NEWARK, Del. - Delaware field corn farmers are discovering that it pays to scout fields on a regular basis for crop pests. Since the Delaware Cooperative Ex tension Service introduced its field corn integrated pest management (IPM) program three years ago. participating growers have realized considerable savings through reduced pesticide ap plications and reduced crop losses. summer this program in volved over 5,000 acres on 14 cooperating farms. According to extension pest management specialist Joanne Whalen, benefits from par ticipation included; • Savings of approximately $lO per acre on 30 percent of the acreage involved through reduced soil insecticide use; • Savings of $6 per acre on in secticide sprays for black cutworm and European com borer on 50 percent of the scouted acreage; • Identification of week breaks * V * ’ ? ’ V ISH’!-'-?' You should spread manure as efficiently as you store it Modern manure storage systems may have rendered your conven tional spreader obsolete You know the problems. Slow, sloppy load outs from storage Uneven spreads that leave “hotspots” all over your fields And design lim itations that let your system’s bene fits run right out your spreader’s leaky endgate, Now you need equipment to handle your manure as ef hc lently as you store it. Equip ment that gets you into the field faster And lets you spread when it best suits you and your (rops Hedlund/Martm manufat hires spec lah/ed equipment for today’s Innovators in modern manure management Delauvare IPM program nips pest problems in hud on 10 percent of the acreage resulting in a savings of $20,000 in crop losses; • Weed maps showing the location and abundance of perennial weed problems; • Improved fertility for 1986 on 10 percent of the scouted acreage where leaf tissue and soil samples were taken. Field corn producers typically spend the majority of their time making key marketing and management decisions which prevent them from scouting their fields on a regular basis Delaware’s IPM program is helping them develop more ef ficient pest control practices. Here’s how the program works. From plant emergence through August, each participating corn field is visited once a week by a scout. In addition, scouts take preseason soil insect samples in late March to determine which fields need a soil insecticide treatment. Scouts also count early * • * * H ♦ - -> »«*, v .'. Scntmtr—tm im swi tor tor On twt-ssniHr tarn. And Hedlund/ offers % % v* / . \ P V ** <■ S' manure handling needs. Tough Scavenger spreaders with unique, patented, square-auger design to spread most kinds of manure— liquid, semi-solid, pen pack, Hy even hog and poultry—all year ’round. The Vanguard r 1 spreader and Equalizer loader, specially-designed to make fast work of load r ing and hauling semi-solid manure. Or the large-capacity LT to spread liquid manure quickly and evenly over all kinds of terrain. VMfuanf tor wick, ovon sprooklno of stmlsollO manure season plant stands and assess weed infestations to help growers determine if fields should be replanted or receive post emergence herbicide treatment. Over the growing season weekly reports on insect activity, disease infestations, and fertility problems are sent to participating growers and Whalen to use as a basis for management decisions. Finally; in August a weed map of each field is LANCASTER - Dr, Scott Huse, Research Veterinarian from Lee’s Summit, Missouri spoke at the February meeting of the Veterinary Nutrition Forum on Pfizer’s new worming delivery system, Paratect This product employs the dewormer Morantel Tartrate in a new delivery system, a sustained < iT' v a full line of support equipment for your semi-solid and liquid ma nure handling needs. Basin agitators Kmlullmrt [ootllzu It sttcltllf-Ooslinod to HKelooUi tot ttsllf loot SMii-nIW maniira. Basin pumps. Submersible pumps All designed for convenient opera tion and low maintenance. Rug gedly built to stand up to hard use— year after year. Stop by your local Hedlund/ Martin dealer for a demonstration or write Dept H-2, Hedlund/ Martin, Inc , 841 Kut/town Road, Myerstown, PA 17087, for free information / HEDtJUNDI drawn up as a record of the abundance and location of perennial and annual weeds. The Delaware Cooperative Extension Service will again offer its field corn management program in 1986. To better meet grower needs, two options are available. The first-for total crop management-offers weekly in sect, disease, and weed scouting services. In addition, plant Veterinary Nutrition Forum held release cartridge. This cartridge is animal and the pasture. administered orally and lays in the reticulum to do its job. It releases the drug here through semipermeable membranes found on both ends of the cartridge The life of this product is 90 days which provides for season long protec tion, This then works to break the worm life cycle and prevent reinfestation by treating the By Gehl 717-933-4151 Lancaster Farming Saturday, February 15,1986-D9 For The Solutions To Your Manure Handling Problems, Talk To Your Hedlund-Martin Dealer Today PENNSYLVANIA Abraczinskas Farm Equipment Inc. Catawissa, PA 717-356-2323 B & R Farm Equipment Beavertown, PA 717-658-7024 Clark’s Farm Supply Williamsport, PA 717-494-0660 Norman D. Clark & Son Inc. Honey Grove, PA 717-734-3682 Clugston Implement Chambersburg, PA 717-263-4103 Dunkle & Grieb Center Hall, PA 814-364-9109 Mill Hall, PA 717-726-3115 Erb & Henry Equip., Inc. 22-26 Henry Ave. New Berlinville, PA 215-367-2169 H.R. Gutshali & Sons Carlisle, PA 717-249-2313 Loysville, PA 717-789-4343 A.L. Herr & Bro. Quarryville, PA 717-786-3521 Hess Farm Equipment, Inc. Canton, PA 717-673-5143 Histand Farm & Home Service Rome, PA 717-744-2371 R.S. Hollinger & Son Mountville, PA 717-285-4538 population counts, weed mapping, and soil and leaf tissue samples will be taken. The fee is $3 an acre (excluding cost of fertility tests). The second option-for pest scouting only-offers all the ser vices of the first except soil and leaf tissue samples for a fee of $2 an acre. Farmers wishing to participate in either program should contact Joanne Whalen at 451-2526 by February 15. The next meeting of the Veterinary Nutrition Forum is scheduled for March 26. The speaker will be Mitch Woodward, Nutrient Management Specialist, PSU Extension. The topic will include Water Quality, Manure Management, and the Chesapeake Bay Program. C.B. Hoober & Son Intercourse, PA 717-768-8231 Lone Maple Sales & Service Inc. New Alexander, PA 412-668-7172 Marshall Machinery, Inc. Honesdale, PA 717-729-7117 M & M Barn Sales Westfield, PA 814-334-5504 McGarvey Equip. Inc. 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