PCGA Announces Results Of 5-Acre Corn Club Contest % Plant Stand/ % */■ Row Applied Starter Fertilizer Bu/A H2Q Pop Planted Down Barren Width Manure analysis rate Company Hj Farm Name Union County 145 4 ?1 9 29449 097 000 187 30 William J Moore 145 4 21 9 29449 097 000 167 30 Westmoreland County 154 1 28 6 28895 098 302 201 30 Catalina Farm 154 1 26 0 26095 090 302 201 30 York County 91 7 23 6 27929 102 000 11 7' 30 William Blaei 91 7 23 6 27629 fO2 000 1171 30 Harvest ClMiei SOT'S HELLED CORN TILLED SCNT«BHELLEO CORN NO-TILL, EC "CAR CORN NCGA, Divergence, Inc. Collaborate To Help Increase Yields ST. LOUIS, Mo. The National Com Growers Association (NCGA) and Divergence, Inc. announced a re search collaboration focused on the control of parasitic nematodes (round worms) that plague corn and many other crops. so^ NBMMNMMMMWBMMr fipl* CARLISLE. PA CARLISLE FAR] SERVICE 260 York Road 717-243-4419 MIF] ALLEN HOOVER REPAIR RR 1, Box 227 570-966-3821 ,D. PA ECKROTH EQUIPMENT 4910 Keinsville Road 610-366-2095 (Continued from Page El 2) NEW NAVIGATOR - setting a new Industry standard! . id ■M CHAMBERSBURG FARM SERVICE 975 S. Main St. 717-264-3533 ABC GROFF, INC. 110 S. Railroad Ave 717-354-4191 LEBANON VALLE IMPLEMENT 700 East Linden St 717-866-7518 14-34 0 150 Pioneaf 33A14 SCNT 12-24 24 300 Aqw» 9 18-9 70 Pior Divergence, a St, search and development company, is developing nematicides, as well as ne matode-resistant plant genes, that can be delivered as valuable traits in the seed. 3S *4^^ IER! ID. PA ILA HafVMt id Claw* 33851 SCT Louis-based re- v -JL t FORKS EQUIPME INC. 4404 Glover Rd, 610-252-8828 IMITH’S FARM EQUIPMENT 30 Acker Rd 717-567-3562 FARM RITE, INC. 122 Old Cohansey Rd 856-451-1368 T/A CfiKte ROF SUrtar IS % Protein %of NOFd Starch MIK MtIK Plante Row FarUUtar 65% H3Q %ofDW DM %ofNDF %ofDM par Ton parAcra parAtra Width Analyalt Club Membai 16 3 60 0 887 48 37 16 3 00 0 687 4837 sTie 2663 3188 18201 25072 30 Avaraga IS S 888 Eldon Ockf 166 688 830 50 59 5649 1841 3100 18815 34913 15 Avaraga Lttoarvon 30 5 68 8 727 59 21 51 29 16 67 2818 27948 35000 30 22 2 65 1 616 48 24 52 23 26 60 3046 23671 30_ Slava Wangar Adam Htln 26 4 88 0 6 7 53 73 51 76 21 64 2832 25809 35000 30 Avaraga 17 7 56 7 660 TT? 887 860 43 01 6235* Avaraga of all farm* 204 #3l 704 4141 83 10 2387 3038 21325 30888 21 This research is intended to provide a safe method to protect plants from nematode pests. Current nematode control is accomplished by using chemicals that can have serious conse quences to human and environmental ??i’ STANLEY’S FARM SERVICE RD #1 Box 46, Off Rt. 125 570-648-2088 INT, NEW RINGGOLD. P ECKROTH BROS. FARM EQUIPMENT Rt. 443 & 895 570-943-2131 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 1,2003, Corn Talk-El3 Payatta S 4 18 2i Franklin 55 40 1841 3100 18811 Waatmoraland 62 35 30 56 3226 . 19968 290( 30 58 3328 19988 29000 36 (Turn to Page El 4) >3r4 t> i v ? ■*y-1 it % 'Jfc V»s >V V+v . * II \ >WN. PA 63 3186 16201 2507: 34013 1S 010 9 30 Fielder 1 * Cho ce 4412 ND health. In fact, many of these com pounds are scheduled to be removed from the market. Through this collab oration, Divergence and NCGA hope to offer growers new, safe approaches to control nematodes in their crops. “Experts estimate nematode dam age causes reduction in corn yields of roughly 10 percent worldwide,” said Gary Davis, chairman, NCGA Re search and Business Development Ac tion Team. “We expect this research has the potential to benefit the growers in three ways: first, it could lead to products for the control of an important crop pathogen during a time when so many control methods are being removed from the market; second, it has the potential to make farming much safer, both for farmers and their communities; and third, it should allow growers to produce crops more profitably. “We are very excited to work with Divergence,” said Davis. “Divergence has impressive products in develop ment and a strong research platform to make many additional discoveries.” Derek Rapp, chief executive officer, Divergence, said, “The alliance be tween NCGA and Divergence is im portant because it has the potential to offer com growers a safe and effective agent to control nematodes. Working with NCGA and its extensive base of growers will provide Divergence im portant links to the agricultural com munity, ensuring the products Di vergence develops will be beneficial to customers. “The combination or Di vergence’s science and NCGA’s strong position in agriculture will position the two organizations to make a signifi cant contribution to agriculture through a successful partnership,” said Rapp. Divergence, Inc. is a research and development company dedicated to the discovery of effective and ecologi cally sound strategies for the control of parasites and other pests. The compa ny’s initial focus is on parasitic nema todes, one of the world’s major pest groups. Nematodes are roundworms that cause billions of dollars in damage annually to numerous crops, including com, soybeans, cotton, strawberries, and bananas. Nematodes also cause widespread disease in animals, includ ing infections such as heartworm in dogs and cats and intes tinal worms in livestock. Nematode-in duced human diseases include ele phantiasis and African river blindness. For more information on Di vergence, visit www.divergence.com. For more information on NCGA, visii /brid Number Ib/A H; 30 10 34 0 100 Ac NK R9IR9 _NK ROIR9 20-25 0 100 Pioneer _34CBl_