—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Dec. 21, 1974
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and similar actions to
guarantee competitive
market systems. Open
markets for farm products
would have to be guaranteed
by requiring that food buyers
purchase at least a per
centage of their
requirements through open
markets.
Voigt added that un
warranted discounts to large
volume buyers would have to
be disallowed, research
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information would have to be
developed and passed along
freely to farmers, and they
would need a flexible and
competitive credit system.
Tax advantages for wealthy
landowners and large-scale
integrators would have to
end, and agribusiness cor
porations would have to be
prohibited from engaging in
fanning.
Virgil Crowley, professor
of agricultural economics
extension, told the group that
if nothing is done to arrest
the forces already in motion,
commercial agriculture will
be increasingly concentrated
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in larger, more in- of government control. The
! dustrialized units. “A cor- objectives of government
! porate system of control are diffuse and un
' agriculture,” Crowley said, predictable. Administrative
1 “has much in common with decisions are difficult,
the giant industrial cor- Should the public choose
poration in its organization, control to favor farmers,
financing and effects on farm income could
management.” be favorable. But farmers
“Control of men and assets would give up some freedom
is in the hands of a group of in decision-making. If the
managers. If agricultural goal is to provide a plentiful
production were controlled low-cost food supply, then
by a few large corporations, lower farm incomes could
the open market for result.”
agricultural products would Thomas Brewer told the
virtually disappear. Land conference that a
ownership could take several cooperative agriculture
patterns. Financing could be would involve fewer and
supplied as in any other larger units than in the
large corporation, present system of voluntary
Unionization of farm farm cooperatives. The
workers would be en- associate professor of
couraged and higher labor agricultural economics
costs could result, extension said that to
Production costs might be maintain control, “Fanners
reduced, however, through would have to belong to
large-scale production and tightly organized
improved coordination.” cooperatives that would
In his presentation on a handle most procurement of
government controlled supplies and all marketing of
agriculture, Fred Hughes, agricultural products. Land
an extension professor of ownership would generally
agricultural economics, told remain with the individual
the group, “A government cooperative members,
administered agriculture Marketing decisions by the
would be a choice by society cooperative would place
either to influence or replace direct restrictions on
private action in the control producers’ production and
of food production and marketing decisions. But
marketing system. Public farmers would control the
concern for ample food cooperatives and they would
supplies and economic approve restrictive decisions
justice for farmers seems to on themselves. The fanner is
result in more government preserved as a capitalist, but
involvement in many he must see that the
countries. cooperative operates in his
“Some kinds of ad- best interest.”
ministration have already Alvi Voigt, who had earlier
been adopted for U.S. explained the open market
agriculture through acreage system, also talked about the
control, commodity price combination system of
support, and market orders agriculture. “In this
and agreements. Markets, system,” he said, “in
land, credit, and technology dependent farm producers
seem the most likely means would have the freedom to
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and corporations would be
assured of continued
operation. Government
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for each. A special govern
ment body would monitor the
changing structure and
recommend actions to
maintain the combination
system. No single system
could be allowed to
dominate.
“A minimum and
maximum share of business
for each group would be set.
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encourage effective com
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research and educational
activities would be needed
An open market would be
encouraged, but vertical
coordination could exist for a
share of the total business
Management would be
widely dispersed among
independent farmers, cor
porations and cooperatives.”
The afternoon session was
given over to mini
conferences at which small
groups discussed the im
plications of each of the
systems presented in the
morning. These small
conferences were followed
by a question and answer
period.