Senate Ag Committee slates ’B6 agenda
WASHINGTON - Senator Jesse
Helms, Chairman of the Senate
Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry, outlined
the likely immediate agenda of
legislation under the Committee’s
Jurisdiction for the second session
of the 99th Congress.
“In general, the Committee
must see that the progress that
was made last year toward a
market-oriented, profitable
agricultural industry is con
tinued,” said Helms. “The
Agriculture Committee will work
closely with the Department of
Agriculture in seeing that the
provisions of the 1965 farm bill are
implemented in a way that will
place the U.S. farmer in the most
competitive and profitable position
possible.”
“Perhaps one of the most
significant items of unfinished
business is the reconciliation bill
for fiscal year 1986,” said Helms,
explaining that it is important to
farmers that the budget savings in
that bill be enacted. “Without
Alfalfa growers
demand
the best.
Edward Shuhler of East Greenville, Lehigh
County, Pa , recently told Bill Neilsen of Farm
Bureau, Bechtelsville, Pa how Cimarron
Alfalfa worked on his farm last year
"We seeded five acres of Cimarron Alfalfa
about March 30th at a rate of twenty pounds
per acre with two and a quarter bushels of
Noble Oats The oats yielded 80 bushels per
acre and we were able to bale 235 bales of
straw from that field Then in early September,
the new Cimarron stand put out 109 bales of
hay Our bales average about fifty pounds, so
I'd say we baled about two and a halt tons
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those spending reductions, in
discriminate across-the-board
reductions in farm programs will
have to be implemented.”
Also, the tobacco program
reforms contained in the budget
reconciliation bill must be enacted
soon so that tobacco growers can
make planting arrangements.
“I Am confident that the con
ference on the reconciliation bill
can conclude its work soon so this
bill can be sent to the President,”
said Helms. “Enactment to this
legislation is important not only for
the tobacco farmer, but for the
budget-balancing hopes of
Congress, as well.”
Another item of unfinished
business if H.R. 7, a bill passed by
the Senate in December
reauthorizing five nutrition
programs. The programs are the
summer food services program,
commodity distribution program,
state administrative expenses,
special supplemental food
program for women, infants, and
children (WIC), and nutrition
Bill Neilsen
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education and training.
Chairman Helms indicated that
an early item of business would be
to convene the conference between
the Agriculture Committee and the
House Education and Labor
Committee.
Also early in the year the
Committee will consider executive
nominations, inlcuding those of the
new Secretary of Agriculture and
the new Farm Credit Ad
ministration Board.
The Committee will work on'two
major expiring authorities this
year: the reauthorization of the
Futures Trading Act and the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act.
“The commodities markets have
become important tools for far
mers, who can use the various
market instruments in their
marketing strategies. When the
trading act was last amended in
1982, additional marketing in
struments were added to give
farmers more flexibility. This
year’s reauthorization will allow
“After the alfalfa was cut there was a
two inch regrowth in five days!"
Edward Shuhler
from that field The Cimarron really came up
evenly after the oats were off After the alfalfa
was cut there was a two inch legrowth in five
days "
Bill Neilsen works with Ed on feed programs
for Ed’s fifty cow holstem herd Bill says, “Ed
feeds 16-18 pounds of top quality second or
third cutting alfalfa hay once a day for as long
as he has it That makes a big difference in the
feeding program to have that alfalfa in there
Ed runs a butterfat consistently over 4 00 in
the winter time with his feed program We'll
keep working for more milk production with
the help of Cimarron "
Congress to measure the progress
of those new instruments, and
perhaps make other changes that
will make the markets more useful
to farmers,” said Helms.
Helms was optimistic that a new
FIFRA law can be completed this
year. He said a compromise
recently reached between
representatives of the en-
vironmental groups and the
chemical industry should enable
Congress to pass a major
reauthorization bill.
The Chairman said it will also be
important for the committee to
monitor the effect of the new
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings law on
agriculture.
“I have long said a balanced
budget would be the greatest
achievement Congress could make
for agriculture because of the
favorable effect it would have in
reducing interest rates,” said
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CHAMBERSBURG - Officers
were re-elected and director ap
pointments were made at the
Reorganization Meeting of the
Franklin County Conservation
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Helms. ‘ ‘Gramm-Rudman-Holli
ngs promises that balanced
budget. However, it also means
that agricultural spending must be
reduced to help achieve the budget
targets. I hope Congress can make
spending reductions that make
good policy sense, thereby
avoiding the automatic cuts that
will otherwise take place.”
Senator Helms announced the
following tentative schedule for
Committee consideration of its
1966 agenda. Dates are tentative
and subject to modification:
Child nutrition conference: Begin
week of January 27.
CFTC reauthonzation: February
5,19,20 -Hearings, March 11,12 -
Markup
FIFRA reauthorization: March 4,-
hearing. Additional hearing dates
and markup dates will be an
nounced at a later date.
Andrew Fitz, Waynesboro, was
re-elected Chairman. Glenn Dice,
Chambersburg, and Donna Hays,
Spring Run, were re-elected as
Vice Chairman and Secretary-
Treasurer.
Wilbur Kline and Dice were
reappointed to serve 4-year terms
as directors. Kline serves as an
urban director and Dice serves as
a farmer director. Joe Ausherman
was reappointed to a 1-year term
as County Commissioner director.
Three landowners, totaling
around 400 acres, were approved
for conservation planning
assistance. They are Waiter
Brenner, 111, Greene Township;
Carl Brantner, Lurgan Township;
and Eugene Pisle, Guilford
Township.
Affiliate Members for 1965 in
clude Dale Coons, Dry Run; John
Akers, Chambersburg; and Ed
ward Miller, Waynesboro.
Honorary Supporters for 1985 are
Chambersburg Farm Service,
Inc.; First National Bank and
Trust Company of Waynesboro; M.
Dice and Roberta Statler;
Valleybank; Willard Agri Service,
Inc.; Hardol Development Com
pany; F & M Trust; and the
Citizens National Bank of
Greencastle.
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