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World’s
NEWARK, Del. “Progress
Made Visible: American World’s
Fairs and Expositions” is the
theme of a new exhibit that will be
on display from Feb. 8 to June 8 in
the Special Collections Exhibition
Gallery of the Morris Library at the
University of Delaware. The
library is located on South College
Avenue, Newark.
Looking backward from the
millennium, no events seem to
typify the United States from the
Civil War to World War I more
than the World’s Fairs, said Iris
Snyder, associate librarian in the
special collections department,
who is curating the exhibit.
The fairs commemorated histor
ic events ranging from the Decla
ration of Independence, the
voyages of Columbus, and the
Louisiana Purchase and also
celebrated America’s industrial
growth and economic power. As
America moved from an insular
developing nation to a player on
the world stage, the fairs mirrored
the nation’s growing confidence.
The overriding theme of all the
fairs and expositions was progress
and the belief that life would inevi
tably get better as a result of hard
Conference To Examine
Ways To Manage
Nutrients, Pathogens
ITHACA, N.Y. - Agricultural nonpoint
source pollution can impact the water quality
of rivers, lakes, estuaries, groundwater, and
wetlands.
Owners and managers of animal feeding
operations (AFOs), in which animals are
raised in confined situations, must observe
practices based on current knowledge and
regulatory requirements in order to minimize
nonpoint source pollution.
On March 28-30, in Camp Hill, Pa., a con
ference entitled “Managing Nutrients and
Pathogens from Animal Agriculture” will pro
vide a forum on recent research, field experi
ence, and government response concerning
animal agriculture and the environment in
eastern North America.
The target audience for the conference
includes nutrient management consultants,
cooperative extension educators, producers
advisers, and soil and water conservation dis
trict (SWCD) staff. The conference will also be
of interest to agribusinesses; watershed man
agers; local, state, and federal policymakers;
environmental professionals; owners and
managers of AFOs; and community officials.
The objective of the conference is to pro
vide an overview of issues related to the inter
action of nutrients, pathogens, the environ
ment, and animal agriculture. Presentations
will discuss nutrients and water quality;
forces of change m animal agriculture; EPA
and NRCS goals in nutrient management;
waterborne pathogens; dairy, poultry, and
swine manure management practices; feed
management to reduce excess nutrients; the
fate of land-applied nutrients and pathogens;
the phosphorus index; land application; site
management; and nutrient management
plans.
Conference speakers include more than 30
experts from the land grant universities, the
Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the
Natural Resource Conservation Service
(NRCS), the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), and the private sector.
The published conference proceedings,
which will be provided to all conference par
ticipants, will be useful in developing compre
hensive nutrient management plans and pub
lic policy. The USDA Water Quality Working
Group provided seed money to initiate confer
ence planning and develop the conference pro
ceedings.
The conference will begin on the afternoon
of March 28, and conclude after the morning
Fairs, Expositions Topic
work, technological advancement,
and healthy living. The fairs bene
fited not only the national image,
but also the states and cities which
sponsored them, the manufactur
ers that displayed their products,
and the people from all social clas
ses who were alternately amused,
instructed, and diverted by them.
Both the strengths and weaknesses
of the United States of the period
can be seen in the fairs from crea
tivity and ingenuity to racism and
unrestrained consumerism.
Long-term benefits of the fairs
were wide ranging. Cities gained
buildings, parks, and planned
urban centers as well as new resi
dents and investments. The exhibi-
USDA Checkoff Task Force Uses Recommendation
AMES, lowa National Far
mers Organization (NFO) is
pleased that a key USDA task
force is advocating adoption of one
of the organization’s main recom
mendations for the national check
off program.
USDA’s Research and Promo
tion Task Force, charged with
studying the nation's farm com
modity research and promotion
lions showed off the industrial and
cultural strengths of the nation and
developed markets for manufac
tured goods. World’s Fairs became
important showcases for the latest
in fine arts, architecture, and
design. Fairs sponsored interna
tional congresses on religion, sci
ence, labor and other topics of con
temporary concern that brought
world-renowned authorities
together. The world was opened up
to the millions of visitors, who
would never have the opportunity
to travel abroad, but were able to
experience the food, dress, music,
and customs of many cultures.
The fairs also reflected their
times in more negative ways when
activities, recently released its
report to the Secretary of Agricul
ture. Contained within that report
are several recommendations
based on NFO resolutions, namely
that checkoff programs be subject
to a five-year sunset provision.
"National Farmers has always
held the belief that commodity
check off programs should not
only be authorized by producer
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organizers made white supremacy
and imperialism an integral part of
an exposition design. Emphasis on
“progress" included exhibits
emphasizing “racial” advance by
labeling non-westem European
based culture as primitive. People
of color in so-called anthropologic
exhibits were objectified and
treated as spectacle. Accomplish
ments by African Americans and
women were marginalized.
The Special Collections Depart
ment of the University of Dela
ware Library holds a wide variety
of primary source materials relat
ing to the world’s fairs and exposi
tions held in the United States
between 1876 and 1939. Guide
books, official reports, photo-
referendum, but that a referendum
be held every 5 years on the conti
nuation of the program,” said Gene
Paul, NFO president. “The organi
zation is very pleased that the task
force recognized the need for
democratic approach to checkoff
implementation."
Earlier this spring, National Far
mers submitted a written statement
to the interagency task force study-
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Exhibit
graphic view books, trade cata
logs, and children’s books, as well
as ephemeral material such as invi
tations, souvenirs, trade cards, and
photographs, are represented.
The exhibition will be organized
by individual fair or exposition
including the Philadelphia Centen
nial Exposition (1876), the
World’s Columbian Exposition
(1893), the Pan-American Exposi
tion (1901), the Louisiana Purch
ase Exposition (1901), the Sesqui-
Ccntennial (1926), and the New
York World’s Fair (1939).
For more information or library
hours, call (302) 831-BOOK or
check the library web page at
http://www.lib.udel.edu.
ing the program, asking that ag
producer interests be taken into
consideration.
The task force report noted that
40 percent of the programs cur
rently operating without sunset
provisions (beef, dairy, pork and
potatoes) have already faced or arc
currently facing petition drives to
force a vote on whether to retain
the checkoff.
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