UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) As more landfills close and stricter regulations make opening new ones more difficult, other ways to handle chemically contaminated wastes are being explored. Farmers, for instance, are recy cling plastic pesticide containers, said a waste management expert in Penn State’s College of Agri cultural Sciences. “With agriculture generating approximately 60 million pounds of plastic containers each year, recycling helps to manage this large amount of waste while supp lying raw material for new pro ducts,” said James Garthe, instruc tor in agricultural engineering. All remaining pesticide residue must be removed before these containers can be recycled. 19 More Reasons Why you should buy Big Dutchman from Hershey Equipment NEW CONSTRUCTION OR REMODEL WORK 1. Big Dutchman and Hershey Equipment is #1 in owner loyalty. More people buy Big Dutchman when they remodel than any other system. 2. Our Profit-tier system adapts to your old building, 3. Re-use your old comers to save money. 4. Big Dutchman’s superior suspension system keeps the cages from sagging between stands. Competitive sys tems sag. 5. Lower maintenance costs. Talk to our customers - Then talk to theirs! 6. Better Performance! This isn’t just talk. Ask your feed company to show you records from a Big Dutchman sys tem to compare to a competitive system. 7. Big Dutchman high lip feed trough is designed to reduce spillage into the walkways. Look at a competitors walk way and measure the thickness of wasted feed. 8. Your old hoppers aren’t wore out. Save money and re use them on your new system. 9. We have our own installation crews to bersure the equip ment is properly installed. Competition hires outside crews. COMMERCIAL LAYER CONTRACTS * GIVE US A CALL TT€RSH€V mmi EQUIPMENT CO. IF IT'S WORTH YOUR INVESTMENT , TRUST IT TO HERSHEY Pesticide Containers Can Required by state and federal law. rinsing removes more than 99 per cent of all remaining pesticides. “The container must be proper ly cleaned immediately after the contents are used, either by pres sure rinsing with a special nozzle or by triple rinsing,” Garthe said. “Unless a container is properly rinsed, it is classified by the state as a hazardous waste, which makes disposal difficult and time consuming. A properly rinsed container is classified as munici pal solid waste and usually will be accepted for recycling.” After the container has been rinsed, the cap is discarded. Caps usually are made of unrecyclable material and contain caked-on pesticide residue. Containers waiting to be recycled should be kept in a dry area out of the rain. “Protecting the container from rain reduces the chance for the recycling inspector to mistake rainwater for pesticide residue,” Garthe said. The containers should be stored until a large quantity is available. Then they can be transported to a site that accepts them for recy cling. Personnel from the Pennsyl- , ‘ vania Department of Agriculture or the Department of Environmen tal Resources will inspect the con tainers, Rejecting any with obvious pesticide residue. Accepted containers are turned into chips, collected in sacks and taken to a recycler. “Eventually the chips are melted to form pel lets, making raw material for pro ducts such as new pesticide con tainers, fence posts, sign posts and even roofing tiles,” Garthe said. 10. Eggs move gently from the birds, to the belts and thru the collector unit The eggs are not like balls in a bowl ing alley as in some competitive systems. 11. Incredible! New left hand drive allows feed chain to travel lip to 120 F.P.M, 12. Your present gearboxes and motors can be re-used to save money. 13. The Big Dutchman chain feeder gives 2V4 times more feeder space than the grind auger. 14. It’s a proven fact. Chain feeder systems use less electricity. 15. Big Dutchman has a stronger cage top and front than competitive cages. 16. The sliding door on a Big Dutchman system is easy to open and close and it stays closed. 17. The Big Dutchman collector is the best there is. Don’t accept an imitation. 18. Our cage design allows eggs to roll front and out of the cage, not get stepped on and cracked by birds as in com petitive cages. 19. Big Dutchman systems provides a bigger percentage of larger eggs for a longer period of time. 255 PLANE TREE DRIVE LANCASTER, PA 17603 (717) 393-5807 UOClipr rVfHiViQi BMMwQf) mPKh liilwl Be Recycled “When pelletizing is not practical, the granulated chips can be used as high-energy fuel.” At least 25 states have pesticide container recycling programs, and that number is expected to grow. “In 1993, 1.2 million pounds of containers were collected from approved sites in several states,” Garthe said. “In Pennsylvania, Adams, Franklin and Lancaster Counties are in the initial stages of developing pilot programs for 1994.” To promote state efforts to Assistance Sought For Semen Export Promotion recycle used pesticide containers, members of the agricultural chem ical industry have organized the Agricultural Container Research Council. The organization distri butes educational materials, helps establish programs and provides names of contractors for granulat ing and transporting containers to recyclcrs. For more information about recycling, contact your county’s Penn State Cooperative Extension office. COLUMBIA, Mo. As a member of the recently formed U.S. Livestock Genetic Export Inc., (USLGE), The National Associa tion of Animal Breeders (NAAB) has applied for funds to be allocated to qualified private firms for promotion of USA-origin bovine semen in international markets. The funds are made possible under the aus pices of the Market Promotion Program (MPP), administered by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). The final funding level for the USLGE/ NAAB Branded Program is to be determined by .FAS. The USLGE/NAAB Branded Program supports the efforts of USA firms to promote private labels of frozen bovine semen throughout the world. The ultimate objective is to increase the total market for bovine semen from all USA exporters. Allocation of available funds are to be made to qualified USA firms on an equitable and uniform basis within the guidelines of USDA-FAS and consistent with the objec tives of the MPP program. Under the program, participants will be reimbursed up to 50 percent of eligible prom otion expenses, up to the amount of their respective allocations authorized by NAAB. The 1994 program year is to run from May 1, 1994 thru April 30, 1995. All program expenses must be incurred before the end of the program April 30, 1995. USA companies desiring to lake advantage of this program must submit an application to NAAB using the form prescribed by NAAB. The absolute deadline for receipt of applica tions by NAAB is noon, Friday, March 11, 1994. In determining the qualifications of each applicant and fund allocations, consideration is to be given to previous experience with exporting of bovine semen from the USA, and the applicant’s ability to provide staff support to supervise and carry out the proposed prom otional activities. Willingness and ability to provide adequate supplies of USA origin bovine semen of the quality desired by foreign buyers in response to the demand generated by the promotional activities must be demonstrated. The promotional activities proposed be each applicant will be individually evaluated and approved by NAAB and the USDA-FAS. Therefore, a detailed description of the prom otional activities proposed to be funded under the MPP program, including a budget of the funds to be expended by country, is required. The method by which the applicant prop oses to evaluate the success of the proposed promotional activities must be included. The applicant must own the bull whose semen is promoted and own the label or brand name under which the semen is to be prom oted, or by written agreement with the pro prietor, be assigned exclusive rights of rep resentation for the semen and brand to be promoted. All semen and brands to be prom oted must be USA origin. Each participating company will be required to enter into a contract with NAAB and will pay a fee to NAAB for administrative services in accordance with the amount of program funds allocated. Additional information about the program and applications are available upon request from NAAB by contacting Dr. Gordon A. Doak, P.O. Box 1033, Columbia, Missouri 65205; Telephone 314/445-4406; Facsimile 314/446-2279; or Telex 258099 NAAB UR.
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