Teachers Go UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Responding to proposed K-12 academic stand ards that call for integrated pest management (IPM) to be taught as part of units on the environ ment and ecology, the Pennsyl vania IPM Program is offering a course to help teachers incorpo rate IPM into their curriculum. IPM aims to control pests such as insects, diseases, weeds and animals by combining physical, biological and chemi cal tactics that are safe, profita ble and environmentally compatible. 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The focus of the workshop will be on herringbone “swing” parlors, a design used widely in • Side-by-side seating, steering wheel • Hydraulic disc brakes, front and rear • 1,500 lb towing capacity • Accessories include winch, blade, electric box assist and more POLRRIS Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 3, 2000-A29 Workshop For Dairy Grazers New Zealand and also by many dairy grazers here in the U.S. Swing parlors can be a lower cost alternative for dairy farm ers who might not have the re sources for a conventional parlor development. They are extremely efficient and capable of milking a large number of cows very quickly. The featured speaker will be Vance Haugen from the Uni versity of Wisconsin extension. Haugen has worked extensively with dairy farmers in Wisconsin to plan and build swing parlors, often installing them in older stanchion bams. Other speakers will be Dean Bell from Waikato Milking Sys tems; Doug Parker, grazing consultant from Williston, Ver mont; and Ron Geek, a dairy farmer from Cambridge, New Zea land. Glenn Moyer, Dave Rice, Duane Hertzler, and Phil Risser farmers who have built swing parlors in the last two years will participate in a panel discussion to share their insights on parlor development. The program will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants are invited to stay after the workshop for af ternoon milking in Cove Mt. Farm’s 16- unit swing parlor at 4 p.m. Advance registra tion for the workshop is not required; how ever, box lunches will be available only to those who call prior to June 20. Cost for lunch is $5 per person, payable the day of the work shop. Workshop spon sors include American Farmland Trust, Pennsylvania Associa tion for Sustainable Agriculture, USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Franklin County Graziers. For more informa tion or to reserve a box lunch, call (717) 328- 4400. Cove Mt. Farm is located on Rt. 456 in Franklin County, nine miles south of Rt. 16. The farm is just seven miles north of Rt. 70 and the Maryland state line. From Rt. 70, take exit 5, head north on Hollow Rd. and turn right on Rt. 456 once you’ve crossed into Pennsylvania. For more informa tion on Cove Mt. Farm, visit the Ameri can Farmland Trust’s website on grass-based farming systems at http://grassfarmer. com
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