Hv> !*t DRINC studies oversea milk processing ROSEMONT, m. - Major dairy trade publication and » industry representatives (attended a recent Dairy lnc. sponsored seminar on the practice of aseptically packaging ultra high temperature treated milk. This method is r currently being used to Iproduce long-life, non |xefrigerated milk and other Ifperishable food products m * countries outside the U.S. S' The seminar was held at Rosemont, Ilhnois Speakers were from Tetra Pak In i temational, Lund, Sweden, ?one of many aseptic packaging companies m the world, and Brik Pak, Inc., its Dallas, Texas subsidiary. With the exception of whipping cream, which is not used as often as other i milk products and therefore needs longer shelf-life, dairy foods in America are not I UHT treated or aseptically Lqpckaged. 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DRINC, which has been associated with milk packaging and processing research and development projects for several years, sponsored the seminar because it does see value m applying the aseptic packaging and UHT method to certain specialty dairy products whose low tur novers result in returns and spoilages, and in such areas as vending sales, where milk and other perishable items demand special treatment. Dr. Bernard von Bockelmann, chief microbiologist for Tetra Pak International, told seminar attendees that aseptic packaging systems sterilize packaging material as it is being formed into con tainers. They also keep the surrounding area sterile while filling the containers with UHT treated milk. The Tetra Brik system sold by Brik Pak, produces finished containers of sterilized milk, completely filled to prevent reinfection with bacteria. The long-life milk remains fresh for up to six months without refrigeration. UHT, Dr. Bocklemann explained, is a processing technique by which milk is brought to a high tem perature very rapidly, held there briefly then quickly cooled. The process kills bacteria in milk while retaining its nutritional value and vitamins. The critical factor here is the “holding” period. It has to be brief enough to keep a chemical reaction from taking place which alters the flavor of milk, giving it a caramelized taste. UHT processing techniques being used overseas do not ef fectively retain milk’s flavor, but consumers there accept the product because their milk’s quality has never been as high as that produced in America. In addition, they have been conditioned over the past several years to the different taste of their aseptically packaged, UHT treated milk. DRINC is currently in volved with Flav-O-Rich, a division of the Dairymen, Inc. cooperative headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, in an aseptic packaging and UHT project designed to produce non refngerated, long-life milk for vending sales. A new Morning DOVER, Del. - Three years of field tests have shown that small amounts of 2,4 D-B can provide low cost control of morning glories in soybeans. According to Dr. William H. Mitchell, Ex tension agronomist at the University of Delaware, this herbicide is one of many that he has been testing at the University farms in Newark and Georgetown. Interest of soybean growers m this work can be traced to the weed control failures they have ex perienced when dry weather reduces activity of her bicides applied before weeds and soybeans emerge. Morning glories that escape earlier treatments can be controlled by an over-the-top spray with 2,4 D-B, reports Mitchell. The key to effective use of this herbicide is early ap plication. When morning glories are five to six inches high, a spray treatment will cause stunting and prevent normal stem and root development of the weed. If treatment is delayed until vining has started, it will cause the stems to die back several inches from the growing pomt. In either case, treatment seldom kills the weed, but it does slow growth and allows soybean plants to develop a canopy which further reduces weed growth by restricting sunlight. Soybeans should be in the second trifoliate leaf stage before treatment is made with 2,4 D-B. When applied at this stage, there will be no obvious damage to the ex posed leaves. The next two or three leaves that emerge on the developing soybean UHT treatment retains the flavor of milk while ef fectively sterilizing it. An aseptically packaged product sterilized through the new treatment will be test marketed in Charlotte, North Carolina, for six months starting January 1978. glories controled in soybeans will usually be wrinkled, cupped and reduced m size. But after this, leaves that emerge will