C24—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 15,1980 LMA president says livestock CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. - The livestock industry’s flexibility will be its most important trait m the years ahead said the president of Livestock Marketing Association. Speaking before a meeting of the South Dakota Beef Industry Council, Gail Sohler said this flexibility was never more evident than in the industry reaction following the defeat of the “Beeferendum” program. Smce rhe defeat, several new ideas are being discussed within the in dustry about how to build and develop better markets for beef, he noted. These suggested “new programs and directions prove something very im portant about our industry - we can rebound from what many feel was the setback of the Beeferendum defeat Pierce sisters Slappers; Corbie Un derkoffler, Equestrians; Jenny Wunderlich, North Cornwall Trailblazers. The following Lebanon County 4-H Horse Club members were recognized for their performances at the recent State show. Production Classes Murray Lynn Frazier, 3rd - Half Arabian, Yearling Fillies; Dana Miller, Stock Type Horse, Brood Mares; Jeanne Pierce, 3rd - Quarter ig - tpi .q pei ..v, c , . jft, Jennifer Wunderlich, Lebanon; Jeanne Pierce, R 1 Newmanstown; Carla Ditzler, R 1 Jonestown; Ann Lansberry, Lebanon; and Sheri Pierce, R 1 Newmanstown. that we can dust ourselves off, take a new look at our options, and get moving again.” The new programs include several recent proposals by officials of the National Live Stock and Meat Board, the National Cattlemen’s Association, and others centering on the beefing up of the industry’s national/state cooperative beef market development efforts. Sohler told the group about LMA’s work to develop and expand the North American livestock and meat economy, through the establishment of its Con tinental Livestock Com mission. “LMA formed the Com mission,” he said, “because we strongly feel that the North American economy offers the U.S. livestock Horse, Yearling Gelding, Sheri Pierce, 3rd - Stock Type Horse, Colts of this Year Performance Classes Shelly Brown, 4th - Saddle Seat Equitation, Jr. Division, Meagan Burnchter, Saddle Seat Pleasure Horses, Dawn Dohner, 10th - Pole Bending - Horses, Mel Keller, Clover Leaf Barrel Race - Horses, Todd Leibold, Bth - Pole Bending - Ponies; Martha industry as much op portunity for growth as overseas trade ” The industry’s marketing sector, he said, not only must respond to changing marketing requirements, it must lead the way. Video marketing and other types of electronic marketing are examples. “The long-term future of these and other marketing techniques is yet to be decided, but individual marketing businesses across the country are applying their experience, effort and investment to evaluate their potential.” LMA places a high premium on flexibility he Sifting stitchers FLEMINGTON - Margie Van Duyne of Stockton was (Continued from Page C 23) Lipensky., Saddle Seat Equitation, Sr. Division Leaders for the 4-H Horse Clubs are Elaine Kohr and Hope Saam, Equestrians; Judith and William Leßoy, and Jeanne Barry, Hoof & Horns; Linda Boyer and Cely Daullary, North Corn wall Trailblazers; Margaret Reyner and Susan Roth, Palm Trailblazers, Karen and Martin Kleiner, Saddle Slappers; and Lucille Dohner, Spur & Bit -SM industry’s flexibility said, as evidenced by the types of marketing businesses it represents, “Today our 1600 sub scribers in the United States and Canada include livestock markets, dealers, brokers, order buyers, commission firms, stockyard companies - virtually every kind of livestock marketing business, using every kind of marketing technique, and supplying every type of marketing service.” Sohler warned that maintaining the industry’s flexibility is not easy. ‘Outside forces, such as government regulation, can limit it So can our own at- elected President of the Sifting Stitchers 4-H Club at their last meeting. Other officers elected were: Vice- President, Allison Macomber; Secretary, Tami Bird; Treasurer, Heather Willever; and Reporter Christine Blackwell. A Roller Skating Party with the Boy Scouts and Brownies will be held tomorrow. Members are asked to bring $l5O plus skates The President of the Food Council, Wendy Van Duyne and Vice-President, Allison Macomber, both membeis of the club, at tended a Planning meeting for the Hobday workshop, to be held on November 21, says, Christine Blackwell, Club Reporter The Former Automatic 4 Deck Cage System A system well devised and constructed for an uncomplicated and economical operation, modern and advanced, it will help you to gain your well deserved maximum return on your investment. More layers per square foot of building space, more than any other system on the market today, 10,OCX) layers per 285 cage row. 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