DB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 5,1992 Satellite Seminars Address Crop Production UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Farmers and other agri business people can learn about profitable and environmentally sound forage and grain crop pro duction during a series of satellite seminars in January and February. Sponsored by Penn State’s Col lege of Agricultural Sciences and distributed through AG*SAT, a satellite education consortium, the seminars will be downlinked and offered at several locations in Pennsylvania and across the nation. Participants can receive pesticide certification credits from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. ■ “In 1991, grain and forage pro ducers experienced drought con ditions throughout much of the Northeast,” said Lynn Hoffman, senior research associate in agro nomy and coordinator of the teleconferences. “In 1992, cool, wet conditions delayed harvest and caused diffe rent pest problems. The satellite seminars will give producers a chance to ask specific questions about their situations and get advice to help them make sound decisions for 1993.” The first seminar, to be held January 18 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., will cover forage crops. The open ing hour will address crop estab lishment, including seed selection, seedbed preparation, lime and fer tilizer, selection of favorable seed ing dates and sound seeding tech niques. The segment also will include a discussion on manage ment practices to ensure thick, vigorous stands that will produce high yields of top-quality pasture, silage or hay. Boy This Wet Com Is Taking A Long Time To Dry... I’m Calling EM Herr. 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Agribusiness representatives and agricultural producers from New York and Ontario were treated to in-depth presentations on subjects ranging from the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement and GATT to Can ada’s recent national referendum. The three-day seminar, hosted by Ontario’s Advanced Agricul tural Leadership Program, gave American participants a firsthand look at the Canadian government and political process. United States-Canadian trade relations, and Ontario’s agriculture industry. The joint program offered an ideal opportunity for participants to share their unique perspectives on different social and agricultural systems. Although the neighbor ing ag industries are similar in SPECIALISTS With 30 Years Experience Let Us Help To Plan Your System * GRAIN BINS •TILL AVAILABLE^ - B crop establishment will cover crop residue management, soil crust ing, adjusting drills and planters, evaluating stands, managing star ter fertilizers and avoiding herbi cide problems. Grain pest management will be the topic for the second segment. The discussion will cover basic principles for managing the major weed, disease and insect pests in summer annual grains, primarily com. Ontario Ag Leaders Talk Policy many respects in terms of com modities produced and overall trade contribution, Canadian dairy and poultry producers have been controlled by a supply manage ment system since die mid-19605. Seminar speakers included act ing members of Canada’s House of Commons, representatives YORK (York Co.) The Farm and Natural Lands Trust will host a series of regional meetings on land preservation economics, tax benefits, protection programs, and alternatives during December. The meetings are scheduled for the following: Monday, Dec. 7 at Lower Windsor Township build- GRAIN BIN The forage crop seminar will be repeated February 9 and the grain crop seminar will be offered again on February 15. On both dates, the crop establishment segments will run from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and the pest management portions will be offered from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The pest management segments of both seminars will be combined and offered again on February 25 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. from the United States Embassy, and officials from Agriculture Canada, a federal body similar to the United States Department of Agriculture. The next seminar scheduled for members of the Empire State Food and Agricultural Leadership Institute will lake place in Batavia, New Yotk, and will focus on local Regional Meetings Set ing; Wednesday, Dec. 9 at Spring Grove Borough building; Thurs day, Dec. 10 at Dover Township building; Monday, Dec. 14 at East Manchester Township building; and Tuesday, Dec. 15 at South eastern Middle School. All meet ings will begin at 7:30 p.m. There mHOT-SHOW POWER- S'/. WW ™J_ long, 10’/? 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