PAPA Sponsors Nutrient Management Seminar, Others Scheduled VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Fanning Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) The ball is rolling with nutrient management in Pennsyl vania and the first indepth educa tional event to deal specifically with the subject, as it applies with in the state, has been announced. According to a news release made late last week, an ambitious, three-hour seminar on the state’s official nutrient management program has been scheduled to be held 1:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m., July 11. at the Sheraton bin Harrisburg- East. The event is being sponsored by the Pennsylvania Agronomic Pro ducts Association (PAPA). This seminar is being planned for those who want to find out how to become certified, the responsi bilities of a nutrient management specialist, the requirements of the nutrient management plan, and the total body of regulations. Unlike other seminars on nutri ent management which have dealt with general manure management concepts, or circumstances not necessarily relevant to Pennsylva nia, this educational program is set , The Best Farm Hand Money Can Buy! Complete Control. Proven Performance. Never Late for Work to offer first-hand insight into the actual state program. This is so for several reasons: • On April 19, the Nutrient Man agement Advisory Board recom mended a set of regulations to the Conservation Commission. • PAPA Resident William Bru baker is an appointed and active member pf the IS-member Nutri ent Management Advisory Board. (PAPA and Brubaker are regis tered with the state for lobbying activities.) • The state Conservation Com mission is expected, in either June or July, to propose a set of regula tions to carry out the state’s Nutri ent Management Act Those* reg ulations are expected to be based on the recommendations of the advisory board, as well as commis sion staff. • The main speakers of the PAPA-sponsored seminar are to be the staff members of the Conserva tion Commission. Specifically scheduled to talk are Michael Krempasky, executive secretary for the State Conserva tion Commission; Lynn Langcr, chief of the DER Nutrient Man •agement Section; Doug Goodlan • Easy th. Able And it's der, conservation program special ist; Melanie Sayers, nutrient man agement coordinator for the state Department of Agriculture; and a to-be-announced representative of the Penn State Department of Agronomy. By the time of the seminar, the state Conservation Commission is expected to have published its proposed regulations. That means that a 60-day public comment per iod will have started. According to the news release, in addition to gaining information for personal use, those who attend this seminar should be better able to make intelligent and informed comments on the issue. Those wishing to attend the PAPA Nutrient Management Seminar should apply for a reser vation as soon as possible, since the meeting capacity is limited to 225 people. The actual deadline on making a reservation is June 30. The cost of the seminar is $7 per PAPA member; $9 per non -1 member. To register, complete a card that requests the names of those attending, affiliation to PAPA, the amount enclosed, and a check for that amount made pay to get job done. to • Saves time and money. work listened trademark ol Monsanto*. Is a rei Roundui able to “PAPA.” The card and check should be mailed to: PAPA, 1408 Mission Rd., Lancaster. PA, 17601. Other Opportunities While this seminar may be the best first opportunity to discuss and learn about the program, it will not be the only seminar offered. _ 61 coming months and years, nutrient management education can be expected to be incorporated into many seminars offered (directly or indirectly) through the land grant universities, and state agencies, such as the state Depart ment of Agriculture and the state Department of Environmental Resources, or its heir agency. This should be especially so as the official certification program portion takes final form and educa tional updates become mandatory. And while a public education effort is being made through the state government and land-grant universities, certain sectors within agribusiness, such as PAPA, also can be expected to offer education al seminars. Of this latter group of seminars. the Lancaster ftnmna. Saturday, May 18,1WS-A3l some may or may not have value to those needing to know mote about Pennsylvania’s official program. Out of the meetings that pettain specifically to Pennsylvania’s Nutrient Management Act, a divi sion can be made between those designed to be technical and others less technical. While some extension agents around the state have offered nutri ent management-based seminars directed at expanding general knowledge of manure, its compo nents, plant uptakes, application rates, storage, handling, etc., there are some fairly specific seminars scheduled for the near future. Computer Demonstration For those interested in learning about a nutrient management com puter program that has been deve loped through Penn State Exten sion in conjunction with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly Soil Conserva tion Service), three introductory demonstrations have been sche duled at by Penn State Extension. 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