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pout who was elected to hopefuls courted the farmer
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promising him all kinds of
things in exchange for his
vote.
But over the years the
differences between farmers
and nonfarmers have
lessened. Farm votes have
dwindled and the personal
contact between farmers
and politicians has almost
vanished.
Instead, the candidates go
for media blitzes and ap
pearances where large
crowds can be counted.
Places like factory gates,
shopping centers and
bustling urban centers. Once
in a while one will venture
out into farm country to test
the water and make a few
promises, but usually they
retreat rather rapidly when
faced with some of the
questions farmers pose for
them.
The result of all this has
been a virtual breakdown m
the farm bloc when it comes
to electing a president. And
to a large measure this is
also true of some lesser
political offices. Farmers
are counted just like factory
workers, housewives, office
workers, salesmen, and
everybody else. They’re just
voters and they’re not given
much special consideration.
But farmers don’t think
that’s the way it ought to be
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and so they’re flexing their
muscles here and there in
various ways, including
marches on Washington and
large annual farm meetings
where top politicians are
invited - and where some
actually go. In those cir
cumstances, sometimes our
politicians and political
hopefuls get a chance to hear
what farmers are thinking.
A new effort to tell the
politicians about farm
concerns has been instituted
by the Agriculture Council of
America.
This is a nonprofit, non
partisan organization made
up of farmers, farm and
commodity organizations,
and businesses that serve
the agricultural community.
ACA is famous for its toll
free farm lines that are
conducted periodically
where anybody in the
country can call in and talk
to government leaders.
The most recent one of
these farm lines was done a
few weeks ago when ACA
held the nation’s first
“National Farm Issues
Primary.” In this one,
people were encouraged to
call and talk to the political
candidates or their
representatives about
agricultural issues. The
callers were also asked some
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questions to help draw out
certain information that
might be useful in shaping
agricultural policy.
Here’s the lead-off
question from that survey;
“There has been much talk
lately about cutting off food
shipments to another
country when that country
does something we don’t
like. Do you believe there
are times other than during
wartime when the U.S.
should cut off food shipments
to another country?”
If a caller answered that
question “yes” then the
follow-up question, “Should
U.S. food shipments to
another country be cut off if
that country takes over
property owned by
American companies; in
vades one of its neighbors;
violates the human rights of
its own citizens even though
it may be an ally of ours; or
mistreats American
citizens within its own
borders?”
Another question: “Do you
believe there’s an energy
crisis’ And even if you don’t,
do you think the rising price
of fuel will cause an increase
in no-till farming; will make
us turn to alternative fuels
like gasohol; will lead to a
decline in productivity in
food supply; or will lead to
an mcrease m food costs’ ”
There were several other
questions that dealt with
things like farmland
preservation, the qualities of
a good president, what the
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government can do to help
the farmer, and what single
issue should be the most
important one for the
current presidential cam
paign.
About 450 people from 29
states called the farm line to
ask questions and respond to
the survey. Most of them
tagged inflation as the most
important issue for the
presidential hopefuls to
focus on.
More than half didn’t
agree with the gram em
bargo and almost two-thirds
thought the neit president
should be a strong leader
who won’t mind making
some enemies m order to get
things done.
The majority of callers felt
there is an energy crisis and
that in turn will lead to an
increase in food costs, a
decline in productivity and
reduction in food supply and
a move to alternative fuels
like gasohol.
The callers also felt the
government should:
Be doing more to help the
small farmer;
Guarantee farmers a
market price at least equal
to the average cost of
production;
Try giving tax credits and
other incentives for
reduction of work-related
accidents and for cutting
down on pollution.
No doubt the old farm bloc
that elected presidents and
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