A42-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 1 !, 1992
Potato Growers Institute
Offers Full Agenda
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) This year’s Potato Grow
ers Institute set for March 4 and
March S promises to be an
information-packed seminar on
the most important topics and
problems facing potato growers,
according to its sponsors at the
Pennsylvania Cooperative Potato
Growers Inc., in Harrisburg.
“We will be meeting at the
Peek'n Peak Resort and Confer
ence Center at Clymer, New
York,” said Roger Springer, gener
al manager, in a letter to growers,
friends and business associates of
the state’s potato industry.
The Peek’n Peak center is
located along Rt. 426, about five
miles south of Rt 17, in Clymer.
Registration is from 9 a.m. to
noon on March 4, followed by a
noon luncheon and the start of the
meetings at 12:45 p.m.
“We anticipate another super
program,” Springer said. “Our
afternoon session on Wednesday,
March 4, will deal with fresh and
processing (potato) varieties, the
Colorado Potato Beetle, chemicals
and (control) programs, various
types of irrigation methods, and
potato storage management”
Presenters of the afternoon ses
sion are to be Dr. Robert Plaisted,
Cornell University, N.Y.; Dr. Bar
bara Christ, of Penn State Univer
sity; Dale Moyer, Suffolk County
Cooperative Extension, N.Y.; Dr.
Zane Smilowitz, Penn State Uni
versity; and Steve Belyea, with the
Maine Department of Agriculture.
The morning session on March
5, starts with the annual meeting of
the Co-operative Potato Growers
Inc., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., fol
lowed by a tour of Welch's in
Northeast, Erie County, and the
Troyer Potato Chip Plant in
Waterford.
Following a catered luncheon at
Troyer's, Dr. Wilbur Gould, con
sulting food technologist of the
Snack Food Association will speak
on quality control, Agtron read
ings and equipment, sampling
techniques, gravities versus chip
yields, etc.
Again this year, there is planned
a shopping tour to one of Penns
vylvania’s largest indoor shopping
malls, near Erie.
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Those interested in skiing can
make arrangements through the
Harrisburg office of the coopera
tive growers, at 3107 N. Front
Street, or directly with the resort at
(716)-355-4141.
“The board of directors of the
cooperative have voted to under
write the total cost of the program,
which is considerable,” Springer
said in the letter. “Your cost are
meals, lodging, registration, and
your time. If you do not take this
opportunity to get the latest infor
mation on these subjects, you will
be the loser.”
He said he recommended mak
ing reservations early, because
special rates can only be guaran
teed for registrations received by
Feb. 21. After that, it will be as
space permits.
For more information, call the
cooperative at either (717)
232-5300, or 1-800-222-2138 in
Pennsylvania. Also, the coopera
tive FAX number is (717)
232-1885.
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