—Lancaster farming, Saturday, February 10,1979
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Livestock Association wary of controls
SARASOTA, Fla. - The
new president of Livestock
Marketing Association
(LMA) said here recently
that while the livestock in
dustry “must always be wat
chful of controls, the tempta
tion for government to try
and secondguess economic
reality becomes almost ir
Animal nutrition is topic
of special forums
LANCASTER Some several dozen people who are
interested in animal nutrition put their heads together
once a month in order to discuss latest developments,
mutual concerns, and specific problems. In addition, it is
a time for sharing a meal and fellowship. Although the
group has no specific name, their informal monthly
meetings are dubbed as Veterinary Nutrition Forums.
With veterinarians, laboratory technicians, feed for
mulators, nutritionists, and others from related fields
included on the membership roster, the group is able to
discuss specific issues with the benefit of a variety of
viewpoints. New members are invited. Subject matter is
inclusive of all animal nutrition. The geographic mem
bership area is southeastern and southcentral Penn
sylvania. Anyone with a genuine interest in animal
nutrition may get on the mailing list. Once a member’s
name has been placed on the list be will receive notices of
meetings. The cost for membership is $2.00 to cover the
costs of postage. The individual’s expenses at meetings
must be borne by the attendee himself, which is generally
nothing more than the cost of the meal and his own
transportation.
Advance registration is mandatory before members
can expect to attend a Veterinary Nutrition Forum.
Meetings are generally held in the Hershey, Lancaster,
Ephrata area and feature a guest speaker. For the up
coming meeting, which will be held on Feb. 21, Dr. Leon
W. Davis, director of nutrition research for Trans Agra,
Memphis, Tenn., will be speaking on the use of lacto
bacillus fermentation products for livestock feeding and
management.
The group met last on Jan. 19 at Groff’s Farm
Restaurant near Mount Joy. Aside from usual business, it
was also the occasion for the installation of new officers.
Succeeding Dr. Nelson Wert of Kempt Farms,
Mechanicsburg, as president is A 1 Litgow from Extra
Factors, Ephrata. The secretary-treasurer is Dr. Carl
Troop of Quarryville Rl, Robert Gregory of Pennfield
Corporation is the newly elected program chairman.
To receive more information about the Veterinary
Nutrition Forum, interested persons are asked to contact
Dr. Carl Troop, Box 455, Quarryville Rl, Pa. 17566.
resistable in times of rising
meat prices and decreasing
meat supplies.”
Richard L. Nock told the
LMA annual meeting that
the marketing sector will be
continuing its drive to keep
marketing as free as possi
ble through a new panel
designed to find ways to bet-
ter manage the financial risk
inherent in marketing tran
sactions.
The Transactions Risk
Board, Nock said.will study
risk management methods
and, drawing upon the prac
tical experience of the
marketing sector itself,
develop industry-wide pro
cedures. The Board will be
made up of ten marketing
businessmen from across
the country, and mil be -
headed by LMA’s outgoing
president, Loran Casey,
Sidney, Mont.
Nock also said that in this
phase of the economic cycle,
the marketing sector' will
continue to do its part by pro
viding producers with the
widest possible range of
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The Templeton, Calif.,
marketman said that “This
year and those immediately
following will be key years
for the marketing sector.
The crest of the cattle cycle
will see to that. 1 ’
Nock said that LMA will
continue its “Freedom in
Livestock Marketing” cam
paign, which helped bring
about the deregulation of
marketing rates and tariffs
last year. He pledged that
LMA will continue its efforts
to avoid ' “further
bureaucratic inroads” in the
marketing business.
1978 was a year of record
growth for LMA, Nock said
in bis inaugural address at
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