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Verifiable, unbiased research data
should be required to support all
advertising and label claims for
silage additive products and all
live bacteria products should be
monitored regularly to assure
their viability and adherence to
label claims.
“Requirements such as these
would put the burden of proof of
efficacy on the manufacturer
not on the consumer where it
currently lies,” says Bob Wich
mann, president of the Eastern
Division of Pioneer Hi-Bred In
ternational, Inc.
Inoculated silage ferments more
quickly than uninoculated silage.
This results in improved dry
matter retention and faster
stabilization which, in turn leads to
longer bunk life, improved
palatability and nutrient
preservation.
However, because several of the
companies or individuals involved
in the industry have failed to
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Pioneer calls for increased silage inoculant regulation
regulate themselves, a cloud of
suspicion hangs over the entire
industry.
“Pioneer is actively pursuing the
registration and substantiation of
all claims and formation of
guidelines for the registration of
all products which fall in the
category of silage additives,”
Wichmannsays.
“One step in the right direction
has been to list the guaranteed
number of colony forming units
(CPUs) in a pound of product on
the tag. Pioneer is currently doing
this and urges other companies to
follow suit.
“Another area we are ad
dressing is providing the customer
with as much information on the
limits within which the product
will perform, and information on
good silage management.
“A requirement that all live
bacteria products be monitored at
regular intervals will ensure their
viability and the number of CPUs
noted on the tag. This will force all
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717-264-3533
producers to improve their han
dling of live products and help
guarantee quality products for all
consumers.
“Currently, Canada is one of
SCS seeks
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The
USDA’s Soil Conservation Service
is seeking volunteers to help im
plement soil and water con
servation practices near their own
communities.
Eileen Gough, state coordinator
for the national Earth Team
campaign, said that young people
and others without a lot of work
experience often find that their
volunteer work with SCS helps in
their future careers.
“Both government and private
employers consider volunteer
work to be qualifying experience
for comparable positions,” said
Gough.
Gough said volunteers
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very few countries closely
regulating the sale of silage
inoculants. They are ac
complishing this by requiring all
companies seeking registration to
undergo tests to prove the efficacy
4 Earth Team 9
make highly visible contributions
to the landscape in their com
munities and they always leam
more about the places where they
live. When volunteers assist
teachers in working with pupils on
outdoor classroom conservation
projects, for example, they help
give youngsters a head start in
learning about resource con
servation that will be needed in
future years.
Those who want to volunteer to
work with SCS or a cooperating
group should call their nearest SCS
office. The office is listed in the
telephone directory under U.S.
Government, Department of
often
Maryland water quality meeting slated
offices of the Cooperative Ex
tension Service throughout
Maryland. The registration
deadline is April 23. Last-minute
registrants will be accommodated
at the meeting site on a space
available basis.
For the southern Maryland
meeting, call Dean F. Tuthih, at
the University of Maryland in
College Park, 301-454-3226.
For the lower Eastern Shore
meeting, call William L. Magette,
at the College Park campus, 301-
454-3901.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Planners, public officials, local
health officers and other persons
dealing with water resource issues
in Maryland are invited to attend a
symposium on “Groundwater
Protection” at either of two
locations.
A meeting for the lower Eastern
Shore is scheduled Thursday, May
1, in the Sheraton Inn at Salisbury.
An identical meeting for southern
Maryland will be held Friday, May
2, in the Holiday Inn at Waldorf.
The day’s schedule at each
location includes registration and
coffee from 8 to 9 a.m., with the
program running from 9 to 4:30. A
$l6 registration fee includes lunch,
refreshments and educational
materials.
Registration forms and copies of
the program are available from
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of their product. To date, Pioneer
brand silage inoculant is one of
only a few that have complied with
these regulations and been granted
full registration,” Wichmann
concludes.
volunteers
Agriculture. Applicants should tell
the SCS district conservationist or
other staff what work they already
are prepared to do, or what type of
work they would like to do.
Or They may also call a special
toll-free number, 1-800-THE-SOIL,
to receive information from the
Soil Conservation Society of
America and be referred to the
SCS or other office that may need
their skills.
SCS offices will ask prospective
volunteers to fill out application
forms. Applicants are notified as
soon as they are matched with and
accepted for tasks and duties in the
offices where they want to work,
Gough said.
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