To Eradicate Pseudorabies With these funds, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, in cooperation with state officials, will depopulate severely infected herds while paying producers fair market value for their infected hogs, remove infected hogs from herds not depopu lated, vaccinate and test ail herds surrounding an in fected herd, enforce compliance with vaccination ana movement requirement regulations, and enhance sur veillance efforts to ensure all infected herds are found u lotions ninbridge, PA (Lancaster Co.) old Risser Families Mt with 104 fr—otalls & 12 Individual Box Pons •*'V' » V* < t v lil \,m g: irtains Manure Storage, by Mid Atlantic H Construction ipringvllle Road, Ephrata, PA 1-(800)-874-7531 • 1-(800)TRIPLE-1 iuilders of Dairy, Horse, Storage, sntial & Commercial Buildings _ Ray Kline, PAS ■ Dairy Nutritional Consultant 6 Arlm Circle Lititz, PA 17543 (717)626-4592 AGRI-BASICS, INC (717) 37 1. 25 91 . 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The disease is caused by pseudorabies virus, an extremely contagious herpesvirus that causes reproductive problems, including abortion, stillbirths, and even occasional death losses in breeding and fin ishing hogs. to: JSSISSSISSr EMMERT FARM distributors *3® BIG spring yfum/ HAMumcruiiciwvf i i i i Bi i w' LAWWWID WOOD WIOOUCHW rot E Untftn it., WCHLANO, M 17007 *Y MIRACO Manu, r;rLrrr ßa,,ers Haikead, pa • /GROFFDALe/CONCRETE Hr ~3fc% 1 7^n^y ( A rs a «g| uf"f x VV/ALLoinc. Mark Kresge 430 Concrete Ave. Leola, PA . ___ , _ 717-656-2016 1-800-424-3639 I WOOD I rm i hoof ■mT uiwea George Doyle Excavator 280 Govenor Rd. Bainhridge , PA 367-6507 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 11, 2000-A23 USDA established a voluntary eradication program for pseudorabies in the U.S. in 1989. The program is cooperative in nature and involves federal, state, and industry participation. USDA’s veterinary services program and state governments promulgate and en force the intrastate regulations. Producers contribute by testing their herds and in stituting control and eradication measures. The pro gram’s primary activities include surveillance, herd monitoring, and herd cleanup. On Dec. 24, 1998, Glickman made an announcement accelerating this effort the Accelerated Pseudorabies Eradication Program. APEP started in the midst of record low prices for pork. Secretary Glickman announced that new regulations would allow USDA to pay hog farm ers fair market value for the voluntary destruction of swine herds known to be infected with pseudorabies. Stream Bank Fencing Is Beneficial (Continued from Pago A 22) Other benefits are: • Effective pasture management as the stream bank fencing can be combined with additional fencing for rotational and intensive pasture grazing systems. • Stabilized stream banks. • Reduced soil erosion. • Improved fish and wildlife habitat. • Better public relations with neighbors. There are three primary stream bank fencing pro grams available to Northumberland County farmers. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Program, through the Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP), has been in existence for approxi mately six years. Also, there are two newer programs the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Ducks Un limited Program (CBF/DU) and the USDA’s Conser vation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). There are some differences in the requirements of the programs. The DEP/CBP program does not re quire the tree and shrub plantings; the buffer only needs to be maintained in grass, but can include trees and shrubs, with a minimum width of 12-feet. The CBF/DU and CREP programs require the establish ment of a riparian buffer between the stream and the fencing. A riparian buffer is a streamline planting that includes trees and shrubs. The CBF/DU program re quires a minimum width from top of bank of 15-feet, and the CREP program requires 35-feet. The DEP/CBP will pay 100 percent cost-share for the installation of the fencing and one stream crossing and requires the landowner to maintain the system for 10 years. CBF/DU will pay 100 percent for the instal lation of the fencing and plantings, and the farmer can earn cost-share credits to pay for other BMPs such as stream crossings or grassed waterways. These credits can be earned by establishing the buffer beyond the 15-foot minimum at the rate of $l,OOO for pasture or $BOO for wetland for each additional acre included in the buffer The maximum width for the stream buffers is lim ited to 180-feet. The landowner agrees to maintain the system for 15 years. The CREP program will also cover all the costs for installing the fence, crossings, and planting the buffer. Soil rental and incentive pay ments are included for the establishment of the buffer. Length of agreement is 10 to 15 years. Anyone who is interested or would like more infor mation on fencing programs may contact the Northumberland County Conservation District or call (570) 286-7114, ext. 4. Chesapeake Bay Program Sign-Up Under Way SUNBURY (Northumberland Co.) Farmers may sign up for Chesapeake Bay Program cost-share fund ing assistance to correct existing manure handling, storage, and nutrient management problems. The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) provides cost share funding assistance for the installation of best management practices (BMPs) to correct these prob lems. Farmers may sign up at the Northumberland County Conservation District office. Interested farm ers should sign up by Nov. 30, 2000 to be considered for the 2001 funding year, although farmers may sign up anytime during the year. For more information on the CBP, visit the Northumberland County Conservation District office or call the office at (570) 286-7114, ext. 4.
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