

32222 29229 28504 27336 24571 23968 22058 21250 18070 16918

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

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

96.2 91.0 103.1 503.4 52.8 71.9 90.3 67.3 123.4 158.4 98.4 36.8 68.3 74.8 253.7 73.3 47.2 326.1 192.3 57.6 33.9 65.7 50.6 87.0

27060 957 3.5 849 3.1 26942 972 3.6 835 3.1 26938 992 3.7 819 3.0 26345 968 3.7 803 3.0 3X 24992 920 3.7 797 3.2 24518 973 4.0 779 3.2 25762 1005 3.9 779 3.0 24529 923 3.8 751 3.1 23708 859 3.6 748 3.2 23844 855 3.6 743 3.1 23151 830 3.6 737 3.2 21817 875 4.0 711 3.3 22941 854 3.7 709 3.1 22817 803 3.5 699 3.1 22516 853 3.8 675 3.0 21709 773 3.6 675 3.1 21575 789 3.7 658 3.0 20890 774 3.7 656 3.1 21208 749 3.5 647 3.1 20184 791 3.9 643 3.2 20633 701 3.4 636 3.1 20611 742 3.6 631 3.1 18870 726 3.8 591 3.1 15717 669 4.3 534 3.4

DHI-AP H 91.3

33081 1229 3.7 990 3.0 3X

PERRY

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DREW DENMAN Virginia 417-872-5053

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HERD OWNER

TERRITORY REPRESENTATIVES VIC LEININGER Pennsylvania 417-872-5715

1142 1030 1007 1030 1006 834 800 774 703 690

3.5 3.5 3.5 3.8 4.1 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.9 4.1

974 872 867 834 768 711 670 658 550 549

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

HERD OWNER BRIAN RUCH JAMES D. DUNN MILLER & REX SNYDERLANDFARMS LARRY HEPLER WIND MILL FARM ELBERT FARMS MARK & AMY WOLFE MAR K FARMS RYAN KAHLER DONNON-S DAIRY FARM DAWN F RHEIN JERSEY ACRES FMS INC DONNON-S DAIRY FARM

SNYDER

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

SOMERSET DAVID CRISSINGER VERNON D. MARTIN

TYPE TEST

Top 40 Herds For March B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

DHIR-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

H H H H H B H H H H H J J X

61.8 96.9 36.9 51.8 60.5 178.9 90.7 59.8 84.6 94.6 135.2 229.4 189.8 41.8

26819 1024 3.8 847 3.2 23877 850 3.6 741 3.1 24658 836 3.4 728 3.0 22815 851 3.7 701 3.1 21728 808 3.7 695 3.2 20247 874 4.3 672 3.3 22309 835 3.7 669 3.0 20382 743 3.6 647 3.2 21092 765 3.6 643 3.0 20622 779 3.8 637 3.1 18802 681 3.6 579 3.1 15686 695 4.4 575 3.7 15711 735 4.7 573 3.6 17404 629 3.6 538 3.1

DHI DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-APCS 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 X H H H X H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

52.3 93.1 49.8 150.1 63.1 47.4 39.7 44.2 45.4 67.5 143.3 73.3 51.6 60.5 97.5 48.7 40.0 34.5 52.7 54.4

27668 1126 4.1 902 3.3 23385 986 4.2 754 3.2 23689 894 3.8 721 3.0 23160 815 3.5 710 3.1 21574 822 3.8 659 3.1 19995 778 3.9 639 3.2 20182 773 3.8 625 3.1 20050 753 3.8 614 3.1 18892 789 4.2 611 3.2 20845 766 3.7 609 2.9 19407 742 3.8 597 3.1 19710 752 3.8 595 3.0 18794 687 3.7 593 3.2 19211 752 3.9 581 3.0 18817 825 4.4 569 3.0 17724 752 4.2 559 3.2 17801 756 4.2 542 3.0 17628 652 3.7 531 3.0 16682 684 4.1 515 3.1 16186 638 3.9 510 3.2

DHI-AP H 45.7 DHI-APCS H 202.4

23242 22653

815 3.5 702 3.0 825 3.6 688 3.0

HERD OWNER MERVIN AND JENELL YODER

WASHINGTON

TYPE TEST

B R COW E E YEARS D

DHI H 81.1

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

21101

785 3.7 676 3.2 888 866 897 646 728 821 715 644 677

HAMILTON BROS HAMILTON BROS JOHN E MARCHEZAK GREEN HAVEN FARM FOLLY HOLLOW FM INC JOHN E MARCHEZAK WINDSON DAIRY FARM WILLIAM A SCOTT MARION PYLE STONE

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

X H H H H J H H W

54.3 255.0 67.7 126.6 153.3 17.9 87.5 69.2 13.6

24789 25312 24023 20447 20026 17255 19776 17339 16839

BILL & RICK EBERT SLICKHILL HOLSTEINS ALVIN VANCE JR -HALVIN VANCE JR -HSELEMBO DAIRY FARM JAMES HOUGH ALVIN VANCE JR. -J-

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

H H H H H X J

77.0 78.1 42.4 23.3 165.3 33.0 75.1

23816 928 3.9 737 3.1 23737 1032 4.3 731 3.1 22752 897 3.9 700 3.1 19913 806 4.0 618 3.1 19320 736 3.8 600 3.1 16510 637 3.9 521 3.2 14581 676 4.6 510 3.5

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

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

75.3 188.9 278.2 164.0 176.5 44.1 47.1 72.8 104.7 25.0 103.2 69.9 141.0 27.5 174.7 52.4 24.4 121.2 66.7 133.9

30259 1145 3.8 927 3.1 25817 1045 4.0 804 3.1 25435 908 3.6 781 3.1 3X 23871 903 3.8 737 3.1 24159 1019 4.2 731 3.0 23935 922 3.9 724 3.0 22549 738 3.3 688 3.1 20865 769 3.7 676 3.2 21626 780 3.6 661 3.1 3X 21401 794 3.7 651 3.0 3X 20545 716 3.5 646 3.1 19877 738 3.7 605 3.0 19065 726 3.8 589 3.1 18190 663 3.6 587 3.2 18540 676 3.6 550 3.0 17477 663 3.8 548 3.1 18234 623 3.4 544 3.0 17075 641 3.8 539 3.2 16696 635 3.8 528 3.2 20714 802 3.9 652 3.1

WESTMORELAND

YORK

SMYSERS RICHLAWN FMS TAYACRES FARM WALK LE HOLSTEINS ROBT. BAUMGARDNER JR JUSTIN FUHRMAN THOMAS BOYER KATEANN FARM BARRENS VIEW FARM JESSE & BARB DRUCK JESSE & BARB DRUCK 2 DALE & DARLA DOLL GUM TREE FARM #PERRYDELL FARM JOHN KRONE LEROY BUPP GARY THOMAN LARRY ROBINSON STUMP ACRES SYDOR BROS. FARM SHADOW PRACTICE2 DAIRY

3.6 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.6 4.8 3.6 3.7 4.0

776 768 743 629 616 615 575 552 510

3.1 3X 3.0 3X 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.6 2.9 3.2 3.0

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Top 40 Herds For March For Records Processed through DRMS Raleigh

TOP 40 HERDS FOR MARCH

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MILK RHA FAT RHA PROT RHA BRD 3X MILK PCT FAT PCT PRO

NAME FURNACE HILL HOLSTEINS SPRING VALLEY DAIRY LLC ROARING CREEK FARM CREEK VIEW FARM WEA-LAND FARM JOBO HOLSTEIN FARM BRIAN K MULL FREDERICK FARMS MARTIN PEILA DEWDROP-MEDO HOLSTIENS ABNER L STOLTZFUS LAMAR GOCKLEY SCOTT & APRIL COOPER K WAYNE &MIKE BURKET DEEP RUN CRK HOLSTEINS CREEK VIEW FARM WILLOW RUN FARM SKY VIEW DAIRY TROUT BROS DAIRY SHALE RIDGE FARMS LLC OLD PIKE DAIRY KEVIN L OBERHOLTZER JOBO HOLSTEIN FARM DAVID & JOSHUA BISHOP JEFF SENSENIG MILL HILL FARMS WESLEY J KEENER RODRICK&TRUDY HINISH DOUG-GREG MC CULLOH HAROLD S ZIMMERMAN GERALD SMITH PEILA JOHN III CLIFF & ANDREA SENSENIG MIFFLIN HILLS FARM GLENVILLE FARMS JOHN M. BURKHOLDER BRUVALLEY FARM

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

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

33342 31917 31529 31066 28668 28631 29308 27886 29106 29515 28540 28536 29359 28355 29792 27476 28267 29015 27761 28668 28175 27628 28223 26942 29204 27690 27142 26770 28031 28255 26064 24960 27421 27776 26881 26929 28575

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

ERIC JEN FREDERICK DIVIDING RIDGE FARM BRENT L. GEHMAN

H H H

YES 26646 3.9 1027 3.2 843 YES 27442 3.3 918 3.1 842 YES 27014 3.9 1042 3.1 841

TOP HERDS FOR RHI PROTEIN

1100 1099 1161 1043 1111 1020 1012 1076 937 1096 1030 1096 1124 1026 1045 996 937 1089 985 1026 988 921 924 1004 1036 992 960 960 980 941 1020 962 1017 926 963 1039 902

3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0

1008 954 951 933 922 920 915 897 896 894 890 889 889 886 881 872 871 870 865 863 863 859 854 853 853 852 852 849 849 848 848 847 846 846 844 844 844

Compiled by: DRMS, Raleigh, NC 27603 • (919) 661-3100

TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

BALTIMORE

B R COW E YEARS E D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

MARYLAND

STEVE WILSON

DHI-AP H 174.2

CAROLINE

HARMONY FARM RICHARD EDWARDS FAITHLAND FARM HOLLINGSWORTH DANIEL 3 ARTIE FOSTER LONGDAY FARM ERIC AND HOLLY FOSTER

16241

612 3.8 527 3.2

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

H H H H H H J

134.5 676.4 228.4 43.0 279.4 51.0 63.2

25700 24687 21668 21522 19237 16622 13991

940 873 754 771 694 664 621

3.7 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.4

799 740 653 651 597 531 504

3.1 3.0 3X 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.6

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

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

164.0 136.1 883.9 35.0 16.3 272.6 65.2 70.2 38.4 47.2 128.4 210.6 125.0 96.8 92.5 114.5 315.8

26949 24219 24346 22858 21816 23072 22720 22249 18355 17536 21389 21303 21247 19505 20126 20394 20115

996 930 888 850 897 863 878 839 890 882 779 798 818 750 755 779 734

3.7 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.9 3.8 4.8 5.0 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.6

856 762 741 724 724 716 715 708 700 664 662 659 655 636 630 626 624

3.2 3.1 3X 3.0 3X 3.2 3.3 3X 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.8 3.8 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.1

H 469.4 H 57.1 X 74.0 H 114.2 J 44.1 H 131.2

23266 21481 19595 21275 15673 17149

791 812 827 768 790 704

3.4 3.8 4.2 3.6 5.0 4.1

691 690 644 636 565 525

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

DHI-AP H 178.2

17164

744 4.3 566 3.3

1130.6 543.4 105.1 240.7 187.4 71.3 92.8 46.7 93.2 75.7 185.1 48.5 13.5

24599 24006 22484 21656 22061 20796 19640 18631 18074 19581 17438 17178 13522

952 909 865 838 838 829 668 711 695 735 696 591 720

DHIR-AP H 148.1

20766

770 3.7 643 3.1

DHIRAPCS H 339.1

23050

896 3.9 715 3.1

CARROLL

CECIL

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

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

WICOMICO W. BLAN HARCUM

FREDERICK

TEABOW INCORP. PAUL COBLENTZ & SONS BULLDOG HOLSTEINS MATTHEW TOMS DAVE & CAROLE DOODY JEREMY & JULIE THOMPSON PLAIN FOUR FARMS MERCURO FARM LLC ANDREW TOMS VENTURE LUCK FARM ROCKY POINT FARMS, INC. JOHN STONE JEREMY & JULIE THOMPSON

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

GARRETT

KENTON B

HARFORD

MY-LADYS-MANOR FARM

H H H H H H H H X H H H J

3.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.4 5.3

767 749 723 688 659 651 605 594 592 586 561 522 510

3.1 3X 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.8

B R COW E YEARS E D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

H H H H H X

126.7 70.2 146.7 197.3 170.5 71.7

23501 21978 22140 22750 20895 18057

861 843 884 799 726 660

3.7 3.8 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.7

DHI-APCS H 73.2 DHIR-AP H 114.1

23187 19234

881 3.8 724 3.1 740 3.8 635 3.3

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

25866 23485 22774 22698 22102 19704 16642

888 895 889 882 823 895 840

78.3 66.7

18373 20345

700 3.8 589 3.2 694 3.4 630 3.1

1306.7 1310.0 171.5 295.9 147.2 129.9 83.7 13.0 166.0 55.1

27496 27411 23077 22865 21079 19827 18461 16964 18964 16812

960 950 926 861 825 738 759 826 674 578

DHI-AP H 23.5 DHI-AP H 147.0

21051 19524

771 3.7 636 3.0 797 4.1 601 3.1

25290 26191 21075 23025 22820 19205 22524 21805 21681 20447 19378 19482 18536 19265 20327 19613 19882 15297 13687 16762

997 966 839 848 896 940 812 814 764 734 802 784 815 686 722 703 736 779 675 640

HERD OWNER

TYPE TEST

ROBERT KNOX JD & GE MILLER STRAWBERRY HILL FARM JAMES ARCHER HARKINS HILL DAIRY CHRIS DIXON

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

HOWARD

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BOWLING GREEN FARM INC.

