(i -Lancaster Farming. Saturdny. March 28.1970
Pa. Pesticide Review
Board Sought by PFA
John R Pitzcr. picsidcnt of
the Pennsylvania Fanners’ Asso
ciation, has lecommended ci ca
tion of an Ecological Review
Jioaid "to study pesticide ma
terials as i elated to environ
ment ”
He also called for enactment of
legislation that gives the secie
taiy of agiiculluic “power to le
stnct any pesticide that does not
meet the appioval of the Ecologi
cal Review Board.”
In asking closer supeivision
and legulation of sales and use
of pesticides. Pilzer asked that all
custom spiay opeialois be licens
ed and cany adequate insuiance
to co\ei the pe lod be foie the
license is issued
The Adams County oichnidist
said ’modem agiicultuie is de
pendent unon the wise use of ag
jicultuial chemical-.’ and Penn
sylvania agncultu'e would suflei
a $586 9 million setback it faun
chemicals we.e banned
“The wise use of ag icultmal
chemicals is impoi taut and essen
tial for the production of food
and fibei A sound solution to
the conti ol and use of faim
chemicals cannot be based on
emotionalism, it must be based
on available mfounation and
facts,” Pitze; said
The PFA piesident’ remaiks
weie made iccentlv at a heaung
in Allentown befoie an ad hoc
committee studying state pesti
cide legislation Affiliated with
the American Faim Buieau Fed
eiation, the PFA is a geneial
faim oiganization with 11,706
faim family membeis and 47
county affiliates
“If a pesticide is banned, which
may happen in extieme cases, an
emeigency board (should be) es
tablished to deteimine the use of
pesticides in the event an epi
demic oi catastiophic condition
USDA Announces Plans
To Set 70 Wheat Quota
The US Department of Agu
cultuie has announced deter mrn
ations would be necessary befoie
Apnl 15 to establish a national
marketing quota foi the 1971
ci op of wheat because the Ag
ncultural Act of 1965, as amend
ed concludes with the 1970 ciop
Piovisions of the 1965 Act sus
pended maiketing quotas foi
wheat pioduceis only foi the dur
ation of the Act Consequently,
in the absence of new legislation,
wheat piogiams icveit to pious
10ns of the Agncultuial Adjust
ment Act of 1938, as amended
The 1938 Act piovides that the
Secretary ol Agriculture shall de
teimine befoie Apul 15 annually
whether or not a natronal mat
ketrng quota should be in effect
for wheat in the coming year (m
this case, the 1971 72 marketing
year) If the Secretrr\ determin
es a marketing quota is needed
a proclamation must be issued
prior to April 15, 1970 Market
ing quotas to be put in effect,
must be approved by producer
referendum
The leleiendum cannot be con
ducted latei than Aug 1, 1970,
and would need to be appiovcd
by at least two thuds ol eligible
P'oduceis voting in oidei foi
maikelmg quotas to go into el
lect Such quotas would limit
wheat acieage which a pioducei
could plant foi maiket without
a penalty
In 1965, a similai situation
aiose A maiketmg quota icfei
endum conceinmg the 1966 ciop
of wheat was pioclaimed \pu!
14, 1965 Congiessional lesolu
tions stayed the holding of the
referendum, and on Nov 3. 1965,
the Agncultuial Act of 1965 be
exists.” Composition cf this em
ergency board would include the
secietanes of agiicultuie. health
and forests and waleis.
The fiuit grower said his or
ganization is woiking for com
bined research on the develop
ment of highly effective, econo
mical and low residue insecticid
es that would be satisfactory sub
stitutes for those pesticides
which would be banned He urg
ed caieful and intelligent use
and handling of insecticides and
pesticides bv faimeis, custom
spray opeiatois, government
agenc.es, utilities and the home
gaidenei
“Modem agiicultuie is depen
dent upon the wise u;e of agu-
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