M-Lancaster Fanning Saturday, April 28,1990
MADISON, Wis. The tion Institute (LCI) Pseudorabies resultion that USDA develop a
national pseudorabies eradication Committee, which met at the LCI system of departmental review
program is off and running, with Annual Meeting April 3-5 in that will expedite the process of
strong pork producer support for Louisville, Kentucky. approving such tests, especially
the program and the likelihood The LCI Pseudorabies Commit- when delay is due to indecision by
that tests which can distinguish tee expressed frustration about the those reviewing the data, and
between vaccinated and non- lengthy delay in making the diffe- additional data is not needed,
vaccinated animals should be rential test on official test, since States are moving forward in
made “official” tests within the the test has been available for over the eradication program with 28
next few months. a year but its use has been states now qualifying for status.
These were some of the conclu- restricted awaiting its official sta- Currendy, there are 7 states in the
sions of the Livestock Conserva- tus. The Committee passed a mandatory cleanup phase of the
Farm Tractors: Accidents
COLUMBIA, Mo. Many
farmers show a “blatant disregard
for safety” by failing to maintain
tractor safety devices, a Missouri
study shows.
"Half of the tractors we tested
did not have power take-off (PTO)
shields,” said James Frisby, pro
fessor and chairman of the Uni
versity of Missouri-Columbia
Department of Agricultural
Engineering.
“That’s not surprising,” said
Frisby. “Other studies have shown
there is less than a 50 percent
chance that tractor owners and
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Frisby and three other agricul
tural engineers conducted six
tractor-testing clinics in Missouri
in the last two years. The team
found tractors had some serious
safety-related deficiencies.
Not one tractor operator carried
a fire extinguisher or a first-aid
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Most warning lights were faulty
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percent of the taillights, and 42
percent of the turn signals either
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they would the tractor’s engine.
Frisby was joined in the farm
safety study by Leon Schumacher,
now at North Dakota State Uni
versity; William Hires, University
of Missouri; and J. Daniel Chap
pell, high school vocational agri
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program (Stage III), 13 states in for herd cleanup and control. The
the control stage (Stage II), and 8 National Pseudorabies Control
states in the preparation stage Board and the APHIS Technical
(Stage I). Advisory Committee also recom-
In order to move ahead further mended that the program stan
in the eradication program, the lards be amended to permit split
committee passed a resolution that status. The Pseudorabies Commit
the PRV program standards be tee of the United States Animal
amended to permit states to have Health Association will meet in
split status. This will allow more October 1990 to make their
of the program funds to be recommendation to USDA on this
directed to key areas in the state issue.
Extension Studies Maple
Syrup Production
TOWANDA (Bradford Co.)
The Penn State Cooperative
Extension is presently conducting
a survey to determine the amount
of maple syrup produced in the
Northern Tier counties of the
commonwealth.
Maple producers who are mem
bers of maple producers associa
tions should receive these surveys
in the mail. If you produce maple
syrup but are not a member of a
maple producers association, we
would appreciate it if you could let
us know so we can send you a
survey.
We need to include all the pro
ducers if we are to gain an accu
rate figure of the amount of maple
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syrup produced in these countries.
This information will allow us to
better serve your needs as maple
producers. Please contact the fol
lowing people for more informa
tion: Dr. Robert S. Hansen, Area
Extension Forester, Penn State
Coop. Extension, PO Box 69,
Towanda, PA 18848, (717)
265-2896; Edward Pruss, County
Extension Agent, Penn State
Coop. Extension, Courthouse,
Honesdale, PA 18431, (717)
253-5970; and Sandy Smith, Area
Extension Forester, Penn State
Coop. Extension, 207 West Fifth
Avenue, Warren, PA 16365, (814)
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