C4*Lancaatar Finning, Saturday, October 21, 1995 UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Recent population figures suggest that a life in the country is drawing a growing number of people to rural Pennsylvania. As more nonfarm residents move into agricultural areas, complaints about odors from dairy, poultry and other livestock enterprises are increasing. However, farmers do have op tions. “Some odor control tech niques cost nothing but time and can be extremely effective in pre venting odors,” said Jeannie Leg gett, extension assistant in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. “Odor Control for Animal Operations,” a new fact sheet available free from the college, outlines practical and technology based options to help control odors and minimize complaints about livestock operations. Leg gett wrote the fact sheet with Dr. Robert Graves, professor of agri cultural engineering. 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Sound management practices, careful site selection and com munication with your neighbors may be your best and least expen sive ways to prevent odor com plaints. she said. Sometimes it is easier to pre vent odor complaints than it is to stop odors themselves. Visual buf fers such as a row of trees around manure ponds and spreading areas may help reduce the number of complaints. “Be sure to open lines of com munication with the community,” Leggett said, “Let your nonfarm neighbors know that you are con cerned about odors and would like to work with them to understand and solve the r oblem." A little community outreach can go ajlong way, but stopping odors before they become a nui sance may be necessary if cour tesy fails. “Good housekeeping is your best defense against odor generation” Leggett said. “Clean up spilled feed, silage and manure in hard-to-reach areas. Keep ani mals clean and dispose of carcass es promptly and properly.” Some control methods are de signed to keep odors within the Extension Sets Meeting DAUPHIN (Dauphin Co.) hire “Sustaining Dauphin County The public is cordially invited to Agriculture into the 21st Cen attend the 78th annual meeting of hiry,” the Dauphin cooperative exten- A ham and turkey dinner will be sion at.6:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. s®"* l at 7 P m - Cost » $l3 per 3, at the Dauphin County Agricul- P®™ oll * children under 18 years ture and Natural Resources Cen- $8.75 each, and children ter. This year’s program will fea- In the Year 2045, this Morton Building will still be Warranted Against Snow-Load Damage! Check these warranty Features: 50-Vtar Protection Against snow-load damage to the structure with no weight Unit. 50-Year Protection Against decay or insect attack on preservative treated columns and preservative treated lumber. 20-Year Protection Against pad rust helming damage caused by atmospheric pohitants. 10-YSar ProtectlH Against wind load damage to our optional AlumaSteol* sNUng doors with no wind velocity gndL S-fter Protection Against wind load damage to the structure with no wind velocity limit AN warranties Include materials and labor and nre not prorated. CONTACT: Security & Peace of Mind 717/624-3331 3368 York Rd. Gettysburg, pa 17325 farm boundary, where they are less likely to disturb neighbors. The fret sheet discusses the ad vantages and disadvantages of se veral options, including compost ing, adding a biofilter to the venti lation system, and manure additives^ “Odor Control for Animal Pro duction Operations.” fact sheet G-79, is available now. Several re lated fact sheets also arc available from Penn State, including “On- Farm Composting,” “Farm Corn- under two years old are free. A reservation form can be ob tained by calling (717) 921-8803. Every Morton Building is backed by the strongest written warranties in the industry. When you build with Morton Buildings, you have direct involvement with us, every step of the way. All of our sales people, office personnel, plant workers, engineers, estimators, architects and construction crews are employed directly by Morton Buildings, Inc. This teamwork concept eliminates the uncertainties of working with a dealership and SSiMIVASI lets you take advantage of |f| Vl% I Ull our pride and committment VA Ax Dllll to service and workmanship. \' ' P. O. Box 399, Morton, IL 61550 <0 1994 Morion Buildings, Inc polling: Plan Now to Avoid Prob lems Later” and “Farm Compost ing for Profit” To obtain copies or to receive a list of all fact sheets offered by the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, write to the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Extension Office, The Pennsylvania State Univ ersity, 246 Agricultural Engineer ing Building, University Park, PA 16802, (814) 865-7685. Deadline for reservations is Mon day, Oct 23. Special features will be keynote speaker. Dr. Herb Cole, Penn State plant pathologist; continu ous slide presentation of Dauphin County agriculture; and recogni tion of cooperative extension lead ership. Morton Buildings, Inc. enjoys an enviable position in the financial community. We have a SAI rating from Dun & Bradstreet... its their highest rating, for both credit appraisal and financial strength. 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