ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.) Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs) can obtain recertification credits at one of two Penn State-sponsored Agronomic Field Diagnostic Clinics on either Tuesday, July 27 or Thursday, July 29 here at the Russell E Larson Ag Research Cento 1 . According to Dwight D. Lingcnfcl ter, assistant extension agronomist, new techniques and technologies round out the field days, featuring demonstrations on a variety of agro nomic topics and overviews of existing practices and procedures. Sessions range from agronomic crop diagnostic tools to drying forages. Topics on minimum till and com and soybean diseases will be offered both days. Registration begins at 9 a.m. The program concludes at 4 p.m. Producers can select five of six top ics for the day, which offer a variety of credit equivalent units (CEUs) for the CCA and pesticide license credits. Last year about 230 attended the event, about 115 each day, according to the extension agronomist. Cost for the event is $4O per person. Most of those in attendance included industry representatives, including ag chemical industries, seed, and other suppliers, producers, and representatives from several state agencies, including the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Pennsyl vania Department of Environmental Protection, county extension agents, and others. The one-day Held clinics are designed to improve the agronomic management skills of industry person- ag-chem EQUIPMENT CO. INC. PROVEN APPLICATION EQUIPMENT FOR EVERY JOB High Tech 90*0*1 500,750, & 1000 Gallon Pull-Type Sprayers 210 Over-Row Hooded Sprayer applicators than any other.” 1 -800-760-8800 (select prompt #2) July Field Clinic Offers Crop Adviser Credits nel, extension and public agents, crop consultants, and farmers. Specialists from Penn State and the agricultural community will provide hands-on diagnosis training in crop production, pest management, soil fertility, and soil and water conservation. Participants can choose from a vari ety erf topics and have ample opportun ity to diagnose, solve, and discuss crop management problems and situations. In addition to gaining practical agro nomic knowledge, CCA and pesticide applicator license credits can be obtained. The program agenda includes an “Overview of Diagnostic Tools for Agronomic Crops” by Dr. Dennis Cal vin, Penn State entomologist. Accord ing to lingenfelter, Calvin, associate professor of entomology at Penn State, will address an array of tools used for crop management. Calvin will review insect scouting, soil pH kits, triazine resistant weed test kits, the ptesided ress nitrogen soil test (PSNT) kit, and others. “He will hit the major hot spots,” noted Lingenfelter, an identify ing and managing pests of major agro nomic crops. CEUs offered: 1.0 pest management (PM). Also included will be “Toxic Princi ples of Livestock Forages’* by Dr. David Wolfgang, field studies director of Penn State Veterinary Science. Wolfgang will examine several plant species toxic to animals, including symptoms of poisoning, and will exa mine naturally occurring mycotoxins in feedstuff, each from a forage stand point. CEUs. 1.0 crop production (CP). Dr. John Ayers, professor of plant Qedball WVAIMAR pathology, will discuss various dis eases of com and soybeans. CEUs; 1.0 PM. Dr. Marvin Hall, forage specialist with Penn State, will provide a discus sion on “The Dynamics of Drying For ages In a Humid Climate.” Alfalfa cut in different stages will be demon strated, including an overview of the many factors involved in forage dry ing. Hall will speak about the princi ples of moisture movement in the plant stem and leaf and how moisture evapo rates and diffuses. CEUs: 1.0 CP. Lynn Hoffman, agronomist and til lage specialist, will overview “No-Till, Zone-Till, and Adaptations to Make the Planter Work Better.” Hoffman will look at com and how tillage can be adopted for certain applications, including demonstrations of different types erf coulters and row cleaners. 400 & 500 Gallon Skid Mount 420 Lay-By Hooded Sprayer Foraging Around, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 17, 1999—Page Hoffman, a senior research associate, will look at equipment additions to provide zone- and no-till cultivation. CEUs: 0.5 soil and water (SW) and 0.5 CP. Finally, Dr. Doug Beegle, soil fertil ity specialist, will address “Water Movement In Agricultural Lands.” He will look at a tilled area in a field demonstration, examine percolation rates, and how water travels down through heavy com stalks compared to a relatively clean coverage area, among other topics. CEUs: 0.5 SW and 0.5 nutrient management (NM). There will be a question and answer period during each presentation. For more information, contact Penn State, (814) 863-7043 or call Lisa Crytser in the Department of Agro nomy, (814) 865-2543. Valmar Airflo 6600 181
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