024—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 8,1983 Dairy situation dominates Berks Farmers Assn. BY ROBIN PHILLIPS Staff Correspondent LEESPORT The Berks Coun ty Farmers Association held its 33rd Annual Meeting Sept. 28 and approved proposed policy changes for 1983. All resolutions approved at this meeting will be presented at the state meeting for further consideration. Presented to the membership at the meeting by Vice President Wilbur Lutz and explained and defined by President John Koch with the help of the committee chairmen, the following resolutions were approved. 1. We recommend that Act 195 (School teachers tenure) should be reviewed and overhauled. 2. We recommend a full deposit system for the bottle container bill. At Berks Farmers Association annual meeting, Don Mismer, right, presents certificate for outstanding mem bership to John Koch, president. 3. We recommend that a slurry pipeline not be built, (too costly, pollution problems, land destruction, and wasted water) Although President Koch stated that this was already defeated, by the railroads, farmers wanted to go on the record as against it. 4. We recommend that we return to the old meat grading system. 5. We recommend that a cor poration loss in beef, poultry, or feed not be used as a tax write-off. 6. We recommend Support Bill 1449 (price supports) on dairy and should have an alternate verbal agreement between state voting delegates. 7. We recommend the im plementation of the Wisconsin Trusteeship method to supplement the milk security fund program. The 1984 directors of the jrks County Farmers Association include, from the left, Earl Hafer, Wilson Rohrbach, Harry Shaak, Gertrude Moore. John Koch. Wilbut Lutz and Ralph Banner. (When the dealer’s liability goes down to a certain point, goes into trusteeship and the farmer gets paid first.) 8. We recommend to initiate a “We’re looking for farmers who want to be good managers “In the Agri-Loan Department of Commonwealth National Bank farming is our business, just like it’s yours. Our specialized lending group is agricultur ally trained and experienced. We don’t just know about farming, we've lived it, and our job is to help farmers like you make the most of your resources. So we have an entire support staff of ex perts who can analyze your financial data and give us the back-up informa tion we need to help you. 4th Largest in Northeast “Commonwealth National’s Agri- Loan Department is the fourth largest in the Northeast, with $74 million com mitted to agriculture. But we do more than just lend you money. Our officers are available to assist farmers in solving specific problems and promoting their businesses. We’re people who can look at your business objectively and recog nize opportunities you may miss be cause you're so close to it. And we've got information on everything from the most efficient way to buy agrichemicals to where new markets are opening up. The Personal Approach “Every farm and every farmer is different, so our lending officers ana lyze each situation separately. We’ll drive out to your farm, take a look at your operation and talk to you about your particular needs. We want to help you make decisions that will increase your profit. national emergency feed grain program for drought stricken areas. 9. We recommend in any future milk referendums provisions be and make all their efforts pay off.” made for brand advertising with matching funds by dairy or co-ops, and this is to be used for ad vertising only dairy products. (Turn to Page D 25) Ron Feister. V P. Agn-Loan Department Promoting Pennsylvania Products “In addition to working with farm ers individually, Commonwealth Na tional recognizes the importance of pro moting Pennsylvania farm products. For a number of years, we’ve done an nual promotions focusing on one prod uct. In 1981, it was eggs; in 1982, dairy; in 1983, pork. We plan to con tinue our efforts in this direction for years to come. Real opportunity “We see the potential for real growth, real opportunity in farming. And our Agri-Loan staff is keeping abreast of all the new developments, so that as farming becomes more sophisti cated, we can give you the financial ad vice you need to grow and maintain a high level of efficiency. “If you’d like us to assist you, call us at 717-295-3381 and ask for an Agri-Loan officer.” A Commonwealth National Bank Member FDIC An equal opportunity lender
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