Western Penn Tillage
Dr. William Edwards, USDA soil
scientist out of the Coshocton, Ohio
research station, will be the
keynote speaker for the Western
Penn Tillage Conferences. Dr.
Edwards’ research focuses on the
influence tillage practices have on
the physical properties of soil. Soil
structure has been shown to
greatly affect soil productivity. Dr.
Edwards will speak on the long
range effects of tillage practices
and also on soil dynamics.
In addition to Edwards, William
K. Waters, area farm
management agent, will speak on
the economics of tillage systems.
Penn State research farm
manager, Lynn Hoffman, will
moderate a farmer panel.
Discussion will focus on “A Far
mer’s view of Tillage”. The panel
members are; Ross Orner
(Dairyman from Rockton, PA),
Rich Burd (Dairyman from
Uniontown, PA) and Robert Lohr
(Dairyman from Boswell, PA)
Agenda for the meeting follows:
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•Commercial Exhibits, Registration
Coffee and Sweet Rolls
10:00-10:30 AM *New Pennsylvania Pesticide Law
PA Dept, of Agriculture
10:30-11:15 AM 'Economics of Tillage Systems
9-10:00 AM
11:15-12:00 AM *Long Range Effects of Tillage Systems
Dr. William Edwards
12:00-1:30 PM *Lunch&Commercial Exhibits
1:30-2:15 PM ‘Farmer Panel
2:15-2:45 PM
2:45-3:00 PM
This meeting will qualify for
pesticide update credits with the
same agenda offered at two
locations. The Mountain View Inn
in Greensburg, PA will be the site
on February 18 or plan on going to
the Days Inn in Meadville, PA on
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William K. Waters
Ross Omer, Rich Burd, & Robert Lohr
•Water Infiltration and Soil Dynamics
Dr. William Edwards
‘Wrap-up
Lynn Hoffman
February 19. A registration fee of
$4.00 will be collected to help cover
the cost of lunch. Questions on the
conference can be answered by
your local county agent.
Registrations should be sent by
February 12 to:
Rt. 82
Unionville, PA 18375
* (215)347-2377
Meadville Meeting
Josephs. Beard
Courthouse, Room 8
Meadville, PA 16335
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“The revised system will in
crease testing in plants with high
violation rates and decrease
testing at plants consistently
handling young calves free of sulfa
and antibiotic residues,’’ said
Donald L. Houston, administrator
of USDA’s Food Safety and In
spection Service.
The residue testing procedures
are part of a program begun in 1984
under which owners of calves may
certify - in writing - that their
calves were not treated with drugs
or, if they were treated, that the
prescribed withdrawal period has
passed before the calves were
slaughtered. Uncertified calves
are tested more carefully than
certified calves. The program was
established to combat a drug
residue problem that occurred in
bob calves - calves up to three
weeks or 150 pounds - and not in
“fancy” veal, which is the source
of veal chops and roasts.
“Nationwide, violation rates
dropped to two percent in calves
tested in fiscal 1986, down from
approximately five percent when
the testing and certification
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“The USDA veterinarian-in
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veterinarian,” said Houston. “The
USDA veterinarian must interpret
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