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Penn State To Host Vegetable Conference
Innovations in vegetable Monday afternoon The processing tomato day Gesell, Extension en
and small fruit production- p ro g ram will feature such on February 12 will deal with tomologist; Edward A.
including new concepts in su bjects a s the production of variety evaluation; report of Cunningham, of Chemagro
disease and weed control, quality mellons, current 1974 fertilizer trials; insect, Division of Baychem Corp.;
fertilizer use, and Pennsylvania research on disease, and weed control; Harry Wolf, of Charles G.
mechanical harvesting-will new sweet corn type the use of ethrel; pesticide Summers Inc.; Howard
be featured at the annual evaluation, lima bean applicator certification, Grimshaw, of Lake City;
v egetable Conference nutrition, and a report of the mechanical harvesting, and Armin H. Furrer, of Am
scheduled for February 10-12 Pennsylvania Vegetable economics of machine chem Products, Inc.; Dr.
on The Pennsylvania State Growers Association harvesting. Winand K. Hock, Extension
University’s main campus, sponsored research. These topics will be pesticides specialist; and
“Topics of interest to speakers are Robert F. presented by Allan K. Lennie G. Kizer, Extension
commercial small fruit and pi'.cher, Extension Stoner, research hor- agricultural economist,
vegetable growers will be vegetable crops specialist* ticulturist, U.S. Department According to Dr.
presented on February 10 p r Samuel H. of Agriculture; Dr. William Bergman, additional details
and 11,” said Dr. Ernest L. professor of plant pathology; R- Hepler, head of the Penn and registration forms may
Bergman, Penn State D r. nnngias l. Garwood, State Department of Hor- be obtained by contacting
professor of plant nutrition ass istant professor of plant ticulture; Dr. Cyril B. your county agricultural
and conference chairman, breeding, and Dr. Bergman, Smith; Robert F. Fletcher; agent or by writing to the
“On February 12 all topics a jj of p enn state. John Everitt, James Foltz, Agricultural Conference
will deal with tomato an( j Robert Kobilis, all of Coordinator, 410 J. 0. Keller
processing and American Home Foods Inc.; Building, University Park,
mechanization.” Dr. Mac Nab; Stanley G. Pa. 16802.
The conference, to be held
in the J.O. Keller Building
and starting at 9:30 a.m. on
February 10, is sponsored by
the Pennsylvania Vegetable
Growers Association,
Pennsylvania Food
Processors Association, and
the Penn State Department
of Horticulture.
Keynote speaker will be
Dr. Robert Sweet, professor
of weed control at Cornell
University. He will discuss
new developments in
chemical and physical weed
control and how they relate
to the state’s soils and
climatic conditions.
Dr. Bergman points out
that the February 10 mor
ning session will focus on
strawberry, raspberry,
blackberry, and blueberry
production, and research
work on the raspberry virus.
Speakers at this session
include Glenn J.
Stadelbacher, manager of
W. F. Allen Co., Salisbury,
Md.; Amos Funk, of
Millersville Truck Farm,
Millersville; Dr. Peter A.
Ferretti, Penn State Ex
tension horticulturist; and
Dr. Cyril B.- Smith, Penn
State professor of plant
nutrition.
411 W. ROSEVILLE RD.,
LANCASTER
PHONE 393-3921
Industry and University
specialists will devote
considerable time to such
topics as OSHA
requirements, insect and
disease control, how to cope
with the fertilizer shortage
and other production needs
and use of high density
harvesters on February 11.
Speakers are Kendall S.
Tomlinson, of the Lebanon
Chemical Corp.; Charles J.
Shenot, manager of farm
enterprises, Agway Inc.;
Charles West, vegetable
grower from Milford, Del.;
and the following Penn State
specialists: Donald R.
Daum, Extension
agricultural engineer; Dr.
Robert C. Tetrault, Ex
tension entomologist; and
Dr. Alan A. Mac Nab, Ex
tension plant pathologist.
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