A34-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 15, 2003 Satellite Program To Provide Basics Of Pond Management MONTROSE (Susquehanna Co.) —Ponds can provide many recreational benefits to home owners, but they have their share of problems, says a water re sources specialist in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences “Some may develop leaks or fill with sediment,” says Extension Associate Bryan Swistock. “The water may be muddy, or choked with weeds and algae. And some times, that big fish you hoped would be there for the kids to catch just doesn’t materialize.” Pa. Junior Brown Swiss Contest Calls For Entries CARLISLE (Cumberland Co.) The Pennsylvania Brown Swiss Association is sponsoring a youth production award contest, with the winning production awards to be announced and presented at the annual Brown Swiss meeting, Saturday, March 22 at the Bonanza Restaurant in Carlisle. The meeting begins at 11 a.m. There are three simple rules in applying for the award: Central Susquehanna Beef Meeting Set NEW COLUMBIA (Union Co.) The annual Central Sus quehanna Valley Beef Producers Winter Educational Meeting will be conducted on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Bonanza Res taurant near New Columbia. Those who want to eat at the restaurant can join the group at 5:30 p.m. for supper. Guest speakers for the meeting will be Dr. Harold Harpster and Dr. Michael O’Connor, both from the Department of Dairy and An imal Science at Penn State Uni versity. Harpster will speak on packag- To address the basics of pond management, experts from Penn State, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and Mansfield University will offer a live satel lite clinic from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 27. The program will be aired locally at the County Office Building in Montrose through Penn State Cooperative Extension, of Sus quehanna County. The actual program will begin at 7 p.m. Swistock recommends that 1. Any Jr. Brown Swiss mem ber who was age 9 through 19 on Jan. 1, 2002, and owns a register ed Step 2 IE Brown Swiss cow which they owned before it was 2 years old, and which has com pleted a 305-day lactation be tween Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2002 is eligible to compete. 2. The cow must be registered solely in the junior’s name. 3. A copy of the DHI sheet for the month the 305-day record was completed and a copy of the ing, storing, and feeding systems for forages to reduce wintering costs for beef cattle in Pennsylva nia. O’Connor will speak on new developments in estrus syn chronization for cattle. Persons who would like to eat with the group need to call Dave Hartman at the Penn State Ex tension office in Columbia Coun ty at (570) 784-6660 or email at dwh2 psu.edu to register. The Bonanza Restaurant is lo cated at the New Columbia exit of Route 15 just south of Inter state 80. people who own a pond develop a management strategy depend ing on their goals. “How you manage your pond depends on your goals.” he explains. “People who want a pond for swimming, for instance, usualh want a clean, sandy bottom without many weeds. But if >ou want a good fishery, you'll need some plants and structures." During the program, the ex perts will offer tips and advice on common pond problems and cow’s registration paper must be mailed to and postmarked on/or before March 3 to: Joy Crothers, 301 Whiteside Dr., Oxford, PA 19363. Be sure to include your name, address, and telephone number on the paper. The 305-day records will be adjusted to an ECM (energy cor rected milk) basis. The three highest ECM re cords will be awarded in the fol lowing age groups: 2 year-old, 3 year-old, 4 year-old, 5 year-old, and aged cow. 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Attendees will be able to ask questions by telephone and fax. “The most frequent questions involve the control of aquatic plants and weeds,” says Swis tock, “so we’ll spend time dis cussing how to identify and con trol nuisance plants and algae. We also get a lot of questions about fisheries, so we’ll discuss the best kinds of fish to stock, the species to avoid and how to har vest to keep the populations bal Small-Scale Fruit Meeting MANSFIELD (Tioga County) An upcoming meeting is tar geted for Master Gardeners and others who want to grow fruit on a small scale. Programming segments will in clude general information on fruit selection, care, pest identifi cation, cooperative extension re sources, tree fruit planting and care, and blueberry planting and care. The meeting will be conducted Saturday, March 1, 10 a.m.-l p.m. at “Murphy’s Blueberry Farm,” Mansfield. Instructors for the course in clude extension agents Jeff Farm Family Celebration HAMBURG (Berks Co.>— The third “Farm Family Appreciation Celebration” is scheduled for March 8 at 7 p.m. at the Ham burg Field House. The goal of the celebration is to unite both farmers and non farm families and provide a posi tive, fun event to celebrate the important role of farm families in the community. The event includes a hot buffet anced.” Other topics will include getting permits, general pond maintenance and testing water quality. Professional pesticide applica tors can receive re-certi fication credits for attending the program. The clinic is free, but pre-registration is required. For more information on the satellite program or on pond manage ment, contact the Susquehanna County office of Penn State Co operative Extension at (717) 278-1158. Mizer, Snyder County; Earle Robbins, Tioga County, and Charlotte Lyon, Bradford county. Cost is is $5 for refreshments and educational materials. 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