A3o—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 19,1952
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grilling and put 12 to 15 pieces in a disappears. Since last fall we
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Acreage reduction; good insurance
Just over a month ago,
American fanners took a major
step to help themselves by im
proving the prices they receive for
their products.
Farmers enrolled more than 80
percent of the total farm acreage
in the Acreage Reduction Program
offered by Agriculture Secretary
John Block. Enrollment in the com
program exceeded 75 percent.
Wheat acreage enrollment was
close to 85 percent, and cotton
acreage enrollment topped 90
percent.
Rather impressive numbers,
indeed. But now farmers must take
an even more important step m
this program by reducing
production by the specified
amounts, which will help remedy
the current oversupply of wheat
and feed grains.
As the 1982 crop season
progresses, farmers and
policymakers should take a close
look at the rather limited options
available for increasing farm
prices.
Farmers can participate in the
ARP, which is the only game in
town.
Or, they can take a gamble.
Secretary Block has emphasized
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that there will be no exceptions
with the 1982 program. Only far
mers who enroll and later certify
their planted acreage will be
eligible for program benefits.
Is 1982 a good year to take a long
shot on the markets? Will market
and world economic conditions
guarantee strong prices at har
vest? Can a wheat farmer lock in a
price equal to the |4.05 per bushel
target price on wheat?
Farmers should also take a close
look at current world production
trends. Canadian farmers are
being advised to plant fence to
fence. In Argentina, farmers are
considering planting an additional
25 million acres of wheat this year.
Australian farmers may add 4
percent more to their wheat
acreage in 1962.
In spite of U.S. efforts to
responsibly control production,
there are prospects for huge world
crops again this year. That means
large world harvests of wheat and
feed grains weighing heavily on
' U.S. markets.
The Acreage Reduction
Program may be the best in
surance of price protection that
U.S. fanners can find.
There are, however, some in-
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GLASGOW, Del. The Glasgow Valerie Shahan, president of the
Chapter of Future Farmers of Delaware Association of FFA, who
America honored its outstanding gave an inspirational speech on the
members at its Eighth Annual loss of farmland and the need to
Parent-Member Banquet in the preserved.
cafeteria of the high school. Chapter members also
The banquet was called to order presented a skit on the stereotype
by Chapter President Kevm of FFA that is often assumed by
Turner and guests were introduced non-members,
by Vice President Donna Zistl. Among the top award winners
Juanita Pease, chapter chaplain, were Jill Lundregan and Jill
delivered the invocation.. Paraskewich who were named
Speaker for the evening was Star Greenhailds.
terim measures, such as the ones
proposed by the Senate Republican
agricultural leadership, to help
farmers. The leadership is also
worlung on a number of additional
initiatives to assist fanners
through these exceedingly tough
times.
The measures recommend early
announcements of commodity
program plans by the USDA and
encourage the Secretary to use his
existing authority to implement the
farm storage facility loan program
as soon as possible in order to
accommodate the 1382 production
and void forced selling and
dumping.
In any government program, we
must be vigilant in our efforts to
provide responsible programs that
assist farmers, not make matters
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Glasgow FFA honors members
worse,
In a recent editorial, the Chicago
Tribune reminded us that farmers
are in trouble in spite of an ex
pensive array of government
programs aimed at improving the
farmers’ lot.
The Tribune editors added, “The
best thing government can do for
farmers is to provide an en
vironment of stable prices, low
interest rates, and steady
economic growth. What’s good for
the rest of us is good for the far
mer.”
The Tribune is right, and I hope
farmers will realize the im
portance of staying with the
programs put in place to help
them.
Jesse Helms, chairman
U.S. Senate Ag Committee
Manufactured for Agriculture
Greenhand Degrees also went to
Karen Moody, Scott Witman,
Charles Fox, Tom Wood, Glen
Williams, John Young, Gary
Stanley, Jim Ewing, Kathy Dick
and Jeff Heagy.
The Star Chapter Farmer Award
was presented to Jeff Heagy.
Also receiving Chapter Fanner
Degrees were Debbie White,
Karen Powell, Jenny Moltz, Scott
Witman, Carla Moxley, John
Moody, Tom Wood, Charles Fox,
Glen Williams, Don Comer and
Valene Moore.
Among other persons honored at
the banquet were Don Knotts, who
received the Honorary State
Farmer Degree; and Bryan
Moxley and Joseph Stepnowski,
who received Honorary Chapter
Farmer Degrees.
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