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HAGERSTOWN, MD If
you want to use commercial fertil
izer, animal wastes or sludge more
efficiently to grow your crops, and
also improve your farm’s profita
bility and protect Maryland’s
water quality.the solution may be
a University of Maryland nutrient
management plan. Farmers can
learn about these nutrient plans by
attending the Western Maryland
Ag Field Day Sept. 7.
The University of Maryland
Cooperative Extension Service, in
cooperation with the Maryland
Department of Agriculture, now
offers a nutrient management
program to help farmers precisely
and effectively use nutrients from
a variety of sources.
“Up to one-third of the money
invested in growing crops is spent
on fertilizer,” said Mitch Wood
ward, a Nutrient Management
Specialist for the University of
Maryland. This nutrient manage
ment program can help farmers
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full advantage of nutrients in com
mercial fertilizers, manure or
sludge. •
Also, proper application and
efficient use of fertilizers reduce
the risk of nutrient losses due to
leaching or surface runoff, said
Woodward. “We all pay the price
when nutrients escape from crop
land and contaminate ground
water and wells, or pollute streams
and other surface waters,” he said.
A nutrient management plan
provides field by field crop fertili
ty recommendations that help far
mers achieve maximum economic
yields and provides good yearly
records of crops and management
decisions. Trained consultants
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ent management plans, and pro
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“So far, the 11 management
plans implemented in Washington
County have saved a total of
$7,800 (an average of $2l an acre)
for the fanners,” said Woodward,
who encouraged anyone inter
ested in a farm nutrient manage
ment plan to attend the Western
Maryland Ag Held Day.
Other research tour topics
include low-input cropping sys
tems, biological control of thistle,
pest management alternatives in
alfalfa production, an update on
orchard research, and on-farm
forestry and wildlife management
in Western Maryland. The field
day also offers farm equipment
demonstrations, com and soybean
variety showcases, and displays of
agricultural equipment, farm ser
vices and the University of Mary
land agricultural programs.
A new addition to the field day.
the Mid-Atlantic Fruit Variety
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6 pm. The traditional $1 hog roast
starts at noon. The luncheon
speaker is Dr. Archibald Park,
Assistant Secretary for Animal
Health and Consumer Services,
representing Maryland Secretary
of Agriculture Wayne A. Cawley
Jr.
All events are open to the pub
lic. Luncheon reservations are due
by August 31 and can be made by
calling (301) 791-2298.
To find the Western Maryland
Research and Education Center,
exit Interstate 70 at Md 65 near
Hagerstown. Proceed 7 miles
south on Md 65, then turn left on
Keedysville Road. The entrance is
about one mile down Keedysville
Road on the left
The Western Maryland Ag
Field Day is sponsored by the Uni
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Experiment Station and Coopera
tive Extension Service, and the
Washington County Ag Demon
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(Schuylkill Co.) — Robert
Evanchalk, a native of Schuylkill
County, has been named branch
manager of Keystone Farm Cre
dit, ACA’s Hegins branch, effec
tive in July.
Evanchalk graduated from Pine
Grove High School in Schuylkill
Co. and, as a youth, was active in
4-H. Attending Penn State Uni
versity, he graduated in 1973 with
a Bachelor of Science degree in
general agriculture.
Evanchalk began his Farm Cre
dit Career in 1984 as a field rep
resentative in the Hegins branch
office: he was promoted to loan
officer in 1985 and to senior loan
officer in 1988. Prior to joining
Farm Credit, he worked with the
State Conservation Commission
in Jefferson Co. and Agway, Inc.
in Cressona, Schuylkill Co.
Evanchalk resides on a small
farm near Pine Grove with his
wife and two children who are
active 4-H’ers. Evanchalk is a 4-H
leader of both the Stampede
(Livestock) Club and the Pine
Grove Community Club. He is
also Supervisor of Agriculture on
the Schuylkill Co. Fair Associa
tion. The family attends Hetzel’s
U.C.C.