Al2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 1,1984
Egg marketing order
(Continued from Page Al) established, 10 percent erf the in
rolling before the national election, crease could be set aside for free
rather than after. entry by lottery into the system.
The overall process of working June 1 would be the beginning of
with the USDA to formulate an a new year in case egg numbers
Order and holding hearings around dictated the early removal of hens
the country would take 12 to 18 late in a fiscal year.
months before a producer 91**’ action is needed if an
referendum could be held. and any allotments are
But those attending Tuesday’s MM upon to prevent last
session felt that any vote, if it minute expansion from disrupting
comes, should be based on the the system,
property or house, just the way any Promotional Program
possible quotas should be based. Such a program would replace
The producer list receiving the the American Egg Board program,
survey includes some 2,465 but would be mandatory with no
producer entities. A three-way refunds. An assessment of one cent
contract, for example, is one en- per dozen would yield $45 million to
tity. $49 million a year, largely td
restore network TV advertising.
A minimum would be retained
for diet and health research and
each state would receive a basic
share for its promotion.
Weber listed four alternatives
possible in an Egg Marketing
Order if producers want one. They
include production allotments,
promotional program, surplus
removal and quality control.
Allotments received the primary
attention at the meeting.
Allotments
Options here include quotas on
the number of eggs marketed or
the number of hens. While
reservations were expressed quite
openly about allotments, the hen
quotas were thought to be more
workable.
Exemptions from quotas would
include broiler-breeders, exports
or imports, flocks of 3,000 or under
and on-farm sales.
Allotments would be established
on a historical production base,
such as 1963-84. They would be
established a year ahead and
follow the individual if moving or
the business if sold. There would be
a two-year limit on the temporary
sale of an allotment while someone
replaces a destroyed building, for
example.
If subsequent larger quotas are
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An assessment escalation clause
of one-tenth of a cent to cover in
flation would be built in, but the
total assessment could not exceed
one and one-half cents per dozen.
Surplus Removal
Producers would be assessed to
provide a kitty for product surplus
removal, if it becomes necessary.
Possible assessment would be
one-quarter cent per dozen to yield
some $ll million a year. Surplus
would be removed from the
market either by subsidizing ex
ports of eggs from the fund or
paying incentives to producers to
remove hens early.
It is thought this system could
work occasionally in emergency
situations but overuse would make
it ineffective by depleting the fund.
Quidlty Control
Here, quality standards are used
to attempt to control the market
flow.
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BY SALLY BAIR
Staff Correspondent
MADISON, WISC. - David J.
Yoder, general manager of Atlan
tic Breeders Cooperative, Lan
caster, was honored with the
Distinguished Service Award at
' the 38th annual convention banquet
of the National Association of
Animals Breeders in Madison,
Wise.
The highest award given by the
A.I. industry. Yoder was
recognized by NAAB president
Herb Behnke for his work begin
ning in 1944 as a technician for the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ar
tificial Breeding Cooperative.
Yoder was named manager of
SPABC later that same year, and,
after 20 years became manager of
Atlantic when SPABC merged with
Western Pennsylvania Artificial
Breeding Cooperative.
Yoder served as a member of the
Board of Directors of NAAB for six
years and was its vice-president
and president from 1964-1968.
Behnke cited Yoder’s work in
“leading and educating farmers”
and “detailing the benefits
possible with cooperatives and
developing guideposts.”
The recognition plaque reads, in
part, “as an expression of the
respect and gratitude for
distinguished service and out
standing contributions to the
development of the AI industry.”
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honors David Yoder
Yoder’s wife Lou, daughter AI Pioneer” by The Pennsylvania
Connie and son Randy were on State University and was honored
hand for the presentation. by the Pennsylvania Association of
A native of Bluffton, Ohio, Yoder Farmer Cooperatives with its
worked his way through Bluffton Distinguished Service Award in
College earning a degree in 1942 1978.
with a major in biological science. Locally, Yoder is a member of
He was named a “Pennsylvania (Turn to Page A 29)
David J. Yoder, left, general manager of Atlantic Breeders
Cooperative, receives the Distinguished Service Award from
Herb Behnke, president of the National Association of Animal
Breeders.
State.
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