Farmers’ BY LAUREL SCHAEFFER * Staff Correspondent WYOMISSING - Ap proximately 150 members of the Berks County Farmers’ Association gathered at the Sheraton' Berkshire Inn, here,'on October 3rd to elect five board members and vote on resolutions for policy development. Guest speaker of the affair was State Director Arthur Hershey. Hershey briefly noted that the state association had an overall membership gam of about six percent and that many young farmers are being more active within the organization. He com mended Berks County for being the only county m the state to achieve seven stars for various programs sponsored by the county ,%3ociation. Karen Sattazatan, Berks County Dairy Princess, addressed the organization and thanked them for their support of the dairy pageant. Karen also described some of her recent activities and encouraged everyone to contact her if they would like her to appear at a function on~ behalf of the Berks County Dairy Farmers Association. 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President Jack Kooker thanked the ' association for giving he and his wife the opportunity to attend the National Farm Bureau Convention last year, noting that it was “(juite an experience.” County Board Member Roy Christman, discussed the up coining Farm-City Tour sponsored for the past six years by the Berks County Farmers’ Association. He noted that three county farms have participated in the program each year; opening their doors to the public for two days each fall to build a better understanding bet ween themselves and their urban neighbors. These participants are: Dan-Vel Farms, Richland; Way-Har Farms, Bemville; and Ro- Ria Farms, Hamburg. Christman noted the popularity of the program as evidenced by the attendance of 8,500 visitors hosted during last year’s tour. This year the committee is trying to get a horse farm on the program of farms to visit. Resolutions that were supported by the county members during the meeting included a recommendation that a combination of locally levied 1 ROW PICKERS • Limited Amount From Last Years Stock Special At... *4500 earned income tax and property tax for the purpose of school finance be im plemented. Also recommended was the following: that the legislature amend the criminal code so that judges have a free hand in meeting stiffer sentences to repeat offenders; that the State * Bureau of Animal Health be encouraged to make a strong effort to communicate io the veterinary profession any pertinent information regarding new disease outbreaks and their treat ment such as a functioning “hotline”, and that they return to the old meat grading system of the U.S.D.A. as prune, choice, good, etc. Agricultural imports entering the country should meet the following requirements: 1. If sub sidized by any country, equal countervailiing duty should apply. 2. Meet the U.S. requirements applied against farmers such as safety, health, and FDA. 3. Share promotion, market development, and research costs. More recommendations were that: the USDA budget should not be distorted by the costs of the Food Stamp Program; farmers should have greater representation on the DER Water Phone 717-933-4114 Resources Policy Advisory Committee; PennDOT should be more expedient in opening secondary roads; they support the develop ment of alternate energy sources such as gasohol, wind power, hydro-electric power to help make us energy self-sufficient and generate greater utilization of our own commodities; legislation is enacted per mitting operators of farm distilleries to store, tran sport, and sell excess alcohol under sliding scale fee system; more emphasis be put on research by USDA to unprove crop yields and develop better yielding varieties; PFA support the right of the individual for use of water in connection with property rights, including management of that water for reasonable and beneficial use; antibiotic tolerance in milk be set at .03 ppm so that when antibiotics are found, a fine be unposed and no good milk dumped, yearly as follows; Ist offense - Vz value; 2nd offense - total value; 3rd offense - shut off. Other suggestions were that Safemark carry such items in safety devices as respirators, gas masks, ear plugs, and other protective items which are required by law but not always available in all areas; all factions of the dairy industry support the United Dairy Industry Association for the REAL seal on all dairy products that are made from the real thing; component pricing of milk be pursued on a ® ESHLAND FOR MORE INFORMATION, WRITE OR CALL TODAY! ©ESHLAND emterpr, , s m e c® P.O. BOX 23 GREENCASTIE, PA. 17225 Pa. 1-800-632 1896 U.S.A. 1-800-233 1993 Manufacturers of Boilars, Hot Air Furnacas, Fraastanding stoves, A Fireplace inserts. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 11,1980—89 national level; calfhood vaccination policy be changed to all female calves; the milk security fund be fortified with adequate funding; non vaccinated animals not be eligible for indemnities bore after January 1, 1981, the NPPC gears up for October push DES MOINES, la. - The National Pork Producers Council, the nation’s largest commodity organization, is gearing up for its second annual October Pork Showcase promotion. This special newspaper/ supermarket campaign, which last year helped make October the biggest fresh pork con sumption month in history, will appear as a newspaper supplement m 60 major metropolitan areas with a projected market of more than 14 million people. “Pork producers are determined to make 1980 a year of progress, a banner year in spite of depressed farm prices and record losses,” according to Orville Sweet, NPPC’s executive vice-president. Faced with an abundant supply of hogs and potential gram shortages because of this summer’s heat wave, the nearly ICO,COO members of the NPPC have decided to Designed for burning both COAL & WOOD with maximum efficiency and convenience. • Automatic Dual Draft • Unique ROTARY GRATE • LARGE CAPACITY 40 & 55 Gal. Models. • AQUASTAT CONTROLS • Economical source Of DOMESTIC HOT WATER • Available in two parts for easy handling and install ation. 1980 Policy on Mushroom Imports be reemphasized and add the following - Imports of processed mushrooms be limited to 42 percent of domestic processed mushroom con sumption. solve the marketing dilemma themselves. The Pork Showcase promotion is designed to increase consumer awareness and acceptance of pork as an alternative to other red meats, and to move more pork through supermarkets and onto America’s breakfast, lunch and dinner tables. 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