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Keystone Farm Show
Bird Pests
Keystone Farm Show
Crop Stages
Keystone Farm Show
Pesticide Effectiveness
Keystone Farm Show
Pesticides/Soil
Franklin County
Com Clinic
Cumberland Co.
Crops Day
Adams County
Crops Day
York County
Crops Day
Franklin Co.
Crops/Soils Da l
Dauphin County
Crops Day
Lebanon Co.
Silage & Forai
Adams Co.
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Lancaster Co.
Silage & Forai
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Pesticide Update
York County
Pesticide Up<
Cumberland Co.
Pest Update
Dauphin Co.
Pesticide Update
Dauphin Co.
Pesticide Update
Lebanon Co.
Pesticide Update
Dauphin Co.
Pesticide Update
Video/Web Drought Conference Jan. 28
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) On Jan. 28 from 1 p.m. to
3 p.m. there will be a statewide
video/web Drought Conference to
bring together local officials, agri
cultural and industry representa
tives, citizens and water suppliers
to discuss current drought condi
tions and what would happen
under Pennsylvania’s new
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Time
Date
10:00
Jan 8-10
11:00
Jan 8-10
Jan 8-10
1.00 pm
2:00 pm
Jan 8-10
9:00-2:30
Jan 22
9:00-2:30
Jan 24
9:00-2:30
Jan 28
9:00-2:30
Feb?
9:00-2:30
Feb 8
8:30-3:30
Feb 9
9:00-2:30
Feb 12
9:00-2:30
Feb 13
9:00-2:30
Feb 14
7:00-9:00 eve
Feb 21
7-9 pm
Mar 11
1-3 or 7-9 pm
Mar 13
7-9 pm
Mar 26
7-9 pm
Mar 27
2 or 6:30 pm
Mar 27
7-9 pm
Mar 28
drought regulations if the state
moves into a drought emergency.
Sixty-two of Pennsylvania’s 67
counties are now under a drought
watch or warning 31 counties
under a warning and 31 counties
under a watch. As drought condi
tions continue to worsen, this is
an important time for water users
to begin thinking about the steps
they will need to take if a
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York Fair/Expo Center
York Fair/Expo Center
York Fair/Expo Center
York Fair/Expo Center
Kauffman Community
Center
Penn Twp Fire Hall
York Springs FH
York 4-H Center
Lemasters Comm Ctr
Upper Dauphin HS
Lebanon Fairgrounds
Adams Co Ag Ctr
Lancaster F &H Ctr
Extension office
Extension office
Extension office
Upper Dauphin HS
Dauphin Co Ag Bldg
Lebanon Ag Center
Lower Dauphin Nye
Elementary School
drought emergency is declared.
The agenda for the Drought
Conference will include presenta
tions on the latest drought status
information, a briefing on the
drought regulations and related
topics, and an opportunity to ask
questions. The conference will be
available in the auditorium of the
Rachel Carson State Office
Building in Harrisburg and in
conference rooms in each of
DEP’s six regional offices as well
as on the Internet through
www.GreenWorks.tv; http://
www.GreenWorks.tv for those
who cannot attend one of DEP’s
offices.
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Paul Craig
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John Rowehl
240-6500
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Del Voight
270-4391
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Mark Goodson
840-7408
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Jcre Wingert
263-9226
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John Rowehl
240-6500
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John Rowehl
240-6500
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Mark Goodson
840-7408
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Jerc Wingert
263-9226
Paul Craig
921-8803
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Del Voight
270-4391
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Del Voight
270-4391 .
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Del Voight
270-4391
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Mark Good son
840-7408
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Mark Good son
840-7408
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John Rowehl
240-6500
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Paul Craig
921-8803
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Paul Craig
921-8803
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Del Voight
270-4391
Paul Craig
921-8803
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Pa. Angus Association
Meets During Farm Show
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The 86th annual Pennsyl
vania State Farm Show began for
Angus enthusiasts with the annu
al banquet. Approximately 90
Angus members and guests en
joyed a very snowy evening com
plete with die best of a roast beef
meal.
Miss American Angus, Court
ny Hill-Dukehart, attended the
evening events. She helped to
crown the new Pa. Angus Queen
Jamie Hower, Bethlehem.
Others in the court include
sweethearts for 2002, Katrina
Frey, Quanyville; Kim Long,
Airville; and Amanda Thompson,
WellsviUe.
Princesses will be Eliza Wal
ton, Kennett Square; Hope Long,
Airville; and Samantha Semrau,
Millerstown.
Bill Powell presented Brett Bi
shard, York, with his Bronze and
Silver Angus Awards. Outstand
ing Boy and Girl Awards were
Feeding Grain To
Rainbow Trout
ABERDEEN, Idaho Rain
bow trout that flourish on grain
rich feed could be a plus for the
environment and fish farmers
alike. Fish geneticist Kenneth E.
Overturf has pinpointed families
of captive rainbow trout that
thrive on grain.
Overturf is with the Agricul
tural Research Service’s Small
Grains and Potato Germplasm
Research Unit at Aberdeen,
Idaho, but is based at the Univer
sity of Idaho’s Hagerman Fish
Culture Station in Hagerman.
ARS is the chief scientific re
search agency of the U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Today’s fish feeds, the fish
farmer’s biggest expense, are
made with fishmeal from saltwa
ter species such as anchovy, men
haden, jack mackerel or herring.
Using more grain in fish feed
would help prevent overfishing of
these saltwater species.
Also, captive fish that gain
weight when fed grain specially
bred by ARS research geneticist
Victor Raboy, based in Aberdeen,
may help sidestep phosphorous
pollution of ponds, lakes, streams
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 19,2002-A29
presented to Kurt Long and
Hope Long both of Airville.
The Family of the Year Award
was presented to Rains Angus,
Mercer. The Breeder of the Year
Award was presented to Weaver
land Valley Farms, New Holland.
Preferred pages for the upcom
ing directory were auctioned off
and three hags of peanuts were
auctioned off to benefit the Greg
Krueger Family. The Junior
Angus Association will be giving
$l,OOO to the Krueger Memorial
Scholarship Fund.
The election of officers was
also conducted. The president is
now Harry Bachman, Annville;
vice-president, Dale Rains, Mer
cer; secretary. Barb Weaver, New
Holland; and treasurer, Brad Bi
shard, York. Four directors were
elected for three-year terms.
They are John Hausner, Dover;
Ned Hower, Bethlehem; Fritz
Frey, Quarryville; Cheryl Fair
bairn, Coatesville.
and rivers. Phosphorous pollu
tion has been blamed for algal
blooms that steal the oxygen
needed by fish, insects and other
aquatic dwellers.
Raboy has developed barley
and other grains that contain less
phytate, a form of phosphorous
that is difficult for fish to digest.
That means these fish excrete less
phosphorous in their manure.
Trout fed the special grains could
also save fish farmers money, be
cause grain is currently less ex
pensive than fishmeal.
In all, Overturf has monitored
growth of about 14,000 trout in
tanks at the Hagerman station.
He found that a significant per
centage prospered on the grain
enriched feed. Some grew to a
hefty 250 grams in as little as five
months, making them equal in
size to the biggest of their fish
meal-fed counterparts. Overturf
and ARS technician Dan Bullock
are now looking at trout DNA for
a reliable indicator of the ability
to gain weight and stay healthy
on grain-based feed.