—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 28,1976
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The
American Soybean
Association has expressed
opposition to an amendment
to Senate Bill 737 that would
provide a system of
petitioning and public
hearings to establish con
trols or monitoring of ex
ports.
In a letter to Senator
William Prounire, Chair
man of the Senate Banking,
Housing and Urban Affairs
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Maryland cattle
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Dr.
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Maryland Department of
Agriculture’s Office of
Animal Health and Con
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informed by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
that Maryland is among 14
states having no incidence of
bovine brucellosis.
Latest USDA figures list
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Soybean group opposes export controls
Committee, ASA President
Merlyn Groot urged the
committee to carefully
analyze the possible im
plications of such an
amendment.
“Actions to impose export
controls and monitoring in
1973, 1974 and 1975 were not
only unsuccessful, they also
created great chaos in the
marketplace.”
Groot cautioned that
controls would have the
causes, time and place of
accidentalinjuries.
They discovered that most
farm accidents happen
between 9 to 10 am. and
around 3 p.m.
Farm people are most
likely to be involved in an
accident while doing routine
chores.
The average measurable
cost of accidents in 1976 was
$4OO.
Nearly 50 per cent of the
victims were struck by an
Maryland and show only five
other states with larger
cattle populations to remain
free of the dred disease.
Brucellosis, also known as
undulant fever, is a per
sistent infectious disease
transmitted to humans in the
milk of infected cows and is
characterized by a recurrent
fever, an enlarged spleen,
sweating and pains in the
joints.
effect of signaling some of
our best customers for
soybeans and other com
modities that there is reason
for concern. This concern
would induce them to rush
into the market to cover
their needs or “top off” their
grain tanks and in fact,
create a shortage.
“Export controls do not
create supply or even
provide a system of ap
portioning the supply in a
fair and equitable manner,”
object or were involved in a
fall.
Family members were
involved in 87 per cent of the
accidents with the husband
accounting for 41 per cent of
all accidents.
Thirty per cent of the
accidents occurred either in
the bam or the barnyard.
The next highest number of
accidents was 10 per cent,
which occurred in the field.
This survey was conducted
by the Cooperative Ex
brucellosis free
Maryland cattle were first
accredited as being
brucellosis free in 1968 and
have continued to be so
distinguished, thanks in
large part to the efforts of
MDA veterinarians to in
spect cattle brought into the
state or transferred into new
herds.
Binks says, “Just because
we have enjoyed this long
period of distinction, we
cannot afford to become lax
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said Groot. They merely
incite the market to un
predictable and usually
undesirable consequences.
There is no reasonable
substitute for the law of
supply and demand which
allows the market to
regulate itself if allowed to
operate.
Recalling the disastrous
impact of controls in 1973
when “we (the U.S.) turned
our backs on our good
in Fall
tension Service and the
Women’s committee of the
Pennsylvania Farmers’
Association. Over a 12 month
period, the interviewers
contacted over 1600 families
thoughout the state. In this
sample, whiic represents
approximately 3 per cent of
the active farms in the state,
there were about seven
times as many accidents as
there were cases of oc
cupational illnesses.
in our efforts to maintain it.
Only one infected cow could
quickly spread brucellosis to
an entire herd.
“A lot of the credit for this
exemplary record must go to
individual farmers and
private veterinarians for
their compliance with
regulations to check cattle
for disease when sold or
purchased. I sincerely hope
their diligence will continue,
lam confident it will.”
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customers and friends
around the world whose very
lifeline depends on the U.S.
farmer to supply their
needs,” Groot said. The U.S.
has created lingering doubts
as to the reliability of the
U.S. as a dependable sup
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Groot also cited the im
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exports to the nation’s
economy pointing out that
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“In this time of export
deficits, due to the
petroleum drain, we can ill
afford to jeopardize our
agricultural trade,” Groot
said, pointing out that
adquate provisions already
exist for the Secretary of
Commerce to impose con
trols. In the case of
agricultural products, the
Secretary of Agriculture
must approve such actions,
he said.
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