Conservation Tillage CARLISLE, (Cumberland Co). National environmental issues and practical information to make conservation tillage prof itable will be major topics at this year’s six-state Mid-Atlantic Conservation Tillage Conference. The twenty-first annual event is set Dec. 14 at the Embers Inn and Convention Center near Carlisle. Specific topics will deal with “rock-solid” practical ’and prof itable no-till ideas to use next spring, clean water, soil fertility, new herbicides, and workable Join the list of satisfied users with Ultraflo* feeders More Than 275 Ultraflo® Systems Have Been Sold In The Northeast Since 1985 - That's Over 22 Million Birds! I J easy AUGER CONNECTOR. I ' , lijßß j Allows feat and simple installation, I J also quick and easy repair of auger if ever necessary. Auger and trough are both warranted 5 faß years. Call or send for the list of over 80% top egg producers who have switched to Chore-Time! Call or send for the list of over 200 Ultraflo® houses in the northeast. Northeast Agri Systems, Inc. SSS OiAwn./ Hi Store hours: Mon.-Frt. 7:30 to 430 hH (Formriy Ung bimbtr) P'V^ A a y Bu f | r | f ss Pa* Sat. 800 to Noon 'Jm 5 • 1-800-785-8381 139 A West Airport Road 24 Hr. 7 Day Repair Service mmm STOfIE HOURS: I ItitZ PA 17543 SB A.M.-4:*) F.M. Ph: (717) 569-?702 1-800-673-2580 f$ IB^I agri systems rtha machinery attachments. Farmers from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia are invited to attend. Sponsoring organizations include Cooperative extension; the U.S. Department of Agricul ture’s Soil Conservation Service, and local conservation districts in the participating states, with assistance from interested agri business representatives. More than 400 persons are expected. Activities on Dec. 14 will get SIMPLE OPERATION. “Push- Pull" Power Units with low HP' motor are located along the feeder Une as needed. Have hardened steel gears for trouble-free Hfe. Microprocessor control lets you program feeding time to the second. Event Dec 14 ijnc|^ftr^^^roc|^i * i#M - cil under way at 8 a.m. with free cof fee and doughnuts, plus opportu nities to visit industry exhibits. The educational program will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with an hour and a half off for lunch and another chance to chat with exhibitors. Tickets for the noon lunch are available at $6 each from cooper ative extension county offices throughout the Mid-atlantic area. They must be purchased in advance and no later than Dec. 5. Speakers and topics for the" Egg producers have been putting up with obsolete chain feeders far too long. Now there’s a better way: Chore-Time’s proven ULTRAFLO Cage Feeding System. Since introduction, more than 80% of the 54 egg producers* have gone to ULTRAFLO. A lot smaller ones have too. They’ve all looked at the advantages and chosen ULTRAFLO.. That's because it makes them more profitable. Total egg production and egg size—these are the best benefits of our complete feeding system. Why not check out the facts for yourself? Contact us now—or ask any producer who owns ULTRAFLO. Because the only negative comments about our feeding system come from our competition—not from our customers. r Th« Top 54 U.S. Egg Producers a • Kited In Nov. morning program are as follows: • “30 Rock-Solid, Highly Practical and Profitable No-Till Ideas of UsetNext “Spring”— William F. Rohrs, coordinator. Conservation Action Project, Maumee Valley Resource Con servation and Development Area, Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Defi ance, Ohio. • “Clean Water Without Rigid Regulation” —Dr. Richard S. Fawcett, Farm Journal envi ronment specialist, Huxley, lowa. top of 4991 EOG INDUSTRY Contracts available for new layer ft pullet houses. For more information call: 1-800-673-2580 • “Soil Fertility Programs” (including manure and fertilizer inputs)—farmer panel. • “Where to Find the Profits in Conservation Farming”— Roland P. Freund, area farm man agement agent, Capitol region, Penn State Extension, Carlisle. • “New Chemistry of Herbi cides: Making Conservation Tillage More Friendly to the Environment”— Dick Fawcett, Farm Journal. An informal discussion ses sion will close out the afternoon for knowledge seekers who wish to remain. Implantable Products (Continued from Pago CIO) Carcass quality usually does not decrease if a proper implant strategy is used. Implant Stragegies If growth-promoting implants are used according to recommendations and label instructions, each implant given sequentially throughout an animal’s lifetime will result in an increase in growth and feed efficiency and have some effect on carcass characteristics. Subsequent implants may stimulate growth less than the initial one, especially if the prop er implant strategy is not used. Manufacturers of implantable products have different implant strategies, ranging from aggressive to conservative. An aggres sive strategy might call for two sequential implants of Revalor-S after weaning, the first administered as the feeder cattle enter the feedlot, the second 90 days later. However, if high carcass grade is impor tant, only one Revalor-S should be used, pre ferably 110 to 120 days prior to slaughter. For best results, the implant strategy should be based on counting days backward from the planned slaughter date. Trenbolone acetate, with or without estra diol (Revalor-S or Finaplix, respectively), has been demonstrated to decrease carcass quality more than other products when administered too close to slaughter. If carcass quality is an important characteristic for the cattle feeder and in almost all cases it should be then special attention must be given to not implant ing cattle with Revalor-S or Finaplix too close to time of slaughter. Also, for most products, the economic ben efit will be reduced if animals are implanted too close to slaughter, since the product will be active for fewer days. Conversely, much of benefit from implanting is obtained within a relatively short time after administration. Again, implant strategy should be planned with the intended slaughter date in mind. Other factors to consider in planning implant strategy are: • If animals are on a low plane of nutrition, there will be less increase in actual pounds of gain, and the return from using implants will be less. If rate of gain is very low, there may be no benefit from implanting. • If ownership is to be retained until slaughter, preweaning implanting will be less important than if the calves are sold at wean ing (but implanting is still advisable). • If calves are sold at weaning, it is impor tant to implant the calf in the suckling phase to increase sale weight • There may be some slight sacrifice in postweaning gain and feed-conversion effi ciency if implants are made prior to weaning, but this does not mean implants should not be used before as well as after weaning. Remem ber, implant strategies based on the intended slaughter date are the most effective. It is important that we continue to inform the public about the human and animal safety of technology such as implantable growth promotants. Otherwise, if we cannot increase efficiency and product quality by applying technology, we are severely limited in the improvements we can make in our production systems. This is important to the sustainabili ty of our industry.
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