DB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 8,1980 Grange diversion at ag committee hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. - Testifying before the Senate and House agriculture committees this week, Edward Andersen, Master of the National Grange, ex pressed concern about the long-range economic effects on U.S. farmers as a result of the Administration’s gram embargo. Andersen said he is particularly worried about com farmers. He said the Administration promised to isolate the grains, originally intended to be sold to the Soviets, and not allow them to be resold into the market until it could be done without adversely affecting market prices. In the case of wheat the Administration took direct control which resulted in the recovery of the wheat market after an initial slump in pnces. To further stabilize the wheat market the Grange recommends permitting baying and grazing on 1980 wheat acreage, a 1980 paid land diversion or set-aside, that will re c it in a carry over in 183 a of only 900 million bushel; and in creasing the loan rate to $4 per bushel. Andersen said the Com modity Credit Corporation which has assumed the contracted obligations from exporters for the feed grains has announced intentions of selling com and soybeans to anyone at the pre-embargo price of $2.40 per bushel. He said this action is not in keeping with the Ad ministration’s promise to isolate the com from the market. He said another idea is to take into the far mer-owned reserve the embargo equivalent of com. However, very little of that “ATTENTION” ALL A.E. STALEY CO WAXY-CORN CONTRACTS! We still have plenty of waxy-seed available for the grain farmers and also Waxy Hybrids are great for cattle and hog feeders. In this area they should plant WAXY—MAIZ Hybrid seed-corn. College feeding trials show 10% better gains on 7% less corn with WAXY fed to cattle. We have several WAXY-MAIZ Hybrids for this area. They yield the same as yellow dent corn, but have higher energy starch. Hogs gain better and get to market faster on WAXY MAIZ. We can show you how to boost cattle and hog feeding profits. Contact: D. RICHARD SNYDER Rt. #l. Montoursvilie, PA 17754 717-433-3580 GENE HAAS District Sales Supervisor 4911 Bradley-Brownlee Rd. Farmdate, Ohio 44417 Phone 216/637-0749 Or Any Of Our Dealers Dealer Inquiries Welcomed! asks paid corn has entered the reserve. Andersen said it is ap parent the price is not right to induce farmers to place com m the reserve because of the announced CCC resale policy and also farmers who participated in the 1979 farm program do not have suf ficient on-farm storage facilities to store another year’s production. Andersen recommended a five step plan be taken to assure feed gram producers they will not be adversely affected by the suspension of gram sales to the Soviets: 1) gram covered by export contracts assumed by the CCC not be sold at less than $3.15 per bushel (or 150 per cent of the loan rate); 2) establish a gasohol feedstock reserve; 3) raise loan rate for com to $2.40 per bushel and soybeans to $6 per bushel; 4) establish a soybean reserve as part of the farmer-owned reserve program and 5) a 15 per cent paid land diversion or set aside be established as part of the 1980 feed gram program. have a nice weekend.. *
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