AlB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 2,1980
N.J. soybean growers must vote by
SALEM, NJ New Jersey
soybean producers have
until March 15, 1900, to vote
on a referendum
establishing a New Jersey
grower investment checkoff
program for soybeans.
If passed, the referendum
would allow automatic
deduction of one cent per
bushel at the first point of
sale. Funds from the grower
investment program can be
invested only for market
development, research and
education programs for
soybeans.
Ballots for the referendum
vote were mailed to New
Jersey growers on January
15, according to Preston
Ware, a soybean grower
from Salem. Ware says the
program will begin if ap
proved by 65 percent of
voting soybean growers
representing 51 percent of
production or if approved by
51 percent of those voting
representing 65 percent of
production of those voting.
“Soybeans are the number
one cash crop and the
number one farm export in
New Jersey,” says Ware,
pointing out that in the past
nine years, planted acreage
of New Jersey soybeans has
increased 50,000 acres to a
total of 210,000 acres.
Soybeans m New Jersey now
have a total value of $42
million or about $20,000 for
the average New Jersey
producer,” he said.
“This tremedous growth in
soybean production, exports
and profitability has been no
accident,” says Ware. “It’s
the result of worldwide
market development and
research funded by the
growers investment
checkoff programs of over
400,000 soybean producers in
21 other soybean producing
states. Increased funding is
needed to take advantage of
new export market op
portunities that can be
developed. New Jersey
soybean producers certainly
should be a part of this ef
fort.”
Ware points out that funds
generated in the grower
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investment checkoff will be
controlled by a soybean
industry advisory panel
appointed by the state board
of agriculture. Panel
members, who serve without
pay, will include six soybean
growers, one soybean
processor representative,
two soybean handlers or
dealers, the dean of Cook
College and the secretary of
agriculture.
“Each grower investment
checkoff dollar or the
proceeds from the sale of 100
bushels of New Jersey
soybeans would generate a
dollar from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s
Foreign Agriculture Service
(FAS),” says Ware, adding
that “an additional three to
five dollars also comes into
the market development
program from companies in
other countries that are
encouraged to join in the
effort as a result of soybean
producers’ self-help
program. As a result of these
additional investments, each
checkoff dollar generates
nearly $l,OOO in international
soybean sales,” says Ware.
Checkoff dollars from 21
states now investing in
market development now go
to more than ISO programs in
76 countries. One of the most
impressive success stones
has been Southeast Asia
where the market for U.S.
soybeans has been growing
rapidly.
“ When the Japan office of
ASA opened in 1956, that
country imported 28.3
million bushels of soybeans,
85 percent of them from the
U.S. In 1978, Japan imported
150.5 million bushels, 97
percent of which came from
the U. 5.,” says Ware.
“The ten-year-old market
development program in
Taiwan has helped make
that nation of only 17 million
people the fifth largest
market for U.S. soybeans. In
1978 Taiwan bought 36.7
million bushels of soybeans,
100 percent from the U. 5.,”
Ware continued.
Korea, where the market
for U.S. soybeans has been
increasing at the
phenomenal rate o* 32
percent per year, is the site
of one of ASA’s newest of
fices.
Rapid growth of other
markets in Southeast Asia
mcluding the Philippines,
Malaysia, Thailand, In
donesia and the city-state of
Singapore-has moved ASA
to also open an office in
Singapore during 1979.
The animal nutrition
sector has provided some of
most encouraging results.
“When ASA began its
market development work in
Japan in 1956, soybean meal
constituted only 4.4 percent
of the average animal
ration. By 1978 that per
centage had been increased
to 11.4 percent. During the
same period, feed produc
tion there increased from 1.1
million metric tons to over 21
million, as the Japanese
economy and livestock
population expanded
together,” says Ware.
“The staff’s goal is to
increase the soybean meal
percentage of rations to 15
percent. It calculates that
for each half percentage
point which soybean meal
gains, Japan will import an
additional 3.7 million bushels
of soybeans,” Ware adds.
