—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct. 30, 1976
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Change in farm policy direction
and implementation called for
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - John
C. York, General Manager of
the 8000 dairy farmer
member Eastern Milk
Producers Cooperative, has
urged that everyone engaged
in agriculture must im
mediately get a commitment
from all candidates running
for political office to support
a new agricultural policy
implemented on a regional
basis. York has called for
such a program.
In issuing the request from
Eastern’s headquarters
here, York stressed that the
program should be one
which will return to
agricultural producers their
costs of production plus a
reasonable profit. He
charged that farmers are the
last to see their income rise
and the first to see it decline -
the first to see their costs of
production climb and the last
Poultry restrictions urged
New York, N.Y. - The
threat of exotic Newcastle
disease, which could be
introduced into the U.S. by
imported poultry, birds or
products, was the main topic
of concern to the Advisory
Committee on Poultry'
Health of the U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture
(USDA).
The 16-member com
mittee, representing con
sumers, the pet bird industry
and all facets of the poultry
industry, took a strong stand
about possible movement of
foreign poultry diseases into
the United States and urged
USDA to take stronger
measures to insure the
safety of domestic poultry,
pet and game birds.
The committee met Oct. 5,
at the Hyattsville, Md., of
fices of USDA’s Animal and
Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS). To protect
American birds, the com
mittee recommended that
USDA discontinue allowing
individuals to bring in caged
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to see them fall. Such a
whipsaw squeeze, he noted,
has been the history of
agriculture and it must now
be changed.
“Agricultural producers
are entitled to at least that
amount of income afforded
other segments of our
economy, whether it be labor
or industry,” York com
mented. Currently, he said,
Class I (fluid) milk prices
have dropped in the New
York - New Jersey Federal
Milk Marketing Order from
$11.39 per hundred pounds in
October to $10.86 in
November and estimated
$10.60 in December. The
same relationship holds true
in the other Orders
throughout the Northeast.
Normally, these prices are
rising at this time of year,
York noted. He said that this
price turn-around is oc
pet birds without the birds
going through a USDA
supervised or operated
quarantine station to make
sure that they are healthy.
The committee also
recommended that USDA
continue the inspection of all
travelers and their baggage
coming from Puerto Rico
until steps can be taken to
eradicate exotic Newcastle
disease from that Island.
Turning to , domestic
poultry health problems, the
Committee urged USDA to
request funds to adequately
operate its programs to
control mycoplasmosis and
disease investigations of
turkey and chicken flocks.
Committee members
asked that Customs Service
officials be invited to the
next Committee meeting to
report on actions being taken
to stop the smuggling of cage
birds into the United States.
Subcommittees were
formed to study specific
problems. These problems
will be acted upon by the full
curing in the face of
predicted signs of inflation
and climbing farm costs.
The Co-op leader said
farmers should not be en
couraged to over-produce,
but should be encouraged to
produce to fit the needs of the
market. Over-production, he
said, creates more disorder,
causes farm prices to fall,
and eventually is costly to
farmers themselves. “No
other industry carries on
such a foolish program, and
the government should be
required to prevent
agricultural producers from
undermining their own in
dustry,” York charged.
Best estimates available
conclude that 1977 milk
prices are likely to be less
than average prices in 1976,
he noted. On the other hand,
he said, inflation goes on and
costs of production continue
committee at its next
meeting, scheduled for April
1977. This was the first
meeting of the Committee,
so about half the time was
devoted to acquainting
committee members with
actions and regulations used
by USDA to protect the $6
billion poultry industry from
foreign and domestic poultry
diseases.
Many rich cheeses will nol
crumble when cutting if you
heat your knife in boiling
water.
Use powdered sugar in
stead of flour when rolling
and cutting cookies. They
will be tastier and lighter.
Meat gravy too salty?
Drop a piece of raw potato in
it for a few minutes before
serving.
to spiral. Amew direction in
our national pricing policy
for agriculture, York
stressed.
Eastern’s general
manager then suggested
what should be done, saying
“The first order of business
would be to require the
Congress of United States to
amend the Agricultural
Agreement Act setting a new
farm pricing policy
predicted on a formula that
would reflect cost of
production and a reasonable
profit. This would once and
for ah eliminate the con
fusion and the unfortunate
interpretations that are
being made that the
Agricultural Agreement Act
provides a minimum price to ,
fanners. The Act should be
made crystal clear that the
price should reflect, first of
all, the cost of production
and a reasonable profit to be
adjusted by supply and
demand conditions. Such a
new pricing policy could then
be implemented within the
various 'milk marketing
orders throughout the
country. It would be a
reasonable price, a fair
price, and a price that would
sustain the dairy industry to
the interest of the total
economy of the country.”
“It is not too late yet, said
York. The challenge is
before every agricultural
leader.” Let us not allow our
politicians to escape or
become elected with no
commitment to a sound
pricing policy basis for
agriculture. That price
should be no less than what
other segments of our
economy are assured, he
concluded.
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Plans were also made for
the group’s annual Christ
mas party' to be held
Saturday, December 11, at
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Group 9 will sponsor a
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October 23. Hoagies will be
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