—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 15,1977
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Japanese poultrymen visit Lancaster
Lancaster County's agriculture, famous for its
efficient and progressive agriculture, continues to
draw attention from foreign visitors. Above, some
of a group of 32 Japanese poultrymen tour a farm
near Lititz. They participated on a tour sponosred
Pesticides to be registered
HARRISBURG- Eceiy
pesticide product being sold
in Pennsylvania must now
be registered by the Penn
sylvania Departure t of
Agriculture, accorcing to
regulations established in
the Pennsjlvaiua Pesticide
Control Act
Donald Lott and Dave
Thompson, regional
pesticide inspectors for the
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture believe mam
pesticide manufacturers
are unaware of this state’s
registration requirements.
Many think the only
registration needed is with
the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
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and fail to investigate fur
ther
By definition a pesticide is
any suDsUmce intended for
preventing, destroying,
r epellmg, or mitigating any
and any substance
intended for use as a plant
regulator defoliant, or
dessicant This includes,
insecticides, herbicides,
fungicides, rodenticides, dog
and cat repellents, growth
regulators and disinfectants.
Any company which
produces or repackages a
pesticide product is
currently required, by law,
to register each comnound
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by Hubbard Farms. Japan, a country the size of
California with half of the entire U.S. population,
imports nearly all of its feedstuffs due to its own
land not being large or productive enough to
wholly support agriculture.
with the EPA After that, if
the product is to be sold in
Pennsylvania, each
pesticide must be registered
with the state. The state
requires a $lO fee for each
product being registered,
annually
Pesticide producers
who would like more in
formation concerning state
register ation should contact
Lott or Thompson at the
Region VI Office, Sum
merdale, or Dr. Gerard J.
Florentine, Pesticide
Operations Coordinator,
Bureau of Plant Industry,
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture, Harrisburg.
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