Research needs
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tors among animal and
pathogens; to
eliminate contamination of
food products by pathogens
and toxic substances.
Biological engineering
research, involving latest
developments in modecular
biology, to improve ef
ficiency of protein synthesis;
to control body fat
deposition; to improve
digestion of cellulose by
animal gut microflora; to
promote reproductive ef
ficiency.
Systems research
research on the complex
problems facing animal
agriculture, employing a
comprehensive, multidisci
plinary systems approach;
sophisticated tools of space
research, such as
mathematical programming
and electronic in-
Arumentation, should be
applied to animal
agriculture.
In addition, research
knowledge can assist policy
makers who must deal with
global events or domestic
concerns
Events, such as climate
change, OPEC embargoes
and Middle East conflicts,
contribute to future
economic uncertainty and
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“A top priority research
effort is needed to develop
and evaluate alternative
national strategies for
dealing with sudden and
important shocks to the
world food system,” the
Task Force said
Concerns for safety and
environmental questions
have diverted often
unintentionally available
research resources from
production and nutrition
efforts. Many regulations
needlessly inhibit the ef
ficient use of resources and
raise costs to consumers, the
Task Force explained
Research can provide
guidance on such issues and
lead to more responsible
regulatory policies.
“Animal agriculture has
been taken for granted for
too long We have produced
what we needed, ef
ficiently, and at good value
to consumers. But can we
continue, given in
creasingly scarce resour
ces 7 In Japan, beef sells for
$2O per pound. It could
happen here,” Fitzhugh
warned
Principal sponsors of the
conference included the
American Association for
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Chinese no-till among topics
LANCASTER - First
hand observations of no
tillage farming on the an
cient lands of China will be
featured during the 7th
Annual Mid-Atlantic No-Till
Conference to be held
January 8 at the Host Farm
the Advancement of Science,
American Dairy Science
Association, American Meat
Science Association,
American Society of Animal
Science, Association of
American Veterinary
Colleges, Michigan State
University’s Agricultural
Experiment Station and
College of Veterinary
Medicine, Poultry Science
Association, US. Depart
ment of Agriculture, and
Winrock International
Livestock Research and
Training Center.
In addition, state
agricultural experiment
stations, colleges of
veterinary medicine, and
national livestock
organizations also supported
the conference.
at January meeting
Resort west of Lancaster, on
U.S. Route 30.
Describing Chinese tillage
from “super-till to no-tiil”
will be William H. Hinton of
Fleetwood, author of five
books on China and con
sultant to the Chinese
government. Hinton has
practiced no-till cropping on
his own farm and tells
Chinese officials and
peasants alike, “the less
tillage the better.”
Tickets for the Mid-
Atlantic No-Till Conference
are available from county
agents only in the six states
of Delaware, Maryland, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, and West Virginia.
No tickets will be sold at
the door, says general
chairman Donald J. Over
dorff, county agent ;n
Cumberland County.
Capacity crowds of 1000
farmers and industry per
sonnel attend annually The
event is sponsored by the
colleges of agriculture in the
Named honorary county agent
Rolland Herring, right, of Chalkhill, Fayette County, has been named an
Honorary County Agent by the Pennsylvania Association of County Agricultural
Agents. Presenting the award, an inscribed bullskin, are C.M. Skillington, left,
Elk County Extension director and state association president: and Leslie N.
Firth, Mercer County Extension director and president of the National
Association of County Agricultural Agents. Herring was cited for his con
tributions to Penn State’s extension service through his work as an office in the
Pennsylvania Council of Cooperative Extension Associations.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 13,1980—C1S
six states, in cooperation
with agribusiness firms.
Program speaker Hinton
says the Chinese have used
no-tillage practices for
centuries - for example, by
seeding beans in wheat
stubble. The Chinese still use
many primitive no-tillage
methods such as planting
corn in young wheat by
making a hole with a stick
and dropping a seed.
The No-Till Conference
will include a panel of far
mers discussing no-till
drilling of alfalfa and small
grams versus conventional
seeding. The panel will in
clude Fred McGillvray of
Newville, Pa., E. Kenneth
Stonesifer of Still Pond, Md.,
and Bruce S Berkey of State
College, Pa. Moderating the
panel will be Lynn D. Hoff
man, Penn State
agronomist.
Registration at 8 am.
opens the January 8 event.
Morning topics start at 9:30
with “Spray It Yourself,”
presented by Donald R.
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Daum, agricultural engineer
at Penn State. Glover B.
Triplett, agronomist from
Ohio State University, will
discuss “Tillage and
Agricultural Challenges.”
S.H. Phillips, crops
specialist at the University
of Kentucky, will speak on
“Managing No-Till for the
Future.”
The afternoon program
will begin at 1.30 on the
topic, “Stalk Borer Control,”
presented by Stanley G.
Gesell, entomologist trom
Penn State. William H
Mitchell, University of
Delaware agronomist, will
describe “Energy
Requirements of No-Till
Versus Conventional
Tillage.” “No-Tillage Under
Stress Conditions” will be
the topic of V Allan Bandel,
agronomist from the
Umversity of Maryland.
The Mid-Atlantic No-Txll
Conference will include
numerous educational and
commercial exhibits by
agricultural firms
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