Horse Training (Continued from Pago A3O) According to staff, it takes about three months to get a decent com post and the compost has to be turned occasionally to keep the microbes thriving. A thermometer is used to monitor the temperature of the compost While much of the information is available through printed mater ials, the hands-on demonstrations provide a better look at the real life applications. Other demonstrations at Ag Progress were not intended for large audiences, but served large numbers of people over the dura tion of the event A panel of university experts manned a tent devoted to answer ing public questions about land scaping, lawn care and turf man agement; another site was manned by Tom Calvert with the USDA SCS who had several types of electric fencing displayed and explained to interested visitors the uses and limitations of each type. 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The buruea is responsible for certifying the accuracy of any commercial scale in any business in the commonwealth, from a pharmacy, to gas station to the post office, to the dealer of precious metals, according to Rick Fogal, a supervisor for the bureau. On display was the bureau’s standard weights used to certifying scales and its truck, which carries 25,000 pounds of test weights. The bureau is manned by 14 field people and three supervisors who have a wide and expanding range of responsibilities, such as making sure that milk cartons actu ally have the amount of milk as claimed on carton, or that cheese packages actually contain as much cheese as claimed. A more recent responsibility was added to the bureau’s in July when it was authorized to start conducting octane testing of gaso lines, in addition to ensure that gas pumps actually pump the amount of fuel indicated on the pump. According to Fogal, the bureau is to begin octane testing as soon as a federal grant comes through which will provide the funds necessary to carry out the duties. enhances teed intake and helps prevent lameness throughout the life cxcle help reduce the risk of milk fever and transition stress during pre-calv mg To meet the protein (Continued from Pago Ai) m ent Techniques to reduce use of ties in his plan for agriculture, chemical pesticides. They include: ‘Expanding the food processing •Reducing farming costs by sup- industry by promoting greater porting expansion of Penn State inter-agency cooperation between efforts in Integrated Pest Manage- DOA and Department of Commer- Mark Slngel, lieutenant governor, right, expounds on what he will do for farmers If elected governor at a press conference at Ag Progress Days. Boyd Wolff, state agricul ture secretary, gave the keynote address at Government/ Industry Day. Crystalyx supplements are a hard, crvstalli/ed blend (aoway) Singel Seeks Votes Lancaster Firming, smuttily, August 20, 1994-A3l Fo improve ce in promoting the food process ing industry. •Promoting farm product exports by doubling the funding for state export promotion to $1 mil lion to increase the number of trade-shows for agricultural businesses and establishing an export loan guarantee program for companies and fanners seeking foreign market opportunities. •Promote rural health by sup porting legislation for $500,000 to create a farm safety demonstration and education program. In addition, Singel said termers’ mistrust of DER “is not unfounded,” and he proposed to separate out of DER the resource development functions. “We are taking a look at moving the deve lopment aspects into a different realm, whether into the Depart ment of Agriculture, the Depart ment of Commerce, or somewhere else, remains to be seen,” Singel said. “But it is time to protect the environment, but make DER user friendly and practical.” Wolff Keynote Speaker In the govemment/industry day program, after Dean Lamartine Hood introduced elected officials and persons from private industry who support Penn State, Secretary Wolff gave the keynote address. Wolff said that as he looks back on nearly eight years, (He has attended Ag Progress Days every year since his appointment.) the change from dairy farming to becoming a bureaucrat was like a mid-life crisis. In the past year, two major initiatives have occupied the efforts of the department The Ag Land Preservation program has now preserved 450 farms with 53,000 acres. He said the deve lopment pressures in the ’Bo’s were causing the loss of 90,000 acres each year. And the animal health commission has deve loped a diagnostic system among PDA’s Sum mcrdale Lab., Penn State’s lab., and Penn’s New Bolton Center Lab. The state budget this year includes $3.6 million, half for Penn State and half for the University of Pennsylvania to finish the facilities to complete this system. When it is up and running, Pennsylvania will have the best animal health support system in the nation. Wolff announced the addition of 10 counties to CHEMS WEEP, a disposal program that helps fanners get rid of unwanted pesticides. “Through this program, growers can safely dispose of hazardous materials,” Wolff said. “We are pleased to administer the program with the coop eration of the Penn State extension offices. The new counties listed are: Armstrong, Berks, Butler, Chester, Columbia, Erie, Luzerne. Mifflin, Montour, and York counties. These counties selected for cleanup activity in 1995 brings to 32 the number of counties involved in the program. To date, over 73,000 pounds of pesticides have been collected from the first 13 counties taking part Wolff secs several major challenges for agri culture in the coming years. The need to farm without adversely affecting the environment is a major challenge. Many of the farm programs are now tied to conservation with state and federal regulations on how to handle waste. The new international agreements also pose a challenge. GATT and NAFTA take us into a global economy and a global market. The way we react to technology will also pro vide the only way to be able to continue to feed the growing population. In addition, it is the most promising way to reduce chemical use. And and finally, we need consumer outreach. We need to reach out and tell consumers we have the safest food on earth,” Wolff said. “We enjoy the highest standard of living of any coun try because of the efficiency of our farmers. We need to tell consumers we care about the environ ment, and we care for our animals. It’s in our best interest to do so. “Since we are less than two percent of the population, farmers need to reach out to those who make public policy so that they have a basic understanding of agriculture. If we do, these policy-makers will be more likely to institute legislation that farmers can live with.”
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