Farm Calendar /^i (Continued from Page A 10) Marriott, Duluth, Ga.. thru Feb. 1994 Delaware Ag Outlook Con ference for Grain Producers, Sheraton Inn, Dover, Del., 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Pa. Holstein Assoc. Southeastern District election and show meeting, Wegman’s Restaur- Seminar, Cross Creek Resort, Titusville, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Lancaster County 4-H Benefit Auction, Farm and Home Cen ter. Lancaster. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. EAYFA annual banquet, Durlach/ Mnnil.i \. I chi u.ii \ " ISA Penn-Del Chapter Annual Shade Tree Symposium, Host Conference Center, Lancaster, thru Feb. 8. We Specialize in Building, Remodeling, and Automating Dairy Facilities ... 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Schuylkill Agribusiness Forum, Pine View Acres, Pottsvilie, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Pa. Dairy Promotion Program, Nit tany Lion Inn, State College, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Adams County Crops and Soils Day, extension office, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Blair/Huntingdon Crops Day, Fir Hall, Alexandria, 9:30 a.m.-3 Winter Convention, Eden Resort and Conference Center, Lancaster, thru Feb. 10. Sire Power county meeting. Red Lion Cafe. Deturksville. Intensive Forage School, Lebanon Landsdown Farm, Berlin, PA The Countrymans We offer full service on our products 24 hours a day . Valley Ag Center, thru Feb. IS. Lancaster County Crops and Soils Day. Lancaster Farm and Home Center. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Holstein Winter Forum, Columbus Marriott/North, Columbus. Chambersburg, 7:30 p.m. Custom manure haulers meeting. Lancaster Farm and Home Cen- ter, 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Pa. Forage School, Gap Diner, Gap. also Feb. 16. Lebanon Valley National Bank Annual Ag Seminar, Prescott Fire Hall, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Herd Health Management Work shop, Rostraver Grange, Belle Vernon, 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Farm tax update meeting. Country Focht’s Restaurant, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. York County Soybean Growers School, cooperative extension office, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., also Feb. 16. Holstein Winter Forum, Days Inn, Butler Conference Center, Butler. Featuring: Lancptor Fanning, Saturday, January M, 1594-A27 I Inn sd,i\. I flu ii.ii \ lh CRP Conference, Rcinaisstncc Hotel, Arlington, Va., thru Feb. 11. Dairy Nutrition Teleconferences and Worshops, Lancaster Farm and Home; Center: and else where, repeats Feb. 17 and 24, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Venango County Dairy Nutrition School, extension office, repeats Feb. 17, 24. Bradford County Dairy Nutrition Workshop, extension office, repeats Feb. 17, 24. Cecil County, Md., Dairy Day, Calvert Grange, Calvert, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Atlantic Breeders Cooperative annual meeting, Penn Twp. Fire Hali, Huntsdale, noon. Lancaster County Fruit Growers Banquet, .Leola Family Restaurant, Leola, 6:30 p.m. Lancaster County Livestock Ban quet, Country Table Restaur ant, Mount Joy, 6:30 p.m.. ABC annual Dist. 3. meeting. Ml Zion Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Atlantic Dairy Day, Seven Valleys FH, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Northeast Regional Vegetable Grpwcqjnpcting. rStoiWhQmi Sfifa^o^ r -9:30 ajn.-3;30 p.m. Northeastern Pa. Turfgrass and Grounds Maintenance School, Mountain Laurel Resort, White Haven, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Kutztown Produce Auction Fifth Annual Grower’s meeting, Leesport Market Banquet Hall. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Farming For Water Quality Work- shop, Paxtonville United Methodist Church. Middle burg, 9:30 a.m. Lancaster/ChesterPork Producers Banquet rescheduled from Jan. 27, Yoder’s Restaurant New Holland, 6:30 p.m. Holstein Winter Forum, Sheraton Inn East Harrisburg, 9 a.m.-S p.m. Pennsylvanians Work For Higher Quality Eggs LITITZ (Lancaster Co.) Pennsylvania egg producers are leading the nation in an am bitious research effort to reduce the incidence of salmonella enteriditis (SE) in their laying flocks. The research is described in an article in the current issue of Sunny Side, a newsletter pro duced by Sauder’s Eggs of Lititz. Salmonella bacteria can cause salmonel losis, a food-borne illness with flu-like symp toms. They are abundant in nature, and ban multiply rapidly in warm, moist environ ments. Outbreaks of salmonellosis are associated mostly with improper food handling, accord ing to Mac McLaurin, president of the Egg Association of America. In the article, he des cribed the coalition of representatives from federal and state agencies, research institu tions, and the egg industry that began the Pennsylvania SE Pilot Project in 1991. Egg producers enrolled in the project work with researchers to gather data and to imple ment stringent measures to combat SE, so that even improperly handled eggs will be less likely to provide a haven for the bacteria. One of the most important control measures is the elimination of mice from laying houses. Mice harbor SE in their digestive tracts, and they are attracted to laying houses by the chicken feed and warmth. Some of the producers in the SE Pilot Pro ject have, in fact, reported a decrease in the in cidence of SE in their laying flocks as they have decreased the number of mice in the houses. All the laying flocks owned by Sauder’s are participating in the SE Pilot project. One of the newest company flocks is housed in a state-of-the-art facility in Dauphin County’s Begins Valley. The four-house operation is designed to accommodate 500,000 hens at one time, and is described in another Sunny- Side article. Key features of the Begins Valley complex include four slow-moving rod conveyors which gently move the eggs from the hen houses to the four packing lines. Handling the eggs gently means fewer cracks and higher quality. Also at Begins Valley, the chickens are housed six to a cage rather than the usual nine in order to give the birds more space and to help them achieve higher production. There’s a special high-efficiency ventilation system to further increase the birds’ comfort, and a new method was employed to keep the eggs clean er. Other items in the current issue of Sunny- Side include a story about the American Egg Board’s new $4.5 million TV ad campaign, an item about the FDA’s support of foam recy cling, a photo of a bench made from recycled egg cartons and milk jugs, and a recipe for a low-fat chicken broccoli bake. For a copy of Sunny Side, contact Sauder’s Eggs, 570 Furnace Hill Pike, Lititz, PA 17543, (717) 626-2074.
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