MINNEAPOLIS —ln an effort annually honors a company or
to promote the development of individual for their outstanding
new uses for com. National Com contribution to market
Growers Association (NCGA) development
Grassed Waterways A Must
from fields above fills in the center
of the waterway this causes the
runoff to flow and gouge gullies
along the edges.
Raise tillage machinery and shut
herbicide sprayers off when they
cross waterways. Many waterways
are killed by grass herbicides.
Waterways should not be used
as field roads. The grass is killed
by heavy travel and ruts which
form are turned into gullies by
heavy runoff.
Fertilize and lime according to
the needs of a soil test to maintain
plant vigor and growth.
For more information about
waterways contact the Soil Con
servation Service at the Berks
County Agricultural Center
located in Bern Township.
“Well maintained grassed
waterways are a must in controll
ing erosion on many farms,” states
Duane Pysher, District Conserva
tionist with the Soil Conservation
Service (SCS). If you do not have
them or if they fail to work proper
ly, all other parts of the erosion
control system for your field may
fail too.
Inspect waterways and repair
damage immediately after heavy
rains and spring runoff. Otherwise
small gullies may continue to grow
and ruin the value of the waterway.
Fields above grassed waterways
also contribute to their deteriora
tion if they are farmed so there is
excessive erosion. Mow and
remove the grass. Tall grass slows
the runoff so much that soil eroded
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Funk Seeds Wins Development Award
Funk Seeds International,
Bloomington, IL was presented
NCGA’s Market Development
Award at the 1987 Com Classic
Awards Banquet, July 21.
“This year’s award is presented
for assistance in the development
of a concept rather than for a spe
cific new use for com,” said Steve
Wentworth, NCGA vice president
of market development and a com
grower from Oreana, IL.
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level of interest and motivation on
the part of industry, and public and
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“Development of new uses for
our abundant golden grain is the
com market’s key to growth and
expansion,” Wentworth said.
“NCGA wants to show our appre
ciation to those who join us in this
endeavor.”
Don McGillivary, president of
Funk Seeds International,
accepted the award for the
company.
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