KENT

FAIR HILL FARM INC. CENTERDEL FARM INC. BRICK HOUSE FARM, INC. P. THOMAS MASON FAIR HILL FARM INC. ROBERT FRY & JUDY GIFFORD P. THOMAS MASON

WORCESTER

CHESAPEAKE BAY DAIRY ARTIE JAY FARM

DHI-AP H DHI-AP H

QUEEN ANNE

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

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

TALBOT

HENRY SNOW 111 WM. BRINSFIELD

WASHINGTON

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

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H 326.8 H 203.2 H 55.3 H 71.0 B 14.9 J 71.4 J 180.4

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

H H H H H H H J H H

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

16.0 103.1 21.9 59.9 68.1 120.5 136.5 105.8 23.7 179.0 112.5 43.3 12.8 110.0 103.3 105.5 128.8 12.4 34.6 129.8

3.4 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7 4.5 5.0

3.5 3.5 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.7 4.1 4.9 3.6 3.4

3.9 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.9 4.9 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.6 4.1 4.0 4.4 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 5.1 4.9 3.8

704 700 694 682 638 565

763 744 710 708 705 703 597

794 786 711 689 654 611 603 588 564 505

851 821 722 720 718 714 701 680 672 633 632 629 624 620 611 600 599 579 513 508

3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1

2.9 3X 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3X 3.6 3.6

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

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

Top 40 Herds For March

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 MAR-K FARMS PAUL YODER PAUL F. HARRISON JR. GLEN-TOCTIN FARM ORION-VIEW HOLSTEINS BENEVA FARMS DAVID & JAMES PATRICK O. CLAYTON SMITH LAVON YODER GLENN BEARD PHILIP BEACHY MD.-CARROLLTON CALVIN SCHROCK JAMES & JOHN MYERS PAUL & HENRY KINSINGER CESSNA BROS. FARM WILLOW SPRINGS PARTNERS ERIC & FAITH BURALL HARA VALE FARMS BRAD & CATHY WILES VALES - PRIDE HOLSTEIN SHAFDON FARMS MIKE & ANITA HAINES THOMAS H. MULLER DOOL-LEIGH FARM ASH & BEAR ANDREW W. SCHROCK MAPLE LAWN FARM INC. TOBIE KINSINGER

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

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

ECM 27,792 26,628 25,376 25,356 25,046 24,405 24,207 23,896 23,845 23,480 23,100 23,086 23,021 22,838 22,700 22,697 22,573 22,516 22,477 22,150 22,049 22,006 21,993 21,887 21,858 21,749 21,674 21,575 21,398 21,138 21,048

3X

45

AVG MILK

AVG FAT

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

26565 1017 24728 1003 24354 928 24761 900 22228 970 22593 918 23246 884 23122 862 22874 866 21902 859 22742 824 21525 857 22514 817 22324 821 22192 802 22315 812 21590 833 21640 814 20767 828 21244 804 21570 798 20209 809 21662 778 20598 810 21976 753 21048 783 19282 829 19839 819 20758 771 20276 772 21194 733

3.83 4.06 3.81 3.64 4.36 4.06 3.80 3.73 3.79 3.92 3.63 3.98 3.63 3.68 3.62 3.64 3.86 3.76 3.99 3.78 3.70 4.00 3.59 3.93 3.43 3.72 4.30 4.13 3.72 3.81 3.46

825 772 750 779 725 713 717 719 716 722 694 688 706 682 703 679 657 681 690 666 648 684 672 648 684 657 644 623 643 627 643

3.11 3.12 3.08 3.15 3.26 3.15 3.09 3.11 3.13 3.30 3.05 3.20 3.14 3.05 3.17 3.04 3.04 3.15 3.32 3.13 3.00 3.39 3.10 3.14 3.11 3.12 3.34 3.14 3.10 3.09 3.04

78.3 70.4 68.1 66.3 67.0 66.3 67.8 56.1 66.7 70.4 59.7 68.7 64.2 60.5 57.0 66.6 46.4 56.8 53.3 68.4 64.7 57.4 62.6 66.2 58.5 44.9 59.3 51.0 53.9 48.5 45.2

2.9 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.1 2.6 3.0 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.5 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.0 1.7 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.6

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

HERD NAME

TYP BRD TEST

ECM

3X

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

AVG MILK

AVG FAT

19038 19390 20010 20060 18593 19074 19433 19027

796 775 743 737 774 752 717 730

4.18 4.00 3.71 3.67 4.16 3.94 3.69 3.84

616 628 623 619 608 600 629 607

3.24 3.24 3.11 3.09 3.27 3.14 3.24 3.19

55.4 56.1 50.7 56.8 35.1 49.6 47.2 43.9

2.2 2.2 1.8 2.1 1.4 2.0 1.8 1.7

1.7 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.4

EZRA SCHROCK EHRHARDT FARM INC JEFF ENGEL SUNRISE HOLSTEINS WAYNE BURDETTE ANDY MASON WARNER BROS INC RANDAL BEITZEL

H H H H H H H H

23 31 31 31 20 31 23 20

20,965 20,895 20,647 20,557 20,477 20,292 20,165 20,042

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

A A A A

23 23 00 20

19,892 19,040 14,077 1,286

18673 17412 13068 1416

739 719 531 43

3.96 4.13 4.06 3.02

586 561 407 37

3.14 3.22 3.11 2.60

52.7 48.4 37.2 13.2

2.1 2.1 1.5 .4

1.7 1.6 1.2 .3

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

B B B B

23 23 31 20

20,165 19,944 19,321 14,676

18194 18049 17496 13299

750 746 718 543

4.12 4.13 4.10 4.09

626 609 598 458

3.44 3.37 3.42 3.44

54.2 49.5 41.3 37.6

2.2 2.1 1.7 1.6

1.8 1.7 1.4 1.3

WALNUT RIDGE GUERNSEY MAR SHIRL GUERNSEY

G G

31 31

21,695 19,018

16918 17637

917 711

5.42 4.03

596 562

3.52 3.18

50.0 43.5

2.7 1.8

1.7 1.4

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by George Cudoc Q: How do you eat an elephant?

A: One bite at a time.

Anyone who has ever attended a business seminar, participated in a personal self-improvement program, or been given advice on problem solving has possibly been asked that question before.

The answer invariably has a relaxing effect, letting the person open their mind to a solution comprised of many small but manageable steps. It draws them in, instilling resolve and belief that yes, they can deal with that “elephant in the room.”

Reaching your set milk quality and udder health goals as determined by Somatic Cell Counts (SCC) may be that “elephant” in the room. Herds that are the best equipped to deal with lowering SCC already test their cows on a monthly DHI program and have established check points across the herd using SCC data. Whether you are blessed with successful management strategies that produce low SCC milk and you want to get even better, or find yourself struggling to get below the 750K legal limit, improvements are most likely by the “one bite at a time” approach.

When we need immediate actions to reduce SCC, we can look at the Bulk Tank Contribution report. The report ranks cows by the largest contribution of somatic cells to the total milk being produced. Removal of those cows temporarily while treating or permanently through culling will have the fastest return for our actions. Actions on the first 3 cows below with contributions of 10% or greater certainly can improve milk quality the quickest.

After these immediate actions, we should ask ourselves what we need to do on an on-going basis to improve milk quality. We want to view current as well as historic information about our cows and herd to see if management changes can reduce the risk of cows having higher SCC. It is helpful to look at SCC by category to find those opportunities. For instance, new infections on fresh cows might need a different strategy than new infections during the lactation. Of the 12 highest SCC cows in the above report, only 1 happens to be a newly fresh cow. That is good news for the current month, but what about performance in the past? We can look at a graph of new infections as well as fresh infections to see where the most beneficial action plan would be. New infections shown by the bars indicate that rates have been consistent between 5 and 12 percent. Studies show that it would be desirable to stay below 10%, and for the most part, this herd stays near that benchmark. On the other hand, we should stay below 20% infection rate for fresh cows, and it is obvious from the graph that we seldom reach that low of a percentage. SCC improvements are far more likely if we address the causes of the high percent infection rate in the fresh animals. It is interesting and often overlooked that not all SCC fixes are in the milking herd, yet that is the only place that we can measure SCC. Another bite of the SCC elephant is determining the likelihood that we can cure cows once we have identified those cows that are infected. If our efforts have been minimal at treating infected cows, do they cure themselves over time or do they become chronically infected? In the graph, to the right, we can see that for the past 3 test periods, the cure rate is improving and the percentage of cows being chronically infected is lowered by nearly half.

The following chart can be used for setting goals for your herd if you are interested in improving SCC levels. Listed are three primary focus areas where SCC can become a challenge. Keeping new infection levels below 10% monthly is best achieved by following good management practices for the milking herd. Proper milking procedures and reducing exposure to mastitis causing pathogens are keys to meeting this goal. Maintaining chronic infection rates less than 10% of the herd monthly requires identifying infected cows and quarters and knowing the right treatment protocol as determined by culture results. Cows infected when they calve or shortly thereafter less than 20% of the time requires success at the end of the previous lactation. Dry cow treatment to cure those infected cows before going dry and preventing new infections for uninfected cows is a good start to achieving this goal. Sound management to maintain clean and healthy cows and prepare them to calve successfully with few problems will also help meet this goal.

Anyone who has ever experienced the challenge of a high Somatic Cell Count can relate to the unpleasantness of milking infected cows. Just about all dairies have set goals to lower SCC at one time or another. Whether the purpose is to meet the legal guidelines to sell milk or capture milk quality payments for low SCC, every dairy can benefit from approaching the challenge of lowering SCC with a step-by-step plan that is “Eating the elephant, one bite at a time.”

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by Kenneth Dierschke Everyone in agriculture knew there would be substantial cuts in the new farm bill. Most agricultural organizations had signaled that a “proportional cut” would be acceptable. We’ve realized that preserving the most essential element of the legislation — crop insurance — would be a realistic goal.

Toward that end, the House Agriculture Committee had been working with what farmers believe is a realistic number —

$23 billion in cuts to the farm bill, with $15 billion of it coming from the commodity title. Recently, the House Budget Committee threw out a new and completely unrealistic number of $181 billion in farm bill cuts, including $31 billion in cuts to farm programs and crop insurance. This is not a proportional number and it’s hard to imagine how we can come up with a workable crop insurance program within that budget framework.

It’s hard to find a fed-

eral program that has worked as well as the federal farm program. Its detractors are loud and persistent, but since the 1930s this legislation has ensured a steady and reasonably priced supply of food and fiber, created and sustained millions of jobs and kept farmers on the land in lean times.

We’ve achieved all of this for an investment of less than half of 1 percent of the federal budget.

People are disconnected from the land and

their food supply these days. Things that work well don’t require a second thought. That’s why people do not understand the tremendous risk and act of faith in planting a crop. It can disappear slowly in a relentless drought, like we saw in Texas just last year. It can also be lost in an hour of pounding by a spring hailstorm.

Some suggest privatizing crop insurance. It’s already a partnership of private and government resources, but that risk

FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE American Farm Bureau Federation is so great that no private company can underwrite it all without increasing the premium beyond a level any farmer can afford to pay with the sale of a crop.

Many of the tools in the old farm program — direct payments, target prices and commodity loan programs — are all likely to be gone. We’ve pinned our hopes on a workable crop insurance program.

Without that, Americans might have to get used to the idea that our food and fiber could soon come from beyond our own shores.

Payments to European farmers are

roughly three times those received by U.S. farmers. Do we really expect farm and ranch families to compete with the treasuries of the nations with which we compete for markets?

Congress needs to get real about preserving crop insurance, the last vestige of a safety net for American agriculture.

Kenneth Dierschke is president of the Texas Farm Bureau and an American Farm Bureau Federation board member. This article first appeared on TFB’s blog Texas Agriculture Talks and is redistributed with permission.

GEA Farm Technologies introduces the CowScout S Activity Monitoring System Electronically monitoring cows for heat detection can reduce labor, increase pregnancy rates, decrease days open and limit the need for hormone treatments. Now, with the new CowScout™S system, from GEA Farm Technologies, dairy producers can benefit from electronic activity monitors and receive more accurate breeding information, no matter where they are, via internet, smart phone or text messaging.

