it f.vvivr»v ><)•(•' *■* u 26—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Fab. 14, 1976 Rohrer named Outstanding Young Farmer IConUmed (row Pip 24) a bro«d. He would like to see our abundance of food become more readily available to thoae who need it and without so many political connections.* But he adds that using our agricultural strength as leverage against Arab cartels and Soviet aggression would be a good idea. He Is steadfastly opposed to present federal programs whereby nearly "everyone who holds his hand out gets food stamps.” His other major concerns about American agriculture entail land use and the image some city folks have of far mers. Bothered by the amount of development taking place in prime farming regions such as Lancaster County, Rohrer sees no reason why manufacturers can’t go to areas less suitable for fanning. “If the companies are worried about not having people in those areas, they needn’t be, because people will go where the jobs are.” Furthermore, he cites the building of “model cities” and transportation as being in line with industry moving away from farming regions. Priority land-use legislation is needed, he said. As for the public image problem, Rohrer admits it’s not nearly as bad now as it used to be, but it still bothers him when farmers are considered “dumb.” He describes farming as a business which has to be managed properly and kept after “we can’t be dumb farmers or we’ll never make it” —and wishes more people would realize this fact. Prices for farm products are leaving producers with a better profit margin today than they have had in many years, according to Rohrer. 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