—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 12, 1977
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Meat
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Apparently in response to
the outcry from cattle and
meat industry people about
their recent controversial
report, the Select Committee
on Nutrition and Human
Needs has scheduled one
day of hearings on March 24
to hear witnesses from the
meat industry.
“We fully recognize the
problems the Committee
report might have cause to
your industry,’hstaffman
said. “The Committee is not
trying to put anyone out of
business. It is trying to bring
about better nutrition
knowledge that will help
everyone.
Applications due
for leader’s school
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -
Maryland rural leaders are
invited to attend the 10th
annual USDA “National
Rural Development Leaders
School’’ to be held April 24-30
at Pocono Manor, Pa.
Applications'for the school
are due by March 18, and
those seeking to attend or
learn more about the
program should call Dr.
Jerry Clement of USDA in
Washington at 202-447-2573.
The school will be limited
to 120, and draws its par
ticipants from 14 nor
theastern states running
from Maine to Virginia. Cost
of the school is $BO, which
includes meals, lodging and
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industry to be heard
“The Committee has acted
upon advice it has received
from leading nutritionists
from around the country,”
the staffer explained. “Their
advice has been that these
recommendations may be
helpful but they certainly
will not be harmful. The diet
we eat today is not doing us
any good. It is better to be
safe than sorry.”
United Egg Producers
requested that the egg in
dustry’s side of the
cholesterol story be heard by
the Select Committee. The
aide promised that if ad
ditional time is allocated for
-hearings, the egg industry
incidental co'sts. Par
ticipants must furnish their
own transportation to and
from Pocono Manor.
Topics to be covered in
clude setting area priorities,
marshalling resources,
design, and implementation
of programs. The school is
tailored to provide local
leaders with an un
derstanding. of the rural
development process.
“This program can help
Maryland local leaders
leam how to utilize rural
development resources,
particularly those on the
Federal level, 1 ’ said Marvin
Benoff, executive secretary
of the Maryland Rural Af
fairs Council.
.State.
would be given an op
portunity to be heard.
UEP members are asked
to take special note of this
schedule of hearings for the
meat industry and apparent
refusal to hear the egg in
dustry. A letter to senators
should express personal
feelings on this
suggests the UEP. The
Select Committee is made up
of the following
Senator George McGovern,
South Dakota, chairman;
Herman Talmadge of
Georgia, Hubert Humphrey
of Minnesota, Robert Dole of
Kansas, Henry Bellman of
Oklahoma, Edward Kennedy
of Massachusetts, Alan
Cranston of California,
Richard Schweiker of
Pennsylvania, Charles
Percy of Illinois and Mark
Hatfield of Oregon .
(From UEP’s United Voices).
Caribbean Peaches
Chill two medium peach
halves, sliced, with two
tablespoons-syrup and l k
teaspoon rum flavoring.
Just before serving, top with
one teaspoon toasted coco
nut.
Special loans
considered for
condemned
livestock
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Sen. Robert P. Griffin ( R. -
Mich.) has introduced a new
proposal (S. 751) to authorize
the secretary of agriculture
to make financial assistance
available to agricultural
producers who suffer losses
as the result of having their
agricultural commodities or
livestock, contaminated by
tozicjchemicals dangerous to
the public health, or whose
agricultural commodities or
livestock have been con
taminated so as to adversely
affect the economic viability
of the fanning operation.
According to a spokesman
for the senator, the new
legislation proposes a
system of special loans to
affected farmers not to
exceed $250,000 per farm at a
three per cent interest rate.
The new bill would extend
these benfits to farmers
whose livestock are not only
condemned or quarantined,
but also to those whose
livestock are declared to
pose a possible danger to the
consuming public if
slaughtered. The decision on
possible danger could be
made by state or federal
inspectors. The secretary of
agriculture could also extend
the loan benefits to farms
“whose economnic viability
has been .affected.”
Currently, the proposed
legislation does not include
poultry. The spokesman
noted that this exclusion was
an oversight by the sponsor
and would be corrected when
hearings are called. (Note:
Most people believe the term
“livestock” includes poultry.
This is why poultry is not
currently included in S. 751.)
From UEP’s United Voices.