(Continued from Page A 1) level of government dairy purch ases. The support price pro?id6s ¥ floor for prices received by milk producers. The Commission’s formula would take into account such fac tors as technological advance ments, changes in feed prices, an 3 shifts in milk supply and demand. The Secretary of Agriculture would be able to adjust the formula price up or down by 5 percent, with annual price changes capped at 50 cents. While noting that permanent use of production controls “is not in the best interest of the industry,” the Commission did recommend standby production control author ity. That way, the panel said, a program would be available if gov l-cow herd 3t Coldsprings Farms is reviewed by Lancaster Dairymen, WOOD DIVISION .* < * * s "newton & SON CO., INC. PO Box 397 Jjwille, DE 19933 ? 302-337-8211 MOODY, ”3 Walnut Lane ' Nawton, PA 15089 * 412 872-6804 'EXCAVATING INC 3 Jermyn Dnve 4 Summit, PA 18411 21.717-586-0915 Production Controls cmmenl dairy purchases arc pro jected to be excessive. If controls are needed, the Com mission proposed giving USDA a choice between a dairy herd “buy out” similar to the program imposed in 1986-87 and a “two tier” pricing system that would pay producers substantially less for milk produced above a specified amount. Other key Commission recommendations: • Authority for import quotas on dairy products should be protected during current international trade talks. • Casein, a controversial import made from milk and used increas ingly in food products, should be reclassified as a dairy product and be subject to import quotas. .mlt rWHn.. -• , i RURAL BUILDINGS END USE - WOOD • Machine Storage/Shop • Grain or Crop Storage • Open Fronts • Storage/Shop/Garage • Milking Bams (Tie Stall/Stanchions) • Calf Housing • Freestall • Beef • Horse - Small Hobby Farm • Horse - Large Bams &/or Arenas • Hog - Gestation/Breeding • Hog - Farrowing/Nursery • Hog - Finishing/Grower • Poultry - Turkeys • Poultry - Broilers • Utility (Warehouse/Storage) • Ml ■■ ■■ M a M M Ml Ml Mi M M M S M ■■ B M B ■■ • Mamifacturing/Industrial | BUTLER MFG. CO. j Attn. P.E. Hess » J P.O. Box 337. Oxford. PA 19363 E. BOLLINGER CONSTRUCTION TRIMARK P'" I For InfomaUon & Literature ''■IATES Knoxville, PA 16926 CONTP'' ■ □ All Wood Buildings Hill Rd PH - 814-326-4188 I □ All Steel Buildings 7 517 JAMES GOOD « SALES & SERVICE RD *1 Box 1398 Clarksburg, PA 15725 PH 412-459-8052 ALLIED CONSTRUCTION 4701 Iroquois Ave Ene, PA 16511-2396 PH- 814-899-1234 • Store Building (Retail/Wholesale) H.R. WEAVER CONSTRUCTION RD 3, Box 403 Annvrlle, PA 17003 PH. 717-838-3753 MAJOR BUILDINGS, INC. 514-516 Menoher Blvd Johnstown, PA 15905 PH 814-535-7716 CLIFFORD E. BOLLINGER ASSOCIATES 145 Wallops Hill Rd Denver, PA 17517 PH. 215-267-5046 GEORGE W. HOY & SON, INC. 408 W Church Si LoekHaven, PA 17745 PH' 717-748-7375 • Functions of the dairy indus try’s two major promotion organizations- the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board and the United Dairy Industry Association- should be consoli dated this year. • Dairy programs should benefit farms regardless of size. • The price support program should not be “regionalized” to protect milk producers in certain areas. • California should be prohi bited from using a “Manufacturing allowance” for milk greater than the federal allowance used in most other areas of the country. Rutherford noted that several key members of Congress already have said they will use the Com mission’s recommendations as the Si ’ Mb* i <r'S. YOU SELECT - WE BUILD basis for dairy legislation. “We look forward to our report providing a blueprint for the feder al dairy program of the 19905,” he said. Made up entirely of milk pro ducers, the National Commission on Dairy Policy was created under the 1985 farm bill to study the milk (Continued from Page A 1) Pennsylvania is divided into ten districts and each district may make awards of up to ten new addi tional farms each year. The num ber of new entries and awards will diminish each year as more and more farmers qualify and become part of the program. Yet because of the yearly re-evaluation, the incen tive remains for Dairy of Distinc tion winners to maintain the beauty of their farms. Winners in each district receive a metal sign to install at the end of their farm lane and a certificate of recognition. In addition, the state committee has plans to present the 11x14 color farm portraits sup plied by Lancaster Farming Newspaper to the new winners at Ag Progress Days in August in Stale College. All winners from both years will be invited to parti cipate in a fraternal-type event that RURAL BUILDER TRIMARK BUILDING CONTRACTORS, INC 3340 So Lincoln Ave So Vineland, NJ 08360 PH 609-825-1990 MYERS BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC. RO *l, Box 161 Clear Spring, MD 21722 PH 301-582-4200 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 9, 1988-A2l Dairy Of Distinction V O" **s ' rrrr.i:_M Wm * •y« - J * Name Address County. ■ City _ I Phone price support program and the future of the dairy industry. Additional details concerning the group’s report can be obtained by contacting the Commission staff at 1401 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, D.C. 20005. The telephone num ber is (202) 638-6222. brings together Dairy of Distinc tion farm friends from all across Pennsylvania. (AN APPLICATION IS PRINTED ON PAGE D 3 OF THIS ISSUE) There is no cost to the individual winners. The program is supported by various milk promotion funds and agribusinesses across the state. To enter your farm in this year’s program, send an application post marked no later than April 15 to your area secretary. An application is printed on page D-3 of this issue of Lancaster Farming. The area secretaries are: Pennsylvania area, Paul Nichols, ADADC, 1853 East Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701; New Jersey area, August Knispcl, RD#l, Box 325, Pilts lown, NY 18867; New York area, Evelyn Lighlfootc, 3053 Dcpcw Rd., Stanley, NY 14561. Tkrp r" LESTER RURAL BUILDER .State (Include area code)
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