Two Penn Manor Ag Students Find 83 Percent Stay In Field
Gary Neff and Philip Stedman report that 83 percent of Penn Manor High School vocational agriculture graduates remain in related agricultural occupations. The FFA supports agricultural education by building leadership, parliamentary skills, and community involvement. The data cover four selected years since 1951 showing employment in farming and related rural occupations.
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Two Penn Manor Ag
FFA
Penn Manor High School
Agricul
Bethe Erryployee
Pesticides Not Found In Wells In Farm Water Study
US Department of Agriculture scientist Leo Iverson reported at the AAAS meeting that hundreds of water samples from farm wells show no contamination by pesticides in deep or shallow wells. Pesticide residues appeared in some ponds and runoff basins but often dropped to nondetectable levels after settling.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Leo G. K. Iversor
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Washington
Iverson
ARS Plant Pest Control Division
United States
America
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