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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct. 30,1976
Ag policies scored
[Continued from Page 11
Asked to be more specific
about the changes he
mentioned having taken
place in recent years to
benefit agriculture, Fetner
stressed as he had in his
opening remarks, the im
portance of the decrease in
government control over
agricultural production in
the past few years. He
pointed out that farmers are
now being permitted to make
the decisions on what to grow
and where to grow it. He
added that for the most part,
the farmer’s decision has
been to increase production
and that the larger amounts
are moving into exports. As
an example of the restraint
being placed on government
control, Feltner cited the
recent increase of loan rates
for wheat from $1.50 to $2.25.
Mentioning that some people
feel that the increase was too
low considering the current
price of wheat, Feltner said
a higher rate “would price
wheat so high under a loan
program that it would wind
up being owned by the
government.”
Another reference to
Feltner’s opening remarks
was made in the form of a
question concerning an
earlier claim that farm
income has risen con
siderably in the recent years
while statistics indicate that
farm income decreased
between 1973 and 1975. In
answer, Felton pointed out
that there will always be
some fluctuation but “what’s
important is the trend of it.”
The implication was that
that trend is up and Feltner
furthered that “the policy for
producing for a world
market” will assure that
that trend continues.
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One farmer present
commented on the amounts
of beef being imported
considering the already low
beef prices in this country
Feltner stated that steps
have already been taken to
“impose import quotas”
which he said, will reduce
the amount of beef coming in
from other countries;
although he emphasized that
there is “no legal way” to
eliminate the imports
altogether.
In reply to a question
regarding grain embargos,
Feltner commented that
President Ford has made
plain his objection to em
bargos but admitted that it is
impossible for anyone to
predict the “dire
emergencies” that might
arise to necessitate one. He
later commented on the
State Department’s in
fluence in the matter of;
embargos stating that it (the
State Dept.; does justly have
a role in the matter as it
influences national defense,
our Armed Forces based in
foreign lands, or agreements
we are in the process of
formulating with other
nations, . but .that the
“degree” of influence is the
issue. “It is really a matter
of balance,” he said.
Responding to a question
as to whether or not he felt
the Food Stamp Program
should remain in USDA or be
transferred to another
agency such as HEW,
Feltner said that his per
sonal feeling was that it
ought to be in HEW “but I
would hasten to say that we
have taken the position all
along that as long as it is in
agriculture, we’re going to
do the very best job that we
can to administer it.” The
-Richard Feltner
idea of possibly transferring
it to HEW as proposed three
years ago, he added, has
been on “the back burner”
for the last couple of years,
but he feels certain that it
will be reconsidered
sometime after the first of
the year as new Food Stamp
legislation is due in 1977.
Feltner was named
Assistant Secretary m April
1974. He presently directs the
USDA Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service,
the Agricultural Marketing
Service, the Food and
Nutrition Service, and the
Packers and Stockyards
Administration.
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Land-use meeting held
LANCASTER, Pa. - A
land-use meeting held here
this week took a turn for the
better, according to Lan
caster County Extension
Agent, Jay Irwin.
Irwin told Lancaster
Fanning m an interview op
Wednesday that “audience
reactions were good and
fanners as well as township
supervisors contributed.”
Held in the Farm and
Home Center, liere, the
meeting was the largest yet
held on land-use in Lan
caster County. Ap
proximately 70 persons were
in attendance, compared to
as few as 15 the week before.
Land-use is concerned to be
of uppermost importance by
many legislators and farm
leaders.
Details on the issues in
volved were presented in a
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As was pointed out at
meetings in other areas, the
consensus of those attending
.was that final decisions
regarding land-use should be
left up' to local authorities.
State control is being op
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noted, said Irwin, that the
land-use problem would not
have to be an issue if far
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return on their investments
to find the sale of their
properties unnecessary.
The suggestion was made
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stronger control should be
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specifically, he suggested
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high unemployment,
reasoning that it would
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place around his farm and
since then he has ex
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