Center Builds New
Pesticide Facility
NEWARK, Del. Under con
sanction to be completed by mid-
August is a new pesticide contain
ment and storage building at the
University or Delaware Research
and Education Center in
Georgetown.
The building, which represents
state-of-the-art construction for
such a facility, includes pesticide
storage areas, a mixing area, lock
er room and a rinse pad for equip
ment used to apply pesticides.
Mark Isaacs, director of the
center, explains that “new experi
mental compounds and environ
mental regulations required an up
to-date facility for handling agri
cultural pesticides,” he said. ‘This
facility will also allow our
researchers and specialists to use
compounds that are approved for
experimental use only. EPA
guidelines for restrictions and reg
ulations must be followed
carefully."
Isaacs said the containment area
of the facility has received special
attention. With the new structure,
any leaks or spills will be con
tained in the room by a small curb
around the perimeter. Cleanup
will then be confined to a small
area.
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The three storage areds will be
used for herbicides, insecticides
and experimental herbicides. By
separating the different com
pounds, scientists will have
reduced exposure overall to chem
icals. For example, an entomolo
gist working with' insecticides
would work only in the
insecticide-containment room and
could avoid possible exposure to
herbicides. Curbs were also
installed in these rooms for secon
dary containment
Tlie mixing room and rinse pad
have curbs as well as self
contained drainage systems to
handle spills and leaks without
contaminating the underlying
ground or septic system. Rinse
water runs through a pesticide
detoxification treatment that
absorbs the chemicals in replace
able activated carbon filters. This
facility is also carefully ventilated
to enhance occupational safety.
The rinse pad and treatment
area is 36 by 20 feet, allowing
trucks and other machinery to
enter for cleaning. Spray equip
ment can also be filled and rinsed
here.
The final design was drafted by
Chuck Dobbs of die university’s
facilities planning and construc
tion from preliminary designs by
Dr. Jim Scarborough, extension
engineer. Substantial financial
support for the building was allo
cated by the Suite of Delaware
Bond Bill in 1992 and 1993.
Fun Night Offers Entertainment
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Pennsylvania’s Fanil Show is
just around the comer and resi
dents can enter several "Dairy Fun
Night” contests to win cash prizes.
The “Ice Cream Chum-Off” and
"Dairy Obstacle Contest” are
activities at the annual "Fun
Night,” held Tuesday, Jan. 11, -at
die PA Farm Show Complex.
The “Chum-Off” requires con
testants to create their own flavors
of homemade ice cream. The win
ner of this contest will take home a
top prize of $3OO. Second and
third place recipes will receive
$l5O and $125, respectively. Pre
vious contests have featured
simple recipes, like Raspberry,
and more creative ice creams,
such as "Hawaiian Delight.”
Eight qualified entries will
compete in the “Chum-Off” con
test All entries must use Real
dairy products. Only original,
unpublished recipes will compete
in the contest Judges will use the
following criteria to select.the
winner effective use of dairy pro
ducts (30%); taste and visua l
appeal (30%); recipe originality
Export Demand Fuels Increase
(Condniwd from Pag* A2O)
The virus is shed in the feather
follicle epithelium and through
oral and respiratory secretions,
according to Dunn. Morbidity and
mortality depend on the form of
clinical disease.
Symptoms include the classic l* ol ®* according to Dunn. Those
split leg stance, and the nerve cells administering the vaccine should
are affected (impulses cannot be pay strict attention to handling,
conducted). In more severe cases, mixing, application, and
tumors develop on the spleen, liv- monitoring,
er, and many other vital organs. “The vaccine is only as good as
Veterinarians treat the disease what you do with it after you get
through a vaccine that it,” she said. “Treat it with a lot of
resistance to disease after infec- respect”
don. Infection with a mild strain of Dunn traced the progression of
the virus provides immunity vaccine types, and said a new type,
against the effects of later infecdon CVI9BB/Rispin, used successfully
\Mcmr Farming, Saturday,
and creativity (30%); and ease of
preparation (10%).
For a second year, "Dairy Fun
Night” will include a “Dairy
Obstacle Contest.” This contest
allows competitors to experience
activities that typically occur on a
dairy farm. Teams must consist of
three people. Each team member
will participate in a different
activity - slacking hay/straw bales;
dodging "cowpies;” or pouring
milk from a large milk can into
small bottles.
Three age categories are avail
able for the “Obstacle Contest”
The categories include: 12 yean
and under, 13 to 19 yean; and
adults (19 yean and above). Two
awards will be made in each
category; fust. $75 and second,
ssot The first four entries in each
category will be selected to com
pete in the contest.
These contests are open to all
Pennsylvania residents, except
those that have an affiliation with
the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion
Program. Persons with
professional-status cannot enter
the “Churn-Off” contest. The
with the pathogenic virus.
Selection of the vaccine is
important as is procedure, in pre
venting loss because of MD. Vet
erinarians select the most avirulent
strain to provide adequate protec-
13,
“Chum-Off’ contest is limited to
one entry per family. FFA chapter,
4-H club, or other organization.
The same rule applies per categ
ory for the “Obstacle Contest.”
Entries for both contests must
be received in the Pennsylvania
Dairy Promotion Program office
by December 17, 1993. Entries
must include the names of all con
test participants and be mailed to:
"Dairy Fun Night Ice Cream
Chum-Off” or Dairy Fun Night
Obstacle Contest”
Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion
Program. 2301 North Cameron
Street Harrisburg. PA, 17110-
9408. For the “Obstacle Contest”
team category must be specified.
Recipes for the “Chum-Off” con
test must be submitted as well. All
entries should include a complete
address and telephone number for
each participant.
“Dairy Fun Night” is jointly
sponsored by the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture and the
Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion
Program. Further Information
about “Dairy Fun Night” is avail
able by calling (717) 787-6903.
in Europe, should be available to
veterinarians in this country in a
few years.
Producer* should remember that
immunity is not the sole solution to
MD control, however, and that
overall bird health management
and selection of genetics resistant
to the virus are important
She said that producers, particu
larly in the Delmarva region, are
seeing the incidence of Marek’s
Disease increasing and are taking
steps to control it. She said there is
“evidence of problem farms out
there that need to get ahead of
Marek’s Disease before it gets
ahead of them.”
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