I Penn State Website Gets Facelift Greg Roth Associate Professor Penn State Last year we gave our Penn State Com management Website a facelift and added a number of new features. First, we simplified the name: it’s now http://corn andsoybeans.psu.edu/. You can even leave off the http:// and just type comandsoybeans.psu.edu and it will get you there. On the site, you find links to many of cur Penn State com re lated publications: the Agronomy Guide, The Field Crop News, our Agronomy Facts Factsheets, our Five Acre Cora Club and our hybrid testing information. In our hybrid testing informa tion, we have added a new fea ture this year to facilitate your use of the data. We have pro vided each table in Excel format so that it can be sorted and view ed or printed in the order you de sire. Simply open the spread sheet and highlight the data and the access the sort function of Want a smooth operating machine this spring? 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The theme of the program is “Try Something New.” Take this opportunity to experiment when you choose your free bag of seed com. This seed com company sponsored program entitles any PCGA/NCGA com grower, who plants at least five acres of com with a 3-year new or re newed membership, to a free standard size bag of seed. To participate, simply complete the member ship form indicating die brand of seed com you would like to try, along with your check for the 3-year membership. You will then receive a certificate for a free bag of seed from the spon soring company of your choice, along with your membership card from NCGA. In consultation with the local seed com deal- P\^atst! 8md *‘ Were J a <Moy^.rT dlflh^ Seed M*er Unit Lice kun DhJ- C ear ' y 10 ‘ h “ lk ab <>"l e^v:r™ buti,,sn - r 'oo e ?rly to think about good planter maintenance. °£ER CREEK'S maintenance tip OF THE WEEK... Schedule an on-farm Planter inspection from Deer Creek today te problems ™ spring... If W II make your planting more “ncient and harvest m «»» profitable! us to schedul your maintenance today! Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 1,2003, Corn Talk -Fl3 er, you make the ultimate decision about which hybrid you will receive from the company you have selected. PCGA will send the names and addresses by brand chosen to the appropriate seed com company’s statewide contact person and they will contact you. In addition, you’ll be joining thousands of other growers across the country who are show ing their support for the com industry. Locally, you’ll be supporting PCGA’s activities such as Com Talk, our com or crops conference, and local com promotion activities. Now you can help the PCGA get new mem bers and win some valuable prizes. The PCGA is participating in a new mem bership program sponsored by NCGA and Syn genta to reward folks who recruit members for our association. To qualify, you need to recruit five new members in one of the next three months. Prizes will be awarded to the top recruiters who have recruited a minimum of five new members in Pennsylvania for each month. In January, the prize will be a Palm Pilot. In February, the prize will be a $3OO gift certifi cate to Sears. In March, the prize will be a gourmet ham plus a $lOO gift certificate for groceries at a local supermarket. To participate, make copies of the PCGA membership form in Com Talk. Ask folks to complete the membership form and put your name on the Recruiter line on the bottom, and then send the form to the PCGA office. Or they can join online (https://gims.ncga.com/ MEMBERNEW/Default.asp) and enter your name in the appropriate line on the applica tion. We’ll keep a record of the awards and send the prize to the qualifying recruiter at the end of the month. Name, Address. Count’ New Member or Renewal PCGA and NCGA dues for one year: $3O Special! Three years for $75 Make checks payable to: PCGA Send to; PCGA P.O. Box 304 State College, PA 16804 Growers who harvest more than 5 acres of com each year and sign up for a 3 year membership qualify to receive a free unit of seed com of their choice from the participating seed company listed below (If you qualify, please indicate your choice below) Agway Farm Seeds Membership Program Awards Prizes For Recruiters Membership Application Com Acres. Try Something New Chemgro Seeds .Doeblcr’s Inc .Monsanto/Dekalb/Asgrow .NC+ Hybrids .Seed way liter Bird Hybrids (Keystone Group) Dairyland Hybrids .Garst Seeds .Mycogen Seeds .Pioneer Hi-Bred Int Syngenta Seeds
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