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Harvest Data Aids Seed Selection
MOUNT JOY - November 3, Other considerations include
1986 - After harvest is a good time differences in growing conditions,
to evaluate hybrids and varieties management systems, and harvest
to determine the top potential moisture,
numbers for next season, ac- “Some hybrids and varieties
cording to a leading seed company perform better under conservation
agronomist. tillage practices than others; some
“Check yields, standabihty, ear perform better in different soil
size, population, and maturity conditions or climate regions,”
when evaluating performance,” says Fleet.
suggests Bill Fleet, agronomist for “Growers may also want to look
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, at performance levels of neigh-
Inc. bors’ fields under different tillage
ASPC Sets Wool Incentive Rote
DENVER, Colo - Sheep in- „
dustry needs and funding
requirements were key issues
addressed at the American Sheep
Producers Council 33rd Annual
Meeting Oct. 21-23 in Denver
Election of Officers
ASPC President Tim Indart
(Clovis, Calif.), Vice-President
Edgar Olson (Fosston, Minn.) and
Secretary/Treasurer Bill
Schneemann (Big Lake, Texas)
were unanimously re-elected to
second terms.
“It’s been a tough year tor
agriculture and the sheep in
dustry,” said Indart “But we have
seen some gratifying ac
complishments. The referendum
passed and we are meeting here
today in a unified effort to enhance
the services we provide to the
sheep industry. We will continue to
work closely together within the
sheep industry to strengthen unity,
expand communications and
improve the quality and unage of
our products ”
Incentive Deductions
The ASPC Executive Com
mittee’s recommendation for
incentive deductions of five cents a
pound for shorn wool and 25 cents a
hundred weight for unshorn lamb
were unanimously approved by the
ASPC Board. These rates, to be
deducted next spring from wool
incentive payments, fund ASPC
lamb and wool product promotion
programs mandated by the
National Wool Act. Up to six cents
and 30 cents were authorized by
the referendum.
Industry Consensus
Boards of directors from the
National Wool Grower-,
Association, National Lamb
Feeders Association, National
Wool Growers Auxiliary, ASPC
and the Sheep Industry
Development Program met jointly
to assess industry needs. It was the
consensus of those attending that
each organization work together to
examine responsibilities, enhance
communications and explore
cooperative programs to achieve
mdustry objectives
Advisor) Committee
Chairmen
Steve Raflopoulous (Craig,
Colorado) was selected by ASPC’s
Executive Committee as Wool
Advisory Committee chairman
Maurice Guerry, Jr. (Buhl, Idaho)
will continue as Lamb Advisory
Committee chairman.
practices. This provides data on
fields under similar weather
conditions, but different
management and soil conditions.
Make notes and prehmiftary
hybrid selections while crop
performance is still clear in your
mind,” he suggests.
By determining the best per
forming hybrids and varieties in
the fall, the grower can make any
changes or revisions to a seed
order that was made earlier to
ensure adequate supply and best
selection for the 1987 crop year, he
notes.
Fleet concludes, “On-farm field
performance evaluations, along
with actual research results,
provide very beneficial in
formation to growers when
comparing hybrids and then
selecting the best performers for
the upcoming year."