Huffs Clinch Championships
(Contlniwd'from Pag* A 34)
Chester, where they are known for
their Uneback cattle.
Both grand champion reserve
junior and senior 4-H champions
went to Patrick Jenkins who
showed a junior calf named WRF
IPM To Be Highlighted At Field Day
CELEERYVILLE, Ohio
Whether you faim or just enjoy
what farmers produce, effective,
environmentally sound pest con
trol is an important issue.
Scientists are studying Integrat
ed Pest Management, or IPM, at
the Muck Crops Branch in Celery
ville, Ohio. They’re developing
new. innovative pest control
methods and will be showcasing
their results at the Muck Crops
Field Day, July 31.
The branch is at 4875 State
Route 103 South in Huron Coun
ty, about two miles south of Wil
lard, Ohio. It’s one of the 10 outly
ing branches of Ohio State
University’s Ohio Agricultural
Research and Development Cen
ter. It focuses on fresh-market sal
ad vegetables lettuce, carrots,
onions and more grown on soil
that’s high in organic matter.
IPM relies on a wide range of
methods such as crop rotation,
cultural practices and, as neces
sary, limited pesticide use to
control pests. The goal is to use
fewer pesticides.
“We will be demonstrating Dr.
Casey Hoy’s research on insect
growth regulation as a method of
controlling maggots on scallions
or green onions,” said Bill Evans,
branch manager. “We will be
sharing with growers and others
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Tenor Emma, which is from his
Aunt Patricia Huffs herd, who
won junior champion.
Eleven-year-old Patrick is from
Toughkenamon. With the same
heifer, he had won at the Lebanon
show a few weeks ago.
interested in muck crops the cur
rent research at the branch.” Hoy
is an entomologist who specializes
in IPM on vegetable crops.
Evans said research shows that
insect growth regulation is a pow
erful control method but is re
latively unused. Also, it leaves
virtually no chemical residue on
crops.
“Using growth regulation could
significantly reduce the amount of
pesticides used to produce green
onions,” Evans said. “This is
another example of the IPM
strategies that everyone is moving
toward. It’s no longer an accepted
practice to spray your crops each
week to control insects, whether
they need it or not. We work to
utilize weather data as well as
other forms of detecting the pre
sence of pests, such as traps.”
Evans said the field day should
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Robert Petrovich of Cochran vil
le took the 4-H grand champion
honors in the senior division.
A partial listing of show results
will be published in next week’s
issue of Lancaster Forming.
be of interest to vegetable growers
in Ohio and surrounding states as
well as home vegetable gardeners
or anyone interested in crop pro
duction.
The Muck Crops Branch is
celebrating its 49th anniversary
this year. It is the oldest and small
est OARDC branch and is located
in the heart of Ohio’s commercial
salad vegetable production region.
The field day is an excellent op
portunity to see recent innovations
and equipment upgrades, Evans
said.
Admission is free and open to
the public. Hours are 10 a.m. to
noon. The program will be held
rain or shine. In case of rain,
Evans said smaller group pre
sentations will be held indoors on
the same topics. For more
information, call (419) 935-1201
or send e-mail to (evans.346@
osu.edu).
Closing Date Monday 5:00 P.M.
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Sixteen-year-old Melissa Wertz, Chester County Dairy
Princess, took showmanship honors In the 15-year-old and
older class during Jersey showmanship competition at the
Klmberton Community Fair.
Sollenberger brothers Collin, 8, and Kyle, 3, compete In
the show ling together. Another brother Kevin, 11, and sis*
ter Julie, 15, also showed Jerseys. The children’s parents
are Dave and Holly Sollenberger from French Creek Farm.
smoothly at Klmberton Community Fair’s livestock shows.
Although 80 years old, Horace scrapes out manure from the
sheds every day during fair week. He and his wife work year
round registering exhibitors, scheduling, and preparing
behind-the-scenes details so that everything runs smooth
ly during fair week.
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