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Notice 



An FTDA Designer Certification Test- 

 ing Session is being planned for 

 January. As of September first, no 

 date had been set The testing will 

 be for three levels — Junior, Senior, 

 and IVlaster — and includes plant ID 

 (Latin names) and hands-on design 

 work. For more information and a list 

 of suggested reading material, con- 

 tact Debra Defreze at 603-474-3020. 



A Summer Visitor 



A few weeks ago, I was hired by the 

 USDA Forest Service as a consultant 

 to coordinate a program in pesticide 

 education. The program would train 

 a forest health worker in all aspects 

 of pesticide education, including 

 personal protection equipment, first 

 aid and safety, worker protection 

 laws, and how to read a label. The 

 course would last nine days, after 

 which the student would return to 



Kenya to set up a similar program in 

 his country. 1 am a commercial pesti- 

 cide applicator for research and 

 demonstration purposes and a mem- 

 ber of the pesticide education com- 

 mittee and I hope to acquire a de- 

 gree in adult occupational education 

 with a minor in plant biology, so the 

 job was perfect for me. Also, 1 work 

 for Dr. Stan Swier, the UNH Coop- 

 erative Extension Pesticide Educa- 

 tion Coordinator and Dr. Alan Eaton, 

 the UNH Cooperative Extension Inte- 

 grated Pest IVlanagement Coordina- 

 tor. Like most members of Coopera- 

 tive Extension, they are invariably 

 supportive when working with the 

 public and I knew that 1 would be 

 able to count on not only Stan and 

 Alan, but other Cooperative Exten- 

 sion specialists as well. So, with this 

 in mind, I agreed to be the program 

 coordinator. 



Gregory Mbita (he prefers to be 

 called IVlbita) arrived on August 26th. 

 He spent many hours in the class- 



room and out in the field. Dr. Jim 

 Mitchell and Steve Bunker from the 

 UNH Kingman Farm gave a demon- 

 stration on calibrating a boon 

 sprayer. They also demonstrated the 

 proper use of personal protection 

 equipment. Bill Lord, a UNHCE Fruit 

 Specialist, and Alan Eaton gave 

 IVlbita tours of different agricultural 

 sites, pointing out problem areas as 

 well as 1PM techniques. Denis Souto 

 of the USDA Forest Service gave 

 Mbita and students from the Thomp- 

 son School a tour of the UNH wood- 

 lands to discuss forest health issues 

 Cheryl Smith, a UNHCE Plant Health 

 Specialist, spent a day with Mbita 

 demonstrating disease identification 

 techniques in the lab and in the 

 field. John Weaver gave Mbita infor- 

 mation on biological control pro- 

 grams currently being tested at 

 UNH. Between field trips, Mbita 

 watched educational videos and at- 

 tended lectures on various aspects 

 of pesticide education. He was in- 



l(clf you weren't proud of the trees 



I on your lot last year, maybe it's 



time to come to Conley Farm 



Quality. All trees are basal pruned the third year in the field. They have clean handles 



and full skirts at harvest time. The freshness of our trees after harvest is insured 



by a custom designed shaded storage area. And, since we only sell trees grovra on 



our farm, what you see is what you get. No surprises. 



Service. Our convenient location, an elevator loading system, and roads that 



are accessible for any size truck in any weather make for on time pick up and 



delivery. Reliable trucking can be arranged. 



'^' Limited Offer. Because we cut entire blocks of trees each year, we have 



some lower price trees available. These trees have good handles, good 



/V ^ color, and straight leaders, but are one year short of reaching #1 or #2 grade. 



^vj' CaU Marty at 603/332-9942, for more information or to schedule a visit 



Conley Farm 



437 Meaderboro Road, Rochester 

 THE WHOLESALE GROWER OF BALSAM & ERASER IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE 



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