PFA applauds re-introduction
of national ag bargaining law
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Monday applauded the ef
forts of two Pennsylvania
congressmen in re
introducing the National
Agricultural Bargaining Act
(H.R. 13869).
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Rep. John Murtha (D. -
12th District) traveled from
Washington, D.C. to the
Clearfield Hospital bedside
of Rep. Joseph Ammerman
(D. - 23rd Dist.) last week to
obtain his signature so that
bill can be re-introduced
with several co-sponsors,
including Rep. Murtha.
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" Rep. Ammerman, the
bill’s chief sponsor, is
recuperating from an auto
accident which occured
August 20, just five days
after he originally in
troduced the legislation.
PFA President Thompson
noted the bill has the support
of PFA’s national affiliate,
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U.S. Congressman John P. Murtha (D., District 12) had U.S. Congressman
Joe Ammerman sign the proposed marketing and bargaining act for farmers for
re-introduction by Congressman Murtha. Ammerman, chief sponsor of the bill,
has been recuperating from an auto accident for more than a month. Left to
right they are: Ammerman, Murtha, Charles R. Ord, administrative secretary,
.Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association; and Richard Newpher, governmental
relations director, also of Farmers' Association.
The American Farm Bureau
Federation, also the Grange,
Farmers Union, and the
National Council of Farmer
Cooperatives.
Thompson said, “ This
legislation will help make
farmers participants in
negotiating terms of sale for
their products in the market
system rather than leaving
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them to rely on government
supports or resorting to
“farm strikes” to improve
their financial condition.”
The legislation gives the
Secretary of Agriculture
authority to accredit
A.I. unit to
FLEMINGTON, N.J. -
Cooperative Artificial
Breeding Association, Unit
1, will celebrate its 40th year
of service as a farmers’
cooperative on Thursday
evening, October 26, at the
Flemington Elks Hall. A
social period has been set for
6:30 p.m., dinner at 7:15,
reports Edgar Woolf, Asbury
N.J., Chairman of the Unit 1
Advisory Committee.
Unit 1 has been providing
continuous service to its
members in the Hunterdon,
Somerset and Warren
County area since its in
ception back on May 16,1938,
says Woolf. “It’s fitting that
we commemorate the
program’s beginning, point
to the many advances that
bargaining farm producer
associations. Once ac
credited, a farm group and
its handlers are required to
bargain in good faith for
terms of sale, price and
other provisions.
be honored
have takenplace in the four
decades, and to take stock of
the tremendous service the
•A.I. organization provides
its members today.” he said.
Unit 1 is a member of the
Northeastern Breeders
Association, headquartered
in Tunkhannock, Pa., and in
turn a part of Sire Power,
Inc., a federation of A.I.
cooperatives.
Speaker for the occasion
will be The Honorable
-Phillip Alampi, New Jersey
Secretary of Agriculture. A
slide presentation depicting
Unit 1 through the years will
be featured along with an
exhibit displaying equip
ment used down through the
years in laboratory and field
A.I. work
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