Lehigh asks milk price boost at Scranton hearing
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oCRANTON Lehigh
Valley Farmers urged an
increase in prices to
dairymen at a hearing held
last Thursday in Scranton.
The cooperative’s vice
president in charge of
member relations, John C.
York, testified on behalf of
the co-op’s membership
urging an increase in the
class 1 price of $.lB per cwt.
York said, “The current
level of prices to dairy
farmers m the area has not
been sufficient to assure a
viable dairy farm en
terprise.”
His testimony indicated
that m the Northeastern
region of the state 230 dairy
farms discontinued
operations from the period
1975 through 1978. He further
pointed out there was a
reduction of 2400 dairy cows
for the same period in the
same area.
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York said the full unpact
of inflation has not yet been
totally felt by the dairy
farmers.
This year’s effect of in
flation will break the back of
many existing dairymen. In
a time when energy supplies
are short and costly, then
need, for producing milk
where it is consumed is
essential and basic. This
area cannot depend upon
supplies of milk from the
Midwest or any other distant
region, he said.
Skyrocketing costs of feed,
fuel, and machinery, along
with other necessary milk
production items, hit by
inflation, is reducing dairy
farmers’ ability to continue.
Dairy farm families are
sacrificing as a result of this
situation York said.
What does this all mean to
America - once known as a
land of abundance? It simply
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awareness by the general
public of '- e real issues
down on the rarm, he said.
We must not wait until that
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A
plan whereby dairy farmeis
contribute money for milk
promotion activities of the
American Dairy Association
and Dairy Council, Inc., was
again approved Monday by
Thomas A. Wilson, Market
Administrator, New York-
New Jersey Milk Marketing
Area.
These milk promotion
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final moment when food is
not available at any price.
Food and water are the most
necessary items in the
preservation of human life.
Agricultural facts must be
2 promotion plan
receives approval
activities include ad
vertising, nutrition
education, publicity for
dairy products, marketing
and product research, and
informational services.
Noting that New York and
New Jersey have mandatory
milk promotion plans, the
Market Administrator
stated that no dairy farmer
will be subject to deduction
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related through all lines of
communications to the non
farm consumers, he said.
There must be a complete
understanding of our
under this program if he is
making mandatory con
tributions under a state plan.
Wilson said that the action
allows handlers regulated by
the marketing orders to send
“positive letters” to their
dairy farmers suppliers.
A dairy farmer who
receives a letter will be
considered to approve for
one year deductions of eight
cents per hundredweight
from his monthly milk
checks, unless he notifies his
handler in writing that no
deduction should be made.
Money deducted from
payments for milk delivered
on or after June 1,1980, will
be paid directly by the
handler to the American
Dairy Association and Dairy
Council, Inc.
The Market Administrator
York Co. 4-H Council
holds family night
YORK Vice-president
Lisa Dobrosky presided over
the June 4 York County 4-H
Council meeting.
Roy Thompson and Sue
Janney led the American
and 4-H Pledges respec
tively.
On June 6 Family Movie
Night was held in con
junction with the Strawberry
Round Up. The movie shown
was “The One And Only,
Genuine, Original Family
Band” At intermission.
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nation’s farm problems to
impede an impending food
crises. The decade of the 80’s
will see that crises if the
current trend is to continue,
York concluded.
explained that participation
is voluntary for both han
dlers and producers, and a
participating producer may
have deductions stopped at
any time by notifying the
handler. A producer who
does not want to participate
and who receives no letter
need not notify his handler
since no deductions will be
made.
In approving the plan for
the coming year, Wilson
pointed out there has been no
substantial opposition to the
use of the positive letter
procedure by producers.
Use of the positive letter
approach was requested by
Dairy lea Cooperative Inc.,
Eastern Milk Producers
Cooperative Association,
Inc., and Northeast Dairy
Cooperative Federation, Inc.
popcorn, strawberries, and
ice cream were served.
Leadership Congress will
be held on June 23-26.
The 4-H Chicken B-B-Q
will be held at the center on
June 21.
4-H camp will be held from
June 10 to 13.
Our July 2 meeting will be
a slide presentation with
refreshments served by
Airville and Davidsburg
Clubs.