A36-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 12, 1991
Farm Forum
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their bottom line than the bottom
line down at the farm.
If we pull together, we can price
our product here in the Northeast,
at least for a period, until Washing
ton finishes studying the M-W
price series, component pricing,
regionalization, and of course
BST.
I’m sorry, but I don’t think
Washington will ever get anything
done at the snail’s pace that they
work. There is nothing on the table
at present that even comes close to
a price that exceeds the cost of
production.
The only thing on paper at pre
sent that approaches reality is the
“National Dairy Act of 1991.” It is
time for all farmers to get behind
this program and fight for it.
Why is the administration in
Washington so opposed to two-tier
pricing? Can they come up with a
better plan to stabilize the farm
economy or do they even want to?
So long as we have farm price
regulation, why should we not
have regulation at the retail level?
The GAO indicated that the
retail sector reaped $1 billion in
excess profits during the first six
months of 1991, and so it goes.
They put the least into that gallon
of milk and get back the most by
far and no one seems to care. The
old corporate bottom line again.
Now we have the cereal compa
nies announcing a 4-percent
increase in prices in anticipation of
higher grain prices due to the mis
fortune of the Midwest grain
farmer.
Is there no conscience out there?
The old bottom line again.
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“Existing laws do little to resol
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‘To preserve this resource, people
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public policy and land-use
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Supported by a grant from the
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would go a long way toward sol
ving many of the general economic
problems. Fanners spend their
money if they have it
Why, if there is such a surplus of
dairy products, have the school
lunch programs been cut back 30
percent on cheese? Far too many of
today’s children get their primary
nutrition at school and cheese is
nutritious and now not as
available.
Why?
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ional conferences to help local
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concerned citizens enhance local
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Conferences will be held in
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officials and planners about the
overall effects many of their deci
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quality and quantity,” said project
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