“CowScout S allows today’s dairies to simply use an internet connection to access heat detection data for their herd,” said Steve Pretz, GEA Farm Technologies U.S. National Sales Manager for Milking and Cooling products.

“Data is shared utilizing cloud technology — making it accessible anytime, anywhere, and it is transmitted continuously, so dairy producers always have the latest information and they can make timely breeding decisions.”

The CowScout S activity monitoring system brings convenience and efficiency to heat detection. When a cow or heifer is in heat, activity levels increase, and the CowScout S monitor sends a signal to a nearby wireless receiver. The

receiver notifies the internet-based herd database which animals are active. The CowScout™S database, in-turn, sends a message to a computer, a mobile device, or both — depending on pre-set preferences — alerting herd managers precisely when a cow reaches peak heat.

“CowScout S offers dairy producers a simple, accurate, and flexible heat detection program that fits any management style — and works with any brand of milking equipment or parlor configuration. It is also an excellent choice for heifer raising operations. Installation components are minimal and there is no complex software,” adds Pretz. “No other system on the market compares.”

The CowScout S activity monitoring system is fully-supported and installed by GEA Farm Technologies dealers, carrying the WestfaliaSurge product line; a professional network with unsurpassed dairy equipment experience — available to local dairy operations 24/7.

For more information, contact GEA Farm Technologies at 877-WSDairy or 877-973-2479.

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Early spring leads to early corn planting questions Pioneer agronomists suggest evaluating weather forecast, emergence score, soil temperatures The early spring in many parts of the country has corn growers considering whether now is the time to plant.

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reduce the effects of mid-summer droughts. But early planting isn’t risk free. For those considering early planting, Pioneer agronomists recommend the following tips: • Don’t just look at today’s weather, look at tomorrow (and the next day), too. Agronomic experts recommend looking at the weather forecast 10days post-planting as this period can have the most impact on seed growth.

When the first water imbibed by a seed is too cold — such as via a cold rain — imbibitional chilling injury can result.

A spring frost also can decrease corn plant populations or force replant.

Freezing temperatures can kill the growing point even if it is under the soil surface. As temperatures increase, the process needed for germination occurs at a faster rate, leading to more rapid emergence.

• Evaluate hybrids for their stress emergence scores. Pioneer assigns stress emergence scores to help growers choose products for early planting

or fields with a history of cold stress challenges. Pioneer also assigns highresidue suitability ratings based on a combination of the following trait scores: stress emergence, northern corn leaf blight, anthracnose stalk rot, gray leaf spot and Diplodia ear rot.

• For no-till or reduced-till operations, it may be best to delay planting.

Residue over the seed furrow can reduce soil temperatures by 10 degrees or more, leading to delayed emergence and possible stand loss.

For more information on soil temperatures, stress emergence scores or residue management, visit Pioneer’s website and click on agronomy.

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Maryland General Assembly passes bills to help agriculture ANNAPOLIS, MD — Several bills that will help the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) strengthen consumer protection, enhance food safety and improve water quality passed during the 2012 General Assembly session that ended April 10.

“We are very pleased with the outcome of the General Assembly as it relates to legislation affecting agriculture,” said Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance. “These bills will help the department operate more efficiently and effectively, and we thank all of our partners and stakeholders for supporting these efforts.”

MDA proposed several departmental bills that passed. Those bills were: • (SB 113) Weights and Measures — Fees (Special Funds).

MDA’s Weights and Measures program ensures that anything consumers pay for by weight, length or volume (such as a gallon of gas or a pound of meat) is weighed and measured accurately.

The program’s costs, including salaries for employees, are covered by fees paid by businesses, not fines and not the General Fund. Fees have minimally increased twice since 1992 but have not kept pace with the cost of running the program. MDA’s bill established new fees that will adequately fund the program for at least five years and maintain MDA’s ability to help ensure confidence in the marketplace.

• (SB 142) Secretary of Agriculture — Farm Food Safety. The bill gives MDA the authority to develop a voluntary on-farm, food safety certification program that is recognized by the state that meets U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements.

Maryland farmers who successfully complete the state’s voluntary food safety program will not have to take as many additional steps to meet the requirements of the federal Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). In addition, the bill gives the secretary the authority to impose quarantines on farm products if

pathogen infections or infestations are discovered. In effect, this allows the secretary to act on behalf of the FDA in cases where food safety has become a significant and immediate issue on a farm. This is important because a food borne illness outbreak by one producer in a state often results in the loss of sales by all producers within that state. This authority will help the secretary reduce the potential of food borne illnesses and protect the market share of Maryland producers by quickly imposing necessary quarantines.

• (SB 108) Maryland Horse Industry Board — Licensing.

This bill cleared up ambiguities in the law and clarifies that only equine establishments that provide services to the public must be inspected and licensed by the Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB), regardless of how many horses that operation has. Private operators who do not offer services to the public are exempt.

• (SB 118) Agricultural Nutrient and Sediment Credit Certification Program. The bill gives MDA the authority to add sediment credits to its existing agricultural nutrient credit certification program. As regulatory requirements for water and air quality continue to tighten and compliance grows more costly, the creation of a viable marketplace for the voluntary buying and selling of both nutrient and sediment credits offers private sector funding alternatives for meeting environmental goals. The bill could generate supplemental farm income and new business opportunities for providers of services to support this emerging industry.

• (HB 1303) Department of Agriculture — Cost Sharing for Water Pollution Control. As Maryland and other Bay states face challenges meeting the goals of cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay, farmers are under tremendous financial pressure to meet these goals. The Maryland Agricultural Cost

Share Program, administered by MDA, provides up to 87.5 percent of the cost of approved water quality projects. This bill increases the maximum amount per project from $100,000 to $200,000.

Farmers are still required to provide 12.5 percent of the cost.

• (HB 1304) Department of Agriculture — Animal Waste Technology Fund and Projects.

This bill transfers the animal waste technology projects part of the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Fund from the Department of Business and

Economic Development (DBED) to the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA). Projects funded, either by grant or loan, would be the research, development, implementation, or market development of technology dealing with animal waste. The bill also requires MDA to establish an animal waste technology fund advisory committee, consisting of Bay agencies and stakeholder groups.

• (SB 148) MALPF — Lot Release. The bill clarifies that a family member must be at least 18 years old to receive a family lot and requires

the lot to be conveyed back into an easement if the lot is not used within three years.

Two others bills were of particular significance to agriculture, although they were not proposed by MDA. (HB Bill 144) Family Farm Preservation Act of 2012, better known as the “estate tax” bill, was proposed by Gov. Martin O’Malley and allows farms valued at under $5 million to be passed down from generation to generation without incurring estate taxes, provided that the land stays in agricultural use for at least 10 years. This bill, long sought after by the

agriculture community, will help preserve family farms and open spaces.

The bill passed unanimously in both houses.

(HB 446) Environment — Bay Restoration Fund - Fees and Uses. This bill doubles the Bay Restoration Fund fee, also known as the flush tax, from $2.50 to $5 per month for most households.

Forty percent of the revenue from this source goes to agriculture. This increase is expected to provide a total of $11.2 million for the Cover Crop program next year — an increase over the $5.6 million this year.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — On April 5, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking grant applicants for the 2012 Farmers Market Promotion Program.

Approximately $10 million is available for marketing operations such as farmers markets, community supported agriculture and road-side stands. The grants, which are administered by USDA’s

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), are available through a competitive application process on www.grants.gov. The grants aim to increase the availability of local agricultural products in communities throughout the country. They will also help strengthen farmer -to-consumer marketing efforts.

“These grants will put resources into rural and urban economies, and help strengthen efforts to provide access to nutritious and affordable

foods,” said Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan. “This program not only supports the health and well-being of local communities but also the economic health of their farms and businesses.”

Projects that expand healthy food choices in food deserts or low-income areas (where the percentage of the population living in poverty is 20 percent or above) will receive additional consideration. USDA, in coordination with the Depart-

ments of the Treasury and Health and Human Services, seeks to increase access to fresh, healthy and affordable food choices for all Americans, while expanding market opportunities for farmers and ranchers.

Information on applying for a Farmers Market Promotion Program grant is published in the April 6, 2012, Federal Register and available online at www.ams. usda.gov/ FMPP. Applications will only be accepted via

grants.gov and must be received by May 21. Applications that are incomplete, hand-delivered, or sent via U.S. mail will not be considered. Applicants should start the grants.gov registration process as soon as possible to meet the deadline.

Contact Carmen Humphrey, Program Manager, by phone: 202-7208317, or e-mail: usdafmppquestions@ams.usda.gov for more information.

Authorized by the Farmer -to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 and amended by the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (the Farm Bill), the Farmers Market Promotion Program is in the seventh year of funding direct markets that benefit local and regional economies.

The Farmers Market Promotion Program is part of USDA’s commit-

ment to support local and regional communities. These investments are highlighted in USDA’s Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food (KYF) Compass.

KYF Compass is a digital guide to USDA resources related to local and regional food systems. The Compass consists of an interactive U.S. map showing local and regional food projects and an accompanying narrative documenting the results of this work through case studies, photos and video content.

A large selection of USDA-supported programs and projects is also visible on the KYF Map, which can be displayed by theme, program, or recipient type.

Both the KYF Compass and map will be regularly refreshed with new data and case studies.

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Home,, Family,, Friendss & You A baking breakthrough with chocolate-covered raisins (NAPSA) — While you may already know about the winning ways of chocolate-covered raisins from your trips to the movies, you may not realize what awardwinning treats you can turn out with the tasty snacks at home.

To help, the makers of SUN MAID Milk Chocolate Covered Raisins conducted a recipe contest, and you can try your hand at some of the winners, including:

Cowgirl Cookies

from the kitchen of Cindy B., Orland Park, IL (Makes 3 dozen cookies) 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups flour 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 2 cups rolled old-fashioned oats 1 cup coconut flakes 1 1/2 cups SUN-MAID Milk Chocolate Covered Raisins 3/4 cup chopped pecans In bowl of electric mixer, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat well. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; blend well. Add dry ingredients to egg mixture, beating on low speed just until combined. Add oats, coconut, chocolate raisins and nuts last, stirring until just blended.

Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased or parchment-lined baking sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake

at 350° F until golden brown around the edges, about 10-12 minutes (centers will be light). Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in freezer in airtight container.

Raspberry Rugala Chocolate Raisin Cheesecake

from the kitchen of Carolyn H., Loomis, CA (Serves 6-8) Crust: 1 1/4 cups cinnamon graham cracker crumbs pinch salt 3 tablespoons sugar 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted Batter: 2 8-oz. bricks cream cheese, room temperature 3/4 cup sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 1/2 cup sour cream 6 tablespoons milk 1 tablespoon flour 2 eggs Filling: 3.5-oz. package Sun-Maid Milk Chocolate Covered Raisins 1/4 cup chopped walnuts Topping: 1/4 cup red raspberry jam or preserves Heat oven to 350˚ F. Crust: Stir together graham cracker crumbs, salt and 3 tablespoons sugar. Stir in melted butter. Press firmly onto the bottom and sides of a deep 9” pie tin.

Bake 10 min.; remove from oven and set aside.

Batter: In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese on low speed of mixer until smooth. Always using low speed and scraping bowl and beater frequently, blend in 3⁄4 cups sugar; then vanilla, sour cream, milk, flour

and eggs (1 at a time). Pour half of batter into crust.

Dot the milk chocolate raisins and chopped walnuts evenly over the batter. Pour on the rest of the batter.

Do not overfill. Bake at 350˚ F for 30-40 minutes or until center looks cooked and is not too jiggly. Place on a rack and let cool 1 hour. Cover and chill completely in refrigerator; this will take several hours.

Before serving, carefully spread raspberry jam over the pie.

You can find more recipes and nutrition information online at www.chocolateraisins.com or by calling (800) 369-7391.

Comfort foods made fast and healthy!

by Healthy Exchanges

Peanut Butter Kisses Muffins

You’ll get more than your share of hugs and kisses from everyone who finds these goodies tucked inside their lunch bags or waiting for them at the breakfast table!

1 1/2 cups reduced-fat biscuit baking mix Sugar substitute to equal 1/4 cup sugar, suitable for baking 1/2 cup fat-free milk 1/3 cup no-fat sour cream 6 tablespoons reduced-fat peanut butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 8 wells of a 12hole muffin pan with butter-flavored cooking spray, or line with paper liners.

2. In a large bowl, combine baking mix and sugar substitute. Add milk, sour cream, peanut butter and vanilla extract. Mix well just to combine. Fold in chocolate chips.

3. Evenly spoon batter into prepared muffin wells.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Place muffin pan on a wire rack and let set for 5 minutes. Remove muffins from pan and continue cooling on wire rack. Makes 8 servings.

