820-L«ncmtf Farming, Saturday, Fabruary 11, 1995 by Jan Suszkiw Everybody’s Science WASHINGTON, D.C. Computer maps that track hungry crop pests may also chart a road to recovery for endangered wildlife species. U.S. - Department of Agricul ture scientists built the computer maps so farmers could be alerted as to where boll weevils might threaten cotton crops. In Mississippi and Tennessee, the maps are helping farmers wipe out boll weevils by tracking the insect pest’s every move in cotton fields. Now wildlife researchers are interested in adapting the scien tists’ maps to store timely infor mation about the movements and behaviors of endangered species —important for strategies to pro tect them, or to bolster their num bers in refuges, parks and other habitats. 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Heavy cut ting of southern pine and other native forests in Mississippi, Florida and other southern states over the past 90 years has reduced the woodpecker’s numbers and natural habitat. But scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) are working to reverse that trend. As part of a pilot study, the FWS scientists have enlisted the help of USDA researchers Glenn Wiygul and John Reinecke to adapt the maps to monitor a small population of the endangered woodpeckers at the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is located about 35 miles southwest of Columbus, Miss. “Only about 350 of the small, insect-eating birds exist in Missis sippi, 125 of which are known to reside at the Noxubee refuge, the best place in the world to see one,” said Reinecke, who works with Wiygul at USDA’s Agricultural SALE JD 322 Tractor w/Mower Good Condition $4,995 H 3/4” Bushing $2.00 H 1” Bushing $2.00 Hi 1/8" Bushing $2.00 BK 110 H Pulley $16.00 BK 47H Pulley $B.OO BK 57H Pulley $B.OO BK 140 H Pulley $24.00 BK2 100 H Pulley $27.00 1” Pillow Block Bearing.... 5L 510 Belt. A 50 8e1t.... B 45 8e1t.... 2.75x10 Wheel.... 400x6 Pneumatic Wheel w/BB Research Service. If successful, said Reinecke, computer mapping could give fed eral, state and non-government organizations like the National Audubon Society an affordable new system for monitoring and protecting endangered animals and plants. FWS scientists, for example, Safe Food For Meaningful Regulation SHANNON, 111. American Agri-Women recently voiced it’s support of a scientifically based approach to pesticide policy in the United States; questioning wheth er our nation’s pesticide regula tions regarding food safety are in need of the massive overhaul being proposed by the Clinton administration. “Clearly, we all want a safe food supply for every consumer, and especially for our children, and the need to change the out moded Delaney Clause is very real,” stated AAW President Ar- $B.OO $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $5.00 $B.OO IT ALSO CUTS MANHOURS. Hesston 1160 Mower Conditioner Now’s The Time To Buy’. \ UeOealers Below \ S For Company programs, JS?»S= quality hay and save lots of time in the process. —-r See your ACCO/Hesston dealer listed here and ask MLI ff i about our flexible financing plans on the 1160. Or on our HfW £ wide selection of other equipment, all backed by the AGCO ( agco 1 THE PRIME LINE Warranty Program. HERNLEY'S FARM EQUIPMENT. INC. 2095 S. 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Likewise, American farmers and ranches are now con sistently providing food and fiber for the worldwide market, and the productivity and safety of these agricultural products is due in large part to the judicious utiliza tion of the most modem fertiliza tion and crop protection chemicals by U.S. farmers. ‘Therefore, the draconian call to ban all pesticides would not only limit our ability to consistent ly produce abundant safe food, it would cost the average household $228/year; and including fertiliz- When you're doing high-capacity haying, our Hesston 1160 Hydro Swing Mower Conditioner gets right down to business. We built it with a center-pivot design that gives you all the benefits of a self-propelled—without the extra expense. And it's made for consistent, even cutting. Once you've entered your fields, the 1160's fully engaged 110" conditioner goes to work for fast drying and even, well-conditioned windrows. 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