MMI increases milk price
STRONGSVILLE, Oh. - Milk
Marketing Inc. (MMI), the
regional dairy farmer owned milk
marketing cooperative, has an
nounced a two percent price in
crease to its customers in Ohio,
West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The increase, effective on Sept. 24,
will concern that portion of milk
used for fluid consumption.
The price increase, 30 cents for
each one hundred pounds of milk
sold, was announced by MMI
General Manager Gordon Riehl
because of lower milk supplies in
this and other areas of the country.
“We are finally getting milk
supply in line with demand. The
dairy diversion plan, passed by
Congress last year, is having quite
an effect on our markets. The
surplus milk problem is
decreasing and, once again, far
mers can start to see the light at
the end of the tunnel as production
comes under control”, said Riehl.
The dairy diversion plan called
for a decrease in U.S. milk
production through a “self-help”
incentive plan. Financed by dairy
farmers, it paid them to decrease
production.
“The big news for dairy farmers,
however, is the large increase in
the sales of dairy products. After
years of just being able to hold
their own, commercial sales of
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Tulpehocken Young Farmers
schedule first meeting
BERNVILIJS Initial requests
by more than 40 Berks County
farmers have resulted in the
formation of Tulpehocken High
School’s first Young Farmers
chapter.
Assisting in the founding of the
chapter is an ag advisory board
made up of Bemville area farmers
and agribusinessmen, as well as
the high school’s vocational
agriculture instructors, Barry
Kellner and Lisa Shirey.
Shirey, who will serve as the
organization’s adult Young Far
mer instructor, expects about SO
farmers to attend the chapter’s
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with other foods, particularly
beverages. Very few foods equal
the nutritional value of milk and
dairy products, asserts Riehl.
MMI is a 9,000 member dairy
farmer owned cooperative en
compassing an eight state mid
western area including Ohio, In
diana, Pennsylvania, Michigan,
New York, Kentucky, Maryland
and West Virginia. Last year MMI
marketed more than 4.7 billion
pounds or 547 million gallons of
milk.
first meeting scheduled for 7:30
p.m. on October 1, at the
Tulpehocken High School library.
The meeting’s agenda will in
clude election of officers as well as
the drafting of a constitution and
by-laws required to obtain a state
charter.
Assisting with first-meeting
activities will be current Pa. Young
Farmers ,president, Thomas
Zartman, as well as past president
Leroy Geesoman. Also attending
will be the state organization’s
treasurer, ' Ronald O’Neil, and
eastern regional vocational con
sultant, Harvey Smith.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A talk by
internationally recognized
nutrition and medical researcher
Dr. David A. McCarron will
highlight the Tuesday afternoon
session of Dairylea’s 1984 Annual
Meeting at Syracuse on Oct. 9. The
meeting runs Oct. 9 and 10.
" Dr. McCarron is a medical
doctor and currently Associate
Director, Division of Nephrology
and Hypertension at Oregon
Health Sciences University. He is
the principal author of a study
reported in June, 1984 which
showed that deficiencies, rather
than excesses, in certain
nutritional elements of the diet are
a probable cause of hypertension
(high blood pressure), one of
American’s leading causes of
death.
Dr. McCarron’s research
showed that reduced consumption
of calcium and potassium is the
primary nutritional indicator of
hypertension. His research has
clearly inferred that when
Americans are told to cut down on
a major source of calcium, such as
dairy products, they may be in
creasing their chance of
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Medical researcher
to address
Dairylea
developing hypertension.
Contrary to current medical
wisdom, McCarron’s study found
that diets low in sodium are
associated with higher blood
pressures, while high sodium diets
are associated with lowest blood
pressure. He has not suggested
that everyone run out and eat lots
of salt, but rather, than the
broadscale elimination or serious
curtailment of certain foods such
as milk may be a causative factor
in hypertension. When we
eliminate one dietary element,
says McCarron, we eliminate more
than the particular element (i.e.
sodium) we are trying to curtail.
The possible result is reduction of
critically needed nutritional
factors from our diet.
Following Dr. McCarron’s talk,
Dairylea’s management team,
headed by Executive Vice
President Bob Hall, will make its
report to members on the events of
the past year, the state of
Dairylea’s health, and the outlook
for the future.
A reception for Dairylea
members and their guests will take
place at 6 p.m. followed by the
Annual Dairylea banquet. Awards
recognizing top quality milk
production will be made at the
banquet.
On Wednesday morning,
delegates will convene to hear the
reports of the President and
Treasurer and to act on
resolutions.
Concurrent with the parent
association meeting, the Young
Cooperators and E.C.I.D.
(Women’s Program) will hold
their annual sessions.
The Dairylea Resolutions
Committee will hold an open
session on Tuesday from 12 noon to
1 p.m. to answer questions and
receive resolution proposals from
members.
Baugher heads
peach board
HARRISBURG - Phillip D.
Baugher of Aspers, Adams County,
was elected chairman of the nine
member Pennsylvania Peach and
Nectarine Research Advisory
Board at the Board’s
organizational meeting Sept. 20,
according to state Agriculture
Secretary Penrose Hallowell.
Other officers elected to serve
are Glen W. Krum of Catawissa,
vice chairman, and Henry L.
Frecon of Boyertown, secretary.
Board members are charged
with advising and assisting the
Secretary in administering the
research program. The grower
requested program is expected to
raise $25,000 annually for peach
and nectarine production and
marketing research.
There are 167 peach and nec
tarine growers in Pennsylvania
who have 500 or more peach and/or
nectarine trees of all ages and thus
qualify for the program. These
growers must pay $3.00 per acre by
Oct. 1 of each fiscal year.
Hallowell said the Agriculture
Department will mail 1984
statements to these affected
producers within the next two
weeks. Statements are payable
upon receipt.
The advisory board has
established a schedule of four
meetings per year-late Sep
tember, at the close of the season;
mid;November: early January,
prior •to the State Horticulture
Association annual meeting; and
mid-June.
The Peach and Nectarine
Research Program is operated
under the Agricultural Com
modities Marketing Act of 1968, as