Committee Urges USDA-Industry Efforts To Curb Overfeeding i The National Cattle Industry mg interests The group met Advisory Committee today urged with Secretary Orville L Free industry organizations and the man and with a number of his US. Department of Agriculture key administrators in a two-day to continue efforts to encourage meeting (Feb 19-20) to discuss producers to hold slaughter cat- common needs and problems in tie to lower weights in light cattle and beef field relatively cheap feed gram Secretary Freeman said he prices was “highly pleased with the The 39 members of the com- frank and honest manner in mittee, appointed by the Secre- which this committee has ap tary of Agriculture, represent proached many of the problems all phases of the cattle and beef facing the cattle industry today industry producing, feeding, I will give the comments and packing, retailing, and consum- recommendations of this com- WHY IT PAYS TO FEED (One Is Sufficient Higher Returns From Your FlOckI) 1 QUALITY FORMULATION For greatest production at lowest cost. 2. Contact your Miller and Bushong Service Representative or call us direct at Lancaster 392-2145 (Area Code “FINEST SERVICE ANYWHERE” 000 REASONS QUALITY CONTROL Every step, from the ingredient source till the feed reaches you. 3 QUALITY SERVICE Planning, Programming, Mar- keting, Management, Record Systems. Yours, for the asking. MILLER & BUSHONG, Inc. mittee very serious and urgent attention.” The Committee -1 Urged industry organiza tions and the U S Department of Agriculture to continue efforts to encourage producers to hold slaughter cattle to lower weights in light of relatively cheap feed grain prices The committee in dorsed the feed gram program as an integral part of maintain ing beef supplies in line with ef fective demand -2 Continued efforts by USDA and industry in promoting the sale of beef, beef products, and live cattle overseas. \\\l I//// ROHRERSTOWN, PA. -3. Requested that USDA ex 717) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 24.1968 plore the possibility of estab lishing beef import quotas on a quarterly instead of annual basis and evaluate possibilities of im plementing any adjustments which promise significant im provement -4 Expressed concern over the volumes of retail cuts im ported into Hawaii in competi tion with native business -5. Expressed concern that pending legislation to limit im ports of industrial products would, if enacted, damage ex port markets for agricultural products -6 Since several livestock or ganizations now have programs started which are designed to improve farmer bargaining pow er, most committee members expressed skepticism about the possibilities of using marketing orders at this time in the cattle industry They expressed a de sire to obseive how these cur rent industry programs work be fore consideung other approach es -7 The Committee expressed a need for moie timely and ac curate statistical ropoits, and particularly requested more monthly cattle on teed reports -8 The committee members representing produce! and feed er interests supported some type of packer bonding or proof of solvency under the Packers and Stockyards Act ©GENERAL ELECTRIC'S CLEARANCE CLEARANCE! NO FROST! GE REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER BUY! Compact, \et roomy 1 1 I 5 cu tt. capacity tits in space just 28 inches wide' Good-size treezer 2 Mini- Cube ice trays Slide-out shelf Extra deep door shelf Removable egg bin Butter compartment freezei door shelf AND NO DEFROSTING EVFR IN REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER 1 TBFI2 SEE US FOR REAL SAVINGS ON LEFT-OVER MODEL APPLIANCES DISHWASHERS DRYERS REFRIGERATORS FREEZERS STEREOS - TV’S Factory Trained Servicemen 350 Strasburg Pike, Lancaster Phone; Lane. 397-5179 Strasburg 687-6002 -9 An expansion in beef cut ability giading was endoised by the Committee, and gieatei pub licity was urged to acquaint pro ducers, packeis and letail buy ers with the met its ot the new USDA service -10 Uiged the puiebied beef breed associations to intensity their eftoits to identity breeding cattle toi grading quality, mus cling, and late ot growth, and to liberalize the use of aititicial insemination tor this improve ment -11 The consumei represen tatives emphasized that there was not a basic conthct between consumer and pioducer inter ests They fmther indicated strong support foi leasonable prices to produceis of beet to assure adequate wholesome sup plies ot high quality beet for consumers -12 The industiy expressed interest m a numtaei of other programs such as the inspection ot imports undei t!ie new Whole some Meat Act, steps taken to protect the Amencan livestock industry hom disease and insect problems, new developments in livestock and meat maiket news leporting and in USDA meat purchase piogiams Something To Sell? Buy It Sell It With a Classified Ad ! 2.50 per week Easy to Buv on GECC Credit Plan' 5
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