• Each serving equals: 183 calories, 7g fat, 5g protein, 25g carb., 339mg sodium, 1g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch, 1/2 Meat, 1/2 Fat. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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HAGERSTOWN, MD FEEDER CATTLE: Feeder Steers: 450700# 125-145; 700-900# 110-120; Hols. 320-500# 115-126; plain 600-1000# 86-95.

Feeder Heifers: 300450# 125-155; 600-800# 105-125; 900-1000# 97116.

Feeder Bulls: 400-650# 125-145; 675-750# 108-

115; 1050-1200# 93-95.

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Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 405-443# 158-177.50; 450495# 164-165.50; 520-530# 150-160; 553-575# 147.50153; 605-630# 125-128.50; 663-680# 131-135.50; 720-

745# 116-118; S 1-2 405420# 149-163; 460-495# 129-158; 530-540# 154157; 570-595# 127-151.

Bred Cows: M&L 1-2 Young 990-1055# 8601150/hd 1-3 mos bred; M&L 1-2 Young 1000-1050# 975-1275/hd 4-6 mos bred; 940-1100# 860-1250/hd 79 mos bred; 945-1090# 710-800/hd 4-6 mos bred; 910-1045# 850-875/hd 7-9 mos bred.

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ER CATTLE: 1188 Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 200-240# 180-195; 250295# 160-190; 300-348# 150-194; 350-395# 155188; 400-445# 143-185; 446# brahman X 107; 455495# 160-174; 500-544# 160-175; 550-585# 152167; 600-640# 136-146; 650-697# 140-146; 705735# 119-139; 750-785# 123-132; 753# brahman X 90; 808-815# 113-131; 910-940# 108-114; S 1-2 270-290# 130-144; 350375# 130-149; 415-445# 127-138; 500-545# 110145.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1-2 250-280# 145-160; 300347# 143-170; 350-395# 140-165; 400-445# 138169; 450-495# 135-165; 500-545# 130-158; 550590# 120-145; 600-642# 135-141; 650-685# 123160; 700-745# 105-120; 750-795# 115-125; 850880# 105-114; S 1-2 315340# 130-136; 355-390# 100-136; 400-440# 110135; 450-490# 122-133; 500-540# 116-127; 615635# 128-131; 665-695# 103-116.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 450-495# 140-175; 500545# 134-166; 550-595# 125-160; 600-645# 127155; 650-692# 132-144; 705-740# 110-135; 755795# 110-120; S 1-2 480490# 110-134; 505-545# 120-130; 660-690# 119128.

BLACKSTONE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 172.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 400-500# 144; 500-600# 155; 700-800# 121-125; 800-900# 117; M&L 2 400500# 150; 600-700# 134.50; 700-800# 125.50; M&L 3 400-500# 124; 500600# 139; 700-800# 121; S 1 500-600# 138; 600-700# 120; 700-800# 112.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 500-600# 115-132; 600700# 123; M&L 2 300-400# 140-154; 400-500# 130133.50; 500-600# 125129.50; 600-700# 106-119; M&L 3 300-400# 140; 400500# 109-120; 500-600# 127; 600-700# 115; S 1 300-400# 138; 400-500# 115-126; 500-600# 120123.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 400-500# 153-160; 500600# 146.50; 600-700# 127.50; M&L 2 300-400# 177; 400-500# 140-161; 500-600# 141-150; 600700# 118; 700-800# 95; S 1 400-500# 130; 500-600#

130.

N VA FEEDER CATTLE: 2616.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 186-200; 400500# 170-190; 500-600# 155-176; 600-700# 142155; 700-800# 137-144; 800-900# 120-136; M&L 2 300-400# 178-190; 400500# 155-178; 500-600# 149-168; 600-700# 129.50150; 700-800# 123-140; 800-900# 123-128; 9001000# 111; S 1 300-400# 150; 400-500# 142; 500600# 143.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 137-150; 300-400# 116-135; 400500# 126; 500-600# 117126; 600-700# 104-114; 700-800# 97-104.50; 800900# 96; 900-1000# 86.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 147-177; 400500# 150-176.50; 500-600# 142-149.50; 600-700# 128.50-140; 700-800# 125135; 800-900# 114-126; M&L 2 300-400# 140.50150; 400-500# 136-162.50; 500-600# 126-149.50; 600700# 120-140; 700-800# 106-128; S 1 300-400# 139; 400-500# 106-132.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 170-225; 300400# 170-203; 400-500# 148-170; 500-600# 138.50152; 600-700# 125-146.50; 700-800# 113-117; 800900# 108-109; M&L 2 300400# 145-181; 400-500# 146-162; 500-600# 126145; 600-700# 114-135.50; 700-800# 111; S 1 400500# 143-145; 500-600# 118.

SW VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1390.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 203; 300-400# 182-206; 400-500# 166.50185.25; 500-600# 158-169; 600-700# 146-170; 700800# 135-150; 800-900# 114-135; 900-1000# 108109; 1000-1100# 108; M&L 2 200-300# 180; 300-400# 174-187; 400-500# 160180; 500-600# 150-169.50; 600-700# 133-165; 700800# 143-145; 800-90# 135; 900-1000# 111-114.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 300-400# 129-131; 400-500# 133.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 184-200; 300400# 154-169; 400-500# 145-164; 500-600# 142159; 600-700# 117-147; 700-800# 117-129; 800900# 116; M&L 2 200-300# 181-185; 300-400# 150171; 400-500# 150-161;

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500-600# 140-158; 600700# 128-136; 700-800# 105-122.50; 800-900# 99.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 201; 300-400# 170-203; 400-500# 160176; 500-600# 142.50-164; 600-700# 126-154; 700800# 109-120; M&L 2 300400# 155-175; 400-500# 155-171; 500-600# 140157; 600-700# 125-152; 700-800# 112.50.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

FRONT ROYAL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No report.

HOLLINS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 251.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 182; 400-500# 173-175; 500-600# 156160.50; 600-700# 145.50; M&L 2 400-500# 166.50171.50; 500-600# 153.50159; 600-700# 154; 700800# 135.50-140.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 164; 400-500# 155-156.50; 500-600# 141153.50; 600-700# 125; 700800# 127.50; M&L 2 300400# 164; 400-500# 152155.50; 500-600# 137-148; 600-700# 131.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 400-500# 152-162; 500600# 143.50-145; 600-700# 116-143.50; M&L 2 400500# 130.

600# 137; 600-700# 110.

LYNCHBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1151.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 191; 400-500# 157-171; 500-600# 159; 600-700# 153.25; 700800# 133.50; M&L 2 300400# 181-196; 400-500# 174-176.75; 500-600# 151.50-163.75; 600-700# 132-145; 700-800# 110127.25; M&L 3 300-400# 177-188; 400-500# 169175; 500-600# 159.75; 600700# 129-136; 700-800# 124; S 1 300-400# 160; 400-500# 158.50-169; 500600# 139; 600-700# 110.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 164; 400-500# 156-157; 500-600# 145148.50; 600-700# 132.75133; 700-800# 115; M&L 2 300-400# 168.75; 400-500# 157-161; 500-600# 144149.75; 600-700# 127133.75; 700-800# 112.75117.75; M&L 3 300-400# 169.50-170; 400-500# 154.50-157.75; 500-600# 141-147; 600-700# 131.50132.50; 700-800# 110; S 1 300-400# 163.50; 400-500# 148; 500-600# 141; 600700# 117.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 202; 400-500# 165-177.75; 500-600# 149149.50; 600-700# 135; M&L 2 300-400# 196-203; 400500# 157-179.75; 500-600# 148-154; 600-700# 137; S 1 300-400# 157-177; 400500# 148.50-164.50; 500-

MARSHALL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 93.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 400-500# 160-161; 500600# 132-141; Hols. L 2-3 400-500# 120.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 142.50-152.50; M&L 2 400-500# 141-151.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 162-175; M&L 2 300-400# 180-191; 400500# 145-157; 500-600# 130-132.

NARROWS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 131 Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 180; 400-500# 155-161; 500-600# 158.50; 600-700# 141-148; 700800# 133.50; M&L 2 400500# 169; 500-600# 167169; 600-700# 141-152.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 145.50; 400-500# 144-145.50; 500-600# 142144; 600-700# 129; 700800# 126; M&L 2 300-400# 146-151.50; 400-500# 139145.50; 500-600# 142-144; 600-700# 135-138; 700800# 100-110.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 400-500# 146-158; 500600# 148-151; 600-700# 134; M&L 2 300-400# 166174; 400-500# 149-160; 500-600# 149; 600-700# 143.

ROCKINGHAM, VA FEEDER CATTLE:

149.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 300-400# 118-124; 400-500# 126; 500-600# 117-126; 600-700# 104114; 700-800# 97-104.50; 800-900# 96; 900-1000# 86.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 185-188; 400500# 159-170; M&L 2 600700# 128.

STAUNTON, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 1635.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 186-200; 400500# 170-190; 500-600# 155-176; 600-700# 149.50155; 700-800# 137-144; 800-900# 130-136; M&L 2 300-400# 178-190; 400500# 155-170; 500-600# 149-168; 600-700# 129.50150; 700-800# 123-144; 800-900# 123-128; S 1 400-500# 142; 500-600# 143.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 300-400# 116-126.50.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 167.50-177; 400500# 155-176.50; 500-600# 142-149.50; 600-700# 128.50-134; 700-800# 135; 800-900# 126; M&L 2 400500# 145-162.50; 500-600# 142-149.50; 600-700# 120140; 700-800# 121-128; S 1 400-500# 120-132.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 170-188; 400500# 148-166; 500-600# 138.50-147; 600-700# 142146.50; M&L 2 300-400#

178-181; 400-500# 146158; 500-600# 126-142; 600-700# 135.50; S 1 400500# 143; 500-600# 118.

TRI-STATE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 548.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 193-206; 400500# 175-181; 500-600# 164-169; 600-700# 164170; 700-800# 145-150; M&L 2 200-300# 180; 300400# 175-187; 400-500# 168-180; 500-600# 150167; 600-700# 153-165.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 300-400# 129.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 184-200; 300400# 163-169; 400-500# 152-164; 500-600# 146159; 600-700# 140-147; 700-800# 129; M&L 2 200300# 181-185; 300-400# 150-166; 400-500# 150159; 500-600# 142-158; 600-700# 130-136; 700800# 105-110; M&L 3 400500# 135-141; 500-600# 132; S 1 400-500# 145.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 201; 300-400# 194-203; 400-500# 166176; 500-600# 155-164; 600-700# 145-154; 700800# 120; M&L 2 300-400# 164-175; 400-500# 164171; 500-600# 140-151; 600-700# 140-152.

WINCHESTER, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 846.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 187.50; 300-400# 170-189; 400-500# 169183; 500-600# 149-173; 600-700# 146.50-152.25; 700-800# 124-142; 800900# 115-126; 9001000#108; 1000-1100# 108.50; M&L 2 300-400# 161-167; 400-500# 155173; 500-600# 132-141; 600-700# 147-152.25; S 1 400-500# 133; 500-600# 144.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 300-400# 126-141; 400-500# 113; 500-600# 106.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 153-169; 400500# 145-163; 500-600# 140-154.50; 600-700# 134.50-146.50; 700-800# 99-126.50; 800-900# 102111; M&L 2 200-300# 135; 300-400# 132.50-160; 400500# 146-153; 500-600# 123-150; 600-700# 104143.75.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 199-237.50; 300400# 172-200; 400-500# 137-170; 500-600# 130151; 600-700# 131-139; 700-800# 107-113; 800900# 96-104; 900-1000# 95; M&L 2 200-300# 165-

185; 300-400# 160-172; 400-500# 144-150; 500600# 126-139; 600-700# 113-120; 900-1000# 93; S 1 300-400# 140-161.

WYTHE COUNTY, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 555.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 203; 300-400# 182-193; 400-500# 170185.25; 500-600# 164-165; 600-700# 146-155; 700800# 135-143; 800-900# 128.50-135; 1000-1100# 108; M&L 2 300-400# 174; 400-500# 160-168; 500600# 158-163.50; 600-700# 145-150; 700-800# 143; 800-900# 135; 900-1000# 111-114.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 400-500# 133.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 154-168; 400500# 145-158.50; 500-600# 142-146.50; 600-700# 131138; 700-800# 117-128; 800-900# 116; M&L 2 300400# 153-171; 400-500# 157-161; 500-600# 140150; 600-700# 130-132; 700-800# 116-122.50; 800900# 99.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 400-500# 160-165; 500600# 148-154; 600-700# 149-153; 700-800# 117; M&L 2 300-400# 155-164; 400-500# 155-164; 500600# 149-157; 600-700# 147; 700-800# 112.50.

SLAUGHTER CATTLE HAGERSTOWN, MD SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 88-92.50; Breaker 82-89; Boner 79-88; Lean 73-79; Thin & Light 72 & dn.

Slaughter Bulls: few 1400-2000# 99-106.

Fed Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 1375-1500# 122-125; Ch Hols. 1450-1825# 100-109; Sel Hols. 1100-1250# 9398.

