CORN TALK Farm Calendar (Continued from Page El) Maryland Grain Marketing Meeting, Dutch Family Restaurant, Millington, Md., 7 a.m. Tih’su <y Ni ivi'iiib'.-t 1 1 1 Fanning With Technology Workshop and Exhibits, Weaver’s Banquet Hall, Adamstown, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tih ''May o'a i'mliat 1 n Ag Service School, Meadville, contact Joel Hunter, (814) NITRO™ exclusive AIR~FLEX suspension NITRO HIGH CLEARANCE SPRAYER Power, capacity, exceptional traction, unique suspension, upfront boom, plus superior operator comfort and precision control. - Air-Flex suspension - Torq-Trac Hydro drive - Hydraflex boom cushioning - John Deere 90 series cab - On the go wheel spacing Front mounted boom with optional quick detach allows for dual purpose application such as grain swathing, mid-season fertilizer application with injection bar, and a detasseling unit. >?:v -v *. \- t v. ■;> ■ .« ‘ ;■;. ‘; : . . , : - *•. BUILD YOUR OWN mitten pro Crop Sprayers BALL VALVES RAVEN FLOMAX Foam markers Rinse kit Bottom fill Clean water tank Electric conttilbox Fenceline nb&ppr''' Hydraulic drive ,pump Hypro 9000 pump mtER 333-7460. W<’(lm;a(lay, Di'cemljci 11 Ag Service School, Somerset, contact Don Fretts, (724) 438-0111. sport, contact Tom Mur phy, (570)433-3040. I'OO.T TucMlay .J. it ui. 9i y Keystone Farm Show, York thru Jan. 9. (Rheeme exit of Rte. 283) Elizabethtown, PA 17022 717-3674319 - 800-222-3373 Machine balanced weight Light footprint 6’ crop clearance Up front boom up to 90’ 850 -1,200 gallon tanks “*V» \ - '"'■v - «* -Mf W(!<lnesday, January 8 National No-Till Conference, Indianapolis, Ind., (800) 645-8455. Saturday. January 11 Pa. Farm Show, Farm Show Complex, thru Jan. 18. Tuesday. January 21 PAES Lime Fertilizer and Pesticide Conference, Uni versity Park, (814) 234-8771. Wednesday Januaty 29 Tri-State Tillage Conference, Radisson Hotel, West Mid dlesex, (814) 333-7460. Tht itsrl £iy January JO Southeast Pa. Crops Confer ence, Montgomery County 4-H Center. F i iday Fell! uat y 7 Corn/Soybean Conference, Grantville, (814) 865-2543. MESSICK’S www.messicks.com Uanoasfer Farming, Saturday, Qotober F 9,2002, Gorfn Talk^ES- One of the grants awarded AAnkl DITC 2001 was to conduct a vUnli Dl I w study on the feasibility of a small grains ethanol plant in Maryland. Illinois Governor George H. Ryan announced in mid-Au gust that he is releasing $280,000 in Illinois first fund ing to the Illinois Com Grow ers Association (ICGA) to support the startup of a new farmer-owner ethanol produc tion facility in Lena. The state already has dedicated about $3 million in state support for the plant, which will use an estimated 14.5 million bushels of com every year. ICGA will assist the Adkins Energy Cooperative a farm er-owned venture in the de velopment of a state-of-the art, $6B million production fa cility that will produce 40 mil lion gallons of ethanol every year. Happenings In Other States The Maryland Grain Checkoff Program was ap proved for another five years when it passed by an 85 per cent margin in a referendum. The mandatory checkoff states that a farmer must pay an assessment of one-half of one percent (.5 percent) to be collected on the net value of each bushel of grain sold. Funding is used for education, research, and market develop ment The board appropriates most of the approximately $450,000 col lected annually to provide grants to carry out these activ ities. 7481 Lincoln Highway, Rte. 30 East Abbottstown, PA 17301 717-259-6617 - 88^285-0225 V
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