D6-Uncwf»r Farming Saturday, May 23, 1992
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Surveys conducted at
recent pesticide training confer
ences indicate that certified pesti
cide applicators in Pennsylvania
are growing more concerned about
using agricultural chemicals safe
ly, said a safety expert in Penn
State’s College of Agricultural
Sciences.
The Agricultural Chemical
Safety Compliance Conferences,
held in Gettysburg, Butler, and
Kennett Square during February
and March, were attended by 451
pesticide applicators. Each parti
cipant was eligible for at least six
pesticide update credits, necessary
to maintain a'pesticide applicator
license.
Participants were asked about
their pesticide safely attitudes and
practices, including whether they
would have attended the meetings
if no pesticide certification credits
were offered.
“More than 60 percent of the
respondents said they would have
attended the safety conferences
even without the credits,” said
Sam Steel, senior research associ
ate in agricultural and biological
RYAN KNOWS RHINO
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SERVIS-RHINO equipment is
a tough, top-quality line that has
evolved from some 60 years of
business and product development.
The long line of equipment
carrying the RHINO name ranks
at the top in the agricultural as well
as the commercial-industrial field.
From its early years as the Sends
Equipment Company, to its status today
as one of the recognized leaders in the
agricultural industry, SERVIS-RHINO
has grown steadily and established a
solid,industry-wide reputation for
consistency, dependability and superior
field performance.
At SERVIS-RHINO we benefit
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engineering and director of the
Pennsylvania Agricultural Safety
Council, which sponsored the
conferences.
“This is a tremendous change
from 20 years ago, when certifica
tion was first mandated,” said
Steel. “Then, applicators came to
conferences because they had no
choice. Now they come because
they are concerned about using
chemicals safely.”
When asked about their know
ledge of pesticide labels, only 4
percent of conference attendees
believed that their understanding
level was deficient.
“That’s good news,” Steel said.
“However, a question on recogniz
ing pesticide poisoning symptoms
did raise concern. Almost one
third of the respondents acknow
ledged that they may have difficul
ty recognizing poisoning symp
toms. If something happens in the
field, applicators need to identify
symptoms quickly. It could mean
the difference between life or
death.”
Steel and conference evaluator
Dr. Joe Miller, associate professor
of health education at Penn State,
also asked conference participants
about their use of personal protec
tive equipment.
“Although S 3 percent reported
that they ‘always’ usq some form
of protective gear, another 40 per
cent said they use it ‘sometimes’ or
‘never,’” Steel said. “That’s too
high. This response shows that
LEESPORT (Berks Co.)
Foreign investors reported owning
14.8 million acres of privately
owned U.S. agricultural land as of
December 31, 1991 slightly
more than 1 percent, or 419,474
acres more than a year ago, accord
ing to a recent report from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
The report indicates that
approximately S 3 percent of the
reported foreign holdings is actual
ly land owned by U.S. firms. The
law requires them to register their
landholdings as foreign if 10 per
cent of the foreign-held land is
owned by investors not affiliated
just built
are
others."
from energetic, innovative management
and an imposing array of high-tech
resources. The combination provides
stability and unique developmental
opportunities unavailable to most
competitive manufacturers.
With the assistance and support
of our parent company, Alamo Group,
and by maintaining our hard work and
constant pursuit of quality, we will
continue to deliver the highest
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greater emphasis should beplaced
on extension education and private
sector initiatives on personal pro
tective equipment use, storage, and
maintenance.”
The Agricultural Chemical
Safety Compliance Conferences
were cosponsored by Penn State
Cooperative Extension, the Pen
nsylvania Farmers Association.
Own 14.8
Of U.S.
with U.S. firms, the USDA report
said.
Because of the corporate hold
ings, agriculture officials said an
increase in foreign ownership from
one year to another does not neces
sarily represent land newly
acquired by foreigners. Nor do the
numbers necessarily represent
ownership exclusively by
foreigners.
According to the report, a U.S.
firm’s landholdings can show up
as foreign-owned one year, but not
another, as the firm’s stock passes
in and out of foreign hands. The
land, however, is still owned by the
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Nearest Tou:
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Washington, PA
' (412) 222 0450
ERB & HENRY EQUIP.
New Beiiinviile, PA
(215) 357*2169
Three-Point
Hitch
Backhoet
Oitchbank
Mowers
SNYDER EQUIPMENT
Watsontown, PA
(717) 535-5555
Rotary
Cutters
Rear
DE DEALERS
I HOOBER EQUIPMENT
Middletown, DE
(302) 378*9555
Finishing
Mower*
Post Holt
Diggers
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Fairfield, NJ Johnton City, NY
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Flail
Mowers
Lend
Renovators
Rotary
Shredders
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Hammonton. NJ Hudson, NY
(<00) 0014141 (Oil) 1374221
Landscape
Rakes
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Shiloh, NJ Whitney Point, NY
(600) 4514020 (607) 6624470
Rotary
Mowers
Three-Point
Hitch
Boom Mowers
Rotary
Tillers
Flex Wing
Cutters
the Pennsylvania Farmers Union,
and Agway, Inc.
Information on pesticide safety
and future training sessions is
available from the Pennsylvania
Agricultural Safety Council, 246
Agricultural Engineering Build
ing, University Parle, PA 16802,
(814) 863-7710.
Million
Land
same entity as before.
Of the foreign-owned acreage
reported, 49 percent was in forest
land, 17 percent in cropland, 31
percent in pasture and other agri
cultural land, and 3 percent in
uncultivated agricultural land.
Corporations reported owning
73 percent of all foreign-held
acreage; partnerships, 19 percent;
and individuals. 6 percent. The
remaining 2 percent is held by
estates, trusts, associations, insti
tutions, and others. According to
the USDA report, 94 percent of the
foreign-owned acreage will
remain in agricultural production.
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Utitz, PA
(717) 826-470 S
C.B. HOOBER
Intercourse, PA
(717) TIM 231
H.P. STARR ft SONS
Valencia, PA
(412) 598*1535
J&M MACHINERY
Greenaburg, PA
(412) 555*2275
O.C. RICE, INC.
Biglervitle, PA
(717) 577-5135
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Ceresville, MD
(301) 4024107
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Easton, MD
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Hagerstown, MD
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Westminster, MO
(301) 545-7211
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Imgleside, MD
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Frederick, MD
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Ithaca, NY
(607) 272-7825
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Cohoes, NY
(515) 785-3353
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Remaen, NY
(310) 6314001