DlB-Lancaster Farming Saturday, December 8,1990
Conservationists Build On
Team Staff Conference
CHAMBERSBURG (Franklin
Co.) Donna Hays, secretary
treasurer of the Franklin County
Conservation District, attended
the third annual Pennsylvania
Association of Conservation Dis
tricts Employee Staff Conference
held recently at State College.
More than 100 district employ
ees participated in the two-day
conference which featured work
shops and seminars focusing on
team building training methods.
Team members included district
managers, secretaries, and techni
cal staff.
Paul Strizzi and Steve Figley of
the Department of Environmental
Resources (DER), Training and
Development Division took parti
cipants through a series of work
shops on interpersonal communi
cations, conflict management,
group dynamics and problem sol
ving techniques.
“We became more aware of the
need to look at the people side of
services that DER provides,” said
Figley. “Conservation districts
have excellent staff and we want
to provide them with expertise in
dealing with farmers, planners,
and the general public.”
Conservation districts offer a
variety of services in the areas of
soil, water and natural resource
management. These areas put dis
trict personnel in contact with
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Service Vehicle & Portable Compressors
Homeowner Or Hobby Shop Package
Gas or Diesej
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On Ground
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many diversified segments of the
agricultural and urban
communities.
“The trend is moving into using
more customer service skills,”
commented Strizzi. “It’s an area
that we (DER) are focusing on
more.”
In other events, staff members
from eight conservation districts
across the State presented prog
rams from their districts in an idea
exchange forum. Topics ranged
from computer user groups to
advancement within a district. Jef
frey TenEnyck, Executive Vice-
President, New York Association
of Conservation District Employ
ees also gave a presentation on
professional development in New
York state. Other presenters
included; luncheon remarks by
Dr. James Grace, Department of
Environmental Resources, Deputy
Secretary of Resources Manage
ment: Margaret DelMonico, PA
State Employees Credit Union;
Patricia Galley, Department of
General Services; and Edward
Bechtel, PA Municipal Retire
ment System.
For more information on con
servation district programs in
Franklin County, contact; Frank
lin County Conservation District,
550 Cleveland Avenue, Cham
bersburg, PA 17201, (717)
264-8074.
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FORT WORTH, Texas
Chris Mummert, Spring Grove,
PA., was recently re-elected as
secretary of the Northeast Texas
Longhorn Association (NETLA),
an affiliate of the Texas Longhorn
Breeders Association of America
(TLB A A). She has held that office
for the past four years and was
also treasurer for two.
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handling system for COUNTER®
systemic insecticide-nematicide
will be available across North
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The “closed” granular-chemical
handling system, which was deve
loped over a three-year period in a
cooperative effort between
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and Deere & Company, signiflc
andy decreases grower exposure
to the insecticide while improving
handling convenience.
The system consists of a special
COUNTER® package with a built
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assembly that fits John Deere
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During spring 1990, 500 com
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Midwest used the system, which
greatly reduces the operator’s
exposure to the pesticide, its dust,
and its odor while filling the plant
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Development of the LOCK’n
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was, in part, a response to growing
concerns regarding the burning of
empty pesticide containers and
other related environmental
issues. The pesticide containers
come on a special pallet, which
makes it easy for growers to return
them to local Cyanamid AgriCen
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them back to Cyanamid for
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president. In addition to the North
east affiliate, they are members of
the TLBAA.
Chris Mummert is the executive
secretary of the U.S. Office of the
Continental Christian Crusade at
Gettysburg, and her husband is the
minister of the Gettysburg Baptist
Church.
minimizes contact with the chemi
cal and provides a safer method
for storing their pesticides. They
also liked the fact that there is less
dust and smell and no bag disposal
as well as CHS being a faster
method to load their insecticide
boxes.
In response to feedback from
these growers, American Cyana
mid, and Deere & Company made
design changes for the 1991 plant
ing season. Parts of the receiving
valve on the lid and the dispensing
valve on the pesticide package
were redesigned to increase the
convenience of using the system
and improve the smooth flow of
the pesticide from the package
into the hopper.
Also, an over-center latch was
adopted to fasten the rear of the
closed handling lid to the pesticide
hopper. This provides easier ser
viceability and end-of-season
cleanout, because no tools are
required to remove the lid.
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