A26-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 9, 2002 (Continued from Page A 10) Dr. Alan Mac Nab, vegetable disease specialist at Penn State, noted that black rot could infect fruit but take up to four weeks to show any symptoms. So the fruit that you sell may look fine, but when your buyer puts it on his market stand it may “suddenly” start to show disease symptoms. There are two options you have in protecting your fruit from disease once it is mature. First, maintain a fungicide pro gram until harvest. 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Another proven method to help reduce diseases in pumpkin fruit is to use a no-till production system. Having a plant residue over the soil will protect the fruit from rain-splashed fungal spores as well as reducing infection by fusarium since the fruit is not in contact with the soil. This can in crease yields by lowering the number of fruit lost to rot dis eases. In addition, your fruit will be cleaner at harvest and weed control can be easier. Make some notes now on ob servations of this season’s pump kin crop so that you can make any necessary changes next sea son to potentially improve yields and fruit quality. Making a few changes in your production prac tices has the potential to result in higher income from your pump kin crop. In addition, a high quality pumpkin will result in satisfied Buyers and more return business in the future. To Participate In The Beef Quality Assurance Program Fall Training The Pennsylvania Beef Quality Assurance Program has sched- 5 Sizes - 19 Colors - Wood or Coal Grates Forced Draft - Ash Auger Clean Out COMPARISON WITH OTHER OUTDOOR UNITS • Burns up to 1/2 less wood • Emits up to 1/2 less smoke • Corrosion Warranty up to 10 times longer tiled both classroom and chute side training sessions for the fall season. These sessions will train, certify, and recognize beef pro ducers who adopt and maintain BQA guidelines and best man agement practices. Locally, classroom training will be held beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Blue Ball Elementary School. A chute side training will be conducted at the Leesport Livestock Auction on Thursday, Nov. 21, beginning at 6 p.m. These back-to-back trainings will enable producers to gain certification status in an effi cient manner. Successful participants receive a certificate of completion, an at tractive “Certified Producer” farm sign, and have access to program ear tags or back tags. For more information or alterna tive dates, contact BQA coordi nator Scott Wright at (717) 939-7000. For directions to the Blue Ball Elementary School, call Jeff Stoltzfus, (717) 354-1522. Quote Of The Week: “I have come to the conclu sion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politi cians. ” Charles De Gaulle }*• ' \n How do you shatter the world plowing record set by a 425 hp track tractor? You don't have to get bigger. You don't have to get tracks. You just have to get better. That's what happened when the Massey Ferguson 8280 fixed frame wheeled tractor set a new world record. The MF 8280 fine tuned to deliver 387 hp, outdid the predecessor by nearly 100 acres, plowing 621 acres in 24 hours. What makes the MF 8280 better? Take a world class engine, a transmission that wont quit and add a powerful hydraulic system. Throw in a high tech control system that automatically monitors and adjusts the flow of power to the wheels for less slip and you've got better...more than 24 acres an hour better. So don't just get a bigger tractor next time you have a big job to do. Get a better tractor. Get a Massey Ferguson 8280 and shatter some records yourself. SEE YOUR NEAREST DEALER FOR DETAILS Farmers To Meet Nov. 12 MESHOPPEN (Wyoming Co.) Several farm organizations, in cluding The Progressive Agricul ture Organization (ProAg), Penn sylvania Farmers Union (PFU), the Northern Tier Milk Coop, and the Family Farm Defenders, will sponsor a general meeting for all farmers and business peo ple on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The meeting will be at the Bradley Hall Columbia Crossroads begin ning at 1 p.m. Speaking for the groups, Arden Tewksbury, manager of ProAg, stated that many dairy farmers are extremely discour aged regarding the continued low agriculture commodity prices. PFU and ProAg believe the accel erated amounts of agriculture im ports coming into the U.S. play a major roll in the low commodity prices. Tewksbury said the main top ics to be discussed at the meeting will be the continued low milk prices paid to dairy farmers, the imports of agriculture products including milk protein concen trate, and the attempts being BEATS BIGGER. made to qualify Tioga County animal growers to be eligible for the Livestock Compensation Pro gram. Larry Breech, president of the Pennsylvania Farmers Union, strongly agrees with ProAg that Tioga County should be declared a primary county for disaster re lief. Tewksbury also said 16 U.S. senators, including Sen. Specter, Sen. Schumer, and Sen. Clinton, have submitted a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Ve neman urging the secretary to re open the drought declaration for several counties. According to Tewksbury, dairy farmers who do not have a soil conservation plan for their farms can still apply for the plan, have the plan developed and approv ed, and the dairy farmers could receive their dairy market loss funds. Breech said it’s time for our or ganizations to set aside any dif ferences we have and focus on the major items we agree on to benefit all farmers.
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