Corn Growers Continue Responsible Biotech Management ST. LOUIS, Mo. The nation’s corn growers con tinue their responsible stew ardship of crops from biotechnology, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) announced recently. ODIM TMM MIWO PENNSYLVANIA MASTER CORN GROWERS ASSOC., INC. m * f jJb vi \ X \ X /• ' y GLEANER® R 72 The R 72 rotary combine offers a big 330-bushel standard bin capacity, a powerful 330 hp Cummins engine and the latest in GLEANER* engineering. A new, high efficiency radiator gives the R 72 tremendous cooling capacity in hot weather and stays cleaner longer. Only the GLEANER rotary combine system doesn't make your crop change directions before threshing. And you can expect even more. • SMARTRAC* LATERAL TILT SYSTEM • TWO-STAGE CLEANING SYSTEM • ComfoiTECH™ CAB WITH TATTLETALE MONITORING • INTEGRAL CHAFF SPREADER • NATURAL FLOW PROCESSING • EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION AUGER SYSTEM Come in for a closer look at the R 72, along with details on the exclusive GLEANER warranty. It covers your Gleaner combine from header to spreader for 2 years, with unlimited hours and no deductible. When you start with advantages like this, you’ll come out way ahead. FIELDBTAI GRUMELLI’S FARM SERVICE INC. ZIMMERMAN’S FARM SERVICE, Inc. 1/2 Mile West off Rt. 501, On School Rd Bethel, PA •717-933-4114 iSOEittmTm.ffW%«Tr*wmw» wwfcw rwav A recent survey shows corn growers overwhelmingly sup port insect resistance man agement (IRM) plans designed to ensure continued effectiveness of Bt com. IRM plans are designed to -iT >l Si#, **f*. START WITH GLEANER*. FINISH WITH MORE FROM THE FIELD. Quarryville, PA 717-786-7318 * : * -* r '” v< '' ~ % * "i* 4 :~''j.'4 )1 %, 1\ jw '* * e V ** HERNLEY’S FARM EQUIPMENT, INC. Elizabethtown, PA - 717-367-8867 • 1 -800-564-2511 keep the insects from devel oping resistance by providing a “refuge” of conventional corn where susceptible in sects can breed. Farmers are required to plant refuges of at least 20 percent of their acreage with conventional corn in the Corn Belt and 50 percent in the Cotton Belt. In the survey, more than 90 percent of the growers said IRM plans are important and B. EQUIPMENT, INC. Waynesboro, PA 717-762-3193 believed they planted an ap propriate refrige. “The survey confirms that farmers are good stewards of technology and, when given appropriate information, they will do the right thing,” said Fred Yoder, Plain City, Ohio, farmer and chairman of the NCGA Biotech Work ing Group. “Now as most farmers put the finishing touches on their 2001 plant ing decisions, this would be an ideal time to remember the IRM requirements.” The survey showed 87 per cent of growers planted a refuge of 20 percent or more. IMUS/yNNiPI* Engineered For Better Returns C.J. WONSIDLER BROS. Quakertown, PA New Tripoli, PA Oley, PA 215-536-7523 610-767-7611 610-987-6257 Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 3,2001, Com Talk- 'X '> >T' > \ -i v /• * Another five percent of growers planted a smaller refuge, in compliance with previous standards. For crop year 2000, growers also were required to plant their refuge within one half mile of the Bt field or within one-quarter mile if they maintain the option to treat the refuge. The survey showed 82 percent of the growers met this distance re quirement. Collectively, 71 percent met both the size and distance requirements. The survey covered more than 500 growers in the Corn Belt and Cotton Belt, all of whom planted Bt corn in 2000. An independ ent marketing re search firm conducted the study for the Agricultural Biotechnology Stew ardship Technical Committee (ABSTC), in cooper ation with the NCGA. ABSTC is a group of companies in volved in the re search, development and stewardship of ag biotechnology products. Partici pating companies include Aventis Crop Science USA LP, Dow AgroSci ences LLC, DuPont, Monsanto Co., Mycogen Seeds, Pio neer Hi-Bred Inter national Inc., and Syngenta Seeds Inc. Annual survey re- ports are required under the Bt Corn Industry IRM Plan, developed by ABSTC in coopera tion with NCGA and adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in January 2000. NCGA and ABSTC member companies are help ing corn growers un derstand resistance management re quirements for the 2001 season through: • Videotapes and brochures for seed dealers to provide better information on “refuges” of con ventional corn that must be planted near fields of Bt corn • Increased com munications through agricultural media • Additional in formation on the NCGA’s Website • Increased com munication through the extension ser vice. 225
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