A2B-Lancaster Farrping, Saturday, November 8, 2003 New Bolton Center Switches To Digital Radiography KENNETT SQUARE (Chest er Co.) Penn’s George D. Wid ener Hospital for Large Animals at New Bolton Center became the first hospital (human or animal) in the U.S. to use a portable digi tal radiography system with a 14x17 digital sensor panel. The new equipment, installed in September, enables radiolo gists to radiograph skulls, necks, thoracic, and abdominal areas of horses and other large animals. The previously installed 9xll inch sensor panel permits digital radiographs of limbs or other small areas. USDA Launches Beginning Farmer, Rancher Pilot Loan Program In Pa. HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Richard Pailman, state executive director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Pennsylvania, unveiled the Be ginning Farmer and Rancher Land Contract Guarantee Pilot Program. The program will help de termine whether guarantees on land contracts facilitate the transfer of agricultural property Ohio State Ag Program One Of Country’s Best, SaysU.S. News COLUMBUS, Ohio One of Ohio State University’s depart ments has been recognized as one of the natron’s top undergraduate agricultural engineering pro grams. The Department of Food, Ag ricultural, and Biological Engi neering within the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environ mental Sciences made the top 10 of colleges surveyed for top undergraduate engineering pro grams that specialize in agricul ture. The results were among the college rankings highlighted in the 2004 U.S. News and World Report “America’s Best Col leges.” “I congratulate the Depart ment of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering in its ranking as one of the best pro grams in the country,” said Bobby Moser, dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Envi ronmental Sciences. “Our college has set a goal of being among the best in the nation. This accom plishment shows significant movement toward that goal.” It is the first time that a de partment from the college has been among U.S. News and 4QA Long Distance Service evlVm.nme?* m'ySLr™®: ■vy Call JDS Telecom 1 -888-315-1179 a " 48 states 6 second AiO^IrEE STOVES ■■JL-** • Heat with wood or coat and avoid expensive fuels • Efficiently heat your home, domestic hot water, barn, or shop - all with one stove • Heavy Duty design • Wide range of sizes tup to 2 5 million BTU ratings) • Slide-out ash pan provides for convenient ash removal and prevents excessive corrosion • Enjoy the convenience and safety of an outdoor stove Excellent Features . . . you can always depend on! 'JWIUtHM* “This new digital sensor panel allows us to capture a large radi ographic image in seconds,” said Dr. Alexia McKnight, lecturer in radiology at New Bolton Center, “If the image isn’t positioned cor rectly, we can quickly repeat it. With film we had to wait for the developed image which took time and often meant that the animal had to be re-sedated if a view needed to be repeated.” McKnight explains that digital radiography provides more de tailed images than traditional films. There is improved contrast and the information is easier to to beginning farmers and ranch ers. “With an increasing number of producers approaching retire ment age, America must continue to invest in beginning farmers and ranchers to ensure adequate food and liber supplies for the fu ture,” said Pailman. “The Begin ning Farmer and Rancher Land Contract Pilot Program gives USD A the opportunity to see if World Report’s academic rank ings. The survey ranked engineering college programs accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engi neering and Technology. The rankings were based solely on the judgments of deans and senior faculty who rated each program they were familiar with on a scale from one (marginal) to five (dis tinguished). Participants were asked to survey top universities offering special engineering pro grams agriculture being one of them. K.C. Ting, chairman of the Department of Food, Agricultur al, and Biological Engineering, said the accomplishment would help give the program and others like it across the nation some rec ognition. “I think this accomplishes sev eral things. One, the U.S. News ranking system is a widely read publication and this is a very nice vehicle for publicity. Two, the news helps boost agricultural en gineering as a recognized field. Three, the rankings show to ev eryone that we are one of the top programs in the nation, and it’s really nice to be a part of that.” interpret. This is because the soft ware allows manipulating the raw data to bring into view more diagnostic information. “We can see subtle bony le sions much more clearly on digi tal radiographs,” said Dr. McKnight. “Also, subtle fractures are visible. 