A34-Umcaster Farming, Saturday, May 12,1990 Farm Forum Our agricultural education “fami ly” has initiated a series of self help projects during the last few years. We have begun the FFA Foundation in Pennsylvania to provide a broad base of industry support for our statewide activi ties. We have named three advi sory committees through the Pennsylvania Department of Edu cation - curriculum, ag literacy, and teacher preparation. At last summer’s ag teachers’ confer ence, we named a core curriculum committee which has donated their time to write a one year core curriculum with a science orienta- Bulk Tank Testing COLUMBUS, Ohio Pro Sc ience has introduced an antibody testing program for Pro Staph I™ designed for bulk tank milk (BTM) samples. The new BTM test will serve as a valuable tool to help dairy producers and veterina rians set up an effective Staph, aureus control program. A paper presented at the 1990 National Mastitis Council (NMC) shows conventional culturing missed 53% of Staph, aureus herds. This research was con ducted by Ruben Gonzales and Phillip Sears of Cornell Universi ty, Ithaca, N.Y. and Pro Science Corporation. The Pro Staph I™ BTM test can be run with a regular Pro Staph I™ assay of individual cows. The only difference is that BTM testing uses lower optical density read ings. Based on the BTM test results, herds ate categorized as Low Risk, Medium Risk, and Harold Slothour And Family Partially Slatted 480 Head Swine Finishing Facility • “Waffle” Hand Finished Hog Slats • Concrete Hog Penning • Ridge Ventilation For Natural Air Flow • Insulated Panels For Side Ventilation • Modem Ag Stainless Steel Feeders SYRI-CON PRECAST CONCRETE CORP. • Hog-Cattle Slats • Concrete Hog Penning • H&J Feed Bunks • Concrete Beams 477 E, Farmersvllle Rd., New Holland, PA 17557 717-355-2361 (Continued from Page A 33) tion for Pennsylvania. We are also currently planning a long range curriculum development plan. Se veral teachers have begun the pro cess of developing new courses and teaching units in such areas as food science, hydroponics, and aquaculture and are sharing their novel experiences statewide. Our past-president’s committee from the ag teachers association has de veloped a set of quality standards for agriculture programs in Penn sylvania. All of these steps point to a re vitalization of agricultural educa tion in Pennsylvania. What is High Risk for the presence of Staph, aureus. In the same research presented at NMC, it appears that Pro Staph I™ testing of BTM is very effec tive in detecting both low- and high-risk herds. The veterinarian or other advisor can then recom mend the level of intensity for follow-up testing and corrective measures. Other diagnostic tools such as culture and somatic cell count (SCC) testing can be used with Pro Staph I™ on bulk tank milk to help in decisions concerning a Staph, aureus control program. Pro Science Corporation is per forming extensive field research on how to implement this valuable new application for dairy produc ers and veterinarians. For more information about the new BTM testing program, contact Pro Sc ience at 800/658-8868. Chambersburg, Pa. Special Features needed is vastly improved COM MUNICATIONS between all in terested parties. I have had several misconceptions corrected through the letters you have printed and my correspondence with fellow teachers and others. I’m sure that members of the administration and legislature as well as your LOCAL FEED MILL WANTS FARMERS Cumberland) | adams | | berks [ | franklin' fulton | | Lancaster] | snyder | | dauphin JUNIATA) I PERRY | [YORK | [nORTHUMBERLANiT CHESTER | (LEHIGH ( | LEBANONI | SCHUYLKHJ7 FREDERICK] | WASHINGTON | ( NO. 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