. LANCASTER Fanners in terested in controlling soil erosion while maintaining crop yield are invited to attend a No-Till Con ference sponsored by the. Lan caster -.County' Conservation District and the Lancaster County Cooperative Extension Service. • The Conference will be held on Friday, Feb.' 26, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 3 p,m. at the Farm and, Home Center auditorium. The-theme, “No-Till for Erosion Control” will address the in creasing wind and water erosion problem facing Lancaster County farmers. Amos H. Funk will be the keynote speaker, addressing the problem of Lancaster County agriculture’s shift from crop rotations to.continous com. Cora acreage in Lancaster County has increased from 113,500' acres in 1960 to 200,700 acres in 1980, a 77% increase. This has resulted- in increased soil exposed to wind and water erosion, and ikHUU is the GET THE YOU-KNOW-WHAT OUT WITH THESE NEW - i v* RENTAL UNITS That's right. Nowyoucanrent dr lease the bull-strong manure pump and the simplicity manure tanker .from US Farm Systems of Pennsylvania. We find so many farmers have problems with the equipment they now use. So, we decided to start a rental and lease program to help ourfarm friends. As you know, our machines often work in situations where other equipment has failed. In addition, since we usually cut stirring time by 75 percent, you can save a large sum on fuel to pay the rent or lease. County plans no-till conference quickest and most' readily available solution to the problem. Before fanners can be convinced of the benefits of no-till to control soil erosion, however they must be assured that yields in no-till are equal to conventional planting . methods, so a panel of Lancaster County fanners will give their experiences with no-till farming • and the methods of spraying, " planting and cover-cropping they use. Experts from Penn State Ex tension will include Agronomist - Bill McClellan who will speak on soil conditioning and forage and- small grain seeding, Ag Engineer Don Damn who -will speak on sprayers, John Yocum from the PSU Experiment Farm at Lan disviile who will share his ob servations of no-till in Lancaster County, and Arnold Lueck, County Agricultural Agent will cover insect problems in com and soybeans. Also, Dave Cote from the Chevron Chemical Co. will discuss 5 I 1C FARM W 9 SYSTEMS the latest in herbicides. If any farmer is interested in trying no-till on a small acreage, Tom Johnston, administrator, Lancaster Conservation District, will speak on the Districts’ no-till com planter rental program, where a four-row John Deere .WASHINGTON. D.C. - Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block is meeting this weekend in Mexico with Mexican officials and U.S. agribusiness executives to discuss trade relations. Since 1976, Mexico has been a market for at least $1 billion worth of U.S. agricultural products. In fiscal year 1981, Mexico bought more than $2.7 billion of these products. While in Tijuana on Thursday, Block participated in the joint U.S.-Mexican ceremony with We already have equipment booked for some of the prime Spring hauling dates. So, schedule your manure hauling rental dates now, so you’re not disappointed. Then you'll get the you-know-what out this year with the bull-strong manure pump and the simplicity tanker spreader on your farm. This service is provided by US Farm Systems of Pennsylvania, 3053 Barren Road, Oxford, PA 19363. To make rental reservations call 301-398- 2948. planter will be loaned to fanners soybeans, for one day's use at a minimal fw. Cost of the conference will be Farmers will be scheduled on the $2.25 for a meal ticket for the buffet day of the workshop for use of the lunch, planter this spring. For further information, contact Local equipment dealers will be the Lancaster County Con on hand to display various no-till, servation District at 717-299-5361, equipment used to plant com, or the Lancaster County Extention forages, small grains, and Office at 717-394-6651. Block visits Mexico Mexican Minister of Agriculture Francisco Merino Rabago to declare three Mexican states free of screwworms following a joint eradiations effort between Mexico and the United States. After the ceremony, Block visited agricultural installations in Sonora state. He met with the Mexican minister of commerce and U.S. agribusiness represen tatives in Mexico City afterwards. Traveling with Block are Assistant Secretary of Agriculture C.W. McMillan; Administrator of Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 13,1982-A23 CUSTOM MADE FEED BINS FOR FARMS FEED MILLS • Made of 13 gauge Steel • All welded seams • Gravity Flow or Auger Free Estimates Also - Steel Roof Trusses for buildings - Portable Hpg Buildings - Bucket Elevators - Grain Augers Distributors - Flow Pipes & Accessories We Sell, Service &. Install Ph: 215-944-7808 STOLTZFUS WELDING SHOP owner • Samuel P. Stoltzfus RDIOII, Dryvilleßd. Fleetwood. PA 19522 USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service Richard A. Smith; USDA Press Secretary John Ochs; and James Brock, Foreign Agricultural Service’s Western Hemisphere area officer. shSb^
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