A26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 19,1980 Nominating committee chosen for soybean referendum DOVER, Del. - A nominating committee of five members has been chosen to select names for members of the Delaware Chapter of the Mid-Atlantic Soybean Association. Included are former Delmarva soybean growing contest winner Homer Torbert, Frederica; Bill Mitchell, University of Delaware agronomist; Bill Henderson, Georgetown, former Sussex County ex tension agent; Henry Retz, Middletown, President of the Delaware Crop Im provement Association; and Cliff Parker, Jr., Frankford. The naming of the com mittee is the next m several steps needed to institute a soybean checkoff program for Delaware. When HB 410 was passed and signed late last year, it provided the enabling legislation for a referendum. The Commodity Development Act allows farmers to vote on programs to raise money for marketing, research, and development of their commodities. On December 28, 1979 a petition was presented to 4-H roast beef supper NORRISTOWN - Anyone who enjoys delicious roast beef should plan to attend the annual 4-H roast beef supper to be held on Saturday, January 26, at the Northern Montgomery Vo- Tech School on Sumneytown Pike near Lansdale. The dinner will be served from 3 to 8 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Mon tgomery County 4-H Livestock Club and features beef from project steers purchased at the 4-H shows in Allentown and at the Delaware Agriculture Secretary Alden Hopkins along with a list of 10 names for candidates to serve on the nominating committee. The five members listed above were chosen from that petition. Delaware soybean producers ultimately will vote on those nominated. Although the Delaware Department of Agriculture will have a seat on the Delaware Soybean Association, if the referendum is passed, only farmer-producers will have a vote m the Association’s activities. All farmer-candidates will be selected by the producers. They will not be appointed by the Agriculture Depart ment, according to Mark Kooker, commodity development soecialist for the Department. By law, the names of the board must be submitted by the end of February. The question of whether that is the 28th or 29th has been raised but probably will not become a problem. The board will be voted on sometime before the end of March. Farm Show m Harrisburg. Proceeds from the dinner will go to help the livestock club, the 4-H Center and the county program m general. Over 2,400 youth are enrolled m the 4-H Clubs. The club plans to serve 1,500 people. The dinner is served country style. The cost is $5.00 for adults, $2.25 for children 6 to 12 years of age. Volunteer leaders and members will be preparing and serving meal. For more information or tickets call the 4-H office at 277-0574 After that time they will write the referendum the farmers will vote on. According to Kooker, the program should be ready to go by the beginning of this July. At present, it looks like Delaware farmers will follow the lead of Maryland and New Jersey growers and assess themselves a full penny per bushel soybeans produced. Delaware’s 2200 soybean producers, in a normal year, produce about 5.5 million to 6 million bushels of soybeans. At a one cent contribution rate, they would raise $50,000 to $60,000 per year for research and education on Delaware soybeans. Delaware Governor Pierre S. DuPont IV has said he favors the refer'endum concept. He said he prefers to see fanners and others avoid the use of tax funds for sup porting programs of this nature. Kooker said he felt it is important Delaware far mers have a better voter turnout than Maryland, where only a relative hand ful of farmers even bothered to cast a ballot. “We don’t want the MEMO HAY, STRAW & EAR CORN SALE EVERY MONDAY At II A.M. I NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. Phone 717-354-4341 Lloyd H Kreider, Auct legislators to say fanners don’t care,” Kooker said. Delaware has gone to great lengths to assure farmer participation, in cluding the provisions for two separate votes, one for the board and the other on the referendum itself. In many other states, the board has been appointed by '(fate Steel Corporation ► LOWEST FILL HEIGHT ► DOUBLE BOLTED CONSTRUCTION ► 24” DIAMETER DISCHARGE ► TAPERED ALL WEATHER BOOT ;1 ‘-‘I ' !\ i jl I This 19 to 85-ton bulk tank is designed specifically for wet grain holding and big capacity feed storage. Rack and pinion gear slide valve and 24” discharge are standard. Eight legs lend extra support to this "big boy” of bulk feed tanks. Ryder supply - ■ > the state agriculture department. Maryland, the most recent state to approve a soybean checkoff, was the 21st state to do so. New Jersey, where voters this week got ballots to vote on their referendum, may become the 22nd. This would leave Delaware the opportunity to BULK FEED TANKS CAPACITIES TO 85 TON or 2700 BUSHELS 6’, r/i’, 9’, 12’ DIAMETERS be the 23rd state to have a soybean checkoff program. Of those states currently running a program, the majority have checkoffs of one-half cent per bushel soybeans. At present 460,000 growers across the country par ticipate in grower checkoff programs. CH RRB, P.O. Box 219 Chambersburg, Pa. 17201 Phone: 717-263-9111
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