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A Nov. 4 Dauphin Coun ty field day is scheduled to emphasize techniques for man aging crop residue so that farmers can maintain compliance with conservation plans, according to Paul Craig, Dauphin County extension agent. Craig said that what farmers do now to their fields, as far as creating and maintaining crop residue levels, sets the base for the amount of residue remaining after spring planting. Conservation plans, which are required in order to par ticipate in federal programs, can be very specific for the percentage of residue left on a field in spring. In order to help producers keep from failing to comply with their plans, a multi-agency effort is planned. The field day, open to farmers in Dauphin and sur rounding counties, is to be held Nov. 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Milton Hcrshey School Farm Technology Cen ter, located cast of Hershcy. The field day is being coordinated by the agencies located in the Dauphin County Agriculture and Natural Resource Center, in Dauphin. Specifically, the agencies combining efforts include the Dauphin County Conservation District, Penn Slate Cooperative Extension, and USDA’s Soil Conservation Service (SCS), and the Agricultural Stabilization Conser vation Service (ASCS). According an announcement from the county’s Conser vation District, “using practical demonstrations, the 1993 Dauphin County Field Day will show how to farm for residue management. In addition, the program will focus on the need for conservation plan compliance, manure application, and perennial weed control on reduced tillage practices.” Those who attend the weed control session arc eligible to receive a prcsticidc credit, but need to bring their license along to the event in order to have the credit notated properly. According to the announcement, “The primary empha sis will boon residue management using tillage equipment that most farmers currently have. However, farmers attending will have the opportunity to see some new til lage equipment demonstrated.” Scheduled speakers include Lynn Hoffman, agronom ist from Penn Stale University, and Joel Myers, state agro nomist for SCS. Both are experienced in working with high residue farming and can be expected to provide those attending with help in best managing their own farm. There will also be specialists, exhibitors and represen tatives from all the organizing agencies making presenta tions, doing demonstrations and answering questions. According to the news release, to stay eligible for USDA program benefits, “farmers must now protection their land against soil erosion and preserve wetlands, as required by the Food Security Act of 1985. Since 1990, if you farm highly credible cropland without a conservation plan, you will be ineligible for most USDA program bene fits on all you cropland.” The announcement also reminds producers that the con servation plan must be fully implemented by Jan. 1,1995, allowing one growing season to learn and plan for compliance. Signs indicating the field day arc to be placed along routes 422 and 322. If farmers in northern Dauphin County call and express enough interest, the Conservation District will sponsor a bus to make stops in Gratz, Bcrrysburg, Elizabethville, and Halifax. Those interested in riding a free bus to the field day should call the district at (717) 921-8100 before Oct. 25. Also, a free lunch is to be provided from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. The field-day program is set lo start at 9:30 a.ir.. with registration, a welcome and introduction period at 10 a.m., and then right into a session on why farmers should be concerned with implementation of their' conservation plan. Scheduled speakers are Rick Kcpner, a district conser vationist with the SCS who is lo discuss farm plans, spot checking and appeals; Ruth Hagy, executive director of the Dauphin County ASCS who is lo discuss the impacts of non-compliance on eligibility for USD A programs; and Mike Hublcr, a resource conservationist with the county Conservation District who is to discuss non-compliance and the Clean Streams Law. At 10:30 a.m., Lynn Hoffman, is to speak, followed by Joel Myers at 11 a.m. At 11:30 a.m. is to be a demonstration of tillage for residue management After lunch, Russel Casscl, assoicate director of the Conservation District is to discuss the role of manure in residue management At 1:30 p.m., Paul Craig is to discuss perennial weed control on reduced tillage acreage. The last half hour is to be a review and question and
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