M—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 7,1984 American Agri-Women EUGENE, Ore. American Agri-Women, the 35,000 member organization dedicated to promoting agriculture for the benefit of the American people and the world, elected three members to high office at their annual convention which was recently held in Eugene, Oregon. Carolyn Leavens, of Ventura, California,, was elected president; Jean Ibendahl, of Tamaroa, Illinois, first vice president, and Mitzi Ayala, of Davis, California, second vice president. All are active in local and national agricultural organizations. Finishing the first half of their two year terms are: Third Vice- President, Mildred Schultz, of Coloma, Michigan; Treasurer, Julia Hinther, of Selman, Oklahoma; and Secretary, Jeanne Mertz, from Manhattan, Kansas. Past President Ruby Ringsdorf, of Eugene, Oregon, will continue on as a member of the American Agri-Women Executive Com mittee. President Leavens, whose Leavens Ranches produce 800 acres of citrus and avocado crops, is a former president of California Women for Agriculture. She serves a four-year term on the State Board of Food & Agriculture in her native California, and is a trustee of the California Agriculture Foundation. Vice president Ibendahl Farms 700 acres of grain and pork. A past president of Illinois Women for Agriculture, Ms. Ibendahl also serves on the National Agriculture Foundation and USDA Task Force among other organizations. Second vice president Ayala B- S!i' ; WHY HAVE OVER 60 POULTRYMEN REPLACED THEIR DROPPING BOARDS WITH CHEMGRO’S HIGH DENSITY PLASTIC DROPPING BOARDS? IT’S SIMPLE, OUR BOARD IS UNMATCHED IN THE INDUSTRY! • SUPERIOR STRENGTH AND DURABILITY • THICKNESS. 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Speaking out for the American farmer, Ms. Leavens says, “It’s an open secret that our American Agricultural system provides us with a greater abundance and quality of food at lower cost than anywhere else in the world. _ American Agri-Women seeks to preserve and protect the family farm system which has enabled us to produce food so effectively and efficiently.” Adds Ibendahl, “Few people realize the importance of agriculture to our economic system. One of the best ways to get Young Farmers Schedule Meeting DOVER The Dover Young Farmers Association will hold a meeting on weed control at 7:30 p.m. in the Dover pigh School Vo- Ag Room on Jan. 19. William Steenwyk from the Extension service will be the speaker. On Jan. 31, Frank Cerda from Farm Credit Service will speak on “Preparing Cash Flow Statements.” The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the QUESTION? ANSWER! CTIII M 1 <P ■ Iftila wf 1 this message out is by reaching students in the classroom, giving them the latest information about agriculture. American Agri- Women are the logical people to do this.” Ms. Ayala adds, “By the year 2000 our population will have grown from 4.7 billion to 6.2 billion, and America will play the major role in feeding these people. American farmers need the un derstanding and support necessary to meet their responsibility in feeding a hungry world.” The Bth annual convention of American Agri-Women was ad dressed by Secretary of State Norma Paulus. Ms. Martha Mautner, deputy director of the USSR and Eastern European Office in the Department of State’s Bureau for Intelligence and Research, was keynote speaker. All of the elected officers will be appearing on television and radio nation-wide in the coming year to promote the cause of American agriculture. Dover High School Vo-Ag Room. 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