# Inflation, imitations threaten dairy industry SYRACUSE, N.Y. - In flation and imitations as threats to the dairy industry in the 1980’s were the subject of several speakers during the 20th anniversary meeting of the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council in Syracuse last Tuesday and Wednesday. About 150 members of the ADA&DC representing some 22,000 dairy producers m the Federal Order 2 areas of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania re-elected as officers for a 1-year term: Ronald Harris, Stanley, N Y President; Alan Ostrander, Theresa, N.Y , Vice- President; Eugene Brace, West Winfield, N.Y., Secretary; and Reed Bur man, Thompson, Pa , Treasurer. Utica farm broadcaster Edwin L. Slusarczyk was presented the third annual Service to Dairying Award Tuesday night at the annual dinner Slusarczyk is host of his own Farm and Home Show on WTLB and WTLB FM, Utica, and President and General Manager of the AG Radio Net He also serves on' the President’s Agriculture and Food Commission and on the Advisory Board of the New York State Fair. New York State Com missioner of Agriculture and Markets, J. Roger Barber, was keynote speaker at the annual dinner, speaking on “The role of the New York State Farmer in the 1980’s ” Barber pomted out the current energy crisis has made it necessary for all farmers, consumers, and government agencies to determine where and how to make the best use of New York State resources. “With added costs of transportation to bring out of-state food products into the Northeast, there is more mcentive for New York’s farmers to supply the food nearer to the consumer.” John W. Shter, executive vice president, Umted Dairy Industry Association, headquartered m Chicago, and former General Manager of ADA&DC m Syracuse, expressed con cern that mutation products have made inroads into the milk market and called for nation-wide rowmimn to x' ♦ ♦ ' Lancaster Farming has over 37,000 subscribers ♦ ♦ Todoy's Forming Demonds Innovation Yield Results from the Pa Five Acre Corn Club show Dekalb’s XL-55A is a big yielder at harvest Ray Diebold (center), RD #3, Altoona, Pa shows his trophy to Dale Furry, his Dekalb Dealer and Herb Ayres, Dekalb District Manager Diebold’s yield with XL-55A was 207 9 bushels of dry Shelled Corn. Boost your corn yields with this ver -InO satile Dekalb hybrid. See your Dekalb Innovators cjeaier *° r ai * y° ur seec * neec, s Depend HP^O n DEKALD Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 15,1980—C33 aggressively compete with the high advertising budgets of the competitor’s imitation products, which have taken away the equivalent production of 5000 milk fanners a year Robert S. Turner, ADA&DC General Manager, m his Manager’s Report to the membership, reported that the Association represents 22,000 dairymen who produce over 12 billion lbs. of milk. The $4.6 million budget for 1980 goes 42 percent in local market advertising and sales promotion, 23.3 percent in local market nutrition education, 24.1 percent to UDIA Programs, 5.6 percent to Consumer/Industry relations, 1.9 percent m producer information and 3.1 percent to administration. Turner compared these figures to the $28.9 million SOMETHING j TO t CROW I ABOUT... ♦ DE.KALB s a rpqiito'