Del. roadside, pick-your-own marketing information available
Del. - Pick
your-own and roadside
market operations are
popular ways to distribute
locally grown fruits and
vegetables. Ihey often
enable the fanner to obtain a
higher return for the crop he
produces. At the same tune,
they offer the consumer
quality produce of a
freshness which may
otherwise be hard to come
by
Both forms of direct
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marketing have been getting
a lot of attention in Delaware
lately, thanks to a federal
grant to the state
Cooperative Extension
Service for research on ways
in which to improve local
farmer-to-consumer fresh
produce sales.
As part of this project, the
Extension Service has
developed a slide set and
narrative script entitled
“Roadside and Pick-Your-
Own Marketing ”
The slides and ac
companying script are
designed to assist Delaware
producers of fruits and
vegetables to realize a
higher return on their crops
by selling directly to the
public. The set contains
current information on
direct marketing procedures
which should be of con
siderable use to growers
presently involved m or
contemplating mvolvement
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m either form of fresh
produce sales.
Shdes were selected from
pictures taken at various
markets and farms in
Delaware and neighboring
states. They illustrate
proper management and
marketing practices for
pick-your-own and roadside
marketing operations.
College agribusiness program offered
WILLIAMSPORT - The
Williamsport Area Com
munity College started an
agribusiness program last
Fall, and has a few openings
for students interested in
enrolling for this coming
year. This program com
bines courses in agriculture
with busmess courses to
prepare men and women to
enter the many careers in
the agriculture and
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Rl, Lebanon, PA 17042
Phone 717-866-4906
or 717-866-4555
Topics covered include
location; parking; building,
plot or market layout;
facilities and equipment;
products; display; pricing;
packaging and containers;
advertising; and customer
service.
“Efficiency in
management is the key for
anyone interested in running
agribusiness world. The
program is designed to
prepare students for mid
management positions in an
agricultural business, or to
work in production
agriculture.
The agribusiness program
is a two-year program
leading to an Associate of
Applied Science Degree.
Agriculture courses are
designed to provide the
student with the skills
necessary to manage or
COLUMBIA, Mo. -
Confined hogs aren’t as
fertile as those raised in
open areas, and University
of Missoun-Columbia
scientists are trying to find
out why.
“We’re looking at hor
mone level of gilts and sows
on pasture vs. those raised in
confinement to see why the
confined animals are slower
to show heat,” said Bill N.
Day and Ken Eslienshade,
UMC swine researchers.
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a profitable direct
marketing business,”
stresses Extension crops
marketing specialist Carl
German, who supervised
preparation of this
educational package.
The set of 166 slides and
script was designed for use
with direct marketing
audiences and can be ob-
work in an agricultural
business, and to run a farm
efficiently. The student will
learn the procedures in
volved in dairy farming,
livestock production, and
crop production. Business
courses included in the
program cover basic
business operations and
business procedures; which
are directly related to
agricultural management,
record keeping, finance, and
marketing. Two hundred
Low fertility of confined hogs
has Missouri scientists busy
“Producers would like
their gilts to come in heat at
six to seven months, while
too many of those in con
finement don’t exhibit heat
until nine to 10 months or
even later.”
Day and his colleagues are
looking at hormones
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 30,1979
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Leasing gram aryco uu.
Leasing storage bins for T bu.
Leasing Mixer-Grinders
$5O/mo.
Cost comparison for heat and
electricity to dry gram by
various methods ano
temperatures using LP Gas,
electric heaters, light bulbs,
solar panels and farm building
collectors.
How to dry grain for 3*/bu.
FEEDING PROGRAM STUDIES TO:
lmproved feeding quality
Reduce feeding costs
Reduce feeding labor.
LITERATURE AND PRICES:
Farm buildings for
Gram dryer (type)
Drying bins (bu.)
Storage bins (bu.)
Elevator leg (ht.)
Transport Auger
Gram Cleaner (type)
U-Trough Conveyors
Chain Conveyor
Auger Conveyor
Mix-Mill Feed Factory
Mix-Mill Grinder Mixer
Automatic Milling System
Pneumatic Feed Blower
Soybean Roaster
3Vz Feed Auger System
Flex Auger Systems
Feed Tanks (tons)
Other
Other
Name
Address
City
State.
tained on a rental or pur
chase basis. The complete
set is available at a cost of
$35. The rental fee J s $lO.
Inquiries regarding pur
chase or rental should be
directed to: Carl German,
230 Agricultural Hall,
University of Delaware,
Newark, Del. 19711, 302-738-
2511.
hours of supervised ex
perience on approved farms
or businesses are also in
cluded m the program.
Applications for admission
and information regarding
tuition and financial aid may
be obtained by writing to:
Admissions Office, The
Williamsport Area Com
munity College, 1005 West
Third Street, Williamsport,
PA 17701; Phone; 717/326-
3761, Extension 336.
produced by the pituitary,
adrenal glands and ovaries.
“We are interested in
knowing if the problem is
due to an imbalance of
hormones before attempting
to develop corrective
management practices.”
said Day.
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