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PARK 255 PUNE TREE DRIVE UNCASTER, PA 17603 (717)393-5807 national Federation of Agricultural Producers, Dchant contended that the export gains of the past two decades have had little or nothing to do with attempts to undercut world prices and take away markets from farmers of the other coun tries. “It was the ‘pull’ of economic demand which brought our farm products into Japan, Western Europe, and other markets rather than our efforts to penetrate markets through price cut ting.” The development of a new *dA*’ A * Route 30 West at the Centerville Exit Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dacembar 16,1978 international wheat agree ment to lift world wheat prices at least to $4.00 a bushel would be in the best interests of producers and consumers here and elsewhere, Dechant claims. “It makes no sense for the exportint countries to sell their grains at clearance TB testing (Continued from Page I) the Bureau of Animal In dustry does not permit complete state-wide testing at one time, and therefore, initial testing will be in high tuberculosis risk areas. Plans are to test all Penn sylvania dairy herds during the next three years. The Bureau of Animal Industry conducted a complete tuberculosis testing program in seven counties last year. This method of surveillance, plus Summit (Continued from Page 1) the development of a group which has never Washington D.C. based assembled for these pur forum which would serve to poses. Participation ranged bring together all of the from individual farmers to major farm and. commodity top officials of major groups and other groups agribusiness companies, within the food system to economists and university discuss policy issues oh a administrators, farm and continuing basis. This commodity organizations, recommendation came from the banking community, a task force report on niajor U.S. trading partners, “Agriculture’s Role In' a °d spokesmen for Government Decisions” Congress, the White House chaired by Dr. John and U.S. Department of Kramer, Associate Dean of Agriculture. 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PHONE; 717-397-5152 prices,” he said. “We could add a dollar a bushel to the prevailing prices of com, wheat, and soybeans without losing any appreciable market volume and, in the bargain, < improve our agricultural trade balance by four to five billion dollars a year.” surveillance at federal in spection slaughter plants is essential to the control and eventual eradication of the disease. Over 4,000 Pennsylvania dairy herd owners have their herds tested annually (at their expense) as an im portant part of the tubers culosis eradication program. Herds tested under his plan are accredited as tuber culosis-free. No other state has as many fanners par ticipating in this “Individual Plan.” 17
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