01619- 1299 j ptPIOOIoALj y y j 1) tP'■j 1 i 9 r I ' ~X. inn 0 pcnwovioan ia y |]| TN m t Lnfto pftrtEE LIBSAW . ? I r ~ i Shiversiiy PARK VA U.oo. - r _. ■ micHStei^Farminq VOL. 36 No. 19 Penn's Agri-Women held a luncheon for legislators and aids in the capitol rotunda. From left, Carol Gregg, president, Penn’s Agri-Women; Edward Helfrick, chairman, senate ag and rural affairs committee; and Mrs. Wolff and Boyd Wolff, ag secretary. Fertigation Becomes Viable As Nutrient Law Looms Near ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.) Any day now, Pennsylva nia fanners couid be faced with laws that may directly affect how they apply nutrients to their crops. But some vegetable and nursery farms are already taking steps to more accurately regulate the amount of nutrients they apply to Md. Holstein Honors Youth EVA MARTIN Maryland Correspondent ELLIOTT CITY, Md.— The awards banquet of the Maryland Holstein Convention was held at the Turf Valley Country Club, hosted by the Howard County Holstein Club. The Maryland Holstein Associ ation prides itself in the accom plishments of their youth and awards many trophies and scholar ships to encourage the youth to attain even higher goals. A $5OO scholarship to the Uni versity of Maryland College of Agriculture was awarded to Johan na Rcmsburg of Middletown. A $5OO scholarship to the University Five Sections the soil. One of those methods, for veg etable and fruit crop farmers, is a method called “fertigation” irrigating and fertilizing at the same time—through underground drip lines. That method, when used pre cisely, can reduce the application of fertilizer up to 50 percent. It can also reduce the levels of pesticides up to 90 percent. And the irrigation of Delaware was awarded to David Hill, Eastern Shore. Four $5OO scholarships were awarded to Maryland students attending Virginia Polytech Institute Charles Erhardt, Nancy Powell, Billy Swift, and Stacy VansanL Cynthia Fell and James Allen, senior record book winners, will also each receive a $5OO scholar ship when they begin college. This makes a tolal.of $4,000 in scholar ship money awarded. This year, six juniors were awarded 1990 Junior Production Awards for their animals: • 2-yr-old: Jim Allen, Jefferson, Glcn-Toclin Tradition Sis, 25,763 ECM, Coldsprings Farm Trophy. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 23, J 991 alone can save more than half of the total water used for the crop. Uniform crop In the case of one Lancaster Co. nursery that has been using the method extensively, fertigation has led to a more uniform crop that is more successfully transplanted. Using drip irrigation to fertilize and apply pesticides has been in use, at least in California, since • 3-yr-old: Crystal Smith, Jef ferson, OCS Dairy Sammy Ball, 29,261 ECM, Del-Myr Farm Trophy. • 4-yr-old: Crystal Smith, Jef ferson, OCS Dairy Phils Candy, 31,452 ECM, Brooklodge Farm Trophy. • 5-yr-old: Charles Ehrhardt, Baldwin, Ehrhardt Clipper Jose phine, 27,153 ECM, Oakview Ridge Farm Trophy. • 6-yr and over; Shane Schwart zbeck, Union Bridge, Peace & Plenty Jungle Bell, 28,524 ECM,. Kingstcad Farm Trophy. • Lifetime: Amy Savage, Ger mantown, Savage-Leigh Jo Amy, (Turn to Page A2O) An Overview Of Pennsylvania Agriculture HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) —Agriculture is Pennsylvani a’s leading industry, and Penn’s Agri-Women again hosted a lunc heon of good food produced in Pennsylvania for legislators and their aids. The event happened in the capilol rotunda on Wednesday as part of the National Agriculture Day. Pennsylvania’s 54,000 farm families annually produce $3.54 billion in crops and livestock, thereby stimulating $3B billion in related economic activity. Employment Farms create employment lor nearly 20 percent of Pennsylvani a’s worklorcc. The percentage includes producers and growers, food and fiber processors, as well Nutrient Management Bill Receives Unanimous Support VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Fanning Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Pennsylvania farmers will most likely be spelling out exactly what they will do with manure wastes from their livestock, in the not-too-distant future. In addition, farmers will also have at least one new acronym to memorize AEU. It stands for Animal Equivalent Unit and could very well become a part of the common vocabulary of all farmers. The reason for these anticipated changes is because state leaders apparently are getting very close to 1964. Only in the past 10 years or so has the idea taken seed in Lan caster County. “The great thing about fertiga lion is that it’s immediately avail Vivian Stottlemyer, Maryland Holstein Breeder Associa tion, receives a revolving trophy for Champion 4-H Club Member with Holstelns. 50c Per Copy as those providing the machinery, supplies and services essential to larm production Farm Income & Cash Receipts Cash receipts in 1989 from larm marketings totaled $3 54 bil lion, an eight percent increase liom the previous year. Pennsyl vania ranks 9th nationally in cash receipts for livestock and lives tock products, and 19th overall for total cash receipts. Pennsylvania’s 1989 net farm income was SKMO.2 million, up 26 5 percent from the previous year. This was an average of $19,263 per farm. Off-farm income, for members of opera tor’s households only, totaled 51.2 billion. Total production expenses lor (Turn lo Page A 29) an acceptable law covering the handling of fertilizers and nutrient heavy wastes. At least that seems to be the con sensus of opinion and testimony from representatives of six state wide agriculture agencies and organizations, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Depart ment of Environmental Resources (DER). They provided testimony on Tuesday at a public hearing on stale House Bill 496, a proposed nutrient management law. The 2'A -hour public hearing was held by the state House Agri (Turn to Page A3l) able,” said John Gault, who oper ates Gault Nurscry Corp. in Cones toga, Pa. ‘‘You’ve got no waste, you’ve got no runoff, and it’s one (Turn to Page A 24) $15.00 Per Year
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