C2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 26,1984 The Milk / K V Check **f /'■ TOM JURCHAK County Agent | Eckel and Forwood Named With surprising speed, the USDA on May 16 selected the members of the Board of Directors to run the National Dairy Promotion and Research Program mandated by the Dairy and Tobacco Adjustment Act. All 36 board members are dairy fanners representing 13 geographic regions across the country. For Region 11, which includes Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware, the directors will be Keith Eckel of Lackawanna County; Earl For wood, Susquehanna County; and Walter Martz of Maryland. For Region 12, which is New York state, the Directors will be John Widger; David Dodge and Leon Brown. In each Region there are two directors who are dairy co-op members and one shipping to a proprietary handler. In Penn sylvania, Earl Forwood is president of Eastern Milk Producers, and Walter Martz is with the Maryland-Virgima Milk Producers Cooperative. Keith Eckel is president of the Penn sylvania Farmers Association and ships to Farmland. In New York, John Widger is with Dairylea and Leon Brown a NEDCO member. David Dodge is a member of the New York Farm Bureau. With the announcement of the members of the Board, the Secretary also set a date for their Jl PIT AGITATOR ■BHII liquefied and spreadable with Hesston's Slurry Agitator. HESSTON FARM EQUIPMENT & We zMVCO® NEW IDEA 404 5-WHEEL RAKES Get quality at a budget price rake a variety of widths fast and clean in smooth or uneven fields with a mm imum of maintenance ZIMMERMAN'S FARM SERVICE first meeting on May 30 in Washington. Selections were made from 150 nominations submitted by dairy co-ops and farm organizations. Naming of the Board of Direc tors was the last step needed to set in motion the national program. Mandatory deductions of 15 cents a hundred from producers had already started with May milk shipments. Speed in naming the Board was important because producer funds would be ac cumulating in June, but equally important was the short time available for the program to prove itself before a national referendum of producers to be held before September 1985. Based on last year’s production of 140 billion pounds of milk, the 15- cent contributions should produce $2lO million annually for ad vertising and promotion. However, the program provides for a 10 cent credit to “local” programs so the national may be managing less than $lOO million Ln funds. In recent months all “local” programs, whether managed by states or through Federal Milk Marketing Orders, have increased producer contributions to 10 cents to capture the maximum share of the national funds for their own use. The total amount available for dairy promotion will be a three fold increase over what has been contributed by producers in the I* y" 1 <•, i i Bethel, PA Phone 717-933-4114 1505 Agitator Dimensions and Weights T>m a gid >Woltb CK iin itnqm i if ) ( r (11 wicm J ' WoiKinj It i_tt t t iifum ground IpvPl I ly . iiy I l ' Ifdt It ( It I Hi tori t- ropt Ht- dr I Wf asie L c s It it scoping U |o'ni assemb'y with 2 shear *- Us Tractor Requirements J point hitch Category nor ill Narrow (Category 111 Narrow requires educing spa ers in Dali |omts ot lower lift arms i single remote outlet ASA 6 8 inch stroke cylinder required (not furnished) PTQ - 540 rpm HP 65 PTO minimum SPECIAL *ll5O Special past. Still to be decided is the composition of the executive committee of the national board and, more importantly, will any of the funds be available for brand advertising either locally or nationally. Estimates of the impact ex pected by the increase in promotion made by the United Daily Industry Association in dicate increased sales of over 1.5 billion pounds of milk in 1984 and over three billion in 1985. This would translate into a billion dollar benefit to producers through an average increase of 60 cents a hundred in the farm price. Other benefits hoped for from the program are to reduce the in-roads made on real dairy product sales by imitations, particularly in the cheese industry, and the development of new dairy products that will open new markets par INSULATION R. MAX URETHANE (4xB or to your spec) ★ ★ m WHEELING CHANELDRAIN , ROOFING & SIDING * - ‘MS RD2, Box 267, East Earl, PA 17519 Call us for low prices - (717)354-7561 ticularly with the newer generation. While the increase in funds available for dairy promotion sets new records for the industry, it still lags far behind the $1.7 billion spent by other beverage producers but it is hoped that within the next 15 months the value of advertising can be demonstrated to producers convincingly enough to get a favorable vote from them in the referendum to be held next year. Pennsylvania Ready Right on schedule, the Penn sylvania Bureau of Markets mailed authorization letters on May 11 to those producers who did not have an opportunity to con tribute to a dairy promotion program through milk check deductions by their handlers. These producers were those shipping milk to handlers regulated by the Pennsylvania Distributor For FIBERGLASS ROLLS BLOWN IN SALES Colors In Stock • White • Gold • Brown • Tan • Silo Blue • Red • Avocado Green • Plain Galvanized • Light Green Milk Marketing Board or producer-dealers who must also contribute to the program. Those producers shipping to Federal Order handlers were not expected to participate in the state programs since their contributions would be used to promote milk sales in their own markets. The state program is voluntary and over 5,000 cards have been mailed at the request of producers even though it’s estimated that there are less than 3,000 farmers shipping to handlers not under Federal Orders. All the handlers in Order 2 are now cooperating in the “positive letter” for that Order so the 10-cent credit will automatically go to promote the milk sales for those producers. A similar situation exists for producers shipping to Order 4 and Order 36 handlers. However, if you (Turn to Page C 3) Distributor For ALUMAX ALUMINUM ROOFING & SIDING COMPLETE POLE & OTHER BUILDINGS THUSSES
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