Farm Forum
(Continued from Pago AID)
with the National Dairy Cam
paign, in an attempt to promote
national unity on a new dairy bill,
as well as gain support for the
Summit.
Finally, the National Campaign
people. National Family Farm
Coalition, National Farmers
Union, American Ag Movement,
and N.F.O. agreed on a general
position to support a two-tier pric
ing formula. Nancy Danielson, of
N.F.U.S. Washington staff, was
selected to be the presenter of the
two-tier program, with the support
of all of the above mentioned orga
nizations. The National Wife
Organization also endorsed Ms.
Danielson’s testimony.
All of these organizations play
ed a major roll in bringing in dairy
farmers from 21 states. It was these
dairy formers (male and female)
who made up a large section of the
audience, and it was these people
who were willing to stand up and
be counted (or heard).
I feel these dairy formers exhi
bited and displayed the true feel
ings of the American dairy farmer
all across the U.S.
For anyone not to listen to their
voices would be a travesty.
Again a fine job of reporting.
Sincerely,
ARDEN TEWKSBURY
Meshoppen, Pa.
What is your attitude
ing dairy promotion? “I pay fif
teen cents per hundredweight
from every milk check for dairy
promotion. I don’t need to do any
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other promoting. Besides, isn’t
promoting the job of the Dairy
Princess?” Many dairy farmers
use this logical excuse for not
promoting their product, but may I
offer several contradictions?
First, $.15 per hundredweight
per milk check is used to promote
the real dairy products you the
dairy farmer produce, but the $.15
per hundredweight only goes so
far. And, second. Dairy Princesses
do dedicate one year to dairy
promotion, but Dairy Princesses
can only do so much.
You the dairy farmer must
actively promote. How, you ask,
does one actively promote? For
starters, serve real dairy products
to your family and use these pro
ducts in the recipes you share with
your non-farm friends. This is a
very important part of promotion
because nothing is worse than see
ing a dairy farmwife use margar-
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ine instead of butter in her baking.
Give consumers a good example
to follow!
Secondly, volunteer an hour or
two of your time to help at a store
or mall promotion where more
workers are needed. The promo
tion committee and Dairy Princess
perform a great deal of work
before hand making the contact
and preparing the set-up for each
promotion. Most Dairy Princesses
enjoy meeting and working with
local dairy farmers, and your help
is greatly needed and appreciated.
Also, you will have the satisfac
tion of knowing that you have a
part in actively promoting the pro
ducts you work so hard to
produce!
Every dairy farmer must do his
or her part in promoting dairy pro
ducts. If we do not, then who will?
Join the promoters in your county
who are actively promoting real
dairy products.
Jennifer Rosenberry
PA Alternate and
Franklin Co. Dairy Princess
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