28b-Lancaster Farming, Saturday. April 16, 1977 Education is key to solving land-use problem By DIETER KKIEG LAUREDVILLE, Pa. - It’s pretty hard to convince people there\s a farmland use crisis, because fanners are already producing more than the market needs, says Orland Gingerich, a Canadian farmer. “The more we study this issue, the more problematic it becomes. There are no easy answers, Gingerich said. He was sharing his knowledge and views at a recently held “Affirmation of Farming” retreat, sponsored by the Mennonite Milk marketing council commended HARRISBURG, Pa. - Secretary of Agriculture Kent D. Shelhamer this week congratulated the officers and trustees of the Keystone Milk Marketing Council, Inc., for their promotional efforts on behalf of Penn sylvania-produced milk throughout the Com monwealth. “The promotional program of the Keystone Milk Marketing Council has supplied the local level impact needed to increase the effectiveness of national and regional • efforts,” Shelhamer said. ‘‘The council has done an out standing job of coordinating local promotional efforts, concentrating on the state dairy princess program and special events at shopping malls and other public places.” The Keystone Milk Marketing Council, Inc. is an independent organization which represents farmers' organizations, milk cooperatives, independent producers, and other in dividuals interested in helping Pennsylvania maintain a viable dairy industry. The council is funded by promotion programs from Federal Orders 2,4, and 36 agencies, as well as membership dues and organizations in the remaining counties of the state. ‘‘Milk promotion programs have grown rapidly m Pennsylvania and the northeast in recent KOTICE ALL DeLAVAL DAIRY FARMERS IN THE LEBANON COUNTY AREA WE WILL SERVICE YOUR 1 MILKING EQUIPMENT PROMPT RELIABLE SERVICE 24 HOURS A DAY PLEASE CALL US NEW & USED EQUIPMENT J. M. HORST SERVICE CO. Box 231 Quentin. Pa. Phone (717) 274-1242 Church. Interested agriculturists from five states and Canada were in attendance for the weekend program. Although Gingerich spoke of situations in Ontario, Canada, the problems he described were considered to be applicable for nearly all of North American far mland. Production is up, he said, and prices are down. That does not smack of a crisis situation to consumers and land-use legislation is therefore not easily dealt with. A survey showing that years, and have had sub stantial success in slowing the decline in per capita milk sales,” Shelhamer noted. “In fact, per capita con sumption of total fluid milk showed a slight upturn in 1975.” Officers and trustees for 1977 were elected at a recent council meeting. Donald Duncan, a Berks County dairy farmer, was elected president of the council. Other officers include E. Wayne Bashore, Cum berland County, vice president; Barbara Gross, Venango County, secretary; and Robert Morns, Centre County, treasurer. Shelhamer said that the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Markets assists the Keystone program through its marketing and promotion specialists, helping to coordinate local events. Again this Summer, the 1976- 1977 state dairy princess, Peggy Staub of Cumberland County, will be making appearances at malls and stores, as well as television and radio appearances. The Keystone Milk Marketing Council, Inc. has recently held meetings across the state to discuss the operation of effective local milk promotion programs. Their activities do not duplicate national or regional promotions spon sored by the American Dairy Association or the Dairy Council, which stresses milk education. Orland Gingerich Canada has five acres of land per capita, compared to a world average of 1.2 acres per person further dilutes the impression many Canadians have of land-use. That is not to say, however, that a land-use problem doesn’t exist, or that it isn’t officially recognized. The Canadian government is making at tempts to protect its Start With Quality Sires: - - ——— USDAII/771-147 Daughters in 107 Herds Averse Predicted Difference [BB% rpt.] H-FA Type: 21 Clas. Dans. 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Gin gen ch told the gathering that the land use problem is not just a farm issue. “It involves us all and is vital to our living, like air,” he said. A concept wj)ich is and must be con sidered world-wide, the Canadian farmer cited European countries as examples where land was being used wisely. Villages are often on hillsides, while fertile farmland in the valleys is preserved. Gingerich claimed that land use can be closely tied to the energy problem, since intensive fanning methods are generally employed for maximum food production. A university study cited by Gingerich supports that view, and concludes that a return to “old practices” such as crop rotation would lessen some of the strain now being put on farmland. The key to solving the land-use problem is education, the Canadian farmer affirmed. He noted that rural people who moved in from the cities often do not understand farm problems. 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