Agriculture BY MARTHA J. GEHRINGER SCHAEFFERSTOWN - The government issued dietary guidelines twenty years ago and agriculture has been trying to catch up ever since. Dr. Audrey Maretski, State Leader of Family Living Programs for the Penn-State Cooperative Extension Service, made this point in her presen tation on nutritional policy and agriculture at the annual meeting of the Lebanon County Cooperative Extension Service Tuesday. Dr. Maretski described U.S. agriculture as trying to get in front of the nutritional and wellness parade. .She noted, “The relation between nutrition and agriculture production could have been ad dressed 20 years ago, and should have been addressed 10 years ago.” In the past 20 years dietary advice has been published by such institutions as the heart Ed Arnold . pi ;t the Lebanon County Extension Banquet. He is currently a county commissioner and a part-time dairyman. PACT PROWL effectively controls weeds. PROWLTOURBEST HERBICIDE WJUE is twenty years behind nutritional guidelines established by the USDA association, the cancer society, the USDA and HHS. Dr. Maretski explained that agriculture should have acted at that time. These recommendations were related to maintaining ideal body weight, reducing total fat, reducing cholesterol, increasing complex carbohydrates and in creasing fiber. The recent guidelines issued by the USDA have changed slightly on the issue of body weight Dr. Maretski explained. In 1980 the guide was listed as maintaining i(leal body weight. This was altered in the 1985 report to maintaining desirable body weight Dr. Maretski commented. It is these guidelines, she ex plained that the American public is using “in regards to dietary modifications.” Dr. Maretski continued that since many consumers feel they are well informed and feel they have control over their health and #► Tnazme-resistant pigweed and lambsquarters can were threat to your crop. That’s why we nd you use PROWL herbicide. PROWL iu effective control of these resistant weeds, plus velvetleaf, fall panicum, giant foxtail and 19 other grasses and broadleaves Do NOT incon porate PROWL in com. cYMMAmno Afflewttunl DMMA diets, they are willing to utilize the guides. Today’s consumer finds words like freshness, purity and light attractive, and will shun artificial colors and flavors Dr. Maretski pointed out. Also she noted, many marketers are responding to these concerns. They are developing products that have reduced calories and fat, and increased fruit and fiber. According to Dr. Maretski, a- Corneli study on ways to bring nutrition and agriculture together made several research recom mendations. She mentioned four of the recommendations: a study of the biological availability of nutrients in food, a study of how and why anticarcenogens in certain foods work, a study on removal methods of cholesterol from eggs and milkfat, and a study on the rumen’s bacteriological content to modify the fatty acid content of milk. Dr. Maretski demonstrated that the trends in food consumption verify the consumer’s desire for more fruit and fiber, and a decrease in sugar, fat and starch. An understanding of and response to the markets is very important Dr. Maretski concluded since if you don’t understand and repond, others will lead. Ii) other business, Denis Hoke presented the Lebanon County Master Farmer, Roy Alger. Alger is a dairyman from Palmyra. There he and his family farm 900 acres and milk 81 registered HARRISBURG - Nominations are being accepted for the national “Conservation Teacher-of-the-Y -ear” awards program according to Pat Weiss, executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation District Directors, Inc. The competition is open to all full time teachers working at the kindergarten through high school Always read and follow label directions carefully Dr. Audrey Maretski explained how nutritional policy ef fects agriculture at the annual Lebanon County Extension banquet. , , . He is the Commissioner’s th?Mt w r “t- ° f Liaison to the Lebanon County 4-H nr i 7 JLLc ratl , Ve Extension Board, and serves as ™ asSecto?Sr API president of SETCO which is a four rd A^i/^ r w' are: President, Mike Firestine; LSnd Sfafa Son vice P resident > Hershey Bare; 5 secretary, Alvena Kneasel; and Commissioner. He also works part- treasure £ Karen Sellers . time on his family’s dairy farm. ’ Nominees sought for 'Conservation Teaeher of the Veer' level who have developed an Districts. The national second outstanding program of con- place winner will receive a ssoo' servation education. cash award and the first place The National Conservation regional winner will receive $2OO. Teacher-of-the-Year will receive Interested teachers can obtain $l,OOO in cash and an expense paid information and nomination forms trip to Reno, Nevada for the 1987 from the Pennsylvania Association annual convention of the National of Conservation District Directors, Association of Conservation Inc.; telephone7l7-236-1006. A NEW ALTERNATIVE TO GRAIN DRYING .. voor hEr automatic 3rS ,arm lop orl Smff systems ed o\> s ' s Mf as% Sp® (717)274-5333 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 15,1986-813 • Speed Of Commercial Dryer • Operating Cost Of In-Bin Drying • Automatic Heat Reclaiming • Low Maintenance Cost
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