*g> 12—Kayrtona fmm m*m hcfaa 1. Lancaster ffanate t .*tetty. January 1. 2MO IPM To Teach School Students Real-World Science AMES, lowa America’s daily fanners will need to begin relying mote on their own means and less on governmental policies to lift prices out of one of the worst slumps on record, a national milk marketing organization said recently. Producers were hit with yet another devastating blow as the November Basic Formula Price (BFP) was announced at $9.79, a slide of $1.70 from last month. Base prices paid to producers have fallen nearly $6.50 in the last two months, and the November BFP was more than $7 lower than the same time last year. This was the lowest BFP since August 1978. “This nation’s independent dairymen cannot possibly survive with these prices,” emphasized Gene Paul, president of National NFO: New Dairy Legislation Is Not The Only Answer UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) The three Rs and the ABCs long have been staples of the public school curriculum. But soon, Pennsylvania students also will be learning their IPM, thanks to a regulation recently adopted by the state board of education. The regulation mandates that integrated pest management, or IPM, be taught as part of the “ecology and the environment” curricu lum. Proposed academic standards specifying what students should leant about IPM and related subjects are expected to be approved soon. IPM aims to manage pests such as insec ts, plant diseases, and weeds by using knowledge of pest biology in combination with physical, biological, and chemical tac tics that are safe, profitable, and environmen tally compatible. Fanners, landscapers, fores ters, homeowners, and others who use IPM often can reduce pesticide use. The Pennsylvania IPM Program, a collabo ration between Penn State’s College of Agri cultural Sciences and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, worked with the state education department to develop the proposed IPM academic standards. With a grant from the federal Environmental Protec tion Agency, the Pennsylvania IPM Program now is developing EPM materials and hands on activities for use in K-12 classrooms. “IPM integrates scientific knowledge with real-world, problem-solving skills,” said Lyn Garling, Penn State IPM education specialist “Because IPM is an information-intensive, scientific approach, it is a good learning tool in subjects such as biology, chemistry, math and statistics. “IPM can help students to develop critical thinking skills and to become better-informed citizens who can contribute to society’s decision-making process,” Garling said. “Ultimately, we want to overcome science illiteracy and increase public involvement in environmental issues.” Carling said learning IPM principles also will give students a greater understanding of agriculture and food production issues, including the complex decisions and prob lems faced by farmers. “Pest management must take into account such factors as when the pest will emerge, the pest’s biology, and what tactics can be used successfully to control that pest,” Gatling said. “It’s a vety complicated and scientifical ly based enterprise, and many people don't appreciate that. They think farmers just spray pesticides all over the place and that’s the end of that. But that’s not often the case.“ In addition, Garling said students will learn how PM can be used in nonagricultural set tings, such as homes, gardens and even school buildings. “Many school districts have adopted PM to manage pests on school grounds,” she said. “By working with teach ers and school maintenance personnel to scout for pests and implement the PM tech niques that they’ve learned in the classroom, students will have opportunities for hands-on Farmers Organization (NFO). “Steps must be taken immediately to bring base prices back to profit able levels.” The organization strongly advo cates dairy policy with a system of price supports and supply manage ment incentives. “Producers can petition their cooperatives to create marketing agencies-in-common (MAIQ by partnering with other organiza tions," Paul said. “This type of arrangement would help producers develop their own supply manage ment programs, with floor prices fair to both producers and consumers.” By agreeing cm a reasonable floor price implemented through a MAIC, dairy farmers can avoid devastatingly low base prices. Additionally, the organization learning." Penn State and agriculture department IPM and the environment “Teachers not familiar jp\j Program’s Web site at specialists have held workshops to educate w ith IPM often come in confused, but leave ht>p-//paip«n „„«■ pa, teachers about IPM concepts and to illustrate enthused,” Carling said of the workshops. Finally, an oil additive that really works! 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