E4—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 2,1983 ‘ (Continued from Page E 2) who opened his speech with the question, “Is agriculture taking tha shape you want it to?” The Blackfoot, Idaho, farmer rancher said that there must be “dramatic changes in agriculture. There is a need to strengthen markets, and farmers and ran chers cannot go it alone.” A major goal of the organization is to attract young people into agriculture, Woodland said. “Any industry without young people coming back into it is going to die. The owners of land and livestock have got to make it at tractive of young people.” He said the American people have received many food products so cheaply because the American farmer has borrowed against his assets and depreciation to produce cheap food. In the last ten years, farm debt has increased from $5O billion to $2OO billion. Last year, farmers paid $22 billion in interest payments, while net farm income was $l9 billion. Farmers paid more for the use of borrowed money than they earned from the sale of their products, he said. The N.F.O. philosophy is that the producer has the right to deter mine the value of his produce. This is the way it operates m industry, but in agriculture it operates in reverse. Industrial producers pre determine the prices for their goods, but the farmer offers his goods and then asks what the market will pay him for them. Just one of the important benefits you get with Safeguard equipment! At Eastertime, a lot of parents buy bunnies or chicks for their children. But as the fun of the holiday fades comes the inevitable question: What are we going to do with them now 7 This year you can keep the smiles on your children's faces by giving your new bunnies or chicks the proper protection of Safeguard science engineered cages and accessories. Safeguard has everything from sanitary, alt metal enclosures to watering systems, feeders and nest boxes Even 100 ft NFO head The present system of marketing farm products has not served the needs of the producers. Woodland said. “There is no free market in agriculture. Export markets are not serving the needs of agriculture. The farmer is ex porting at a price below the cost of production. There are more foreclosures today than there were during the Great Depression. ” He continued that since its founding in Coming lowa, in 1955, the N.F.O. has concentrated on group negotiations. Believing that they have power and strength as a collective bargaining unit to negotiate more than an individual, the organization does not buy or sell anything, but negotiates contracts for its members. Regarding the recently enacted USDA-PDC program. Woodland called it, “A welfare program administered by the government.” “Farmers are too proud to apply for food stamps, so the PIK program was developed,” he said. “Fifty-two percent of the farmers signed up to put 39% of corn growing land and 35% of wheat growing land; a total of 83 million acres, out of production.” In an impromptu press con ference following the meeting, Woodland told reporters that farm implement dealers are saying the fastest moving items in their in ventories are tractors under 100 horsepower. This is an indication that the “bigger is best” philosophy which rolls of welded wire-mesh Just about ev erything you need for the proper care and protection of your small qnimals and gamebirds. And it all sells at low, direct-to-you prices For a firsthand look stop in at the Safeguard Factory Showroom. 114 Earland Industrial Park, Building #l. Just east of New Holland. 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