A32-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 16, 1998
PDA Announces Nutrient Management Training, Certification
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The state Department of
Agriculture and Penn State Uni
versity have scheduled a series of
training sessions to provide back
ground knowledge for those seek
ing to qualify as a certified nutrient
management specialists.
The series has already started,
with the first class held April 21 in
Harrisburg at the PDA Building,
dealing with soil fertility.
However, scheduled for May,
June and July arc five additional
topic sessions (one a two-day
session).
The program series was
designed to provide a solid back
ground of information to prepare
those seeking certification as a
Pennsylvania nutrient manage
ment specialist.
Most of the scries is open to all.
The last two (a training session and
an examination session) are man
datory for those seeking state
certification.
Manure Management
Workshop
On Tuesday, May 19, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., a manure manage
ment workshop is scheduled to be
held in Room 202 of the PDA
Building in Harrisburg, located
along Cameron Street, across from
the state Farm Show Complex.
The workshop is to include dis
cussion on manure types and pro
duction calculations, manure var
iability, manure sampling, nutrient
contents and availability factots,
long-term manure nutrient contri
butions and environmental
impacts. Attendees should have
attended the soil fertility school or
already have basic soil fertility
knowledge.
Coffee and donuts arc provided,
though lunch is the responsibility
of the attendee.
Barnyard Management
Field Assessment
A two-day workshop, held in
Nutrient Management
Training Registration
DATE OF APPLICATION
NAME
ADDRESS
E-MAIL ADDRESS
Please register me for the following in the series of nutrient management
workshops.
MANURE MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND May 19
BARNYARD MANAGEMENT
FIELD ASSESSMENT Juna 2 & 3
(Sand to Blair Co. Consarvation District)...
SOIL HEALTH, MANAGEMENT Juna 11
PRE-CERTIFICATION TRAINING June 17, 18...
CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION July 16
Send this form with appropriate fees to.
Nutrient Management Section
Pa. Dept of Agriculture
Room G-11
2301 N. Cameron St
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408
cooperation with the conservation
districts of Blair and Cambria
counties on June 2 and June 3, is to
provide training on concepts and
methods used to perform barnyard
and field assessments for Best
Management Practices (BMPs).
The program has been modeled
after a successful program held
September in Dauphin County.
The target audience includes nutri
ent plan writers, reviewers and
agricultural consultants.
Most of the program is to be
held outdoors, therefore attendees
should dress appropriately.
On June 2, the session starts at
9:30 a.m., at a Blair County loca
tion that will be announced in the
registration receipt.
After lunch, the group is to
travel by bus to a nearby dairy
farm.
Discussion is to include nutrient
planning, manure sampling and
variability, Farm-A-Syst, field
crops evaluation, field conserva
tion practices, and barnyard
management
On June 3, the group is to begin
the workshop in Cambria County,
near Ebensburg. The day entails
travel to another dairy farm to dis
cuss manure handling, spreader
calibration, manure storage siting,
setbacks and waivers, and stream
bank stabilization.
There is a $l5 per person
registration fee. The fee covers the
cost for bpth days, and includes
two lunches, breaks and bus trans
portation. Group size is limited to
SO participants. Deadline to regis
ter is May 18.
Registration for this workshop
is different from the rest
For this workshop, registration
is being coordinated by the Blair
County Conservation District,
1407 Blair St, Holidaysburg, Pa.,
16648. Phone (814) 696-0877; fax
(814) 696-9981. Make checks pay
able to Blair County Conservation
District
Upon registration, you will
receive a confirmation letter
including a map of meeting loca-
and a list of motels in the
Ebensburg area.
For any more registration infor
mation on this program, call the
district.
Soil Health
Management
A new program is being intro
duced in a one-day workshop on
soil health and management, to be
held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p m., June
11, at the Penn State Agronomy
Farm at Rockspring (where Ag
Progress Days are held in August).
The program is to include an
introduction to soil classification,
soil structure, soil characteristics,
and soil health evaluation
techniques.
There will be an opportunity for
participants to observe these con
ditions during a field walk that
includes climbing into soil pits and
conducting soil health tests. Parti
cipants should wear appropriate
clothing.
There is an $8 registration fee,
payable on June 11, that includes
the cost of lunch and coffee breaks.
CCA credits will be available.
Bradford County FFA
Honors Members
(Continued from Pago A3O)
In the junior public speaking
category, Megan Kingsley cap
tured the judges' attention with her
presentation on maple syrup
production.
The banquet also provides a for
um for presenting the county FFA
degrees. This year 11 individuals
received the recognition. They are,
from Troy, Rindy Harkness, Loren
Harkness, James Jointer, and Ste
phen Kovac;. From Northeast
Bradford, Monica Smith; and from
Athens, Justin Arnold, Ryan
Kingsley, Ryan Kinsman, Luke
Nichols, Jackie Schriner, and Chad
Garrison.
Honorary county degrees were
also presented to individuals from
the community who support the
FFA program. Gertie Kingsley of
Athens, Jerry Garrison of Athens,
and Carolyn Moyer of Liberty
(Turn to Pag* A 33)
'St place v Jer* in many of the yeai . A contests are, from left, Keith
Maneal, Northeast Bradford FFA; Rindy Harkness of Troy; Matt Irons of Northeast
Bradhrd; Josh Ford of Northeast Bradford; Jason Lamphere of Troy; Jesse Darrow of
Troy; and Loren Harkness of Troy.
Pre-Certification
Training
Those seeking to qualify as a
nutrient management plan writer
or reviewer need to attend official
pre-certification training, accord
ing to Pennsylvania’s Nutrient
Management Act (Act 6).
It is mandatory in order to be
certified in Pennsylvania as a
nutrient management technician.
The next such official session is
scheduled to be held over one-and
a half days June 17-18 at
Room 118, in the ASI Building of
the Penn State Main Campus at
University Park in Stale College.
The training includes an intro
duction into the requirements of
Act 6, the elements of a nutrient
management plan, an introduction
to the rules and regulations, the
implementation guidelines, envir
onmental limitations, vlut to do
about excess manures, and training
on storage standards.
Attendance at both days training
is requited.
The program runs from 9 a.m. to
4 pm. on June 17, and from 9 am.
to noon, June 18.
There is no registration fee.
Lunch is the responsibility of the
participant
quet. Shown, from left, are Rlndy Harknes, Loren Harkness,
and Jackie Schriner. Rlndy also received the Northeastern
Farm Credit Award.
Certification Examination
State examinations for those
seeking certification for commer
cial, public and individual nutrient
management specialists are sche
duled to be held from 8 a.m. to
noon, July 16, in Room 118, of the
Penn State ASI Building at Uni
versity Park.
The examination fee is $5O, for
those seeking commercial and
public certifications. The fee must
be paid prior to the' examination.
Checks should be made payable to:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
There is no examination fee for
those seeking certification to write
nutrient management plans for
themselves (indivual
certification).
Advance registration is required
for all.
For all workshops, except the
barnyard management and field
assessment program, registration
can be done through fascimile at
(717) 783-3275.
Registrations can also be mailed
to: Nutrient Management Section,
Pa. Department of Agriculture,
Room G-11,2301 North Cameron
Street, Harrisburg, PA
17110-9408.
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