Many Factors Go Into Forage Establishment ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) —After looking at a weak stand of ptv ip. Jr ok Penn State, left, appears via satellite uplink from Penn State with Dr. Ray Shipp, Penn State associate professsor, agro nomy at the Lancaster Crops Day on Tuesday. More .satel lite conferences are scheduled the next two weeks. Introducing the new lean gain program that’s already produced over 3.5 billion pounds of leaner pork. Moor Man’s Max Lean” Program featuring m o new advanced formula Max Lean MVP" 1 Moor Man’s MVP has stood for Maximum Value Pork since 1986. In that time, more than 20 million MVP fed hogs have gone to market faster, leaner and more profitably. Now MVP is even better. New advanced formula Max Lean MVP swine concentrate is joined by a full-line lean gain program. Including Max Lean Pack for premixes and concentrates, or Max Lean Completes. All are designed to maximize lean gain. Your Moor Man Representative is eager to help you put even leaner pork on America’s tables. Pork and hog figures based on pounds of Formula MVP sold, amount required per hog to market weight, and standard carcass weight. corn, farmers often assume they’ve got a nutrient problem. But many times the problem is simply compaction. SEE US AT KEYSTONE PORK CONGRESS Feb. 17, 1993 - 8:00-5:00 - Penn Harris Inn - Camp Hill, PA In many cases, farmers mistake compaction problems for nutrient problems. But unless the problem is handled well, and the farmer takes a good, close look at his soil compaction management, future stands may continue to remain weak, according to Lynn Hoffman, Penn State agronomist, on Tues day at the Lancaster County Crops and Soils Day. Hoffman spoke to about 150 far mers and industry representatives at the day-long program, which included a special satellite telecon ference featuring Penn State experts on forage crop establish ment and management and nutri ent and residue management. A first-ever event at the Farm and Home Center, the conference, coordinated by Penn State, was beamed via an uplink from State College to a satellite (Galaxy 2, Ch. 15, some 25,000 miles up in space). Participants included Cam bria, Pike, Somerset, Bedford, Jef ferson, Lackawanna, Susquehan na, Wayne, Wyoming, and Tioga counties, and various Penn State locations, including Dußois and Scranton. Also participating were extension offices in Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia, and lean WIN^S^ Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Feßruary 13, 1993-A23 neously, Dr. Douglas Beegle, left, answers a question In Lancaster from Cambria County. With him Is Lynn Hoffman, agronomist, Penn State. Maryland, coordinated by Milt Nelson, extension representative, Maryland. Mickey Plants Apple Trees (Continued from Page A 22) job as he got 15 years ago?” The last several years have been tough on Franklin County’s Many of the questions at the end of the session were presented by (Turn to Page A 25) family-owned orchards. Mickey said that there are only a few small orchards like his that have no other income. Starting 20 years ago, his fami ly changed some of their operation to counter the hard economic limes. “We went from being pri marily processing and wholesale to primarily retail. My goal is to sell absolutely everything through the market.” Ninety percent of what he grows is now sold at the stand. Thirty years ago, it was ten percent. Mickey also installed a trickle irrigation system on 50 acres of his 90 acre farm. It uses one-fifth of the water that would be used by shooting the water out over the trees. “It took a lot of money and time, but it guarantees a crop even in a dry year. I want to increase my production of fruit per acre rather than my number of acres.” The farmer isn’t getting his fair share of the food dollar for his investment, work and risk, Mick ey said. “I’m entitled to as much of the good life as other people Today’s public is too many gener ations removed from the farm. They need an idea of what goes on out here. When I’m spraying, it’s not because I want to but because I have to.” Let Us Do Your Repairs And Get 10% Off On Your Parts , «■ On Call 24 Hour* A Day If you are to busy to fix it let a Northeast Agri Systems service person help you out. And, you get 10% off on the parts used. For service or a free estimate call cur toll free cus tomer service number 1-800-673-2580 MS Get Genuine Original Manufacturer Parts For Best Results And Warranties. Northeast Agri Systems,.lnc. FLYWAY BUSINESS PARK 139 A West Airport Rd Lmtz, PA 17543 (717) 569-2702 1-800-673-2580 Factory Trained Personnel
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