A22-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 10,2001 York Farmers Attend Corn ‘Trade School’ (Continued from Page A2l) fective when weevils populations explode. A natural fungus which can destroy weevil in just three days occurs in some years, but the warm dry summers frequent to the area are not generally con ducive to fungal growth. “Good weather for hay is good weather for weevils,” la mented the agronomist. Craig believes that the 2000 infestation caught growers by surprise because the insects turned up in the first cutting. He noted that harvesting of alfalfa has changed since the last out break, with growers cutting ear lier and generally making more cuttings, which fit well with the life cycle of the weevil, and allow for additional generations of the pest to proliferate during a growing season. Several approved materials are available for dealing with weevils, but Craig warned about “cheating” by trying to stretch an application by diluting it. Ad equate liquid carrier must also be used, so that leaves are well wetted with any treatment solu tion. “If you have south-facing al falfa fields, those will warm first in spring. Check all fields in mid-April, then recheck at four to seven day intervals. Stop and look!” admonished Craig. Seed Savers For producers of corn and soybeans, some “bug” damage needs to be considered even before the seed germinates, in the form of seed-protection treatments and innoculants. Seed maggots and wireworms are two of those threats, insects which live in soils and destroy seeds before they can germinate. In cases of heavy infestations, plant population in fields can be seriously thinned by these un derground seed enemies. Seed maggots are yellow white in color, round, legless and about one-quarter-inch long. They destroy a seed by burrowing into it. Soils with high organic matter, from heavy manure applications or green plant manure are especially prone to maggot infestations. Wireworms are more xom monly found in Celds were formerly in sod, where these pests can live for many years. The half-inch larvae are slender, shiny and cream colored to brown. Del Voight, pest management agent, emphasized that seed pest innoculant materials must come in contact with the seed to be ef fective. Putting it into the soil ATTENTION DAIRY FARMERS You're invited to a Dairy Meeting to update you on LANCO Dairy Farmers Co-op Inc. Beatrice Food Group's Allentown, PA Plant would like to introduce you to a new pay incentive program for membership expansion. A Beatrice Representative will be here from Chicago, 111. to speak and answer questions along with Lanco and Allied Personnel. Don't miss these meetings! March 20 -7:00P.M. Place - John K. Kauffman Farm 1373 Beaver Dam Rd., Honeybrook, PA. 19344 March 21 - 7:30P.M. Place - Daniel's Farm Store ' Leola, PA. on 772 •* , For More Information Call, 410-658-7532 - 717-789-9685 - 717-993-6808 anywhere else, where it does not make direct seed contact, is simply wasting time and money. Chem Sweep Clean. Triple rinse. Remove labels. And then look for one of the more than 500 agriculture chemical recycling bins that will be located around the state this upcoming crop season for dis posal of empty, ag-chemical containers. The move to locate handy re ceptacles for the plastic chemi cal containers at convenient sites around rural Pennsylvania is the latest move in the state’s Chem Sweep program. Triple-rinsed plastic contain ers gathered in the program will be run through a granulating machine, which pulverizes them into small particles which are then recycled into solid plastic usables such as fences, marine building materials, even back into chemical storage contain ers. The containers are expected to be available at sites such as chemical handlers and equip ment dealerships, providing easy, convenient disposal for farmers. Instituted in 1993, Chem Sweep has enabled the disposition of more than a mil lion pounds of old, unused and sometimesafcandoned and unia beled, chemicals. More than one-fourth of that total came from the southcentral part of the state, according to York exten sion agronomist Mark Goodson. “Pennsylvania is unique among r ||ate programs because the unwanted materials will be picked uip right at your farm.&n environmental contractor supply everything, even tß# technicians to pick it up,” Good son said of the ongoing to eliminate old, unwanted crop* treatment chemicals. § Chem Sweep has been so suof cessful that, after having worke# the program in every,, county over the past several years, that the state is starting a re-run. Targeted 2001 in the Region 6 area are Dauphin, Franklin and Lancaster counties. However, Goodson urged any farmers with ag-chemicals ' materials they ipjh to have disposed of to extension office to made. “There is no charge, no ques tions asked; the materials are just picked up and disposed of,” adds Goodson. “It’s already paid for through the pesticide program licensing fee.” For more information on Chem Sweep, farmers are urged to contact their county extension offices. Weekly Dairy Market Outlook (Continued from Page AIO) The butter market was very firm this week, rising from $1.50 per pound on Monday to $1.5025 by Friday. USDA re ports that while butter invento ries are beginning to build, future supplies may be limited as ice cream and cream cheese production begins to increase. That will result in more compe tition for cream. And, if the milk supply is tightening, butter will be a very limiting factor in the milk markets in 2001. Butter production for January was down 9.7 percent! USDA announced the Febru ary Class IV price at $12.70 per cwt, up $0.57 per cwt from Jan uary. That was based on a Feb ruary average NASS survey butter price of $1.3143 per pound. The Class IV prices are expected to get even higher. As VENTILATION BTTSRS]KRI AGRICULTURAL Wwi I 325,0001 JiL . I BTU With an L B White pilot heater, you get the dependability of a time-proven design plus the safety standards you’d expect from an industry leader So your animals stay warm and you don't have to spend time worrying about their safety 5 Shenandoah Pancake Gas Brooders vertical venturi premixes air and gas for efficient burning 14010003 30,000 BTUGB-UV 4’canopy 14010005 30,000 JPTUGB-Z7O 3’canopy .jOB~\ >. Mod«l CB-UV Radiant Gas Brooders Q| Shenandoah sh^r^Hjfe^f Heats like the Sun and very fuel efficient PVC COATED HEX Birdwire Netting Made of the finest high quality 20 ga. tensile steel wire mesh. 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