♦ Farm Calendar ♦ (Continued from Page A 10) Tuesday, October 21 Plants and Pets, Lebanon Valley Ag Center, 7 p.m.- 9 p.m., (717) 270-4391. ADADC District Meeting, New York St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Co hocton, N.Y., noon, (585) 384-5726. Lancaster Autumn Pasture Walk, David P. King farm, Cherry Hill Road, Ronks, 10 a.m.-l p.m., (717)687-5611. Horse Basics, Extension Office, Cecil County Courthouse, Elkton, Md., 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Also Oct. 23, (410)996-5280. Alfalfa Intensive Training Seminar, Sheraton Four Points Hotel, Harrisburg, thru Oct. 23, (509) 585-5460. Schuylkill County Fall Compost Workshop, Cooperative Exten sion Building, 9 a.m.-noon, (570) 622-4225. Also Oct. 25. Maryland Field Day on Soil Com- C"mi, Charles Will Farm, Wil port, Md., 10 a.m., (301) Incorporated CONSIDERING EXPANDING YOUR FARM OPERATION? 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Field Loss and Barnyard Evaluation Workshop, thru Oct. 23, Dauphin County Ag Center, 9 a.m.-3;30 p.m., Oct. 23 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. ADADC District Meeting New York, Old Mill Restaurant, Mechan icville, N.Y., 7 p.m. Forestry Taxation and Financial Planning Workshop, William sport Radisson Hotel, 8 a.m.-S p.m., (814) 863-0401. Rural Geospatial Innovations Con ference, Penn State Conference Center, State College, thru Oct. 25,(717)394-6851. Horse Pasture Management Meeting, York County 4-H Center, 7 p.m.- 9 p.m., (717) 840-7408. Lancaster Poultry Association Ban ■ wuinw Valle” :30 sAbamAg t y k *. * > ( * •■] •# t Resort, State College, thru Oct. 24,(814)863-7941. ADADC District Meeting, West Potsdam Fire Hall, West Pots dam, 7:30 p.m., (814) 863-7941. ADADC District Meeting, Copenha gen Fire Dept. Copenhagen, N.Y., 7:15 p.m., (315) 782-6778 J. ADADC District Meeting, Sunset Restaurant, Auburn, N.Y., 7 p.m., (315)689-7643. Fall Composting Workshop Peace Valley Nature Center, Doyles town, 7 p.m. Also Oct. 30, Doyles town Municipal Building, Doyles town, 7 p.m., (215) 345-3283. Ag Choice Farm Credit, ACA Stock holders Meeting, Penn State Con ference Center, State College, 11:30 a.m. Maryland State Veterinary Board Meetir Midland Dept, of Ay NEEDS program for nutrient and environmental education, Berks County Ag Center, Leesport, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m„ (814) 863-3912. Calf Sense Workshop, Greenwood Farms, Mifflin County, (888) 373-7232. Pa. State Grange Annual Session, Exton, thru Oct. 28. Lebanon County Holstein An nnual Meeting, Tulpehocken UCC, Richland, 7 p.m. Watershed Planning Confer ence, State College, (717) 730-6951. Ag Issues Forum, Armstrong Manor, Lititz Pike, Lancas ter, 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m. Pa. Sheep and Wool Growers’ Assocation Annual meeting, Penn State, University Park. State 4-H Model Horse Show, Farm Show Complex. Pa. State Grange Conference, thru Oct. 28, Inn at Chester Springs, Exton, (800) 552-3865,10 a.m. Schuylkill County Fall Compost Workshop, cooperative ex tension building, 10 a.m.-l p.m., (570) 622-4225. Dauphin County Cooperative Extension Annual meeting, Ag and Research Center, Dauphin, 6 p.m., (717) 921-880. Delmarva Driving Club’s Fall Harvest, Pepperbox, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., (302) 875-4971. Invasive Plants Workshop and Tour for Woodland Owners, Franklin County extension office, Chambersburg, 8:30 a.m.-noon, (717) 263-9226. Maryland Shorthorn Assoca tion’s Dynamic Duo Spot light Sale, Frederick Fair grounds, 6 p.m., (301) 898-5152. Introducing the Gates Mobile Crimp™ 4-20 crimper: Fast , simple and versatile. You Can Take It With You. And when you take the gates Mobile Crimp™ 4-20 crimper with you, on-site repairs will be faster, easier, and cover more applications thai ever before. That’s because Gates designed this portable crimper with unmatched versatility and coverage. The Mobile Crimp 4-20 crimper allows for variable crimping positions and a sw away cylinder for easier loading of dies and assemblies. Operating with nearly any hand, or electrical 10,000 PSI pump, you’ll be able to crimp anything from low-pressure return lines up to four-spiral hose with 1 1/4” I.D. No other portable crimper has that kind of application coverage. Visit your Gates distributor to find out more about the powerful Mobile Crimp 4-2 free to take one with you. THE WORLD’S MOST TRUSTED NAME IN BELTS, HOSE AND HYDRAULICS Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 18, 2003-A3l OPINION tem and economy. “American agriculture is highly sophisticated. However, it still remains vulnerable to introduction of foreign animal disease.” Among the diseases of great concern are African swine fever, FMD, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), sometimes referred to as “mad cow disease.” “Allowing a foreign disease agent into our livestock could have dis astrous effects on all aspects” of our food system, from on-farm pro duction, food processing and retailing to consumer safety and confi dence, he said. Jayarao said foreign disease organisms could enter the country with imported animals or animal-based food products, insects and migrato ry birds, used farm machinery, or feedstuffs. “Travelers who do not respect customs regulations or do not declare their goods pose the greatest source of risk,” he said. Gildow warned the committee of the potentially far-reaching effects that an introduced plant pathogen could have .on agricultural crops. “The deliberate release of a super virulent or genetically modified plant pathogen able to destroy large areas of a major food crop could have long-lasting economic and psychological effects,” he said. “Im mediately following the release of the pathogen, growers would suffer economic losses associated with increased costs of attempted control measures. At the end of the season, growers would suffer reduced yields for sale. “In some cases, the occurrence of a new pathogen may trigger quar antine embargoes, eliminating national or international markets. If the pathogen produces a toxin, public confidence in food safety could become an issue.” Gildow said to achieve adequate levels of biosecurity for Pennsylva nia crops, additional state funding is needed for university research and infrastructure. “Improved disease diagnostic facilities... (and) biocontainment facilities are required,” he said. “We need support to educate and train personnel in biosecurity. We need to develop a se cure communications network with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, with regional and county-based surveillance personnel and with other diagnostic labs located at land-grant universities. Sup port of research on plant disease resistance... is needed in order to identify naturally occurring resistance genes against major foreign pathogens.” Filson emphasized Penn State Cooperative Extension’s long tradi tion of helping the state’s citizens deal with emergency situations. Ex tension has a network of communications (satellite downlinks, com puters) in every county that allows rapid, two-way communications and sharing of important information. Pennsylvania stands at a strategic point for distribution, with 40 percent of the nation’s population lying within a 500-mile radius of Harrisburg. This combination of production, processing and distribu tion is unique and for someone intent upon food or fiber as a target for disrupting the economy and society places Pennsylvania in the cross-hairs. Every farm should have a plan, too. We don’t want to sound any kind of panic, but plans such as these are critical in these strange and trying times. (Continued from Page A 10) Ask For Jay
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