—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 6,1978
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House subcommittee approves direct marketing progra
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Citing the economic and
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Circus
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Five new spectacles,
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March Gras extravaganza, a
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into the ranks of the
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marketmg, Congressman
Fred Richmond (D-N.Y.)
said Monday the House
Agriculture Subcommittee
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BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -
Three veteran staff mem
bers have been appointed to
management posts of the
Holstein Association’s In
ternational Division,
Executive Secretary Zane
Akins announced recently.
Maurice E. Mix was ap
pointed director of the
division. Robert D. Heilman,
was appointed international
market development ad
ministrator and Charles C.
Detch was named manager
of sales and operations.
All three men have broad
experience in Holstein in
dustry affairs and in
ternational market
development, Akins said.
Their appointments were
effective May 1.
on Domestic Marketing,
Consumer Relations, and
Nutrition, which he chairs,
has approved the Farmer-to-
Consumer Direct Marketing
Act Amendments of 1978
(H.R. 12101).
The legislation
reauthorizes the Direct
Marketing Program for
three additional years. It has
been in effect for two years
on an experimental basis.
To participate in the
national project, states must
submit specific proposals to
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture which en
courage agricultural
producers and consumers to
work together in the
marketing of fresh farm
products. USDA, through the
Agricultural Marketing
Service and Extension
Service, provides technical
and educational assistance
to selected states in im
plementing experimental
programs.
In announcing the initial
approval of H.R. 12101,
Richmond, urban member of
the House Agriculture
Committee, stated:
“Members of the Sub
committee and I are con
vinced that direct marketing
of food - under the right
circumstances - can be
highly beneficial to both
farmers and consumers.
Consumers benefit with
decreased prices for farm
fresh food, and farmers can
realize increased profits by
cutting unnecessary ‘mid
dleman’ charges. Direct
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marketing is especially
useful on the urban fringe,
where farming can be
preserved, while at the same
time meeting the food needs
of neighboring urban
dwellers.”
The USDA-administered
Direct Marketing Program
was established in 1976, with
funding beginning in the 1977
fiscal year at $500,000. Eight
states were included in the
first phase: New York, New
Jersey, Michigan, Illinois,
Georgia, South Carolina,
Florida, and Arizona.
Chairman Richmond was
instrumental in convincing a
House Appropriations panel
to increase funding for the
program in the 1978 fiscal
year. Funding was set at $1.5
million, with the following
states selected for par
ticipation this year: New
York, Alabama, Alaska,
Colorado, Delaware, In
diana, Kansas, Kentucky.
Massachusetts, Missouri,
New Jersey, North Carolina,
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