2(l—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, September 14,1968
—, . T , * . , ** al leaders are being Informed to*
Fanners Union Urges Congress any of the Farmer, union action.
To Promptly Extend Food-Ag Act S. 3987, a bill introduced by Sen*
j _ . . „ . ator Allen Ellcnder (D*La.), the
The Board of Director, of the the Senate and House version, chairman of the Senate Agri-
National Farmers Union Friday of the legislation to be resolved cu i ture committee that would
urged Congress to act promptly in conference without delay. exeuse commodity’ Credit Cor
to extend .the 1965 Food and Ag* Farmers Union supports a four- S 1m ILSta ttw
nculture Act, excuse Commodity year extension, which was voted budcet cut that was aooroved in
Credit Corporation loan funds by the Senate The House voted con nection with the surtax bill
from the forthcoming $6 billion a one-year extension. nassed bv the Congress The res
budget cut. and establish a stra* o P lution p y ointed ou f bumper
tegic reserve of storable agrl- ine rarmeis Ulhon saia inai 1 1
cultural commodities. conferees should also resolve
„ ... differences in food stamp legisla-
The Board, meeting to review t j on passed by both Houses. The
current conditions in agncul* reso i u tion said. “We welcome
ture, stressed the urgency of the C o ns i(j era tion of the farm bill
situation. and tbe food stamp bill in tan-
Tony Dechant, President of dem. Food stamps are an es
the organization, said that ex- sential weapon in alleviating the
tension of the 1965 Act was at pangs of poverty in our Nation,
the top of the list of priorities, and the Farmers Union wel-
He said Farmers Union wants comes joint consideration of food
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crops have resulted in CCC loans
approximately $7OO million high
er than expected. It called a cut
in CCC. loan, funds “unrealistic
In the face of the need for ad
ditional funds to protect farm
ers’ prices and income.”
The Board also urged the es
tablishment of a strategic re
serve as a “basic weapon for the
achievement of peace and secur
ity both at home'and abroad.”
The resolution said: “In order
to protect America and keep it
strong, it is vital that a reserve
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of storable agricultural commod
ities such as feed grains, wheat
and soybeans be created and ful
ly Insulated from the market.
Such a reserve will serve as a
bulwark against shortages and
famine, and will protect our abil
ity to maintain the most effici
ent agricultural production
mechanism the world has ever
known.”
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