HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) A Nationwide conference
call was held by National Fanners
Union President Lee Swenson, on
July 10, to discuss national legisla
tive efforts.
The participants ir- the confer
ence were state presidents and con
cerned dairy fanners with informa
tion and updates provided by Mike
Dunn and Cheryl Cook of the
Washington, DC, NFU office.
Those in Pennsylvania partici
pating were Allen Deiter, Sandy
Reagle and Robert Junk.
Cheryl Cook updated members
and participants on the status of the
Dairy Bill, which is House Bill
2387. It is presently being debated
in Congress. Cook told of what
was being offered in amendments
to the bill.
House Bill 2387 would offer a
support price of $12.60 the first
year with a decrease to $12.10 the
second year, and $11.60 the third
year, she said.
After discussions of many diffe
rent amendments the position
taken was to support the Volkmer
amendment which holds the high
est support price without a
reduction.
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Allen Deiter said that Pennsyl
vania Farmers Union is opposed to
the provision in the bill which
would eliminate the state's right to
issue over-order premiums.
Mike Dunn said that many
issues about the Dairy Bill sur
rounded representatives worrying
about the impact on the WIC
program.
“This is not so,” said Dunn, “If
the two-tier program is adopted,
this will ensure that the concerns of
the WIC funding will be negated.
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been in decades. People are mov
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stronger desire for home
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bought in the store.
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It’s only a smoke screen to harm
the bill.”
Lee Swenson closed the call by
offering a challenge to all mem
bers of the Farmers Union to:
• Advocate solidly for a two-tier
dairy program.
• Hold out for the highest sup
port price, and advocate for the
Volkmer amendment (NFU and
PFU are currently asking for a sup
port price of $13.60, which is the
actual cost of production for dairy
farmers.)
age, or grain usually needed to
maintain dairy cows.
“Dairy Goats,” a non-credit,
nine-lesson course offered
through Penn State’s Department
of Independent Learning, discus
ses the finer points of raising dairy
goats and their milk production.
Dr. Donald L. Ace, a professor
emeritus and extension specialist
in dairy science, discusses how to
select the best goat for your fami
ly’s needs.
When buying a goat specifical
ly for milk, you should observe
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• All members and concerned
dairy farmers to contact members
of the House and Senate agricul
ture committees to support the
Dairy Bill, with the Volkmer
amendment
“It is imperative that we use this
opportunity to fully explain the
plight of dairy farmers, and the
timing is now. Another point to
address is the fact that the Milk
Producers Board be controlled by
producers!” Swenson said.
Jack Rynd, of the Pennsylvania
Farmers Union Milk Producers
the animal for certain distinctive
characteristics.
The animal should be sleek and
alert, not fat or sluggish.
The barrel or body cavity
should be long and deep with the
ribs well sprung and open.
The legs must be straight and
strong with good bones.
The udder must show evidence
of having the capacity to produce
milk, since all the milk that you
withdraw is present in the udder.
“Dairy Goats” also gives some
guidelines for the feeding of your
dairy goats. Dr. Ace said that
although goats eat most clean
MILK
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MIMA Moving
Dairy provisions of the 1991
farm bill now called the Milk
Inventory Management Act
(MIMA) moved out of the House
agriculture sub committee on June
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the full House agricultuie commit
tee. Write up is expected this week
and hopefully a committee report
before the summer recess starts
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Lancaster Farming Saturday, July 27,1991-D3
Association said, “We are losing
dairymen right and left This is the
worst crisis we have ever had, and
we must make calls to our rep
resentatives to gain their support”
The position of the Pennsylvani
a Farmers Union is to continue to
work hard to re-open the 1990
Farm Bill, in order to address ine
quities which harm family farmers
nationwide.
For more information, call the
Pennsylvania Farmers Union at
1-800-234-1269.
Raising
foods, they should not be pur
chased with the intention of feed
ing them leftovers and weeds.
Goats need a well-balanced diet
in order to produce milk effective
ly. They may eat tender shoots of
weeds and coarse grasses, and
fruit and vegetable scraps from the
table, but pastures, top-quality
hay, and silage should provide
their basic diet.
When fed properly, your goats
will produce milk that can be used
for such things as: fluid milk for
table use, manufacturing proces
ses that condense or evaporate
milk for making cheeses, ice
cream, butter, or goal’s milk
fudge.
If you are interested in learning
how to raise dairy goats, how to
select the best goat for your fami
ly’s needs, and how to produce
goat’s milk products, please send
$l9 to: “Dairy Goats,” Agricul
ture Course #5122, 128 Ag-
Mitchell Bldg., University Park,
PA 16802. Make checks payable
to “Pennsylvania State
University.”
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