Ware notes that in
vestment in soybean
research in another area
where investment checkoff
dollars work for producers.
In addition to research to
reduce production costs
through improved
management practices, new
soybean varieties and other
basic soybean research,
grower funds are invested in
utilization studies to find
new uses for soybeans and
soybean products.
Work now underway in
cludes projects to develop
more efficient harvesting
equipment, development of
more efficient and soil
conserving tillage equip
ment and research to reduce
the linolemc acid content of
soy oil.
“New Jersey soybean
producers can benefit from
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participation in the grower
investment program,” says
Ware. “A ‘yes’ vote on the
referendum will allow New
Jersey producers to join the
nation in market develop
ment and research efforts
and will help us continue
leading world in
producing ■ and marketing
soybeans and soybean
products,” he concludes.
NORRISTOWN - A two
day family .estate planning
clinic has been scheduled to
help families with estate
planning.
All are invited to attend
one or both days 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Holiday Inn,
Kulpsville. Wednesday,
February 6 will include
topics on Wills, Taxes,
Property Ownership, Trusts,
Gifts and Important papers.
Speakers will be Penn State
Specialists Fred Hughes,
Attorney Samuel Swansen,
Ambler and Stephen Carroll,
Trust Department, Con
tinental Bank.
The Friday, February 15
session will cover mainly
farm topics of partnerships,
corporations, insurance,
sales agreements, purchase
options, and valuation.
Speakers will be Penn State
Specialists Jesse Cooper and
Virgil Crowley.
Non-farm families are
especially encouraged to
attend the February 6
session.
Pre-registration is
necessary and can be done
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Schuylkill Co. DUIA
officers announced
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN -
The 1980 officers for the
county’s DHIA board were
recently announced.
Serving as president is
Carl W. Brown, R 3 Pine
Grove. Assisting him as the
vice-president will be Dennis
Daubert, R 2 Pine Grove. The
secretary-treasurer for 1980
by contacting the Penn State
Extension Office, 400
Markley Street, Norristown
19401,215/277-0574.
Energy company
where energy usage might
be cut back.
Fertilizer and farm
chemicals continue to be the
largest single agriculture
energy consumer, as well as
one of the high cost imputs
on the farm expense sheets.
Computerized farm
analysis of several dozen
dairy farms across the state
showed a broad range of
returns for each dollar spent
on energy. Some farmers
earned a return on only $l2
for each energy dollar spent,
while more efficient
operators made $33.
Average return per dollar
spent on energy was $l5 with
variables like crop
programs, distance to fields
and production yields.
Similar ranges of ef
ficiency held true in milk
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Other directors include:
Kertnit Kahler, R 1 Pitman;
Bruce Leatherman, R 1
Tamaqua; Franklin Troxell,
R 1 Andreas; Carl W. Brown,
R 3 Pine Grove; Dennis
Daubert, R 2 Pine Grove;
Marlin Lesher, RD Pitman;
Leroy Heisler, R 1 Tamaqua;
Wayne Kurtz, R 2 Pine
Grove; and Wilbert Moyer,
R 1 Schuylkill Haven.
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efficient dairyman made $79
worth of milk for a dollar of
energy, another made only
$l5, and the average was $37.
Brockett’s studies con
cluded that the highest
profits went to dairymen
showmg the best energy
efficiency through greater
production and feed con
version rates.
In order for Pennsylvania
farmers to have ready help
in making management
decisions, Brockett suggests
that a centralized computer
system be set up at the
University. Terminals to
that computer could be
established both in the
counties extension offices
and in the offices of in
dividual farmers. JB
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PH: 717-665-4201 or 738-1305
is Wilbert Moyer,
Schuylkill Haven.
A modem Twin Rotor
combine can harvest
1118,000 worth of soybeans a
day at current soybean
prices.
production per dollar ot
energy cost. While the most