A4 - Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 22, 2014
Index
Four Sections
SECTION A
Farm Bureau to Keep Fighting EPA..........A1
Dairy Rations With Sprinkles.....................A1
Challenge Showcases Next Generation......A1
Chamber Honors Lancaster Farming.........A1
Editorial........................................................A8
Commentary.......................................... A8, A9
Bible Speaks..................................................A8
Now Is the Time............................................A8
National Ag News.......................................A10
Year-End Farm Tax Decisions Loom........A11
Dairy Week in Review................................A12
N.J. Turkey Farm Adapts, Thrives...........A13
Grass-Roots Advocacy Brings Change.....A14
Pa. Farm Bureau Elects New President...A15
Brits, Dutch Kill Flocks to Fight Flu........A16
Farm Calendar...........................................A17
NAILE Dairy Cattle Winners.......... A18, A19
Ag News Briefs...........................................A20
Pennsylvania Granger...............................A22
Ag Science News.........................................A26
McDonald’s Won’t Buy GMO Potatoes...A30
Ag Counts...................................................A32
Markets.......................................................A34
Classic Tractor Gallery..............................A51
Weather.......................................................A55
SECTION B
Home on the Range......................................B2
Farm Family Plants Holiday Tradition......B3
A Vegetable Producer for All Seasons........B4
On Being a Farm Wife.................................B5
You Ask, You Answer...................................B6
Family Living Focus.....................................B7
Cook’s Question...........................................B8
Rural Ramblings..........................................B9
Kid’s Korner...............................................B10
Mailbox Markets........................................B11
Antiques Center.........................................B19
Health&Wellness............................... B20, B21
Antiques Detective.....................................B22
Public Auction Register.............................B25
SECTION C
Classifieds.....................................................C1
SECTION D
Classifieds.....................................................D1
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Chemsweep Set for 18 Pennsylvania Counties
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Agricultural businesses and pesticide
applicators in 18 counties can dispose of unwanted pesticides
safely and easily in 2015 through the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture’s Chemsweep program.
The program is offered in different counties each year. In 2015,
it will be available in Bucks, Crawford, Dauphin, Erie, Fayette,
Greene, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lycoming, Mercer, Mifflin, Montgomery, Perry, Philadelphia, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne and
Westmoreland counties.
“Pesticides can be a problem when they outlive their usefulness,
sitting in barns and sheds, and becoming hazardous to the environment and to your safety,” said Agriculture Secretary George Greig.
“Thanks to Chemsweep, it’s easier for our agriculture industry to
safeguard our environment and properly dispose of pesticides.”
Nearly 2.3 million pounds of unwanted or unusable pesticides
have been properly destroyed through the program since it was
established in 1993.
Every year, many pesticide products are discontinued, phased
out or become unusable, leaving growers, commercial establish-
ments and applicators with potentially dangerous and toxic materials that cannot be placed in landfills.
The unwanted pesticides often become a safety hazard and an
environmental concern through long-term storage in garages,
barns or other areas.
Licensed pesticide applicators, pesticide dealers and commercial pesticide application businesses from the designated counties
are eligible to participate by completing the Chemsweep registration/inventory form that will be direct-mailed. The registration
period ends Feb. 28.
An independent contractor hired by the state Agriculture Department collects and packages all waste pesticides at each participating location, primarily for incineration at facilities approved
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Chemsweep covers the disposal cost for the first 2,000 pounds
per participant. Above that level, participants are billed at the Agriculture Department’s contracted price.
The program is funded through annual registration fees paid by
pesticide manufacturers and applicators.
For more information, visit www.pda.state.pa.us/Chemsweep.
Professional Pest Managers School Set for Dec. 8
The Professional Pest Managers School
will provide license-holding pesticide applicators in Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania with opportunities to satisfy their
licensing requirements for training 9 a.m.-4
p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at the Holiday Inn in
Grantville, Pa.
Topics will include dealing with diseases
in turf, pollinators and pesticides, spray adjuvants for horticultural applications, a good
year for blights and anthracnoses, alkalinity
control for pesticide efficacy in pools, what’s
eating my turf, pesticides and groundwater,
alternatives to neonicotinoids, stinging insects, lifecycles and management, what you
need to know for mosquito control, broadleaf
weed ID, and management of aquatic weeds
and algae.
The cost is $75 until Dec. 2 and $125 for
walk-ins. To register, visit http://extension.
psu.edu/ppms-west. For more information,
contact Steve Bogash at 717-240-6500, ext.
6507, or email@[email protected].
This Week’s Poll:
Is the EPA being unrealistic in its timeline to
reduce farm runoff into the
Chesapeake Bay?
 Yes
 No
 Unsure
Vote at www.LancasterFarming.com
Previous Poll:
Were you prepared for the early onslaught of
winter that swept across the U.S. this week?
Unsure: 5%
Yes: 51%
What’s Missing?
Check out what you’re missing in the
other two editions of Lancaster Farming
by going to the website www.LancasterFarming.com. Here’s just a taste of what
you will find this week:
Southern Edition: A well-known
Maryland dairy farm takes pride in its
Thanksgiving turkey flock.
Go to www.LancasterFarming.com/news/southeedition/ or scan this QR
code to see this and other
top stories or to www.Lan-
casterFarming.com/specialsections/south/
to see all the pages unique to the Southern
Edition.
No: 44%
Northern Edition: The proposed Lake
chart by amCharts.com
Champlain TMDL puts a bigger focus on
farm pollution.
Go to www.LancasterFarming.com/news/northeedition/ or
Tired of taking Round Bales apart by hand?
scan this QR code
to see this and
Hydraulic-driven Round Bale Unroller.
3 pt hitch. Quick-tach for Skid Steers available.
other top stories or
to www.LancastUse A Time Saver
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specialsections/north/ to see all
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