Dairymen Head For
BY JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Qprr^espondent
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Dairy fanners headed for the Hill
last week, as Pennmarva Dairy
men’s Federation hosted a Con-
gressional reception in the Long
worth Building.
Some fifty dairy producers rep
resenting Pennmarva visited with
Congressional representatives and
staffers on March 1> discussing
key legislative issues related to the
dairy industry.
Pennmarva Dairymen’s Federa
tion represents mote than 6,000
dairy producers in the three milk
marketing cooperatives of Federal
Order #4. Member cooperatives
are Atlantic Dairy Cooperative,
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IN PENNSYLVANIA
Akron, PA Keith Campbell 717-733-0094
Cobum, PA Wendel Musser 814-349-5310
Columbia, PA James Charles 717-396-9672
Elliottsburg, PA Grant Gardner 717-582-7433
Intercourse, PA Roger Schans 717-768-7788
Lebanon, PA Paul Martin 717-949-2381
Mifflinburg, PA John Beachy 717-966-1344
Mifflintown, PA Mervln Zendt 717-436-6386
IN DELAWARE
Delmarva
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Southampton, Pennsylvania,
Middle Atlantic Division of
Dairymen, Inc., Sykesville, Mary
land, and Maryland and Virginia
Milk Producers, Arlington,
Virginia.
The reception on the Hill fol
lowed the annual reorganization
of Pennmarva and an issues
update by a National Milk Produc
ers Federation representative.
“No more cuts - dairy farmers
have done their share,” is the posi
tion taken by NMPF on budget
proposals to further reduce federal
dairy programs.
NMPF cites some $2.2 billion
paid to the federal treasury by the
nation’s dairy fanners, through
production assessment programs.
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Edward Dulln 301-348-5018
IN NEW JERSEY
Lambertville, NJ Robert Fulper 609-397-3479
Port Murray, NJ Robert Kayhart
The Hill
In the last five yean, dairymen’s
efforts have helped slice federal
dairy program costs from $2.6 bil
lion to $7OO million.
The Federation also opposes an
extension of the 198 S Farm Bill,
rather supporting on schedule, by
1990, revised legislation to direct
the nation’s agriculture policies.
Proponents of an extension of
the 1985 Farm Bill suggest draw
ing the current round of GATT
talks to a conclusion before setting
long-term policy for the U.S.
NMPP asserts that domestic poli
cy should be in place to effect the
U.S. stance on the GATT negotia
tions, rather than letting trade
agreements set policy for Ameri
can daily producers.
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Quarryville, PA
Reedsville, PA
717-667-2775
Shippensburg, PA Wayne Piper 717-532-4401
Stewartstown, PA Tom Engle 717-993-6836
Thomasville, PA Ira Boyer 717-225-3758
Waynesboro, PA Don Koons 717-762-4485
West Grove, PA' Sidney Peters 215-869-9187
IN MARYLAND
Mt. Airy, MD Allan Pickett 301-663-4191
Detour, MD Jim Carmack 301-775-7221
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Pennmarva Federation, recog
nizes the need to restore a balance
between milk supply and commer
cial demand. Working with
NMPF, Pennmarva and other
member organizations are seeking
methods to develop program revi
sions to accomplish a supply
demand balance, and reduce gov
ernment costs.
The Federal Milk Marketing
Order Program, under criticism
from some government factions,
gets continuing Pennmarva sup
port as a tool to maintain stable
market conditions. Members take
the position that reviews of the
Federal Order program should be
designed toward its improvement,
not discrediting it or causing
reduced efficiency.
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Positions taken by Pcnnmarva
also include: supporting reinstate
ment of income averaging and
capital gains treatment for assets
in the federal tax program; con
tinued support for federally
funded and directed nutrition
programs at not less than present
funding levels; and opposition to
trade agreements which allow
greater access to U.S. milk and
dairy product markets by other
nations.
Fruit Growers
Seminar Set
GREENSBURG (Westmore
land) Penn State Extension is
sponsoring a day long educational
seminar for western Pennsylvania
commercial fruit growers on Wed
nesday, March IS, at Mountain
View Inn, Rt. 30, east of Gteens
burg. The latest production tech
niques for both tree fruit and berry
production will be addressed by
specialists from Penn State’s Col
lege of Agriculture. “
In addition to the educational
sessions there will be a trade show
featuring agricultural suppliers
who serve fruit growers in this
part of Pennsylvania.
So if you are involved in com
mercial fruit growing or seriously
considering it, plan to attend the
Western Pennsylvania Commer
cial Fruit Growers Seminar at
Mountain View Inn, Greensburg,
on Wednesday, March 15, starting
at 8:30 a.m. Registrationfee is $l2
per person. For more information
contact your local Penn Stale
Extension Office.