Fed Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 1260# at 124.25; YG 4 1528# at 115; Ch Hols.

1400-1550# 105-106.

Dairy Replacements: L Springers 1285-1575; 1 reg. at 1700; Jersey Springers to 1250; Fresh Hfr. at 1625; Breeding Hfrs.

850-1035.

Calves: Hols. Bull Ret. to Farm No. 1-2 85-110# 225247; 112-125# 200-237; 7285# 180-220; No. 3 85-110# 150-220; Hols. Hfrs. 80110# 160-195; Jersey 72# at 205; Swiss X 122# at 175; BW faces 76-78# 205265.

SILER CITY, NC SLAUGHTER CATTLE:

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MARKET REPORTS

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MARKET REPORTS Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 1410-1830# 84.50-91.50; Boner 8085% lean 770-860# 81-84; 905-1395# 82-90.50; 10101355# hi dress 91-99; 9301220# lo dress 75-81.50; Lean 85-90% lean 8251115# lo dress 62-69.

Other Cows: M&L 1-2 Young 655-855# 87.50-99.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1300# 94-105; 12751475# hi dress 110-118; 1045-1345# lo dress 83.5091; 1550-2405# hi dress 106.50-117.50.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 2. M 12 1100# middle age cows w/300# calves 1350/pr; L 12 1200# middle age cows w/275# calves 1550/pr.

MT. AIRY SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 1120-1345# 87-94; 1080-1250# hi dress 98.50-104; 1460-1695# 9199; Boner 80-85% lean 780-880# 82.50-89.50; 9001390# 80.50-98.50; 10451390# hi dress 99-109.50; 1025-1120# lo dress 7678.50; 1405-1695# 86-97; Lean 85-90% lean 715750# 79-81; 485-790# lo

dress 51.50-74.50; 8051295# 73.50-88; 800-1335# lo dress 50-78.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1020-1460# 95-110.50; 1345-1465# hi dress 113116; 1500-1995# 99-110.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 6. S 12 660# middle age cows w/250# calves 1125/pr; M 1-2 795-1040# middle age cows w/25-270# calves 800-1375/pr; L 1-2 1225# middle age cows w/160# calves 1180/pr.

SW VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 335 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 80-93; 1200-1600# 84-100; HY 1200-1600# 91-99; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 76-87; 1200-2000# 85-97.50; HY 1200-2000# 90-101; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 61-65; 850-1200# 65-77.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 90-108; 15002500# 89-117; HY 15002500# 102-114.

N VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 413.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 83-94; 1200-1600# 78-95;

HY 1200-1600# 94-97; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 73-90; 1200-2000# 72-91; HY 1200-2000# 85.50-125; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 60-76.50; 850-1200# 62-78.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 84.50-94.50; 1500-2500# 89-102; HY 1000-1500# 101.50104.50; 1500-2500# 98108.25.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 53.

M 1, few M 2, 4 yrs. to aged, bred 3-9 mos. 10491470# 900-1290/hd; M 2, few M 1, 3 yrs. to aged, bred 6-7 mos. 845-960# 8751000/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 11. M 1, few M 2, 1, 180225# calves 976-1230# 1100-1275/pr; M 2, few M 1, 130-180# calves 710-785# 1085-1125/pr.

Heifers: 2. M 1, bred 8 mos. 1010# 1380/hd.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 55.

Hols. Bulls 70-100# 75165/hd; 100-130# 110-174.

BLACKSTONE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 37.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200#

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84-94; 1200-1600# 94-104; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 75-85; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 65-75.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 94-100.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 65 Slaughter Steers: Ch 23 1100-1300# 109-115; 1300-1500# 99.50-121.50; Sel 2-3 1100-1300# 95107.25.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 900-1000# 105.50; 10001200# 99.50-117.75; 12001400# 107.50-120.50; 1400-1600# 106.50.

FRONT ROYAL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No report HOLLINS, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 42.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 85-93; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 84-87; 12002000# 80-86.50; Lean 8590% lean 850-1200# 6775.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 106-109.

LYNCHBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 261.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 81.50-92; 1200-1600# 8093; HY 1200-1600# 9497.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 76-86; 12002000# 77.50-85; HY 12002000# 87-90; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 55-73; 8501200# 60-82.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 98-106; 15002500# 102.50-110; HY 1000-1500# 111; 15002500# 111-113.

MARSHALL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean HY 12001600# 90-101; Boner 8085% lean 800-1200# 7279.50; 1200-2000# 87-89; HY 1200-2000# 88-100.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1500-2500# 105-110.25.

ROCKINGHAM, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 147.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 83-90; 1200-1600# 81-

90.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 74.50-85; 12002000# 72-85; HY 12002000# 88-91; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 68.50-76.50; 850-1200# 70.50-78.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 84.50-93; 1500-2500# 95; HY 15002500# 100-105.50.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 39.

Hols. Steers/Bulls 70-100# 75-115/hd; 100-130# 174/cwt.

STAUNTON, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 76 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 84-94; 1200-1600# 86-95; HY 1200-1600# 96-97; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 79-90; 1200-2000# 81-91; HY 1200-2000# 9597; Lean 85-90% lean 750850# 60-67.50; 850-1200# 65-78.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 86-88; 15002500# 89; HY 1000-1500# 101.50-104.50; 1500-2500# 105.50.

TRI-STATE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 145.

WINCHESTER, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 149.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 82.50-87.50; 1200-1600# 82-92; HY 1200-1600# 93.50-100; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 77-96; 1200-2000# 82.50-89; HY 1200-2000# 89.50-95; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 5260; 850-1200# 66.50-79.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 95-102.50; 1500-2500# 96.75-101; HY 1500-2500# 103.50114.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 34.

M 1, few 2, 4 yrs. old to aged, bred 2-8 mos. 7351695# 510-660/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 5. M&L 1, 3-12 yrs. old w/calves 100-135# 8851130# 1075-1525/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: 4.

Hols. Bulls 100-130# 180202.50.

WYTHE CO SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 170.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 84-91; HY 1200-1600# 9199; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 79-86.50; 12002000# 86-92; HY 12002000# 90-100; Lean 8590% lean 850-1200# 68.5077.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 95; 15002500# 101; HY 1500-2500# 106.50-114.

HOG REPORT HAGERSTOWN, MD PIGS Pigs & Shoats (/hd): 3045# 54-66; 55-70# 61-69; 75-90# 69-70.

Butcher Hogs: No. 1-2 230-310# 62-66; few 220290# 55-61; 1 354# at 62.

Sows: 400-550# 49-52; 300-375# 52-55.

Boars: 500# at 28.50.

NC SOWS: 300-399# 5054.50; 400-449# 43.3054.72; 450-499# 46-58.21; 500-549# 56-60.75; 550# & up 57-60.75.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA HOGS: No report.

HOLLINS, VA HOGS: No report.

AUCTIONS

MARSHALL, VA HOGS: No report.

N VA HOGS: No report 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.

LAMB & GOAT MARKET N VA SHEEP: 4.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled, Ch & Pr 60-80# 222.50.

Slaughter Rams/Ewes: Ewes Ch 2-4 71; Gd 2-4 80; Util 1-3 70.

HAGERSTOWN, MD LAMBS: 30-50# 255-267; Sheep light Ewes 85-120; Bucks 200# at 65.

HAGERSTOWN, MD GOATS:

Sel 140-65# 100-135; Sel 2 80-90# 105-125; 35-60# 70-95.

N VA GOATS: 8 Kids: Sel 3 20-40# 197.50-252.50.

MT. AIRY SHEEP: 9.

Slaughter Lambs: Gd 20-60# 85; Ch & Pr 100140# 170.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 100-200# 90-150.

MT. AIRY GOATS: 31.

Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 20-40# 45-75.

Does/Nannies: Sel 2 100-140# 67.50-92.50.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SHEEP: no report FREDERICKSBURG, VA GOATS: No report.

HOLLINS, VA SHEEP/GOATS: No report MARSHALL, VA SHEEP: No report.

MARSHALL, VA GOATS: No report.

Annual Spring Auction Saturday, May 5, 2012 - 9AM Hop Bottom, Susquehanna County, PA

PARTIAL LISTING WATCH FOR FULL LISTING NEXT WEEK OR VISIT AUCTIONZIP.COM #7884 To be held at our yard, 2 miles East of Hop Bottom, PA (US Route 11) or from I-81, Exit 211, Lenox, West on Route 106. 2 miles to 1st left. SR2020, 3 miles to sale site.

TRACTORS: (New) McCormick CMAX90; Kubota M125X, MFWD, CAH, PS, 1139 hrs; NH TS110, CAH, 4000 hrs. (nice); JD 2950 MFWD, 265 Loader, ROPS; JD 4430 cab; JD 2840, open station (nice); IH 1256 (nice); Oliver 1855, cab, 2900 hrs., 1 owner; MF 2745, cab; Case 2094; Deutz 8006 cab; AC 185; Ford 5000D; Ford 4000; MF 165; MF 135; MH 44D; MH 30; Parts Tractors: MF 1085; Oliver 1755; Ford Major; Case 530; IH 230 FARM EQUIPMENT: Round Balers: (New Feraboli 265 4x5 net wrap; JD 446; NH 848; NH 640; NH 648; (New) Hesston 745; Deutz-Allis GP2.80; Vermeer 605F; Sq. Balers: JD 347 w/ejector; NH 320 w/thrower; NH 315 w/thrower; NH 273 w/thrower; Case IH; Disc Mowers: NH 1441 center pivot (nice); JD 925 MoCo; JD 910 MoCo; JD 1360 mower; NI 5209; Rake & Tedders: NH 258; NH 256; NI 403; NH 163 4 star; NH 169 6 star; (New) Claas 52T 4 star; Wagon & Spreaders: (New) Lancaster 85bu spreader; Tyler 5 on fert. spreader; Gehl 312 “V” spreader; 8x18 hay wagon; 8x20 tandem hay wagon;

Plows & Disks: MF 3pt 3X spring reset; IH 520 5X spring reset; Kverneland 3X spring reset; 3pt 2 & 3X plows; MF 10’ disk; White 12’ disk; harrows; Brillion cultipacker; Misc. Equipment: Bear Cat grinder mixer; JD grinder/mixer; Feeder wagon; headlock feeder wagon; NI 4 row no-till planter; White 5100 no-till planter; JD 2 row 3pt hay & grain elevators CONSTRUCTION, VEHICLES, TRAILERS, ETC: 2006 Ford 650 10’ dump, Cat diesel, Allison auto (3900 miles!!), like new; 2000 F350 4x4 diesel, 12’ flatbed; several used skid steer trailers; 24’ Raycraft boat; NH 865 skid loader; Ford 4500 backhoe; Ford 555B backhoe; brush chipper; 10 ton Trail King air brake, tag-a-long trailer; LAWN AND GARDEN: (New) McCormick X10 25HP 4x4 w/loader; MT295 Challenger w/loader, 81 hrs!!!; New Cub Cadet Volunteer 4x4 UTV; Kubota RTV 900 diesel, cab, 400 hrs; 20+ Lawn Mowers, Rototiller, etc; Sheds & Gazebo NOTE: This is an early listing. Many more items added daily !!

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Consignments Accepted

ROCKINGHAM, VA GOATS: ROCKINGHAM, VA SHEEP: 3 Slaughter Rams/Ewes: Ewes Ch 2-4 71.

SHENANDOAH SHEEP: Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled, Ch & Pr 110-125# 179.

Slaughter Ewes: Ewes Gd 2-4 85.

SILER CITY, NC GOATS: 59.

Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 under 20# 30-45; 20-40# 50-65; 40-60# 72.50-80; 6080# 82.50-97.50; Sel 2 6080# 75-77.50.

Yearlings: Sel 1 60-80# 107.50-130; 80-100# 150220; Sel 2 60-80# 100.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 5070# 78-90; 70-100# 100117.50; 100-140# 130-220; Sel 2 50-70# 70.

Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100150# 137.50; 150-250# 210.

SILER CITY, NC SHEEP: 24.

Slaughter Lambs: Gd 100-200# 105-140, Util 80100# 90-100.

STAUNTON, VA SHEEP: No report.

STAUNTON, VA GOATS: No report.

TRI-STATE, VA GOATS: No report.

WINCHESTER, VA SHEEP: 33.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-4 97.50-117.50.

WINCHESTER, VA GOATS: 28.

Kids: Sel 1-2 60-80# 167.50-230; Sel 3 40-60# 115.

Slaughter Bucks: Sel 12 70-110# 170; 100-150# 137.50.

WYTHE CO SHEEP: No report.

WYTHE CO GOATS: No report.

CASH GRAIN MARKET NC GRAIN US 2 Yellow Corn was 15¢ lower. Prices were 6.31-6.82, mostly 6.31-6.37 at the feed mills and 6.166.52, mostly 6.52 at the elevators. US 1 Yellow Soybeans were 18¢ lower.

