COLLEGE - PARK, Md. -
Combines are coming out of winter
storage as farmers get ready to
harvest larger-than-normal barley
and wheat crops. Before the action
begins, however, it’s a good idea to
check grain bins and feed-handling
systems to make sure they are
clean and watertight.
This precaution is important in
controlling the spread of molds
especially poisonous mycotoxins
such as aOatoxin and ochratoxin.
Both aflatoxur and ochratoxin
can be fatal to poultry and most
farm animals, notes John A.
Doerr, assistant professor of
poultry science at the University of
Maryland and a research worker
with the Maryland Agricultural
Experiment Station.
Ochratoxin is more dangerous to
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Bev, smiling. “And 1 loved some of in her bedroom. “1 had to come all
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tooth fairy?’ and ‘Aren’t you Miss she confessed.
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She brought a chuckle from the an end, Bev and her promotional
crowd as she remembered one mascot, ‘Freddie, the milk carton’
supermarket promotion campaign told the group why milk shouldn’t
where the Store manager “prac- be sitting on the shelf and how it
tically sat her in the dairy case.” can" be made into butter, ice
“I kept asking ‘Are my lips blue cream, cottage cheese 'and a
yet?”’Bev laughed. sundry of products.
Bev also told the dairy producers “This year’s given me a new
when she went out to the state insight into the dairy industry. It’s
pageant,, she realized, after taught me about people and how
walking into her dormitory room you need to be nice to everyone,”
and seeing her roommate’s gowns, Bev concluded. “It’s hard to say
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Watch out for moldy grain
animal health than aflatoxin,
Doerr commented. But it doesn’t
stay around in stored grain for long
periods of time the way that
aflatoxin does.
Both of these molds cause more
problems in baby chicks and young
animals than in mature animals.
They also could be dangerous to
human health in cases where
contaminated grain is used
directly for food. Again,
youngsters are more susceptible
than adults.
Decontaminating grain with
ammonia will probably remove
most of the aflatoxm, Doerr said.
But this procedure has not
received final clearance from the
U.S. ' Food_ and Drug Ad
ministration, and it is not
economically feasible for small
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when using an ammonia treat
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requires high energy use for
heating.
Some research has indicated
that wild garlic bulblets and other
members of the onion family may
inhibit the growth of molds in
stored grain, Doerr remarked. But
this kind of contamination brings
big price penalties for growers.
So a rigorous clean-up and
conscientious feed sanitation
program are the best bets for
minimizing risk of mold con
tamination, the Maryland
research worker points out. This
includes removing caked and
moldy feed or grain from bins,
trupks and feed-handling systems.
After scraping storage areas,
spray with a disinfectant solution
such as household bleach and
water in a ratio of 1:4. Allow
disinfected areas to dry out
completely before putting in fresh
grain or feed. Broiler growers
should clean out all feed lines after
every batch of birds especially
during summer months.
Be sure that hatches on feed and
grain storage areas “seat”
properly to provide a watertight
seal. Caulk the seams to keep our
rainwater. *
After grain storage areas are
filled, inspect them regularly for
wet spots, usually but not
always'— resulting from leaks.
Wet spots are often not apparent
from visual inspection alone; you
should dig down 4 to 10 inches into
the stored grain to find them.
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molds. Growth occurs most readily
when temperatures are about 70
degrees Fahrenheit and humidity
levels are fairly high.
Remember that once grain
becomes contaminated with a
persistent mold like aflatoxin, it
remains contaminated. Grinding
of moldy grain does not eliminate
Berwick Vegetable
Co-op elects directors
BERWICK - Berwick
Vegetable Cooperative hosted
members, guests and friends on
the occasion of its 28th Annual
Dinner Meeting last Saturday,
here at the Maria Assunta Hall.
Edward Hopkins, Falls,
president of the Board of Direc
tors, presided over the annual
membership meeting, assisted by
Raymond Hetherington,
Ringtown, secretary of the Board.
The Annual Report of Operations
was presented by Frank Gehrig,
CPA with Gehrig and Halterman,
Bloomsburg. He reported a profit
for the fiscal period under review.
Both produce marketing and farm,
supply purchasing services offered
by BVC-to its patrons in 22 coun
ties in northeastern Pennsylvania
and 3 counties of western Penn
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the problem.
The federal Food and Drug
Administration has set maximum
guidelines for aflatoxins at 20 parts
per billion for animal feeds and for
grains being used for food.
“This is a mighty small amount;
but it points up the need for far
mers to be concerned about the
problem,” Dr. Doerr concluded.
Cooperative.
Earl Miller, vice president of the
Board of Directors and chairman
of the Nominating Committee
presented nominees for election to
the Board. The membership
present at the Annual Meeting
elected the following Board
Members for three-year terms:
District I, J. Wilfred Richards,
Dalton; District 11, Foster
Hilliard, Sugarloaf; District 111,
■ Robert Seesholtz Jr., Bloomsburg;
District IV, Dale Wfaitenight,
Danville; and District V, Jack
Shafer, Tamaqua.
Angelo Venditti, Sr., manager,
made presentations to Johann ah
Naus, office manager of BVC,
Myrtle Hetberington, Zion Grove,
and Dale Whitenight, Danville,
both members of the Board, for
completion of a Penn State course
in Cooperative Education.
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