Dl2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 13,1984
Deal forthrightly with ag chemical issues
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
W. VA. Jack D. Early, President
of the National Agricultural
Chemicals Association (NACA),
has called on the industry “to deal
forthrightly with the most difficult
issues facing our industry.”
“Let’s not wait for government
to do it for us,” he told NACA’s 51st
annual meeting. “The result may
be far worse and keep us on the
defensive where we have been too
often these recent years.”
Early proposed, for example,
Sire directories available
PLAIN CITY, OHIO - Select
Sires’ 1985 Holstein Sire Direc
tories are now available. On the
inside are 67 of the breed’s sires
and 183 of their daughters.
The July, 1984 sire summaries
introduced eight new graduates
into Select Sires’ lineup, in addition
to the re-entry of 7H2717 Starwars,
all of which are featured in the sire
directory. Other highlights of this
year’s directory include: 7H877
Enchantment and 7HIIIB Rotate
the #1 and #2 PD$ sires in the
breed; 55 sires plus on PDT; 30
sires plus for butterfat test; and 28
that the agrichemicals industry
make a commitment to resolve the
data gap issue “before we are
forced into it.” In exchange for our
commitment, “we need to secure
an agreement giving us a
reasonable amount of time to
eliminate key data gaps for
existing products. ’ ’
Early said it is “becoming in
creasingly clear that EPA (En
vironmental Protection Agency) is
moving toward a position of per
mitting no further registrations
triple plus sires (milk-test-type).
7H543 Bell is the centerfold of the
’B5 directory with sixteen of his
daughters featured. New items in
this Holstein book include the
addition of linear trait appraisal
figures for disposition and milking
speed, as well as a list of “Superior
Settlers” with the best conception
potential.
Also available at this time are
the new 1985 Sire Directories for
the Guernsey, Jersey, and Brown'
Swiss breeds. Each features some
of the breed’s top sires and their
daughters in addition to the “elite”
young sires available at “Select”.
with incomplete data.”
Early described himself as
“encouraged” by his industry’s
willingness to engage in dialogue
with its adversaries. “This trend
toward moderation and con
ciliation rather than con
frontation,” he said, should help
resolve some of the differences
“which have tended to keep us in a
state of perpetual confrontation
with the public, press and en
vironmentalists.”
Early said the industry’s
legislative and regulatory actions
must aim to attain “the confidence
of the public, the press and
lawmakers at every level of
government. In spite of our best
efforts, we are still perceived
unfairly, to be sure-as secretive.
We have not yet fully convinced the
public that we are not hiding health
and safety data and putting unsafe
products on the market to which
people are being involuntarily
exposed.”
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Woodlot programs
planned in N.J.
FLEMINGTON, N. J. - Much of
Hunterdon County’s land is in
woods. Many woodlot owners
qualify for farmland assessment if
they are actively managing it. The
Hunterdon and Sussex County
Cooperative Extension Service is
sponsoring a program called
“Outdoor Workshop in Forestry”
for county woodlot owners.
Saturday, Oct. 20, will feature
talks on tree identification, applied
timber stand improvement, en
vironmental thinning, and an
actual look at clear cutting.
Lecturers include Mark Vodak,
Rutgers Extension Specialist in
Forestry; Bruce Barbour, Sussex
County Agricultural Agent; Kris
Hasbrouck, and John Sherman,
Consulting Foresters. The location
is at the Hercules Powder, Inc. in
Roxbury Township. Participants
should meet in the parking lot of
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the Ledgewood Circle Shoppmp
Center (behind the Sunoco stut
at the intersection of Howard
Boulevard and Route 46.
The topics On Saturday, Oct. 27
include tree identification, applied
timber stand improvement and the
value of using a professional
forester. Elaine Barbour, Hun
terdon County Agricultural Agent,
will be included on this program.
The site is Sycamore Lane Farm
owned by Herman and Patricia
Panacek, Rt. 579, Quakertown.
Both sessions are from 9 to 12
noon and will be held rain or shine
There is no registration fee, but
pre-registration is required. To
register for either session, call or
write the Cooperative Extension
Service. In Hunterdon; 4 Gauntt
Place, Flemington, New Jersey
08822 (201) 788-1338. In Sussex: RD
7 Box 13, Newton, New Jersey
07860(201)383-3800.
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