EBENSBURG (Cambria Co.) — In most rural areas, pesti cides can be used according to label instructions without causing groundwater contamination. Since more than 90% of rural U.S. resi dents draw water for drinking, home use, and livestock watering from groundwater, its quality must be safeguarded. - Pesticides and Groundwater: A Guide for the Pesticide User dis cusses site factors, pesticide prop erties, and applicator processes that increase the risk of groundwa ter contamination. The guide is written for pesticide users and rur al residents concerned about pro tecting groundwater resources. The 17-page guide discusses groundwater movement and fac- tors that increase the risk of conta mination, such as the distance from ground surface to groundwa ter. The process that replenishes groundwater and the role it plays in moving contaminants to groundwater is highlighted. A Hog Producer’s At Choice Prices. 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Pesticides and Groundwater discusses the health effects of drinking contaminated groundwa ter. The types of health effects, dose-response relationships, and EPA drinking water standards are reviewed to allow the reader to understand the risks of con tamination. The importance of water testing is also described. A review of a recent EPA report on pesticides in groundwater concludes the bulletin. To obtain copies, contact your local extension office. Choice 4408 600 lb. lUted Chambersburg, PA CLUGSTON IMPLEMENT INC. 717-263-4103 Quairwille. PA GRUMELU’S FARM SERV. 717-786-7318 Mifflinburg. PA CHARLES ( SIEPIELA, MEW. 717.253:3334 717-265-4440 ""Joa* BEAVER FALLS (Beaver Co.) Extension offices in western Pennsylvania are cooperating to offer a two-day seminar for com mercial fruit growers. The meet ing will be held at the Holiday Inn in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Oust off the Pennsylvania Turn pike at Exit 2) on March 7 and 8 and will include an industry trade show. Registration will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7 with the afternoon being devoted to tree fruit production. Penn State specialists and speakers from pri vate industry will address such topics as “Problems and Oppor tunities in the Tree Fruit Indus- ‘Manufacturers suggastad list pnea m U S funds axcludmg freight or daalar Alivary Lebanon. PA EVERGREEN TRACTOR CO. 717-272-4641 West Lawn, CLARKLIFT SERVICES 215-670-2950 Honesdale. Lancaster Farming Saturday, February 17,1990-D3l Western Pa. Fruit Growers Scheduled Seminar FRANK A. FILLIPPO, INC. - WANTED - DISABLED & CRIPPLED COWS. BULLS & STEERS Competitive Prices Paid Slaughtered under government inspection Call: Frank Fillippo - Residence - 215-666-0725 Elam Ginder • 717-367-3824 CL, King - 717-786-7229 SLICK CONCRETE CAN BE ROUGHENED SCABBLING I* an effactlva way to avoid unnaceaaary loaaaa of cattla. Tha SCABBLER make* banda about two Inehaa wlda approxi mately 1/8" to 3/16 In. dapth. Thla glvaa sufficient area for good footing while allowing you to scrape tha smooth surface as before. It Is near enough to tha surface to give your cows full advantage of tha roughness and deep enough to remain effactlva for yaara. It greatly aids In heat detection. And the good nows Is thst it Is rsssonsbly priced. You hsvs ths choice of doing it yourself or hsvlng us do It for you. Ws offer service right to your door. Csll us for more detslle, SUBURBAN RENTALS. INC. CaH 800-692-0123 We go almost anywhere try,” “Reduced Residue Spray Programs,” “Fungicides for Tree Fruit,” and “Economics of Tree Fruit Production.” After a break for dinner, there will be an evening session where growers will have a chance to share problems and ideas with the Penn State specialists. These will be concurrent sessions for tree fruit and small fruit growers from 7:00 pm. to 9:00 p.m. The tree fruit session will focus on the new Penn State Fruit Pro duction Guide and using it to set up a spray schedule. The evening small-fruit session will focus on weed control in small fruit grow ing and addressing consumer con cerns about pesticides. The morning of March 8 will concentrate small fruit production with Penn State and Cornell Uni versity specialists speaking about insect and disease management as well as opportunities and cultural practices for small fruit farmers. There will be up to six category credits available for the entire ses sion to update Pennsylvania pri vate pesticide applicator licenses. Because we have had many peo ple tell us they need more ewe credits to renew pesticide licenses, there will also be a special pesti cide update training session at 9:30 a.m. to noon on the morning of March 7, before the regular meeting begins. This session will be worth four core credits. Fees for the sessions are; pesti cide update session, morning March 7, $5.00, afternoon fruit session, March 7, $15.00, evening sessions, no charge, and morning small fruit session, March 8, $lO.OO. For more information and registration forms, contact your county extension office in western Pennsylvania.
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