be normal, as will be the overall stem development of the soybean plant. Mitchell says that he’s had best results using one-third pint per acre of 2,4 D-B (2 ib. a.i. formulation) in 10 to 15 gallons of water per acre at a Maryland dairymen will at protein pricing HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Possibilities for dairymen to sell milk on the basis of protein rather than butterfat content will highlight the afternoon educational program of next week’s 25th annual membership meeting of the Maryland Dairy Herd Improvement Corporation. The all-day meeting is scheduled for Wednesday (Jan. 4) at the Venice Inn motel, located along U.S. highway 40 at the east edge of Hagerstown. (Coming from the east, turn left at Cleveland Avenue. This is the first left turn after passing the municipal golf course on the right.) Pa. dairymen’s meeting will hear ag committee member CAMP HILL - A distinguished member of the House Agriculture Com mittee will address the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, to be held Jan. 10 at the Penn Harris Motor Lodge, here. Congressman Charles Rose, North Carolina’s youngest legislator, will be the guest speaker for the event, scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. A reception precedes the banquet at 6 p.m. Congressman Rose, 38, has served in Congress since 1973 and is a member of the House Committee on Agriculture. In additon to numerous other committee involvements, he is chair man of three congressional subcommittees, including one on dairy and poultry. The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, in slating Rose as their guest speaker, notes that the Washington lawmaker should be well qualified to talk to dairymen. Rose was very instrumental in preventing casemate in ice cream proposal from becoming law, says John Blyholder, secretary-treas urer of the PDA. Dairymen are urged to attend the banquet, held during Farm Show Week. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 31,1977 'Best WlfikM Hope this New Year means lots of sunny days and smiles for you! Thanks. pressure of 30 p.s.i. At current prices, this treat ment will cost between 50 cents and $1 an acre for the chemical. Smce it can be applied over the top of soybeans, no special equipment is required. This reduced rate of 2,4 D- B is effective because herbicidal action is com bined with natural weed Activities will get under way at 10:30 a.m. with the annual business meeting and presentation of incentive awards to some 35 local DHI supervisors. Lunch will be available at noon for $2. Speakers on the afternoon educational program will include Dr. Frank N. Dickinson of Upper Marlboro, a member of the national programs staff at Beltsville for the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture. Dr. Dickinson’s title is chief of For further details, please contact the PDA at Box 458, Camp Hill, 17011, or call 717- 737-0551. LOCAL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES 12c per word 1 68 minimum charge Use This Handy Chart To Figure Your Cost 111 Issuel3| Issues 1 68 i 03 1 80 4 32 192 4 61 Words 14 or Less 17 2 04 4 90 18 2 16 5 18 2 28 5 47 2 40 5 76 KEYED ADS (Ads with answer coming to a Box Number c/o Lancaster Farming) 50 cents additional Ads running 3 or more con secutive times with no change' billed at 20 percent discount UjlhKi a If* AO Deadline Thursday morning at 9 flArPr klr\t/ of each weeks publication 1 */ JfhW Lancaster Farming v P 0 80x266 . Lititz PA 17543 Phone Lancaster 717 394 3047 or Lititz 717 626 1164 suppression achieved by shading, explains the agronomist. Efforts are now under way to obtain state labeling for the use of 2,4 D-B at reduced rates. Since it is already approved for use at much higher rates, it seems likely that favorable action will be taken by labeling authorities. look of milk the USDA’s animal im provement programs laboratory. Also appearing at the afternoon session will be Elmer F. Paper of Stockton, lowa, a nationally know Holstein dairyman. His topic will be “Protein Pricing - How It Affects My Income.” Paper is president of the Mississippi Valley Milk Producers Cooperative, headquartred at Davenport, lowa. Hi is also a member of the board of directors for the National Milk Producers Federation, headquartered in Washington, D.C. Program chairman for next week’s meeting at Hagerstown is Dr. J. Lee Majeskie, assistant professor of dairy science at the University of Maryland in College Park and Ex tension dairyman with responsiblity for the Dairy Herd Improvement program. 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