010-Lancaster Fanning Saturday, August 27, 1988 Feed Assistance Planned For Pork Producers In Legislation DES MOINES, IA Com promise drought relief legislation approved by Congress and signed into law by President Reagan recently means that a majority of pork producers who have been hurt by this year’s devastating dry con di’ions now will be eligible to par ticipate in either the Emergency Feed Assistance Program or the Emergency Feed Program. Under previously existing law, pork pro ducers were not included in the programs. “We worked very hard in recent weeks to get this inequitable situa tion taken care of and we are confi dent a majority of pork producers suffering from severe drought con ditions will now be able to get some assistance from the govern ment,” said Ray Hankes, president of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC). The emergency legislation was primarily designed to assist crop farmers, Hankes said, but NPPC was able to get it extended to this extent to pork pro ducers suffering from drought conditions. Y Special Savings on Top-Quality Work Saversl^ . SUPER Tjt&IAHAWK® Chipper/Sfaitider turns unsightly tfosh into free throu^. mulch andjSpmpost! ‘ saplings, 0,, awn < f u^Pmni 656-271& 2274 Ntw Hototf Ph* LANCASTER The pork producers organiza tion also was successful in expand ing coverage from foundation herds to other livestock that are normally purchased in an operation. A provision to include produc ers who do not grow their own feed was not included in the compro mise legislation. USDA opposed the provision for several reasons, including its additional cost and the contention that those who buy Issues-Management Program Acts For Veal Growers RAPID CITY. SD Issues management, animal welfare and misleading advertising are con cerns that affect the entire animal agriculture industry and particular ly, the veal industry. New solu tions to those problems were dis cussed by veal growers attending the 66th Annual Meeting Of The National Livestock and Meat Board held recently in Rapid City, S.D. 533-4060 1515 CtocoUt Avt HERSHGY 738-1131 1755 W Matt SI GMtRATA TRAIL BLAZER® Sickle Bar Mowers slash through brush, ’small saplings, brambles. •rsr iiii^in feed have not suffered the loss of grain production costs as have those who grow their own feed. USDA also argued that many pro ducers who buy all their feed do so for feeder pigs. USDA contended that the price of feeder pigs has dropped enough to offset higher feed costs. Eligible pork producer partici pants in the Emergency Feed Assistance Program will be able to “I hope that all people in animal agriculture realize that animal issues are a big concern throughout the whole industry,” said Floyd Many, veal grower from Hobart, N.Y. “I feel that the veal commit tee is riding point for the animal industry in this area.” The veal issues management program, backed by an issues-management team and resource materials, has been formed to help veal growers FRANK A. FILLIPPO, INC. - WANTED DISABLED & CRIPPLED COWS, BULLS & STEERS Competitive Prices Paid Slaughtered under government inspection Call: Frank Fillippo - Residence - 215-666-0725 Elam Cinder - 717-367-3824 C.L. King - 717-786-7229 ...and save money and critical time. Spread damp lime, fertilizer, poultry waste or industrial lime. Stockpile ? your lime and spread it when youtfj fields are ready. C.U.Stoltzfus MANUFACTURING. INC (215) 286-5146 P.O. Box 527 Morgantown, PA 19543 purchase com at 75 percent of the county loan rate. Participants in the Emergency Feed Program will be eligible for a 50 percent federal subsidy when purchasing feed. The new programs go into effect September 1. To participate in the federal assistance programs, eligible pork producers must have suffered a substantial loss in feed production, be actively engaged in farming and be living in or next to a county that inform consumers about animal welfare and food safely issues affecting the veal industry. The program is managed by the Veal Committee of The Beef Industry Council. In the area of misleading advertising, the team succeeded recently in it’s efforts to slop an ad placed by The Humane Farming Association in “The Atlantic” magazine. The veal committee also has has been declared a disaster area. There is a $50,000 per person cap on benefits. Livestock producers with gross annual revenues in excess of $2.5 million are not eligi ble as participants in the federal emergency assistance programs. Other eligibility requirements are available at local county exten sion offices. The USDA indicated eligible farmers could begin getting federal assistance money m October. developed retail promotion prog rams to help increase the sales of veal. “I’m very happy with what’s happening here. Our focus has been on the food service industry and now is starling to move into the retail arena to some degree.” Many says the committee also has developed a program to help the retailers identify the best methods of merchandising veal. KEN CLUGSTON VERNON SEIBEI (717) 665-6775 (717) 665-2782 CRAFT-BILT CONSTRUCTION INC. FARM-HOME BUILDING R.D. #2 MANHEIM, PA. PH: (717) 665-4372 BUILDING & REMODELING FOR DAIRY SWINE POLE BUILDINGS BEEF STORAGE RESIDENTIAL
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