Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 17, 1996, Image 25

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ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Stair
ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.) —
Many vegetable farmers saw the
latest in vegetable transplanting
technology on Wednesday here at
Ag Progress.
A huge crowd, many vegetable fanners, showed up to
seethe latest in vegetable transplanting technology. Afour
row planter using no-tiil was demonstrated, planting toma
to and cabbage plugs, by Ron Phelps, resource coordinator
with the Soil Conservation Service at the Pocono Northeast
Resource Conservation and Development Area.
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Highlights No-Till Vegetables At Ag Progress
A four-row planter using no-till
was demonstrated, planting toma
to and cabbage plugs, by Ron
Phelps, resource coordinator with
the Soil Conservation Service at
the Pocono Northeast Resource
Conservation and Development
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AMERICAN
STEEL SPAN
Penn State is conducting several
yield trials using no-till vegetable
transplanting technology at the
research site.
In other demonstrations, hun
dreds of visitors to this year’s Ag
Progress Days lined the field west
of the conservation education tent
on Wednesday morning, waiting
to see several round silage bale
maker manufacturers show their
stuff. «
Many stood in awe at how fast
Penn State Is conducting several yield trials using no-tlll vegetable transplanting
technology at the research site.
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and efficient technology has
become in converting newly cut
grass into round bales.
In the afternoon, a crowd num
bering several hundred watched as
equipment manufacturers worked
to wrap the bales. A lot of different
methods were employed, includ
ing stationary wrap and rotating yv
arm wrapping technology. 1 il J WA
Fanners view the annual agri- VBI VynM
cultural showcase event as their
chance to take a test drive and also
to have fun viewing the latest
Business Planning for Farm Families
• Farm partnerships and corporations
• Succession Planning/Farm Transfers
Real Estate
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• Tax planning during settlement
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equipment and what it could do for
their operation.
Included here are a few photos
demonstrating the vegetable trans
planting equipment
to Trial
methods each
trickle irrigatioi
Signal
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Estate Planning for Farm Families
• Wills, trusts and tax planning
• Charitable giving
• Tax-free exchanges of real estate
• Real estate settlements
• Public sales
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