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NEWARK, Del. -
Delaware Extension Service
professionals took tun? out
to recognize some of their
colleagues during an awards
ceremony at their recent
annual conference in
Newark.
The awards were
presented by the Delaware
chapter of Epsilon Sigma
Phi, the national honorary
extension fraternity.
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Accomplishment awards
went to Carl German, ex
tension crops marketing
specialist, and Ron Jester,
extension farm safety
specialist. Both recipients
joined the extension service
in 1975.
Smce that tune, German
has focused his efforts on
two major program areas
direct marketing, and
hedging for gram producers.
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Department of Agriculture
obtained $43,500 for a suc
cessful cooperative project
with the Delaware State
Department of Agriculture.
This has increased the
opportunities for small
farmers and part-time
farmers to improve their
incomes through direct local
marketing of their products.
The economist has also
conducted an ongoing
educational program to help
Delaware farmers un
derstand and use the futures
market and forward pricing
of their crops. This is a
marketing technique that
few Delaware growers have
understood well enough to
employ to good advantage.
Since November, 1978
when Jester launched his
campaign to inform state
residents of the hazards
involved in the use of wood
stoves, well over 5000 people
have attended his safety
seminars and the number
continues to rise. His
program has the full support
of Delaware fire officials
and many of the meetings
have been held in local fire
halls at their request.
Jester also devotes much
of his tune to helping
Delaware farmers prevent
costly on-farm accidents. He
is co-founder of the
Delmarva
Association.
An award also went to
Kent county agricultural
agent Ed Kee for his work as
an Outstanding New Agent.
Kee, who joined the county
staff in 1978, was active in
helping farmers form the
Delaware Vegetable
Growers Association.
He has also helped conduct
on-farm demonstrations on
drip irrigation and potato
production. Last summer
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the agent organized a com
and swine tour to Nebraska
for Delaware farmers, and a
vegetable tour to New
Jersey.
Two Outstanding Staff
awards were also given.
Graphic designer Monroe
Givens was recognized for
his contributions in the
production of extension
educational materials, in
ducing publications,
exhibits, posters and slides.
Givens has received several
awards from his
professional association and
GEORGETOWN, Del. -
Norman E. Collins and
Ernest W. Walpole of the
University of Delaware
department of agricultural
engineering have received a
grant from the Delaware
State Energy Office to model
the ammonia cycle in broiler
houses.
Ammonia is a recurring
problem for the Delmarva
broiler grower. Growers can
smell ammonia in the broiler
house when the con
centration reaches 20 parts
per million, and their eyes
and nasal passages may
become irritated at con
centrations above 40 parts
per million.
Broiler weight is affected
when ammonia con
centrations reach 50 parts
per million. Recent research
demonstrates that by 49 days
of age, broilers exposed to
this level of ammonia will
average almost .4 pounds
lighter than those grown in
an ammonia free en
vironment.
Safety
Temperature is a critical
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The other staff award went
to Doris Clendaniei
Rogers, semor secretary in
the Sussex county extension
office at Georgetown. She
retired after 20 years of
service, on the same day the
award was announced.
During the business
meeting which followed the
above presentations, Epsilon
Sigma Phi officers for the
coming year were in
troduced. These include:
(president) Jerry Webb,
extension agricultural
Researchers to model
broiler ammonia
factor in the release of
ammonia from poultry
litter. Sudden increases m
broiler house temperature
allow a release of gaseous
ammonia from the litter
water. Heat also mcreases
bacterial activity that
breaks down the nitrogen in
the fecal material into
ammonia.
Excessive moisture
content in the litter also
improves conditions for
these bacteria to create
ammonia.
At present, the only
practical recourse for a
grower with a broiler house
ammonia problem is to
increase ventilation. This
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editor; (vice president) John
McDaniel, extension
specialist in agricultural
chemicals; (secretary) Jean
Cranston, Kent county home
economist; and (treasurer)
Richard Fowler, extension
livestock specialist.
Epsilon Sigma Phi was
founded in 1927 as the
national honorary extension
fraternity. The Delaware
chapter was chartered in
1937. One of the fraternity’s
mam goals is to promote
professionalism among
extension service workers.
cycle
takes energy.
On a winter flock, the
additional ventilation would
require 12 to 16 more gallons
of LP gas per thousand birds
than the amount normally
required for moisture
control. Chemical controls
now on the market cost even
more to use tharfthe cost of
the additional fuel.
The ammonia model
should provide insights into
the critical temperatures
and moisture levels that
trigger ammonia releases.
This information should
ultimately result in better
management techniques for
handling the problem.
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