Prices were 14.47 at the processors, 14.23 at the feed mills and 13.78-14.07, mostly 14.03 at the elevators. US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat was 5¢ lower. Prices were 6.31, mostly 6.31 at the elevators.

Soybean Meal (f.o.b.) at the processing plants was 418.90/ton for 48% protein.

Feed Mills: Bladenboro 6.45, -----, ----; Candor 6.82, -----, ----; Cofield 6.37, 14.23, ----; Laurinburg 6.45, -----, ----; Monroe 6.66, -----, ----; Nashville 6.54, -----, ---; Roaring River 6.76, -----, ---; Rose Hill 6.45, -----, ----; Selma ----, -----, ----; Statesville 6.51, -----, 7.10; Warsaw 6.45, -----, ----; Pantego #2 6.31, -----, 5.81.

Elevators: Cleveland ----, -----, ----; Belhaven ----, -----, ----; Chadbourn ----, -----, ---; Clement ----, -----, ----; Creswell 6.16, 14.07, ----; Elizabeth City 6.22, 14.03, 6.31; Greenville ----, -----, ---; Lumberton ----, -----, ----; Monroe ----, 13.93, ----; Norwood 6.52, 13.78, ----; Pantego ----, -----, ----; Register ----, -----, ----; Warsaw #2 6.46, -----, ----.

Soybean Processors: Fayetteville, 14.47; Raleigh, 14.47.

RUSHVILLE SEMIMONTHLY HAY AUCTION Prices/ton FOB unless otherwise noted. Delivery beyond 10 miles mostly 2.50 /mile. Hay 3 tons.

Alfalfa: Lb Sq Prem.

45/bale, 1st cut.

Alfalfa-Orchardgrass: Sm Sq Gd 3.30/bale.

Mixed Grass: Sm Sq Gd 2.80/bale.

Timothy, Orchardgrass: Lg Rd Gd 36/bale; Sm Sq Gd 3.15/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 2,663,000 head compared to 2,353,000 head last Wednesday.

NC EGGS The market is lower on large, steady on the balance. Supplies are heavy. Retail demand is light. Weighted average

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Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 80-93; 1200-1600# 92.50100; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 76-86.50; 12002000# 85-97.50; HY 12002000# 101; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 61-65; 8501200# 65-74.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 103.50-108; 1500-2500# 108-117.

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AUCTIONS prices for small lot sales of grade A eggs delivered to nearby retail outlets: XL 114.39 L 110.17, M 88.86 & S 78.

NY EGGS Prices are 2¢ lower on Xl & L, unchanged on M’s.

Supplies are moderate to heavy for trading purposes.

Retail demand is very light to light. Market activity is slow to moderate. Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade A & Grade A white eggs in ctns, delivered to store door, cents per dz. XL 94-98, L 92-96, M 80-84.

FARMERS MARKET NC STATE FARMERS MARKET Beans, Green (25# bx) 30; Beets (25# bg) 12.95; Cabbage (50# crate) Pointed Head & Round 12; Greens (bu ctn) Collards 9, Turnips 11.55-12, Spinach (25# bx) 18; Peas, Crowder (bu bag) 12-20, Crowder (bu shelled) 24; Peanuts (35# bg) Green 35; Sweet Potat-oes (40# bx) 1420.05, Strawberries (8 1# flats) 20.05-21.45. Wholesale Dealer Price: Apples (traypack ctn 100 count) WA Red Delicious (traypack ctn) 32.75-33.35, WA Golden Delicious (traypack ctn) 33-34.50, Granny Smith WA (traypack ctn) 34-36.50, Gala WA 32-36, WA Fuji (traypack ctn) 34.50-38, WA Pink Lady (traypack ctn) 3841.50; Asparagus (11# ctn) 24.50-25.25; Bananas (40# ctn) 21-23.80; Beans, Round Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 28-35.75, Pole (1-1/9 bu) 25-28; Beets (25# sack) 11.55-15.75; Blueberries (flat 12 1-pt cups) 24-34; Broccoli (ctn 14s) 18.65-20; Cabbage (50# ctn) 12.9514; Cantaloupe (case 12 count) 27.15-29; Carrots (50# sack) 19.65-21.15; Cauliflower (ctn 12s) 19.4520.95; Cherries (16# bx) 48; Celery (ctn 30s) 25.5028.55; Cilantro (ctn 30s) 15.55-17.95;Citrus: Oranges, CA (4/5 bu ctn) 26.15-30.65, FL (4/5 bu ctn) 21-22; Pink Grapefruit, CA (4/5 bu ctn) 22-25.05; Tangelos, FL (80 count bx) 2526.95; Lemons (40# ctn) 34-37.65; Limes (40# ctn) 27-32; Oranges, CA Naval (4/5 bu ctn) 24.15-28.25, FL Naval (64 count) 23.5526.15, Tangerines (120 count) 24; Corn (ctn 4 ?-5 dz) Yellow 18-18.95, White

(ctn 4 ?-5 dz) 18-18.95; Cranberries (24 12 oz pkg) 24.50; Cucumbers (40# ctn) Long Green 23-26, Pickles (ctn 40#) 27-32; Eggplant (25# ctn) 21-24; Grapes, Red Seedless (18# ctn) 2931, White Seedless 29-31, Black Seedless 28, Red Globe 34; Greens, Collard (bu ctn/loose 24s) 10, Kale (ctn/bunched 24s) 11.5514.15; Turnips (topped) 11.85-14.65; Honeydews (ctn 5s) 29; Kiwi (ctn 117s) 12.75; Lettuce (ctn 24s) Iceberg (wrapped) 21.15-22, Greenleaf (ctn 24s) 22-23, Romaine (ctn 24s) 22-23; Nectarines, Yellow/White Flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 24; Onions, Yellow (50# sack) Jumbo 13.65-21, White (25# sack) 16.50-18, Red (25# sack) 15-22.50, Green (ctn 24s) 13.65-16.55; Sweet Onions (40# ctn) 2028.65; Peaches,

Yellow/White Flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 18; Peanuts (35#)

Green 53-69; Pears, Bartlett (16# ctn) 27; Bell Peppers, Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 22-26.50, Red (11# ctn) 32, Yellow (11# ctn) 32; Potatoes (50# ctn) Red Size A 18-21.45, Red Size B 2528, White size A 14.50-

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JD 4030, 2640, 4240, 2155, 7810, 7400, 420, IH 5288, MF 275, AC 7000, 180, Farmall Super A, Ford 555D backhoe, Gleaner F2, ‘97 KW dump, ‘91 Dodge w/flatbed, ‘99 Ford F250 w/service body, 30’ 3-axle equip. trl., Cavalier 30’ travel trailer-like new, Honda Foreman 500 4-wheeler, Kawasaki Mule 4010-4x4, tobacco & irrigation equip., Hesston 8100 self-propelled hay cutter, Vermeer 605G round baler, NH 315 sq. baler, NH 358 grinder/mixer, Pearson cattle working chute, livestock gates, panels, creep feeders, silage wagons, JD 725 hyd. front end loader, 3 1/2 yd. dirt pan, Marliss no-till grain drill, Case 5400 15’ grain drill, JD 8200 grain drill, disc, cultivators, 1200 gal. ss nurse tank, (3) chicken houses & equipment, (4) Brock hopper/bottom feed tanks, lots & lots of other equipment. Be sure to check www.ebharris.com for new items being added.

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(Between Culpeper & Warrenton) Sellingg 9 Tractors,, 4 Trucks, Equip.. Trailer,, Trackk Loaderr & Roadd Grader Pluss manyy itemss off Farmm Eqquip.

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Sweet Potatoes, Orange (40# ctn) 16-20.05, White (40# ctn) 20-20.75; Tomatoes, vine eipened XL (25# ctn) 16-20.15; Tomatoes, Cherry (flat 12 1-pt conts) 15.55-16.95, Romas (25# ctn) 16-20, Grape (flat 12 1pt conts) 18-21; Turnips (25# film bg) Topped 11.55-

15 WESTERN NC FARMERS’ MARKET Apples (traypack ctn) Red Delicious 29.75-30.75, Golden Delicious 25-30, Granny Smith 30, (bu loose pack) Red & Golden Delicious, Stayman, Romes,

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11th Annual Spring Farm Equipment Sale Saturday, April 28, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.

16-20; Bananas (40# bx) 19.50-20; Beans (bu) Halfrunners 39-40, Snaps 24.25-26; Broccoli (ctn) 15; Cabbage (50# bag) 7.5010; Cantaloupes (ctn 9-12 count) 17.75-21.75; Cauliflower (ctn) 18-18.75; Citrus: Grapefruit 17.50-19, Navels 20-21.50; Lemons (ctns 95 count) 28-29.50, (165 count) 27.50-28; Corn (crate) White, Yellow & BiColor 15-16.50; Cucumbers (1-1/9 bu) Long Green 1618, Picklers (1-1/9 bu crate)

25-30; Grapes (18# ctn) Red & White Seedless 2632.75; Lettuce (ctn) Iceburg 16.75-18, GreenLeaf 1617.75, Romaine 19-19.50; Onions (50# bg) Yellow Jumbo 16-17.50, Vidalia 27-28; Onion Sets (32# bg) Yellow, White & Red 24-25; Bell Pepper (1-1/9 bu ctn) L & XL 15-22; Potatoes, Irish (50# bg) White 16.5021.50, Red 19-25, Russet 19-23; Seed Potatoes (50# bg) Kenne-bec, Yukon Gold & Red Pontiac 17.50-19.50;

Squash (3/4 bu)#1 Yellow Crookneck 20-23, (1/2 bu) Zucchini #1 12-15; Strawberries (4 qt cont) NC & SC 8-12; Sweet Potatoes (40# bx) Red or Orange #2 1214; Tomatoes, vine ripe (25# bx) XL & Larger 12-14, Green 14-15; Turnips (25# sack) 12.

MARKET

2 Auctioneers - Bring a friend!!

Tractors, Vehicles, Big Lot at 12:00 Noon Partial Listing-More items added daily!

TRACTORS: JD 6115D 4x4 cab 563 s/l loader, 1400 hours, 9-speed, left-hand reverser; JD 2030 47 loader, canopy; JD 650 4x4 blade, belly mower & snow blower; International 585 2-wheel cab; International 574 with loader; Kioti DK35 4x4 loader; Case 1190 tractor with loader; Ford 2000, Ford 3000, Ford 4000, Ford Selectomatic & Ford Golden Jubilee; Massey Ferguson 65; Massey Ferguson 135 diesel; 955L CAT loader.

TRUCKS/TRAILERS: 2006 Ford 350XLT with 482 dew eze, 135,000 miles with remaining warranty on motor, automatic; 2002 Ford 350 Super crewcab dully 4x4 Lariat package; 1998 Four Winds Hurricane 28ft Class A Motorhome, Triton V10 motor, 50,000 miles; 1996 Ford 350 with snow plow; 1968 Mack tandem axle liquid manure, 1988 GMC 7000 8.2 diesel, flatbed g/n toolbox; 1992 GMC truck, 1988 3/4-ton Chevy with aluminum cattle body, 1997 Ford F600 diesel dump truck with 10-ft dump, 1992 Big Valley 20' Stock trailer, Aluminum 33ft cattle trailer 16-ft Foster equipment trailer, ball hitch 10,000 pounds; Shoup 2-horse trailer, bumper pool; 1987 General dumptruck, 16-ft steel bed; 16-ft stock trailer with side ramp; 20-ft flat trailer w/ upper deck, g/n pull-out ramps.

HAY EQUIPMENT: Pronovost bale tuber, big & small bales; Valmetal 5600 bale chopper, automatic, hydraulic shoot; JD 530 discbine Impellor; JD 915 discbine Impellor, NH 411 discbine, NH 617 9-ft discmower, NH 565 square baler; NH 316 square baler, NH 258 rollerbar rake, NH 1038 automatic stack wagon, 6-Basket tetter with manual fold.

MISCELLANEOUS: 6-wheel JD Gator; 19-pc round pen; 2 loop gates, like new. Expecting lawn, garden, tools & misc. items--too numerous to list.

TERMS: Cash or good check. ID required to acquire a bidding number. All items must be paid for day of sale.

FLX does not guarantee any items sold. Not responsible for accidents. No household items. No vehicles will be sold without clear title. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Stan Stevens, Sale Manager • 540-631-3523 Fauquier Livestock Exchange • 540-364-1566

Check for updates at: www.fauquierlivestockexchange.com

CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Agricultural and Industrial Equipment

April 28th 2012 10:00 AM Dayton Ag Complex - by Dry River Hay and Ag Auction We are accepting Quality Equipment, Implement and Tool consignments until April 27th

WEST VIRGINIA CONTRACTORS AUCTION

PUBLIC

AUCTION

At our original site Packhorse Ford Rd since 1994 Directions: From I-81 take exit 8 follow Tabler Station Rd East 3/4 mile make left to 11 north, 1.6 mi. turn left (beside LH Storage)

Saturday, April 28th 2012 at 9:00am Consignments Are Still Being Accepted!

