-Foraging Around, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 13,2002
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GRIFFIN, Ga. New sor
ghums that flourish under
day length conditions typical
in the Unites States could
result from a large-scale
genetic screening program
now being coordinated by
Agricultural Research Ser
vice scientists and coopera
tors.
The ARS Plant Genetic
PFGC Changes Over The Years
( hci ilie p.iM ID scais ihcic lus been one name change ami
M-M-ial leaileiclianjies m (he Pennsv Kama (’mini il as well as the
National Oigam/alion
I lie Pennsylvania Cmssliuul Council (PCit’) .is oigam/ed m
l‘*()l) and all dialed with the Amei iesm hi assland Council (ACiC)
m 1 1 >63 In 1968. as a icsnll ol Us continued growth anil image, and
a majoi oigam/alional change to piov ule lor gieatci involvement by
pin ale industi v. the American Grassland Council dunged its
name to the Amei ican Forage and Grassland Council (AFGC)
In 19/8 the name ol the Pennsylvania Grassland t annul was also
dunged to the Pennsylvania Forage and Grassland Council
(PI GO- to mote fully ieeogni7c the Council's mlc in suppoil ol the
stale's loiagc-hvcsloek industry
Dr. John F. Day lor, Penn State's Extension I mage Specialist,
w.is the Inst ptesidenl of PGC and Chai les Wolgenuith. Genctal
Managci Milton llcrshcy Fauns, its Inst Seetctaty-lieasurcr
Bavlor seived as Picsideiit loi 2 yeais at which time he was named
the Council's Executive Vice Ptesidenl
Chat les Wolgemuth served as the Council’s Seeictaiy- Fieasuiei
until Ins leave fiom Milton Ilcishcy Famis in 1908 at winch lime
Richard C. Ilann. newly-appointed Superintendent of the Milton
I letshey School Fauns, was elected as the Council's new Secictaiy
-1 rcasuici. I lann has continued to serve in that capacity until the
picscnl. Recently, in addition to his Secretary-Treasurer
icsponsibihties, he was asked to assume live responsibilities of the
Council's Executive Uuector, a new position.
John E Baylor iclited from Penn State in 1983 but continued to
save as the Council's Executive Vice Picsidcnl fot oncycai when Penn
’'tale's new Extension Eoiagc Specialist. Dr. Sidney Ituswoi th.
.isMimctl liMl puMtiuii Hu.sworlli resigned hum I’ciiii Shile m 1989 <il
which lime l)i. IMsmin l lsill w.ts named hMensiun I mage Spcci.ilisl
,nul assumed the ink nl Ihe C. mine lls I \euihve Viec I’iesidenl. .1
gnsiiimihetuiientl) hulds
HAY STORAGE SOLUTIONS
New Sorghums Thrive Under Typical U.S. Day Length
Resources Conservation Unit
in Griffin, Ga., under the di
rection of sorghum coordina
tor Gary Pederson, provided
almost 25,000 sorghum ac
cessions to researchers who
then evaluated them for a
trait known as photoperiod
sensitivity.
Photoperiod—the cycle of
light and darkness a plant re-
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ceives—is tied to day length,
which increases during the
long days of the U.S. growing
season.
Certain sorghums don’t
grow well during these long
days in the United States.
Only sorghum that is insensi
tive to day lengin win icacn
full maturity and produce
harvestable seed in this coun
try.
The sorghum accessions
tested were obtained from the
ARS national “active collec
tion” of sorghum germplasm.
In Texas, scientists grew the
plants and evaluated them
for their photoperiod sensi
tivity. This was an ARS col
laboration with the Sorghum
Crop Germplasm Commit
tee, National Grain Sorghum
Lancaster
Farming’s
classified ads
get results!
Dealer.
A lesson
well learned...
Producers, and university
and industry scientists.
In this cooperative study,
scientists determined that
4,193 accessions should be se
lected because they are less
sensitive to day length. That
quality was then entered into
the Germplasm Resources
Information Network for use
by researchers worldwide. In
spring 2001, seed from these
accessions was sent to coop
erating private companies so
that additional seed could be
produced from these plants.
This seed was then sent
back to the Griffin lab for
processing, cleaning, and
counting for distribution
PFGC Members Forage Market
PFGC members are welcome to submit an ad for hay or
silage for publication in Foraging Around.
Deadline is Aug. 30 for the Sept. 14 issue.
Send ad information to Richard Hann, PFGC, P.O. Box
355, Hershey, PA 17033, or e-mail Hannrs4@aol.com.
Please remember we accept ads for forages only.
We received the following submissions for this issue:
South Jersey alfalfa and mixed hay. Round and small bales.
Also corn silage. George B. Williams, 39 Davis Road, Piles
grove, NJ 08098. (856) 769-0187.
Grass hay. Large round, large square, and regular bales.
John Stump, 306 Snyder School Rd., Bernville, PA 19506.
Berks Co. (610)488-1965.
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Bale King can also be used to spread straw inside poultry barns or
blow straw into open front cattle shelters and calving huts as well as
produce bedding for hogs. Fast, uniform spreading in a fraction of the
time without a pitch fork or strings.
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Processing the bales makes it a lot easier for your livestock to feed.
They will no longer have to pull and tear at a packed bale to get a bit
of feed. They’ll be able to feed faster and use less energy in feeding.
Processed feed may improve feed conversion rates. There’s also less
waste. Many Bale King owners report feed savings of 20% or more.
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“SERVING FARMERS THROUGH
FARM EQUIPMENT DEALERS SINCE 1961”
during spring 2002 to sor
ghum breeders and other in
terested users. The seeds will
be grown out at locations in
Texas and Kansas this
summer for evaluation.
Distribution of seed allows
plant breeders to incorporate
new genetic diversity into
crops and provides growers
with cultivars that have de
sirable genetic traits for vari
ous growing conditions.
The national sorghum col
lection is evaluated and re
generated at Mayaguez,
Puerto Rico, and a base col
lection is maintained in long
term storage at Ft. Collins,
Colo.
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