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MILLER RT 2 Spring Mills, PA 16875 PH; (814) 422-8270 were able to feed themselves. And products like palm oil from the South Pacific became a market burden for U.S. soybean producers. So what about the future of U.S. agriculture? Does the Green Revolution spell its virtual demise on the world scene in the next cen tury? Should housing develop ments, industrial parks and recrea- Now With WAIVER OF FINANCE Until August 1, 1989 OR LOW RATE FINANCING • 0 % For 12 Months • 6.9% For 24 Months • 8.9% For 36 Months Ww i. SHOW EASE STALL CO. 573 Willow Rd. Lancaster, PA 17601 PH: (717) 200-2536 tional areas be allowed to turn this nation into a city-state? Some relevant answers to these questions are provided in a recent essay by Dennis Avery, senior agricultural analyst for the U.S. Department of State. His article, "Agriculture in the Next 20 Years.” is the final chapter in the USDA's 1985 Yearbook of Agriculture. loors Vttjm CECIL DAIRY STORE RR 1 Rt. 274 '/■ Mi. South Rising Sun, MD 21011 PH: (301) 658-6023 Lancaster Farming Saturday, March 11, 1989-019 Avery notes that this country cannot afford to give up its farm exports, which contribute greatly toward helping to reduce the U.S. trade deficit. Turning away from farm exports, he says, would eli minate hundreds of thousands of U.S. farm and farm-related jobs. U.S. farmers traditionally have looked on their fertile cropland and relatively ideal climate as g major part of their competitive advantage. But the advantage today is shifting toward modem technology and high productivity. In addition, this nation has excel lent off-farm systems which enhance farm efficiency greatly. These systems include the per sonal incentives provided by a democracy, land-grant colleges in every state with their agricultural research and Extension education programs, and a long-established manufacturing and distribution base. In addition, the United States can take pride in its marketing complex of air and rail lines, waterways, hard-surface roads and rodent-proof storage facilities, which permit large volumes of agricultural commodities to move rapidly from farms to consumers at low unit costs, which are the envy of most of the rest of the world. The shift toward modem tech nology can be regarded partly as a continuation of the Green Revolu tion that began approximately 25 years ago. This shift is being accelerated by the- advent of biotechnology, or genetic engineering. Land-grant colleges and the U.S. Department of Agriculture led the way in both the research and educational aspects of hybrid com, which revolutionized this nation’s agriculture in the 19305. But the biotechnology revolu tion of the 1990 s is shaping up as a three-way partnership among land-grant universities, USDA and agribusiness. At least one large commercial seed company has made signific ant progress in developing hybrid com varieties that are resistant to certain grass-killing herbicides. Two or more agrichemical compa nies have made breakthroughs in developing soybean and cotton strains with tolerance to specific herbicides which kill broadleaf weeds. And a Maryland biotech firm has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administra tion to field-test a genetically engineered com variety which holds great promise for resistance to the European com borer. All of this will make manage ment decisions more complex for farmers. But it portends better quality and residue-free food for consumers. As long as American agricul ture remains on the clitting edge of technology and productivity, it should continue to make an important and well-rewarded con tribution to this nation and the world. NOT L10N... THE CLASSIFIED LIVESTOCK SECTION HAS BEASTLY SELECTIONS!
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