Call for Details!

No buyer’s premium on per items $2,001 and up! 10% Buyers premium on all items $2,000 and less per item

Partial Listings

Come Early! Serving Breakfast and Lunch!

Tractors/Equipment

Track Loaders - Track Dozers - Backhoes - Excavators - Trailers - Air Compressors - Storage Trailers - Support Trucks - Road Tractors and Equipment - Rubber Tire - Loaders - Skid Loaders and Attachments, pallet forks, grapple bucket, tree boom, backing plate, backhoe attachment, brush cutter; skid steer buckets; Root grapples, - Building Supplies - Forklifts - Farm Tractor and Equipment - Scissors Boom Lifts - Dump Trucks - Road Graders - Pickup Trucks - Cars - Sea Containers - Misc hand tools - Shop Equipment - Ladders - 78 Chevy Rollback, 1990 Int flatbed w/water tank, 2 cubic ft Hoppers.

White 8410 2WD w/enclosed cab (3238 hrs.); 2006 John Deere 4520 4WD w/400x loader (1595 hrs); John Deere 4020 Diesel (5639 hrs.); John Deere 4430 (7547 hrs.); Ford 4000 Diesel; Ford 8N (3201 hrs.); Case Model 584 Forklift (7580 hrs.); Caterpillar 955 Crawler Loader; Polaris 300 4x4 4-Wheeler; 1949 VAC Case w/New tires (Restored); 1951 Farmall Cub (overhauled)

Implements John Deere 750 Grinder “HAYMIXER” Grinder/Mixer; Gehl 8210 Mixer Wagon; Gehl 970 Forage Wagon w/tandem Axle Running Gear; New Idea 4665 Round Baler; New Holland 256 Rolabar Rake; Gehl 95 Grinder/Mixer; Vermeer 605H Round Baler; Niemeyer 10’ Tedder; Bush Hog Disc Model 1436; New Holland Model 70 Bale Kicker; Badger BN542 Silage Blower; Badger BN2054 Silage Blower; 7’ Bush Hog Mower; New Holland 770 Forage Harvester; New Holland 411 Discbine; MoTrim Tiller; Skeleton Hay Elevator; Clark Sprayer, Tote Tanks

Also Tools/Lawn & Garden Terms/Conditions: Cash/Certified Check

Please visit auctionzip.com for additional pics, listings & details

FOR CONSIGNMENTS

OR QUESTIONS CALL: BEN SVONAVEC (814) 279-8453 AUCTION LICENSE #2907003983 LEWIS DRIVER (540) 487-1034 • MATT PENNYBAKER (540) 820-8977

• Several Tractor Trailer loads of H*me Dep*t / Se*rs indoor outdoor lights, Craftsman lawn and garden and small contractor’s items. *Several Tractor Trailer Loads or Pavers and Retaining Wall Blocks, different colors and style types available. 10x10 Gabriel shed

Come prepared selling with 2 teams all day long! Can’t make our sale?

Log on to Equipmentfacts for large item purchases, bid on line.

Call 800-869-2433 See website detailed listings and pics: http://www.lhstorage.com/easternpanhandleauction.html 615 Packhorse Ford Road, Martinsburg, WV 25405 Not responsible for accidents at sale site.

-Harry Ridgely WV Lic 1679

Page 11 - Section B • MID-ATLANTIC COUNTRY FOLKS FARM CHRONICLE • April 23, 2012

20.75; Russett, ID 26.1527.55; Radishes (30 6-oz film bgs) Red 12.95-15; Plums, Red (28# ctn) 27; Squash, Yellow crooked neck (3/4 bu ctn) 20.95-24, Zucchini (1/2 bu ctn) 16-17; Strawberries, CA (flat 8 1-qt conts) 25.75-26.45, NC (flat 8 1-qt conts) 14-21.45;

April 23, 2012 • MID-ATLANTIC COUNTRY FOLKS FARM CHRONICLE • Section B - Page 12

May 5 is deadline in Delaware to apply for disaster loans ATLANTA — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations of all sizes that May 5 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in New Castle County, DE, as a result of excessive rain, excessive heat, flooding, flash flooding, high winds and hail that began May 14, 2011.

“This county is eligible because it is contiguous to one or more primary counties in New Jersey.

The Small Business Administration recognizes that disasters do not usually stop at county or state lines. For that reason, counties adjacent to primary counties named in the declaration are included,” said Frank Skaggs, director of SBA’s Field Operations Center East in Atlanta.

“When the Secretary of Agriculture issues a disaster declaration to help farmers recover from damages and losses to crops, the Small Business Administration issues a declaration to eligible entities affected by the same disaster,” Skaggs added.

Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to eligible farm-related and nonfarm-related entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this disaster. With the exception of aquaculture enterprises, SBA cannot provide disaster loans to agricultural producers, farmers or ranchers.

The loan amount can be up to $2 million with a 4 percent interest rate for eligible small businesses and 3 percent for non-profit organizations with terms up to 30 years. The SBA determines eligibility based on the size of the applicant, type of activity and its financial resources.

Loan amounts and terms are set by the SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition. These working capital loans may be used to pay fixed debts,

payroll, accounts payable and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred. The loans are not intended to replace lost sales or profits.

Disaster loan information and application forms may be obtained

by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-8778339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an e-mail to disastercustomerservice@s ba.gov. Loan applications can be downloaded from the SBA’s website

at www.sba.gov. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

Those affected by the disaster may also apply

for loans electronically from SBA’s website at https://disasterloan.sba .gov/ela/.

Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than May 5.

2 DAY PUBLIC AUCTION OFF THE E ESTATE E OFF MICHAELL A MURRAY Y & CONTRACT T MACHINE E & TOOL 64 4 MINNS S ROAD,, RISING G SUN,, MD

Preview w Scheduled d forr Aprill 26th h from m 9AM M tilll 7PM

Friday,, Aprill 27th h • 9:00AM FARM M TRACTORS: Deutzz - DX160, 145hp 4x4 HI/LO 1000/540 Cab/Heat/Air. Deutz6260, 62hp, 4x4, 540 PTO, Cab/Air/Heat, front 3pt hitch. Deutz-6240, 42hp, 2x4, 540 D 2355, low hours, 2x4, 540 PTO, 3pt, 3 remote hyd, utility. New w Hollandd 6635, PTO, JD H 284 Diesel, 6' belly mower, 3pt 12spd, 540/1000 PTO, 3pt, 2 remotes, Cab/Air/Heat. IH T 577, 4x4, runs good. Fordd 6610, Cab/heat, 4x4, standard trans w/ dual arms. IMT H 284, gas, PTO, 3pt, with 6' belly mower not attached. Fordd 6600 power, new tires. IH n 6900 Cab/heat/air, standard trans, utility, canopy, 3 hyd remotes, 3pt. Masseyy Ferguson H 5488 4x4 cab, 20 x 38 rears, recent transmission 2 remotes, looks & runs good. IH work, needs restored, rusty sheet metal. The 10 bolt duals & front weights will sell separately. Fordd 20000 LGC, 4cyl gas, engine needs work, dual turf tires, 5spd, live PTO, power steering. Suitcase weights, for 5488 series and JD 4440 series, rear wheel weights for Ford, IH and others. Lots of parts for various tractors including several Oliver and Cletrac crawlers.

EQUIPMENT: Greatt Bendd GR870 Heavy Duty Loader, Self Leveling, Quick Attach Bucket, Like new condition, Redd Devil snow blower, Appears to be new, double auger, h Hog Mower, 6' Woods 2 Stage fan, Woods Batwing Mower, 7' Heavy Duty Bush Finishing Mower, 8' 3PT Disc, Like New, 3PT Post Driver, 10' Transport Disc.

CONSTRUCTION N & INDUSTRIAL: Merii Crusher MJ 2.3, Industrial grade, PTO driven, T D33 Dozer w/ 6way blade, new ripper, recent ground clearing, will grind stumps, CAT B 530 BHL 8000lb Telescoping lift, 4x4, 36', outriggers, level carriage w/ forks tracks. JCB B 525 6000lb. Telescoping lift, 4x4, 25', w/ forks & dirt bucket. & dirt bucket. JCB Clark/Michigan,, 75B,V8 Cummins, 2.5 yd bucket, excellent tires. Fiat/Alliss FR155 Loader, T 12 full size grader, electric 2.5 yd bucket, forks & log grapple offered separately.. CAT conversion to start, mechanicall blade,, nott running, 20011 Volvoo 45B front end loader, Repairable,needs wiring,had electrical fire, noo majorr structurall damage, Deutzz F5LL 912 engine with bell housing and manual transmission in a truck frame,appears in good condition. JCB Bacckhoe, 14BT 4x4, extend-a-hoe runs and operates but has no power to the

wheels. Vermeer M-418 4wd Trencher w/ push blade, gas, lo hours, runs good.

MOWING G TRACTORS: Fordd NH H 6640,Cab/Air/Heat,automatic trans,20’, rotary boom mower, 3pt, remote hydraulics. Ford 6610, Cab/Air/Heat, creeper trans, runs good, H 4630, 50hp, w/ side needs work on glass & mower deck 17' boom mower. Fordd NH mounted flail mower. Fordd 6610 with side mounted flail mower. Fordd 56100 w/ side D 401D 4cyl diesel w/ 5' side mount fl ail, 3pt. JD D 301A 3cyl mounted flail mower. JD D F912 w/ 5' front mower, gas. JD D F935 w/ diesel w/ 5' side mount flail, rear pump. JD D F935 w/ 6' front mower, diesel.

5' front mower, diesel. JD TRUCKS: 20077 F550 4 door, 4x4, 6.0 diesel engine, Eby aluminum flatbed w/ tool boxes, auto trans, low mileage, exceptional condition, Mike's personal truck. 1999 F350 4x4 single wheel, auto, fiberglass utility body. 20000 GMC C 2500, auto, utility body.

19944 F350 4door 8' bed, 4x4, 460 gas, nice, runs good, 19877 Ford, former sweeper truck, w/ 2 steering wheels, has auxiliary engine which is a 4 cyl Perkins w/ soft start, fan. May sell separate! Army truck, Excellent deuce and a half with only 2900 miles and 300 engine hours, hard top and sides, 19922 Isuzu box truck, runs, auto. 19977 Isuzu flat dump, auto. 19885 Macc flatbed, runs good. 19800 F250 set up for welding, 4 speed H 2500 10 wheeler w/ rebuilt 466, w/ 5.8 engine truck in very good condition. IH 13spd, 18' steel dump bed with pump.

TRAILERS: approx 8 Different Trailers more details on websites WELDERS: 12 Plus Welders With Power Units, Some Diesel, Some Gas Including a nearly new Trailblazer 302.

PARTSS AND D REPAIRABLEE ITEMS: Approximately 10 Flail and Boom Mowers, 6 Plus Service Bodies, 8 Plus Rotary Mowers of Various Sizes, 10 Plus hydraulic Lift Gates For Truck Bodies.

Misc: 10 or more Fuel Tanks,Various Sizes, Some With Electric or Mechanical Pumps.

There are many salvage items as well as equipment and vehicles for parts only as well as lots of iron, steel and scrap.

Saturday,, Aprill 28th h • 9:00AM Itemss Below w Currentlyy planned d forr Saturdayy thee 28th h @ 9:00 0 AM Saturday'ss itemss to o includee thee followiing g butt theree iss much h moree to o bee added ANTIQUEE TRACTORS: 19300 Masseyy Harriss G.P. 4x4, nice condition. JD D H, 6v starter, D D 1929 orig. steel hand start, JD D 420C C Track Loader G.P. lights, hydraulics, very nice. JD D MC C w/ bucket, 5 speed, manual reverser, very good, Runs Good! is in original cond. JD D 40 crawler w/ dozer blade. Oliverr 60 tractor w/ engine dozer blade, runs good. JD screens, looks & runs good. Oliverr HG crawler 68", PTO, looks & runs good. Oliverr HG crawler 30", dozer blade, RARE narrow 30" tread width, w// caanopyy roof. Oliverr OC3 loader with spare parts. Alliss Chalmerss B with 5' belly mower. Alliss Chalmerss D14, b w/ 42" belly mower. wide front, power steering, partially disassembled. Farmalll Cub Cub b 185 LoBoy w/ 60" belly mower. Cub b 1844 LooBoy w/ 60" belly mower. Farmalll 140 T 300 w/ w/ 6' belly mower, runs great. McCormickk WD-9, engine is stuck, on steel. CAT

blade (restorable), WHITE antique flywheel engine. 19299 concretee mixer w/ Hercules antique motor.

