HARRISBURG - The Penn
sylvania State Grange and Penn
sylvania Farmers Union have
announced the appointment of
local representatives in 12 counties
to promote membership in the
Regional Cooperative Marketing
Agency (RCMA). RCMA is a
cooperative formed to negotiate
over-order prices for dairy
producers.
The two farm organizations have
been conducting meetings for
dairy farmers across the Jta f c
Maryland extension offers
pest program in 2 counties
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The
University of Maryland Extension
Service is initiating an Integrated
Pest Management (IPM) program
in Washington and Frederick
counties.
Pest Management is one of the
most important aspects of
producing field crops. Insects,
weed and disease infestations have
the potential to be not only
damaging to the crop, but ex
pensive to the farmer.
Many farmers do not have the
time to check all of their fields for
pest problems. Further, few
farmers know at what level of
infestation an insect or weed
problem will cause economic loss.
These situations encourage
farmers to treat fields with
preventative pesticide measures
which can result in placing un
needed chemicals on the fields,
increasing pest resistance to
chemical control, and it may be in
unnecessary expense.
The IPM Program is designed to
demonstrate to farmers the
economy of scouting to insure
better pest management practices.
The program works like this;
The farmer can enroll alfalfa.
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County RCMA
explain the value of belonging to
the cooperative. RCMA was first
formed in New England in the mid
-1970’s to negotiate over-order
prices for fluid milk for its
members. The cooperative was
successful in obtaining higher
prices ranging from 3 to 85 cents
per hundredweight.
RCMA was recently reactivated
due to growing concern throughout
the Northeast about declining milk
prices and the uncertainty about
com, small gram or soybean
fields. He pays $4.25 per acre for
alfalfa, f 3.00 for com, $2.75 for
soybeans and $1.50 for small
grains.
Crop pest scouts, trained by the
University of Maryland Pest
Control Specialists, start checking
alfalfa fields in early April,
primarily for alfalfa weevil.
Com and soybeans are scouted
as the plants emerge to count
stands, check for insects and post
emergence weeds. Small grams
are scouted for cereal leaf beetle,
aphids and armyworm.
Scouting reports are made to the
fanner, Extension Agent, and the
University specialists. Pest control
recommendations are made by the
County Agent or the Pest Control
Specialists.
IPM is not a new concept. It has
been used successfully throughout
the country on many crops. In
Maryland alone, thousands of
acres of crops are scouted each
year saving producers money,
time and worry.
If you are interested in enrolling
acreage in this program, or if you
would like more details, contact
your County Extension Office
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the future of the federal dairy price
support program.
State Grange Master Charles
Wismer has pointed out that
another drop in the milk support
price this year will bring the price
down to the level it was in 1979.
“Production costs and the overall
cost of living have increased 3-4
percent every year,” he said.
In addition, federal order prices
have dropped from January to
May of thus year. The price an
nounced for Order 4 in May
dropped 77 cents from January, he
said.
“Dairy farmers must take action
if they are going to get a better
price for their milk,” said Wismer.
“Producers have a chance to help
themselves by joining RCMA and
working together to improve milk
prices.”
There are no dues to belong to
RCMA. Normal operating costs
are deducted from the over-order
premium which RCMA collects
from the handler and returns to the
farmers. In the past, this deduction
never exceeded one-half cent pe.
hundredweight.
Farmers who join RCMA would
receive the over-order price from
RCMA, but they would continue to
receive their milk checks at the
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In order to succeed, RCMA must
have control over a major portion
of the milk market. The
cooperative’s goal is to sign up 95
percent of all milk producers from
Maine to Virginia. A number of
major dairy cooperatives serving
Pennsylvania have joined the
effort, including Dairylea, Lehigh
Valley and Eastern Milk
Producers.
For further information about
RCMA or to join, dairy farmers
should contact the RCMA
representative in their county
listed below, or call the State
Grange at 1-800-242-9661, or Far
mers Union at 1-800-932-4629.
The newly appointed county
RCMA representatives are;
Susquehanna County: Richard
Place, Laceyville, 717-869-1311;
Ted Place, Meshoppen, 717-833-
4974; Robert Heistman, Dimock,
717-965-2476; Milan Hibbard,
Dimock, 717-278-1705; Joe Rogers,
Hop Bottom, 717-289-4304; Richard
Arnold, Elk Lake, 717-965-2147;
Wayne Morcome, Hop Bottom, 717-
289-4103.
Wyoming County: Kenneth Teel,
Meshoppen, 717-833-5830; Arden
Tewksbury, Meshoppen, 717-833-
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Centre County: Lillian Houtz,
Rebersburg, 814-349-8280; Harold
Wolfe, Centre Hall, 814-364-1349;
Paul Hartle, Bellefonte, 814-355-
3149.
Union County: John Walters,
Lewisburg, 717-523-6315.
Juniata County: David Stetler,
Mifflintown, 717-436-2591; Arthur
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Lancaster County: Naomi
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Potter County: Kenneth Lam
bert, Ulysses, 814-848-7676; Joe
Miles, Ulysses, 814-274-7804.
York County; Albert Garber,
York, 717-792-9400.
Bradford County; Mike Olsun,
Columbia Cross Hoads, 717-297-
4335; Lazzell Watkins, Columbia
Cross Roads, 717-297-2280; Gerald
Clouse, Wyalusmg, 717-746-1344;
Gene Barrett, Wysox, 717-265-5974.
Montour County: Edwin
Kremer, Milton, 717-742-8044.
Wayne County: Albert
Lopatofsky, Waymart, 717-253-
2097; Richard Pazel, Waymart,
717-785-3857; Charles Dennis,
Honesdale, 717-253-4633.
Cumberland County; Louis
Stutzman, Mechamcsburg, 717-766-
5630.