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BsSts3BSHSßtoSs9s , sls2lTris!s ! !ii*Wl^ guarantees on land contracts are a viable alternative in the effort to assist beginning producers in purchasing land.” The 2002 Farm Bill requires the creation of the Pilot Program. In addition to Pennsylvania, USDA is implementing the pilot program in Indiana, North Da kota, Oregon, Wisconsin and lowa during fiscal years 2003-2007. Every year, funding will be available to each of the six Out of the top 11-ranked un dergraduate agricultural engi neering programs listed in the publication, five were from Big Ten universities. In addition to Ohio State, Purdue University, University of Illinois, Pennsylva nia State University, and Michi gan State University also made the list. There are 55 universities in the nation that offer agricul tural engineering undergraduate programs; about nine similar pro grams exist in Canada. Ohio State’s Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biologi cal Engineering, which has ties to the College of Engineering, pro vides students curriculum op tions in soil and water, machin ery systems, ecological and bio environmental programs, bio-sys tems; pre-vet and pre-med and food-related industries. The Department of Agri- cultural Engineering came into existence in 1914. The department changed its name to Food, Agricultur al, and Biological Engi- neering in 1996. to accurately measure angles and distances on the images has also been a wonderful bonus of the digital system. It also enhances our referral capabilities .because of the amount of detail we can capture through this technology.” The system provides other effi ciencies. Technicians no longer have to develop film and work with chemicals. The images are stored on a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) that is the size of a wash ing machine, so storage space needs are less. The system is also backed up daily to an off-site pilot states to provide up to five land contract guarantees. “Beginning producers can face a number of challenges such as adverse weather or market condi tions that can have devastating effects, especially in the early years of operations,” said Pallman. “This important pro gram provides beginning farmers and ranchers with a safety net so they can remain on the land and continue building their business es.” The Pilot Program provides the seller of the land a 10-year “prompt payment” guarantee of the sale to the beginning farmer or rancher (buyer). In the event that the buyer does not pay an annual installment due on the contract, or pays only part of an installment, USDA’s Farm Serv ice Agency (FSA) will provide the scheduled payment or the unpaid portion to the seller through an escrow agent. The guarantee is limited to the total monetary amount of two installments. The guarantee will also cover the amount of two years’ worth of unpaid taxes and insurance. The following are some of the eligibility requirements prospec tive buyers must meet: • The buyer must be a begin ning farmer or rancher and must be the owner of a family farm after the contract is completed. • The buyer must have partic ipated in the business operations of a farm or ranch for at least three years. • The buyer must have an ac ceptable credit history demon strated by satisfactory debt re payment. A^ltrol For Th« Control Of • Starlings • Pigeons • Sparrows • Crows 5 lbs. for *29s°° +6.00 S4H These Pesticides haw restricted use. MUST HAVE Currant Applicator's License. center in California. The digital images can be re trieved quickly on computers throughout the hospital, enabling clinicians to view them in their offices. McKnight, the other radi ologists, and the clinicians can re view the images on special high resolution grayscale monitors that are quite large. The images can be enlarged and the radiolo gist can zoom in on an area. Be cause of the incredible detail and digital archiving, the system makes it much easier for teaching students who are rotating through large animal radiology. • The buyer must be unable to obtain sufficient credit elsewhere without a guarantee to finance actual needs at reasonable rates and terms. The purchase price of the farm or ranch cannot exceed $500,000 or its current market value as de termined by FSA. The interest rate charged to the buyer for the 10-year term of the guarantee cannot exceed FSA’s direct farm ownership loan interest rate in ef fect at the time the guarantee is issued, plus three percentage points. Contract payments must be amortized for a minimum of 20 years. During the term of the guarantee, balloon payments are prohibited and payments on the contract must be of equal amounts. 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