Page 18—Corn Talk, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 9, 1999 LYNN HOFFMAN RETIRES FROM PENN STATE AGRONOMY DEPARTMENT GREG ROTH Penn State Agronomy Associate Professor After a carreer of more than 30 years with Penn State Agronomy Department, Lynn Hoffman has retired effective Sept. 30. Lynn was also a long time member of the Pennsylvania Master Corn Growers Association and participated in many corn production-related events over the years. Lynn’s primary research and extension interest was the development of no-till produc tion systems in our state. Along with his colleague, the late Bill McClellan, Lynn traveled exten sively around the state and con ducted many no-till demonstra tion with farmers and their local extension agents or conserva tion districts. Lynn gained much respect for his practical approach to mak ing these systems work and was a popular speaker at many win ter excursion meetings over the years *4 JQSSk , yMM*m l **<*i <5R > Mounted on International Trucks For Sale > 6-71 Detroit Diesel, Rebuilt > 20” Underfed Hammermill > PTO Shaft for Bagger Power > Bobcat 741 29 HP Diesel » Above sold as complete unit of separately ... LOCAL CUSTOM BAGGING... Contact Scott High @ FMI • Feedmobile, Inc. 727 Furnace Hills Pike, Lititz, PA 17543 717*626-2680 or FAX 717*6X7*4948 Buffalo Valley Mfg. Portable Elevators 570-966-3775 Ruggedly built and well balanced for many years of trouble free service, with a wide variety of sizes and heights. Dealer inquiries welcome ORN BITS Lynn was responsible for supervising the Penn State Agronomy farm during his tenure at the university and organized many field days for industry representatives and farmers to view ongoing research at the station. Lynn helped to coordinate the machin ery demonstrations at Ag Progress Days as well and always helped to point out the various things to consider when purchasing one of the machines that were being demonstrated. Lynn used many innovative research extension methods dur ing his career. He was a propo nent of field demonstrations, but also pioneered the production of agronomic videos and satellite broadcasts of winter meetings. On the research side, he helped to launch Penn State’s precision ag research effort and was also responsible for the development of automated data collection sys tems in our forage variety test ing program. Lynn’s enthusiasm and can did approach will be missed by many of us. Lynn and his wife Pepper plan to continue to live in the State College area. (570) 966-3775 Lynn Hoffman, Penn State Department of Agronomy, at a field day at Rockapring. Hoffman haa recently retired. Options For Ethanol In California WASHINGTON, D.C. Officials from the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) were in California to explore opportunities to expand the use of clean-burn ing ethanol in the state’s gasoline The use of reformulated gasoline (RFG), which is blended with an oxygenate such as ethanol or methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), Come See and Operate a Unit of Your Choice! nomical Your Corn leeds. Floor) ■kVtn/T FV. UllDf'T 133 Rothsville Station Rd. SSPy ujssxtstm m m N— iHV. —' (717) 626-4705 1-800-414-4705 rn Farm Plan. Fax 717-626-0996 www.binkleyhurst.com ro *ante«m>cMM»a.i Com Grower Leaders Explore TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12,1999 EQUIPMENT DEMONSTRATION DAY BINKLEY & HURST BROS., INC. Rain Date: Thursday, October 14,1999 Rippers***Chisels***Cultivators***Disk Harrows IN A SIZE AND TYPE TO MEET YOUR NEED IN THE FIELD 10 AM-3 PM Immediately adjacent to BINKLEY & HURST BROS. Parts & Machinery Specials For Those Who Attend Significant Savings On A Wide Selection of Used Equipment In Our O.K. Corral is required to fight smog in parts of California by the Federal Clean Air Act and by California air quality regula tions. In March, California Gov. Gray Davis ordered a phase-out of MTBE because its contamination of the state’s water supplies poses “a significant risk to the envi ronment.” NCGA economists esti- HOSTED BY Refreshments Provided mate that if ethanol were eventually to replace MTBE as the primary oxygenate in California RFG, it would be a 400-600 million gallon per year market, utilizing 160- 240 million bushels of corn. This boost in the ethanol market could add approxi mately 10 cents to the value of every bushel of corn grown in the United States.
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