All you ever wanted to know about marketing orders I WASHINGTON, D.C. In spite of advances in computer technology, tools like the shovel, saw and hammer never become obsolete. So it is with a federal marketing order, a tool that some farm in dustries have made extensive use of since the 1930’s in marketing their products. In a nutshell, a marketing order is a “self-help” type of program that producers can use to solve a rather wide range of problems through unified action. Currently, nearly 100 of these federal programs operate in different parts of the country, covering At Stormed the quality always conies first! See us today for a FREE, no-obllgation estimate. WE OFFER COMPLETE INSTALLATIONS BY EXPERIENCE CREWS YOUR FULL SERVICE GRAIN DRYER & EQUIPMENT DEALER GRAIN EQUIPMENT INC. RD *l2 Box 307 York, PA 17406 PHONE 717-795-2868 Manufactured by Stormor, Inc., Fremont, Nebraska certain crops primarily fruits, vegetables, and nuts and also milk. General authority for the use of marketing orders is in a federal law the agricultural Marketing Agreement Act. It specifies the kinds of commodities marketing orders can cover. Bui it also ex cludes several commodities wheat, corn, livestock, and honey, for example. Since the law was enacted in 1937, it has been amended many times with authority for additional commodities and for additional kinds of provisions that marketing step up ToStormor • Heavy steel construction • Rock-solid anchoring • Capacities 1,400 to 152,000 bu. • Double-duty, holding wet grain at harvest, feed or supplement - • Capacities from 112 to 7,810 bu. • Many diameters and'heights to choose from LOUCKS Became law in 1937 Cff ff ** STOJLTZFUS & SON, Inc. TALMAGE, PA 17580 CRUSHED STONE ASPHALT PAVING Stormor® Grain Bins Stormoi* EZEE-DRY® • The revolutionary grain conditioning system that doubles as storage • Dries up to 1,000 bu./hr. at 10 pts. removal • Stores up to 22,000 bu. US Patent53,479,748and3,501,845 Foreign Patents Peratng orders can have. Production research and advertising, for instance, were authorities added in recent years for some com modities. Provisions of the actual marketing orders vary, because these programs are uniquely designed within bounds of the law—to attack specific marketing problems that produers have. Marketing orders for fruit and vegetables generally aim at im proving quality of products marketed, 'evening out the flow of the product to market, improving market practices, or increasing consumer demand through Hopper Tanks Provisions of milk marketing orders differ from those of other commodity marketing orders. Essentially, each mUk order provides a pricing mechanism that permits dairy fanners to receive a specified minimum price for their milk based on its use, whether for drinking or for manufacturing into dairy products. Handlers of milk, who make the payments based on a “formula price,” also pay assessments to ' finance operations of the orders. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through its Agricultural Marketing Service, oversees the daily operation of marketing orders. The agency holds public hearings and carries out rulemaking requirements that are necessary steps of developing the programs,' amending them so they are attuned to changing marketing conditions, or ending them when the programs are no longer needed by the industries that requested them. Once a marketing order has been voted in by producers, its terms and rules apply to each handler of the commodity covered. Under the Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 16,1983—05 promotion and market develop ment activities. MOk orders differ federal marketing order for California nectarines, for instance, a packer of nectarines meets quality grade requirements that have been set by the secretary of agriculture. Similarly, a milk dealer under the Chicago regional milk marketing order would pay producers whatever monthly minimum price has been set by the secretary of agriculture under that program. In the case of milk, a milk market administrator appointed by the secretary of agriculture sees to it that milk dealers’ milk receipts are correctly audited so the formula price is correctly applied to producers’ shipments. " AH marketing order regulations originate with the industries concerned. In the case of fruit and vegetables orders, an ad ministrative committee of growers and handlers makes its recom mendations to USDA. USDA does not seek to impose these programs upon farm in dustries. Instead, USDA furnishes technical guidance to fanners and handlers who want to make use of these programs. In carrying out the government role, USDA also makes sure everyone interested in the development and operation of the programs has a fair hearing and that each marketing order works according to federal law and estabished rules and guidelines. (Turn to Page D 6) HIGH PRESSURE WASHING & DISINFECTING POULTRY HOUSES AND VEAL PENS Sproytng For MHtt Ami Booth Control MAYNARD L. RIITZH. Witmer, PA 17585 717-392-7227 Spffy sioet 1961. Ridomil in the soil For More Effective Control Ridomil controls blue mold and black shank in your tobacco. But for Ridomil to do its best work, it should be applied to the soil before transplanting. Ridomil destroys diseases present in the soil. Then it is absorbed by the roots and moved systemically throughout the plant to protect your tobacco as it grows. For the best two-way action against blue mold and black shank, follow your label directions—use Ridomil in the soil. Rtdomil* trademark of Ciba-Geigy for metalaxyl P.L ROHRER & BRO., INC. 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