WASHINGTON, D.C Congressional action mandating the government to use at least $5OO (_ uliion next year to directly finance foreign purchases of U.S. farmcommodities is “significant because it shows America’s far mers and ranchers that someone is serious about helping to revive the farm economy,” American Farm Bureau Federation President Robert Delano said last Thursday. The farm leader was com menting on a pro Vision in the fiscal 1983 agriculture appropriations measure passed by the Senate yesterday and the House last week. It differs from current policy by providing direct loans from Commodity Credit Corporation, at > V ( >* Jay Murray _ Selbyville. Delaware “We had 60,000 bushel capacity, but we were surprised to find we had taken 66,000 bushels out of the bins. That's* because the test weights were so high,, around 59 pounds. The folks at the elevator said my corn looked real good. I’d recommend AeroDry ‘ Mr. & Mrs. Art Hershey Cochranville, Pa. "The elevator told us our corn had the highest recorded test weight of 1980. Our cost to dry was 6* a bushel. We’re starting on our third season now. Already this year, three farmers asked me if I’d " buy it all over again. I said yes to all three. We’ve been happy with our system.’’ KenSotnler Brownstown,P» r Mlchwl Hutnick *fcwfiefci> N.j. • {' TlfittSncitier «Bton.Pa, •' (* in 437*2714 Farm Bureau applaudes foreign purchase allocations rates slightly above the govern ment’s cost of money, instead of government-guaranteed loans financed by private banks, which is now the case. “One of our current problems has been the high interest rates our trading partners must pay for our commodities,” Delano said. “Of the $2.8 billion budgeted this year for guaranteed loans, only half has been used, partly because interest costs have been prohibitive.” Delano said the direct loans and the $175-190 million authorized by the 1983 budget reconciliation act for interest “buydowns” were “but a few of the many things needed to move this nation’s abundance into world markets.” Find out for yourself what owners have to say about their systems by calling the representative nearest you* The AeroDry Syslemean he fitted to your existing bin. Syseeim dfeb'liHiteiJ by Advanced Ag Systems to Elyerson. Ea* 19520 Also needed, he said, are direct export subsidies to combat unfair foreign trade practices. He ap plauded press reports saying that Undersecretary of Agriculture Seeley Lodwick has called for the government to begin subsidizing farm ‘ ' • Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 9 f 1982—C5 negotiations, particularly with the European Community, have failed. “U.S. farmers are extremely upset—and are becoming militant—over European Com munity efforts to capture markets from traditional suppliers through “Our average test wefeht was around 59 pounds. Even the guyatthe elevator said it was the best cdta they ever bought The back-up service ls real good - no problems. I’d definitely buy another AeroDry.” “I’ve had this system for four seasons now. I feel this is the way to go for anyone who wants to dry and store grain. I’ve put up to 35% moisture corn in my system, and there’s no babysitting and hardly any maintenance. I’ve consistently taken 25,000 bu. (level full) out of each of my 22,000 bu. bins." the extensive use of export sub sidies,” he said. “Farm Bureau broke with the past when it en dorsed retaliation against those nations that use subsides, but now we just have to counter their stealing our markets.” Bob Taylor Preston, Maryland Thomas Wrigley Cochranville, Pa. Jim Davidson {30)|928-JO4O oi*n Ifewl* Waynesboro, Pjl (717}762**993 Milford Md«t Whfmmu^L »*• v>< \
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