ST. LOUIS, MO - The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has announced a unique program aimed at unlocking new markets for America’s corn growers. Co-sponsored with Funk Seeds International, this Corn Utilization Project provides researchers as HARRISBURG - The State Conservation Commission has allocated an additional $2 million for a cost sharing program to improve nutrient management practices on farmland in the lower Susquehanna Rivei Basin as part of the Commonwealth’s $4 million program this year to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay, Agriculture Sectetary Richard E. Grubb said recently. Grubb, who serves as an ex officio member of the commission, made the announcement during a tour of the Pennsylvania Farm Show by members of the Chesapeake Bav Executive Council. The council includes cabinet-level officials from Penn sylvania, Maryland Virginia and the District of Columbia and is responsible for the implementation and coordination of the regional Chesapeake Ba' program. Grubb and Environmental Resources Secretary Nicholas Deßenedictis are Pennsylvania’s represen tatives on the council Under the cost sharing program, farmers may receive 80 percent of the cost or implementing an approved nutrient management program up to $30,000. Approved practices include reduced tillage systems, animal waste handling and storage facilities, contour farming and stream protection measures. The program is administered by the Department of Environmental Resources in conjunction with the State Conservation and county conservation districts. The cost sharing program was initiated in 1965 with $1 million from the state’s initial $2 million Chesapeake Bay program. “With this additional allocation, more than |3 million has now been committed for financial assistance for nutrient management prac tices in Dauphin, Adams, York, Lebanon, Lancaster and Chester counties, ’ ’ Grubb said. “The environmental decline of the Chesapeake Bay has been partly attributed to erosion and nutrient runoff from agricultural lands in the Susquehanna River Basin,” Grubb said. “Through this program, we improve erosion and runoff control and, at the same time, reduce fertilizer costs for Pennsylvania’s farmers. “As with most conservation programs, the farmers in the lower Susquehanna River Basin have been extremely supportive of the Chesapeake Bay nutrient management program,” Grubb said. “During the initial sign-up period, more than 150 farmers expressed interest in the program. By April, we expect to have ap proximately 90 management plans developed or underway and ap proximately 50 signed contracts.” Funds are allocated to the county conservation districts based on the number of acres of agricultural land in watersheds classified as “high priority’’ under the Chesapeake Bay program. Following is the list of counties that will receive funds for the cost sharing program Adams County York County Lebanon County Dauphin County Chester County Lancaster County NCGA begins search for new corn markets well as industry and goveiTiment leaders a chance to exchange information in the search for new uses for the nation’s growing com supplies. “Com growers harvested a record 8.7 billion bushels this past season,’’ says Dain Friend, an State adds $2 million to bay cleanup effort Landowners interested in the development of a nutrient management program should contact their county conservation district office. Following sign up, technicians will assess each lan downer’s request, while the con servation district sets assistance priorities. After approval of an application, a program technician will work with each landowner to develop a nutrient management program. A final agreement, signed by the landowner and the conservation $212,890 443.290 180,000 180,000 193,530 790.290 Illinois grain producer ana president of the NCGA. “With existing stocks, available supplies reached 10 billion bushels but utilization is predicted to be only 7 billion. New markets could help relieve much of the surplus which is currently depressing corn district, sets conditions for im plementing the nutrient management program, including financial assistance and work schedule. 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This project can assist in identifying those opportunities. ” Don McGillivray, president of Funk Seeds, one of the nation’s leading seed companies, also believes this project can poten tially improve the corn grower’s situation. “This first-of-its-kind national effort will help in the search for new, stable, long-term markets,” says McGillivray. “We feel that new com uses will provide the most promising long-term solution to the oversupply dilemma com growers face.” “Our company and the NCGA have worked together for years to identify programs which will be beneficial to com growers,” says McGillivray. “We’re taking an aggressive approach to finding solutions to the com surplus because we believe a company can be only as strong as its industry.” The selection of candidates for the “blue ribbon” committee which will guide the new program will begin soon. 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Local Representative DAVID NEWMAN (717)299-9905 In September a National Con- Utilization Conference will bruit together corporate and universitt researchers, educators anr government and industry leader to share information a hour curren new uses, research and the mos realistic utilization opportunities Friend believes in the progran because “a wealth ot new marke opportunities exist within th< United States." “For example, corr syrm already has captured 50 percent n the nation’s 30-billion-pound-a year sweetener market ’ he ex plains “A newlv developet process for economical!' producing granular, high-fructos< com sweetener could give con growers the lion’s share ot th remaining market ’ The con sweetener market ourrentlv use over 500 million bushels ot com. “The future is brighter for con growers because of project l lik< this,” Fneno savs ‘Man unexplored markets are waiting 01 our own doorstep. But, it is up to u,> to find them This National Con Utilization Project should be major contributor to this effort 'mir w mi
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