Governor’s School UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) College graduates with expertise in agricultural sciences will enjoy a strong employment market through the 19905, accord ing to a recent USDA report. Posi tions in maiketing, merchandis ing, and technical areas will be difficult to fill and scientists, engi neers, and related specialists will be in great demand. “There are tremendous oppor tunities in the agricultural sciences for young people today.” said Dr. Marianne Houser, instructor in Penn State’s College of Agricul tural Sciences. Penn State is trying to catch the best and the brightest at an early age to teach them about these career opportunities. This sum mer, 64 of the state’s leading high school students are spending their vacations studying agricultural economics and business, plant and animal science, land use, remote sensing, and computers at the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Agricultural Sciences, July 5 to August 8. The students, who come from both urban and rural areas, were selected from hundreds of appli cants for their strong academic credentials and interest in science and technology. Each student has been awarded a full scholarship, which covers tuition, classroom materials, student activities, and room and board in the university’s r6sidence halls. “Governor’s School is a once in a lifetime experience,” said Hous er. “Students are exposed to a wide variety of fields - agricultur al economics, and business, ani mal science, engineering systems, plant science, international agri culture, and managing natural re sources and the environment. They learn about methods and techniques of agricultural re search, leadership development, and carper planning.” Participants also may elect to study entomology, soil and water conservation, remote sensing, and geographic information systems. They work individually with fa culty members on independent study projects. Penn State’s extensive teaching and research facilities provide the students with access to class- NfeWARK, Del. As insect pest management programs rely more heavily on biological control agents, pest cntrol can be summar ized in the four “P’s” pests, pathogens, parasites and preda tors, according to Dr. Tommy Al len, chair of the University of Delaware Department of En tomology and Applied Ecology. “Ever since humans decided to settle down and grow food about 10,000 years ago, there has been a constant battle between humans and insects for the crops,” Allen said. “For much of those years, it was problematical who would win the yearly battle. Most of the time, it was the insects.” But in the 19405. the battle was heavily tipped in favor of the hu mans. New synthetic chemicals such as DDT gave farmers power ful weapons for pest control. Pro duction and yields soared. The new technology was not without costs, however. “By the late 1950 s farmers and entomologists began to realize that some of these pesticides had a detrimental effect on non-target organisms such as fish, birds, and other wildlife,” Allen says. “And target pests built up resistance to the insecticides, thus requiring higher dosages for control. The in sects were winning again.” Faced with insect resistance and environmental contamination, en tomologists opted for new control strategies. Insect pests had to be Os? □ * Suction | Strainer S ' • Used in fluid E reservoirs and 2 pumps IPM Requires Cooperation, Communication Hydraulic Filters For Mobile and Industrial yK m4P I «*SSSI£ ♦SSSSS*' ~„A,r f "& *wg, s. » Filtration Products Corp. 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Limiting insecticide applica tions and using the lowest dose possible helped maximize the ef fect of natural parasites and preda tors on the pest population. En tomologists also' increased their research efforts to discover and develop biological control organ isms including pathogens, para sites, and predators. “Developing and using biologi cal controls is an arduous task at SYRACUSE, N.Y. The Dairylea Cooperative Board of Directors recently approved a S-cent-per-hundredweight cash patronage dividend paid to mem bers on all milk marketed through the cooperative between April 1, 1991, and March 31. 1992. The allocation marks the end of a year of growth for the 2,500-member milk marketing cooperative. “Dairylea continues to be finan cially strong, competitive and a stable market for member milk,” said Dairylea President Clyde Rutherford. This is the fouth consecutive year Dairylea members have received a 13th milk check. In addition to the patronage dividend, members of the Cooperative received more than Beiler Hydraulics (g) cultural communications. Field trips and activities are planned, including visits to Long wood Botanical Gardens. Hershey Foods, the New Bolton Center at the University of Pennsylvania, the Atlantic Breeders Coopera tive, and Shaver’s Creek Environ mental Center. best,” Allen says. “But there have been some successes. Here at the University, Dr. Judith Hough- Goldstein is studying the use of a stink bug, Perillus bioculatus, a natural predator of the Colorado potato beetle. Dr. Clifford Keil has identified and developed a fungus. Pandora gloeospora, that effectively controls flies in mush rooms.” Allen said that Delaware has been highly successful in imple menting pest management pro grams. Due to the efforts of Co operative Extension pest manage ment specialist Joanne Whalen, many growers now participate in Dairylea Pays 13th Check $13.5 million in premiums during fiscal 1991-92. According to Chief Executive Officer Rick Smith, Dairylea remains committed to its mission of maximizing returns to members consistent with the development of a sound financial base and effective marketing system. “Despite low milk prices and an unbalanced supply/demand situa tion, Dairylea stayed on plan and had a profitable year,” Smith said. Pre-tax profits totaled $1.5 million. Beyond maximizing returns to members, Smith said that Dairylea continued to offer members a vari ety of innovative, valued and needed services and programs that increase on-farm profitability. Uncamr Farming, Saturday, July 18,1M2-A27 Session The Governor’s School for the Agricultural Sciences is sponsor ed by the Pennsylvania Depart ment of Education, the state’s in termediate units, and Penn Slate’s College of Agricultural Sciences. For more information contact Marianne Houser or Nancy Walk er at (814) 865-7521. scouting programs, timely appli cation of insecticides and maxi mizing natural control agents, he said. “The challenges of modem agriculture are enormous,” Allen said. “Researchers, Cooperative Extension personnel and farmers must work together more closely than ever. Communication and co operation are fundamental if we are to succeed in production agri culture.” Growers who would like more information on pest management programs are invited to contact the Department of Entomology and Applied Ecology at 831-2526. “Our financial services the member loan program, energy loan program, direct deposit and pre-tax benefit plans for members and their employees —were parti cularly important to our members. The increased utilization of these services is the proof of their worth,” Smith said. Adding to the cooperative’s strength during fiscal 1991-92 were sales of $306.4 million, an increase of 7.5 percent over 1992, and total assets of $42.5 million. Additionally, the amount of milk marketed grew from 1.98 bil lion pounds in 1991 to more than 2.2 billion pounds, a volume increase of 13 percent in a milkshed experiencing only a 1 percent increase in production. fc <■» ■&P Variout Elamanlt
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