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HARRISBURG - The Penn
sylvania Council of Cooperative
Extension Associations (PCCEA)
held its seventh annual Legislative
Banquet at the Penn Harris Motor
Inn in Camp Hill on Feb. 28. The
Council sponsors the dinner to
express appreciation to state
legislators for their support on
Pennsylvania’s Cooperative
Extension Service programs.
“Cooperative Extension is
shifting into a new type of com
munication technology which
consists of electronics and com
puters,” said Samuel H. Smith,
Dean of Penn State’s College of
Agriculture and Director of the
Cooperative Extension Service.
tension Associations Legislative Banquet from Adams County
are, seated, Rep. John H. Broujos and Mrs. Mary Grim, East
Berlin; standing, left to right, Rep. Kenneth Cole; Mark
Wilson, Biglerville; Daniel Hoffman, Gettysburg; Mark
Widerman, New Oxford; and Miriam Zepp, New Oxford.
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network need outlined at Extension banquet
New information systems will
transform the way Extension and
Penn State operate. Smith ex
plained that technology transfer is
one of the keys to greater progress
for Pennsylvania agriculture and
for continued success in Extension
programs.
Penn State’s Commonwealth
appropriation request includes $2
million to establish a statewide
computer network. Smith ex
plained that this is in a category
called “critical unmet needs.”
This network will use
microcomputers to link each of the
Pennsylvania’s 71 county and
regional Extension offices with the
main campus at University Park
INC.
717-354-4271
unty legislators and delegates to the annual legislative banquet of the Pa
Council of Cooperative Extension Associations include, seated from left, Sen. David J
Brightbill and Rep. John S. Davies; standing from the left, Ernest Heckman, George E
Moyer, Roy 0. Christman, Carol Dreisbach, Daniel Levengood Jr. and Helen Readinger
including all of the departments in employer,” Smith said,
the College of Agriculture. Microcomputers in every county
Smith stressed that this is a one- will provide access to computer
time investment in new technology based information at the
for Pennsylvania. University Park campus for 95
“Computers are vital in sup- percent of the state’s population
porting Extension’s educational with just a local phone call,
needs at the county level. This The system will not only make
investment also will help assure more information available but
the economic growth of also provide up-to-the-minute
agriculture, the state’s largest analysis possible for farmers,
industry, and the state’s largest including such information as
market and weather reports and
insect and disease updates and
alerts.
Microcomputers will aid ac
curate decision making for stuff
and clientele by making it possible
to access sophisticated computers
at Penn State to aid decision
making for home and business
management like budgeting
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technology of stray voltage reduction.
The TINGLE VOLTAGE FILTER has recently been installed on the
following dairy farms.
BEN JACKSON FARM
COLUMBIA CROSS ROADS, PA.
Before installation had 2.5 volts at
peak times, this was reduced to .04
volts with installation of the Tingle
Voltage Filter.
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alternatives, business expansion,
and projecting farm and garden
production.
“One thing that we really have
going for us is the Northeast
Computer Institute,” said Smith.
This is a five year $1.6 million
Institute funded by the Kellogg
Foundation and 11 Northeast land
grant universities.
“Headquartered in Penn
sylvania, at Penn State, the In
stitute is providing the expertise
and the software essential to get
the maximum benefits of the
computer network. We are very
proud that Penn State was chosen
as the site for this institute,” said
Smith.
The dean said that the volunteer
WILLIAM EICK FARM
COLUMBIA CROSS ROADS, PA.
Before installation had 3.5 volts at
peak times was reduced to .14 volts
with installation of the Tingle Voltage
Filter.
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