Implements: 3X Snap coupler, AC Plow, 2X Ferguson 3PT Plow, 3PT Blade, 5FT., Older Danuser Blade 3PT, 3PT Sunshine Box Scrapper w/scarifier TOOLS: There will be severall hourss off tools,, shop p equipment,, andd shop p supplies to be sold. Many of these items are industrial grade.Troy Bilt 3700 PSI 4 GPM Pressure Washer, w/13 HP Honda Engine, Torch Cart Complete w/100' Hose, 40 Plus Hand Tools, Pick Shovels, Sledge Hammers, 6 or 8 welders with power units. Lincoln Shield arc SA-200 on trailer, Digging Bars, Metal Tool Chests, Several Air Compressors, PTO Driven generator on 2 wheel cart, 13,000 watts.

MISC: 19688 Mercuryy Cougar SR7, parts or restore, sells with title.There are some salvage items as well as equipment and vehicles for parts only as well as lots of iron, steel and scrap.

AUCTIONEER'SS NOTES: we are pleased to have been chosen to conduct this auction!! This is a very unique offering of items that range from late model to antiques and collectables. Range in conditions from ready to work to needing restored or repaired!! Many of these items were gathered up by Mike to be part of his collection. He had plans and dreams of restoring most of these collector tractors.We will allow visits by appointments and have an open house and preview on April 26th after noon. Please Respect Our Customers Privacy!!

TERMS: Cash, Good check with ID, CCard, Out of state checks OK if known AND/OR approved by auctioneers. 3% PREMIUM WAIVED FOR CASH AND CHECKS LOADER TRACTOR AND DOCK ON SITE FOR EASY LOADING. GOOD FOOD ON SITE PROCEEDS TO FUND THE MIKE MURRAY MEMORIAL OUTREACH FUND

SALE E MANAGED D BY J.. Edward d Leaman n AU002034L 9 Breneman n Rd.. • Willow w Street,, PA A 17584 329 Office:: 717-4 464-1128 8 • Cell:: 610-662-8149 9 m ID D #3721 1 • www.leamanauctions.com m www.auctionzip.com SEE E WEBSITESS FO OR FULLL LISTING G AND D MORE E PHOTO'S. P CHECKING G WEBSITESS FOR R NEW W ADDITIONSS AND D WHAT T WILLL BE E SOLD D EACH H DAY KEEP

Farmers across the country say crop insurance program is a critical risk management tool WASHINGTON, D.C. — On April 12, Repreasentative Frank Lucas, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, released a statement reiterating his support for America’s farmers and ranchers and rejecting the premise of a recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report suggests crop insurance program supports should be limited for farmers.

“Over and over again we have heard from our farmers about the importance of crop insurance because it forms the backbone of the safety net. I do not support the repeated attacks on an actuarial sound risk management program that serves as a good example of a public-private partnership where producers pay for coverage. This proposal would discourage participation in the crop insurance program and as a result endanger its integrity,” said Chairman Frank Lucas.

Last month, the House Agriculture Committee began a series of field hearings across the country to learn how agricultural programs are working for producers. Below are excerpts of hearing testimony from farmers who ex-

plained how important the crop insurance program is to their operations.

John Mages, corn and soybean producer, Belgrade, MN: “First and foremost, please do no harm to Federal Crop Insurance, which should be preserved, protected, and strengthened. We strongly oppose any further legislative or administrative cuts to Federal Crop Insurance, and we oppose carrying conservation compliance or other rules applicable to the Farm Bill over to this critical risk management tool that we as producers help pay for.”

Craig Adams, corn, soybean, wheat, hay, and beef producer, Leesburg, Ohio: “Crop insurance in its current form is the most effective answer to short crop years. Any producer who desires an effective risk management tool can purchase crop insurance.

“We need an insurance program that’s affordable to all crop producers across the U.S. Commodity markets are cyclical and our self-produced food is a national asset.”

John Williams, sorghum, corn, wheat, and soybean producer,

McLeansboro, IL: “On my operation, I plan defensively and understand the upside and downside of risk. I have seen what can happen to friends and neighbors when they do not plan for risk, underscoring the need for meaningful risk management tools that producers can utilize.

Therefore, my first priority is to ‘do no harm’ to Federal Crop Insurance.

Adam Sullivan, apple producer, Sullivan Orchards, Peru, NY: “The apple industry is one of a hand-

ful of specialty crops that participates in the federal crop insurance program.

Over the years, the industry has worked closely with USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) and as a result, significant improvements to the apple policy have been made.

“No crop insurance program will make a grower devastated by a natural disaster financially ‘whole,’ but it will allow them to survive a devastating loss and continue to support the economic engine of rural America.”s

Ag committee moves forward with Farm Bill process and announces D.C. hearing schedule WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman Frank Lucas has announced another series of hearings on the 2012 Farm Bill to begin April 25 in Washington, D.C. The six Subcommittees will hold the hearings throughout April and May to hear from national agricultural stakeholders advocating for policy priorities. It is .the next step in the Farm Bill development.

Last June, Chairman Lucas began the effort when the Agriculture Committee held 11 audit hearings on agriculture programs to look for ways to improve programs for farmers, increase efficiency, and reduce spending. Chairman Lucas then took Committee Members to the countryside to hear directly from producers in the field. The hearings slated for Washington will round out the information gathering in advance of writing legislation.

“It’s important to consider a variety of perspectives when writing comprehensive legislation. We are continuing our efforts to gather as much information as possible so we can write sound and effective farm policy that works for all of agriculture. We have reviewed spending trends and have heard from our producers on the ground. Now it’s time for national agricultural leaders and stakeholders to present their views on farm policy,” said Chairman Frank Lucas.

The full schedule is below.

• Wednesday, April 25: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture; Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Rural Development Programs • Thursday, April 26: Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry; Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Conservation Programs • Thursday, April 26: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry; Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Dairy Programs • Tuesday, May 8: Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture; Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Nutrition & Specialty Crop Programs • Thursday, May 10: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit; Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Credit Programs • Wednesday, May 16: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management; Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Commodity Programs & Crop Insurance • Thursday, May 17: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management; Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Commodity Programs & Crop Insurance • Friday, May 18: Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry; Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Energy & Forestry Programs

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Lucas echoes position of farmers: leave crop insurance alone

April 23, 2012 • MID-ATLANTIC COUNTRY FOLKS FARM CHRONICLE • Section B - Page 14

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• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 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. 12:30 Produce, 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy.

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Tuesday, April 24 • Town of Kirkland Online Auction. 88 JD 644 loader, 05 Int’l 7600 dump truck, 92 Int’l 2574 dump truck & 90 Ford L9000 dump truck. Closing at 6 pm. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 ext.

115 www.auctionsinternational.com • 11:00 AM: Paul & Darcy Graves Farm, Comstock Rd., Adams, NY. Complete Machinery Dispersal. Watch future ads and our website for complete listing. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220

Wednesday, April 25 • The Pines Farm. Barton, VT. Annual Equipment Auction. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 • Westchester County Online Auction. Vehicles & Equipment. 21 lots available. Closing at 6:15 pm.

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5 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716450-0558 • 5:15 PM: Cohocton, NY (Steuben Co.). Estate of DeWitt Rawleigh. Farm machinery & barn equip.

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Thursday, April 26 • Town of Wallkill Online Auction. Vehicles & Assets. 29 lots available. Closing at 6 pm.

Auctions International, 800-536-1401 ext. 115 www.auctionsinternational.com • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Our usual run of dairy cows, heifers & service bulls.

Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220

Friday, April 27 • Waddington, NY. Complete Dispersal for Gary Tiernan. 200 head of AI sired dairy cattle. Delarm & Treadway, 518-483-4106 • 4918 Rozzells Ferry Rd., Charlotte, NC. General Consignment Auction. Godley Auction Co., 704399-6111, 704-399-9756 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale.

Machinery Consignment Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, April 28 • Rising Sun, MD. 40 plus tractors. Watch for future ads. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-662-8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 • 172 Marsh Rd., Litchfield, CT. Farm Auction for Bill Butts. Hay & Tillage Equipment, Tools & Cattle Support Equipment. Jacquier Auctions, 413-5696421 www.jacquierauctions.com • 8:00 AM: Benedict Farms, Turin, NY. Complete Machinery Dispersal on the Farm. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-8293105 • 8:30 AM: Middlesex Livestock Auction, 488

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Middlesex Livestock Auction, Lisa Scirpo 860883-5828, Sales Barn 860-349-3204, Res 860346-8550 • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Townline Equipment Annual Spring Used Equipment Sale. C. W. Gray & Sons, Inc., 802785-2161 • 9:00 AM: 796 No. Cream Hill Rd., Bridport, VT. Jim Ferguson Farm Machinery & Small Equipment Sale. All machinery like new. Wide selection of tractors, tools, hay & farm equip. Well maintained. Addison Co. Commission Sales E.G. Wisnowski & Sons, 800-339-COWS or 802-3882661 • 9:30 AM: 1500 Flat St., Penn Yan, NY. Now accepting quality consignments, benefit bake sale. L.W. Horst Auctioneer, 315-536-0954 • 10:30 AM: Benedict Farms, Turin, NY. Complete Machinery Dispersal on the Farm. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716450-0558 • 11:00 AM: On the farm Otego, NY. Gretna Acres Registered Brown Swiss Complete Dispersal. 100 Head sell. This is a long established breeding herd (50 years) DHI tested, AI sired. Regular herd health program. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-6993637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:00 Noon: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Spring Dairy Cattle, Feeder Cattle & Machinery Consignment Sale. Good listing f cattle & machinery already. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220

Tuesday, May 1 • 5:00 PM: Greenwood (Steuben Co.) New York.

“Warrinerdale Homestead.” The estate of Wayne Warriner, Sr. Farm Equipment. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Friday, May 4 • Ron Paro Farm, Heuvelton, NY. Complete Dairy Cattle & Machinery Dispersal. Watch papers for complete listing. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-7298030

Saturday, May 5 • Rt. 125, East Middlebury, VT. Annual Spring Machinery Auction. Addison Co. Commission Sales E.G. Wisnowski & Sons, 800-339-COWS or 802-388-2661 • Burke, NY. Complete Dispersal. 90 head AI sired, many red & whites plus equipment for Nate & Krista Beachy. Also selling machinery for Don & Jo Eastman, 4 JD tractors, JD discbine & other equipment. H&L Auctions, Scott Hamilton 518483-8787, 483-8576, cell 569-0460, Ed Legacy 518-483-7386, cell 832-0616, with Willis Shattuck 315-347-3003

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Also selling Trowbridge Angus Bulls. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

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Wednesday, May 9 • 5:15 PM: Prattsburgh, NY (Steuben Co.). Peter Connors Estate Auction. Pickup, Kubota, boat, Jeep, guns, tools. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Friday, May 11 • Arcade, NY. Co-Vista 20th Anniversary Sale.

Hosted by Co-Vista Holsteins, the George Family.

The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

Saturday, May 12 • Burke, NY. Miller Family Spring Consignment Auction. Contact Paul Miller 518-483-6804 (No Sunday Calls). Delarm & Treadway, 518-483-4106 • 9:00 AM: 3080 Spangle St., Canandaigua, NY. Estate of Tom Oliver. Excellent farm collectibles, signs, 2 Oliver 66 tractors. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm • 10:00 AM: University Dr, Torrington, CT. Estate Auction. Ford 2810 tractor w/loader, Hay & 3 ph equip., Farmie winch, storage trailers. Jacquier Auctions, 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 11:00 AM: RF Enterprises, 5936 E. US Highway 64, Lexington, NC. Absolute Equipment Auction.

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APR 28 Goat Field Day Evan’s Goat Farm in Lumberton, NC. RSVP by April 23. The field day aims to educate everyone from people who have never owned livestock to long time animal producers and owners.. Contact Michelle, 910-671-3276 or e-mail at Michelle_Shooter@ncsu.edu. On Internet at

http://robeson.ces.nscu.ed u MAY 4-6 Halifax County Heritage & Antique Machinery Festival Halifax County Fairgrounds, Hwy 360-E, South Boston, VA. Call 434-572-6879 or em a i l bobconner@touchva.net or ccole@embarqmail.com. On Internet at www. halifaxcountyheritagefestival.org MAY 8 Field Day Wilton Shooter and Sons Farm, US 301, Rowland, NC. Wheat farmers can learn about advances in research on the crop at the field days.

Admission is free. Registration opens at 4 pm and field tours start at 4:30. The location is 1 mile north of Rowland on US 301. Contact Dan Weathington, 910-7368258.

MAY 10 Field Day Granny Branch Farms, NC 33, Aurora, NC. Wheat farmers can learn about advances in research on the crop at the field days. Admission is free. Registration opens at 4 pm and field tours start at 4:30. The plot is located 2.6 miles east of Aurora on NC 33. Contact Dan Weathington, 910-7368258.

MAY 12-13 Hidden Valley 4-H Camp Spring Weekend The Hidden Valley 4-H Camp at Watkins Glen, NY. $55 per 4-H member, $65 per non-4H member. Pre-registration required by May 5. Register and pay online at www. hiddenvalley4hcamp.org/reg istration.html, For questions e-mail us at hiddenvalley4hcamp @cornell.org or call 607-5357161.

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