A22-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 26, 1988
Manheim FFA Presents
(Cohllnuad from Pag* Al 9)
citation awards: Lancaster Farm
ing, Manheim Auto Auction and
Knight’s Meats.
Kreider’s Dairy received the
Honorary Red Rose award.
Honorary Chapter farmers to
officer parents; Mr. and Mrs. John
Summy, Mr. and Mrs. John Wag
ner, Mr. and Mrs. John Gochnaver,
Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Cassel, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Campbell, Mr.
and Mrs. Gary Shenk, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Hamish, Mr. and Mrs.
Wealand and Mr. and Mrs. Jules
Kerdeman.
Foundation Awards were given
to Jeff Wagner, Ag Sales and Ser
vice; John Hess, Ag Mechanics;
Steve Miller, Forage Crop Produc-
Herbicides Not
Always
Necessary
UNIVERSITY PARK. PA.
Farmers have to consider several
factors when deciding whether
herbicide treatment is justified
economically, and they can hear
experts discussing these factors at
the Western Pennsylvania Tillage
Field Day on July 20.
Demonstration plots including
different herbicide treatments will
be featured at the field day, to be
held at the Robert Smith Farm,
New Alexandria, Pa., from 9:30 to
3:30.
“Measuring the economic return
of herbicides is more difficult in
forage crops than in com or other
row crops,” says Penp State agro
nomist Bob Hartzler. “Because
forage crops are so competitive,
supplemental control strategies
such as herbicides frequently
aren’t warranted.”
Hartzler says that each field
should be carefully evaluated to
determine whether the potential
increase in forage quality will
exceed the cost of herbicide treat
ment. For example, a vigorous
stand of alfalfa can sucessfully
compete with many of Pennsylva
nia’s major weeds without herbi
cides. So the major components of
an alfalfa weed control program
should be cultural practices that
promote good forage growth.
“This would include fertilization,
liming, cutting schedule, insect
control and other sound agronomic
practices,” he says.
In those cases where persistent
weeds do invade a healthy stand of
alfalfa, on herbicide may be a cost
effective method of controlling
those weeds. “Several options are
available,” says Hartzler. “Most
products for alfalfa are
preemergence herbicides. Since
emergence of annual weeds is
often erratic in forage crops, tim
ing of application must often be
based on the types and numbers of
weeds that were present the previ
ous growing season.”
Commercial exhibits, educa
tional displays and machinery
demonstrations will also be
included in the field day. Tours
will focus on areas such as small
grains and soybeans, manure use,
erosion management and com til
lage systems.
The field day is sponsored by
Penn State Cooperative Extension,
USDA Soil Conservation Service,
the Pennsylvania Forage-
Grassland Council and various
Pennsylvania agribusinesses. •
tion; Steve Gochnaver, Ag Pro
cessing; Michelle Kerdeman,
dairy production; Todd Neifert,
Sheep Production; Dave Cassel,
Beef Production: Greg Hoover,
Swine Production; Tim Zimmer
man, Livestock Production; Neil
Fittery, Wildlife; Jeff Fry, Place
ment in Ag Production; Jeremy
Shenk, Placement in Agri
businessmen; Greg Hamish, Publ
ic Speaking; Earl Snyder, Turf
Management; Rick Fulkrod,
Diversified Crop Production; and
Jon Summy, Specialized Crop
Production.
Officers elected to serve during
the 1988-89 included the follow
ing: President, John'Hess; Tim
Zimmerman, vice president: Greg
Hamish, secretary; Jeremy Shenk,
treasurer; Duane Bender, Repor
ter; Neil Fittery, Sentinel; Michel
le Kerdeman, historian; Greg
Hoover, chaplain; and Andy Allen,
student advisor.
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