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VOL 32 No. 19
Delegates Vote On Resolutions For Future Of NDHIA
BY MARTHA J. GEHRINGER
PHILADELPHIA - Delegates
to National Dairy Herd Im
provement Association Convention
prepared for the organization’s
future by voting on resolutions and
a by-law change on the fourth and
final day of the event Thursday.
The convention, held at the
Baltimore Farm Credit
Banks Show Profit
But Share Midwest Losses
BY EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
WASHINGTON D.C. - While the
Farm Credit Banks of Baltimore
had a consoLLlated net income of
$3O million, some $BB million in loss
sharing agreements with other
farm credit districts left the local
regional association with a $5B
million net loss. That’s what the
annual report of the banks
revealed for 1986 that was given at
the annual meeting here Thursday.
About 700 persons representating
production credit associations,
federal land bank associations and
the banks of cooperatives gathered
to hear what'many already knew.
That Baltimore district continues
to operate very well. And in the
absence of the loss sharing with
midwest districts would have
shown a substantial net income.
According to Gene Swackhamer,
president of the Farm Credit
Banks of Baltimore, every statistic
in the operation that is monitored
showed improvement over 1985
except values which declined
further. Delinquencies are down
and foreclosures are down.
“Everything we are looking at that
would reflect continuing or
emerging problems has remained
very stable,” Swackhamer said.
“Agriculture is going through a lot
of change. And the Farm Credit
System is going through a lot of
change. And we are trying to adapt
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Growers Talk Turkey
In Gettysburg
BY JACK HUBLEY
GETTYSBURG - Five years
«go Penn State poultry science
Professor Herbert Jordan
Predicted that turkeys would
outnumber humans in Penn
sylvania by the year 2000.
■ Today, Jordan admits that he
i missed his guess. If turkey
production and consumption
I continue to increase at their
Present rate, that date will have to
revised to 1995 “The turkey is
Blocking at the door in Penn
tylvama," says Jordan, pointing
'*t that consumption has in
leased from 1.6 pounds per
Ptrson annually in 1931 to 14
Btoids last year. Some experts
■Sieve that consumption may rise
Adams Mark Hotel in
Philadelphia, seated 99 delegates
who voted on a total of nine
resolutions and one by-law change
in the business meeting.
President Donald Long presided
over the voting procedure.
The first resolution resolved that
National DHIA would “support a
Gene . Swackhamer
Formers ’ Opinions Must Be Considered Ini All Policies
BY EVERKTT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
WASHINGTON, D.C. - It is no
longer possible for a congressman
of the United States or the state
legislature or a member of local
government., to proceed in the
development of policy without
taking into full consideration the
interests and the opinions of the
farmer and the farm community.
That’s what United States
representative George W. Gekas
from the Seventeenth District told
the 200 farmers gathered here this
another two pounds by the end ot
the year.
Ken Longacre, president of
Horace W. Longacre Inc., and
Wampler-Longacre of Franconia,
Pa., couldn’t be happier that
Americans are talking turkey. One
of the featured speakers at the
Pennsylvania Turkey Conference
held in Gettysburg Tuesday,
Longacre thanked further
processed turkey products for
bringing turkey into the con
sumer’s home on a year-round
basis. “Further processed turkey,
in my opinion, is in its infancy,”
said Longacre. “I’m convinced
we’re just at the beginning of an
explosion of further processed
turkey products.”
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Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 14,1987
change in the tax laws to allow
deductions of cost for raising dairy
replacement heifers in the year in
which they occur.”
Carried with an amendment, the
second resolution concluded:
“Therefore, be it resolved that the
National Board of Directors direct
these various issues to the NCHIP
Policy Board for the purpose of
developing more labor efficient
record programs, and be it further
resolved that these alternative
formats be presented to the
National Board for consideration
in 1988.”
After much discussion, the
delegate body deadlocked on the
resolution concerning annulment
of territorial boundaries for DHI or
records processing centers.
Because of the tied vote, 48 in favor
and 48 opposed, Long declared the
resolution defeated due to a lack of
a majority.
The defeated resolution read:
“Therefore, be it resolved that any
proposals to abolish territorial
boundaries for DHI or dairy
records processing services be
brought to the delegate body at the
National DHIA Convention for the
purpose of informing and obtaining
a consensus on the membership,
and
“Be it further resolved that any
proposals give very careful con
sideration to the long-term in
vestments made by state and local
units because of protected
week on the Pennsylvania Far
mers’ Association’s Annual
Legislative Tour to the halls of
Congress.
“The farmer is no longer
chained to the plot of ground where
he was born,” Gekas said. “A
farmer is now involved in farm
policy, not just getting across the
road to the other side but in foreign
A repeated scene in Washington this week was PFA members m visits to
congressmen. In this photo (left to right) seated: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Geib, Manheim;
Mrs. James Hess; Rep. Robert Walker and James Hess, Quarryville. Standing: Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Lehman, Annville and Anne Marcantognini, Legislative Director.
territories and include a carefully
structured timetable for the im
plementation of any changes in the
current structure of the DHI
system.”
Delegates narrowly defeated a
resolution concerning timely
distribution of bull proofs by a vote
of 49 to 47. The resolution con-
New Appointment Made
To Penn State Board
UNIVERSITY PARK - Donald
B. Duncan of Robesonia has been
appointed to the Board of Trustees
of The Pennsylvania State
University by Obie Snider,
chairman of the Board of Trustees,
to fill the unexpired term of Boyd
E. Wolff, who is the new Secretary
of Agriculture for the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania.
As Secretary of Agriculture,
Wolff, who was elected to the board
by the delegates of state
agricultural societies, will serve on
the Board of Trustees as an ex
officio member.
Duncan is the owner and
operator of a dairy farm in Berks
County.
A 1952 graduate of Penn State, he
is active in many business and
civic organizations. He is president
of the Berks County Dairy Far
mers Association and past
policy. All you need to do is look
back at the great grain embargo of
yesteryear. This was brought
about by the United States being
involved in a decision involving
foreign policy. That was a far
mer’s issue, a gram issue, a far
mer/agribusiness issue The most
gigantic issue that can possibly
occur within our country of in-
Five Sections
eluded: “Be it resolved that the
National DHIA strongly urge
HFAA to make their type proofs
available to the DRPC’s in elec
tronic form in as timely a fashion
as the colored breeds are able to
do.”
chairman and member of the
executive board of the Penn
sylvania Dairy Promotion
Program. His memberships in
clude the Pennsylvania State
Grange, and the Berks County, the
Pennsylvania and the national
holstein associations.
Duncan serves on the advisory
board of Penn State’s Berks
Campus and on the board of
dirtwhag of the United Way of
BtriuAfeunty. He is chairman of
the’Hjljlelberg Township Planning
Cf&fSSlsion and a member of the
township’s Zoning Hearing Board.
A U.S. Army veteran, he served
in the Korean War and later in the
Army Reserves.
His terms as a member of Penn
State’s Board of Trustees will
expire June 30.
He and his wife, Anne, have four
' children, all attending Penn State.
i'lemational scope affects the
(homestead of the farmer. Then you
/can go to technology. Even the old
‘farmhouse now has something that
(comes from the assistance of a
I computer. If the Extension Service
/does its job, it uses a computer.
l And if the farmer takes advantage
of the Extension Service this farm
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$8.50 Per Year
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