AlB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 6,1984
Penn State studying mushroom canning techniques
UNIVERSITY PARK - The
Penn State Department of Food
Science recently received a cash
grant and in kind contributions
totaling $161,562 to evaluate new
mushroom canning techniques.
The money is available through the
Ben Franklin program aimed at
saving Pennsylvania jobs. Under
this partnership agreement with
the state, grants are awarded by
the Ben Franklin fund only if local
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. -
Telling a farmer to use the least
expensive herbicides that will do
the job right is like telling him to
plant the first day after the last
hard frost. It’s good advice, but
you need more information to
make it work.
The last hard frost may be tough
to predict, but experience and
detailed herbicide label directions
can help you decide which her
bicide tank mix will do the best job
at the least cost on your no-till
soybean crop.
Paraquat-I- Plus, a fast-acting,
contact herbicide, is the standard
treatment of emerged weeds at
planting time m no-till systems.
Another herbicide with some
burndown capability is Bronco, a
premixed combination of Roundup
and Lasso i Roundup without the
Ijasso is not generally recom
mended as a contact herbicide,
because perennial weeds may not
be at the proper stage of growth for
control at normal application rates
in minimum tillage and no-tillage
systems.)
Paraquat+ Plus and Bronco, in
combination with other labeled
herbicides, will control most
emerged annual weeds, suppress
many emerged perennial weeds
and give pre-emergence control of
many annual weeds when
soybeans are planted directly into
a cover crop, stale seedbed, or in
previous crop residues such as
wheat stubble
But neither Bronco nor
Paraquat + Plus will control
regrowth of perennial weeds or
unemerged perennial weeds When
perennial weeds appear after
soybean crop has emerged,
directed or non directed
postemergence treatments must
be used
In deciding on a pre-emergence
Adams beef producers
to meet
GETTYSBURG - The Adams
County Beef Producers will hold its
next meeting on Tuesday at 7:30
p.m. at the Adams County Ex
tension Office. The evening’s
program presented by Fran Koch
from the Soil Conservation District
will be a slide presentation on the
Chesapeake Bay and erosion
control. All interested people are
welcome to attend.
The main business on the agenda
will be the election of officers and
directors for the coming year. All
members are encouraged to attend
and bring suggestions and ideas
for next year’s activities.
THE CLASSIFIED LIVESTOCK SECTION
HAS BEASTLY SELECTIONS!
industries provide matching cash
support.
According to Robert Beelman,
Penn State professor of food
science, the department received
$70,000 in cash benefits. Ben
Franklin allocated $40,000 for
“Advances in Mushroom
Processing Techniques,” and
seven mushroom canning com
panies supplied the additional
$30,000.
Herbicide economics requires study
tank mix for no-till soybeans, keep
in mind the following recom
mendations, taken from the
manufacturers’ labels. In all
cases, check your fields carefully
for emerged weeds at planting
times, and refer to product labels
for application and mixing
directions
When using
Bronco
Do not mix Bronco will liquid
fertilizers, herbicide oils or any
other materials other than water,
except the three residual products
shown in the chart.
Reduced control of emerged
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“The remainder of the total
budget is made up of in-kind
contributions,” said Beelman.
“Equipment donations, for the
most part. Although money for
salaries and work space provided
by the university also counts
toward the $161,562.”
A team of five university faculty,
a post-doctoral candidate and
three graduate students will
evaluate new techniques in
weeds may occur when weeds are
under poor growing conditions,
such as from drought stress, when
application follows recent mowing
or when excessive amounts of dust
cover the plants.
Rainfall or sprinkler
irrigation within six hours after
application may reduce control of
emerged weeds. (But rainfall or
irrigation is required sometime
after application to move Bronco
into the weed germination zone for
pre-emergence weed control.)
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blanching and retorting,
procedures that ensure
sterilization of canned
mushrooms. “The industry' has
reversed itself in recent years,”
said Beelman. “It used to be that
70 percent of Pennsylvania’s
mushrooms were processed. Now
that amount reaches the consumer
fresh. This change, coupled with
the impact of less expensive
foreign imports, has drastically
activate Paraquat+Plus, and
rainfall will not wash it off target
weeds after the Paraquat has
dried.
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rate for complete coverage.
Apply Paraquat+Plus in
sufficient water to ensure
adequate coverage and
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density of stubble, crop residue or
weeds increase, spray gallonage
should be increased within the
recommended range
Use only clean water, as clay
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reduced the state’s canned
mushroom industry.”
The fresh versus canned market
probably will not change. But
through production efficiency,
canning companies may be able to
produce more product for less,
thereby improving competition
with foreign imports and saving
the American industry from
complete collapse.
“At least 800 jobs are directly
affected by the canned mushroom
industry in this state,” says
Beelman. “But if canning declines
further, growers could also suf
fer.” Under current production
conditions, 20 to 25 percent of the
mushroom crop is not suitable for
fresh market sales. If these lower
grade mushrooms can not be sold
to the canning industry, grower
profits will decline.
“Penn State’s been developing
new processing techniques for
about 20 years,” says Beelman.
“We’re going to continue to do all
we can to keep the Pennsylvania
canned mushroom industry intact.
Right now we’re trying to provide
techniques that can be im
plemented within the next five to 10
years.”