PFA legislative visit
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that two-thirds of agriculture does
not receive direct support from the
government,” Eckel said,
“Livestock and poultry sectors, a
wide range of fruits, vegetables,
specialty crops they’re all
subject to risk without direct
government support.”
In addition, he noted,
“Agriculture and farm life have
changed drastically in the last few
decades and will continue to
change. That’s another aspect that
should be part of our consideration
in the development of a new farm
program law.”
Basic questions concerning the
government’s role in supporting
agriculture, such as how much
support is desirable and at what
cok, must also be answered in
deciding new farm programs,
Eckel told the gathering. The farm
program’s effect on foreign trade
should be considered too, said
Eckel.
Turning to other issues con
cerning agriculture, Eckel said
PFA members believe the federal
deficit is too big and the deficit
proposed in the 1985 federal budget
is,inexcusable.
“Let’s freeze expenditures until
we get a fix in place to cut runaway
government spending,’’ Eckel
said, “The fix I’m talking about
does not come from the
hypodermic needle in the form of
new taxes. It comes from careful
consideration of cutting un
necessary fat from the federal
budget.”
One scheduled tax increase
which affects farmers is the July 1
hike in the heavy truck use tax
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JD 2559 Tractor
MFWD
JD 4959 Tractor
Sound-gard body,
MFWD, Power
Shift
JD 4259 Tractor
Sound-gard body,
MFWD, Power
Shift
JD 148 Loader
Mountings
(2B4o-2940)
JD 290 Loader
Mountings
(2B4o-2940)
JD 37Loader
60” Bucket only
JD 75 Loader
Bucket only-53”
JD7Ft.
Hay Pick-up
JD3R
30” Corn Head
JD 550 Sprayer
40 Ft. Boom
2-JD 7000 Planters
(4RW) Conserva
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Dry Fert., Insect.
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JD 1440 Plasters
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mandated in the Surface Tran
sportation Act of 1982. Eckel said
PFA is pressing for an exemption
for farmer-owned and farmer-used
trucks which are not for hire and
used mostly for local hauling.
Water has become an issue in
Washington this year, Eckel noted.
Amendments are being proposed
for the Clean Water Act and the
Safe Drinking Water Act.
Under the Clean Water Act,
Eckel said, “Funds should be
provided for demonstration
projects to educate farmers about
the adverse effects of agricultural
runoff into our streams.” In
enactment of Clean Water Act
amendments, Eckel said, “We are
also asking for a reasonable ap
proach to policing the quality of
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JD 8259 Grain Drill
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JD 1999 Plow
4 Bottom, Spring
Reset, 18” Coulters
JD 1910 Chisel Plow
12Ft., (3Pt.),
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JD 509 Rotary Cutter
5 Ft., (3 Pt.)
JD 909 Rotary Cutter
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JD 1006 Rotary
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JD 225 Disk Harrow
10’6"-Offset,
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JD 115 Disk Harrow
11’5”-Double Off
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JD 315 Disk Harrow
12’10”-Double Off
set, 24” Blades
JDM2O
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JD2IS
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JDC43
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drinking water for both human and
animal consumption, but also
recognizing traditional water
rights."
For the upcoming election year,
Eckel said, PFA is encouraging its
members to take an active role in
every level of the political system.
He announced that PFA’s 54
county farmers’ associations
would be conducting a precinct-by
precinct voter registration cam
paign to enroll at least 6,000 new
voters.
“We plan to be involved in the
legislative process from selecting
candidates to promoting our
members’ ideas with the elective
governing bodies,” Eckel said,
“We want our voices heard and our
wishes known to the leaders of this
big and wonderful country."
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NEDCO increases dues
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Nor
theast Dairy Cooperative
Federation (NEDCO) delegate
body has approved increases in
both membership dues and
member equity.
The delegates, representing
NEDCO’s 3,300 cooperative
members, has approved the co
op’s first dues increase since the
early 1970’s and voted to review its
dues position every two years.
NEDCO dues had been 10 cents per
hundredweight and were hiked by
5 cents per hundredweight.
President Edward McNamara
explained that the increase was
necessary to build operating
revenues which had fallen behind
because of the government’s
failure to increase the make
allowance on milk going into
manufacturing.
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If the “make allowance” (what
the plant is allowed for
manufacturing) doesn't move up
along with manufacturing costs,
you soon reach a deficit position in
your operations, he said. He added
that the make allowance has been
frozen at $1.22 per hundredweight
since 1979 while costs of
(manufacturing powder and butter
have risen a minimum of 5 percent
per year.
This has caused hundreds of
thousands of dollars in plant losses
over the 4-year span, said Mc-
Namara.
The delegates also voted to raise
equity participation of 20 cents per
hundredweight until a level of 40 '
cents is reached on an average
year’s milk production, payable at
5 cents per hundredweight. This
level will be reviewed annually
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