14®—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Novembtr 10,1979 Agronomist receives extension award UNIVERSITY PARK - W. Wayne Hinish, professor of agronomy extension at Penn State, has been named recipient of the 1979 Cooperative Extension Service Award. The annual award is presented to a member of the state Cooperative Ex tension Service staff for outstanding educational programming. Hinish was honored during the recent Extension Conference on the University Park Campus. In citing his ac complishments, Thomas B. King, Penn State associate dean for extension, said Hinish has conducted out standing programs m the areas of soil fertility and plant nutrition. In charge of the Penn State soil testing program since 1956, he combined soil physical characteristics and soil survey information in determining lime and fer tilizer recommendations. He computerized the program and designed an innovative, colored bar-graph soil test report which has been adopted by many states. Under his leadership, this testing program has grown from about 20,000 samples per year to 70,000. Some 20 percent of the state’s far mers use this program to determine lime and fertilizer needs. As coordinator of agronomy extension programs, Hinish has brought together ag-mdustry representatives, fanners, government agency and extension personnel to plan and develop educational programs and publications ATTENTION FARMERS... FREE ESTIMATES ON RODENT CONTROL RODENTS carry diseases which can endanger the health of your flocks. Your business is raising the flocks. Ours is protecting them. Since 1928 Pest control is too important to trust to anyone else W. Wayne Hinish, left, professor of agronomy extension, receives 1979 Cooperative Extension Service Award from Thomas B. King, Penn State associate dean for extension. benefiting the entire agricultural economy. The award recipient has authored or co-authored more than 60 technical reports, journal articles, bulletins, and popular ar ticles. Most of this in formation is disseminated to farmers, growers, and ag mdustry personnel m the eastern states. Hinish has developed numerous Ag Service Schools held annually in eight locations within Pennsylvania. He also 1278 Loop Rd. Lancaster, Pa. 17604 717-397-3721 helped organize and is responsible for the agronomic activities of Pennsylvania’s Unit Demonstration Farm Program, a coooperative project with the Tennesse Valley Authority. He has been consultant to various state and county government agencies ser ving agriculture. His ex pertise was used by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to help for mulate new lime and fer tilizer laws tOk benefit both producer and consumer. In 1979, Himsh ad ministered plant science programs in four computer Good News Grain Farmers Plain and Fancy Ag Enterprises Inc. Capacity is now 200,000 bu. and Truck has increased the size of its Tamaqua ing Services are also available. Grain Operation. This increase means If we can be of service to you, see us greater ease of operation for you. Unload at RD 3, Tamaqua, PA 18252, or call time is now 2,500 bu./hr.. Storage us at 717/386-4597. " "JUT 4 ~ > » S ~ 4 % > „ ’,V r v. " '< v< % workshops held throughout the United States. He was honored as Man of the v'ear' by the Penn sylvania Plant Food and Protectant Society in 1977; received the Extension ‘Merit Award from Gamma Sigma Delta Society, and Extension-Industry Award from the northeastern branch of the American Society of Agronomy in 1978. A native of Quarryville, Blair County, he received three degrees from Penn State. He is married to the for mer Janet Emigh, of Roaring Springs. They are the parents of two children. ENT inc. Dress for success session MEDIA - Most women want to be appropriately dressed. Several books on this subject have been given much publicity recently. One advocates a standard mode of dress for the working women. Others promote new fashions as being the only way to be well dressed. Since each person’s life style needs its own dress mode, everyone has many choices, according to offered Maryetta Dorricott, Delaware County Extension Home Economist. To ex plore these choices, come to this meeting on November 26 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in the Toal Building Auditorium, 2nd & Orange Sts., Media. Everyone is welcome at this session sponsored by Delaware County Cooperative Extension Service of The Pennsylvania State University.
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