NMPF Requests USD A Help To Offset Milk Price Drop ARLINGTON, Va. The National Milk Producers Federa tion Monday urged Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy to counteract an anticipated 20-percent plunge in milk prices in the coming months. The Federation’s Executive Committee of 30 dairy producers and cooperative officials recently approved a resolution calling for immediate USDA intervention to stabilize milk prices. In a letter to Espy, Jim Barr, NMPF’s chief executive officer, requested USDA revitalize the lagging Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP) by adding new countries to the list of those eligi ble to receive subsidized dairy products. Barr also urged USDA to make advance purchases of cheese, non fat dry milk and other products for the school lunch and other govern ment food assistance programs. The Federation also requested that donations of Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) dairy products continue under international aid and development programs. In the letter, Barr said that ‘‘farm-level milk prices will plunge by several dollars per hun dredweight, placing severe finan cial stress on dairy farmers throughout the country.” Barr said prices for milk used to FARMER BOY AG. lie INC. I Service r 410 E. LINCOLN AVE. MYERSTOWN, PA 17067 CALL TODAY 717-866-7565 This 2-stage facility features a 50’x215’ brooder building and a 50’x520’ growout building. ■ jdbfism&t* rt r* wn film Hon ” ” • 'H|) Stainless Steel Hog Feeders EXISTING PRODUCERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING: • EXCELLENT SUPPORT SERVICE BY CONTRACT COMPANY . EXCELLENT HEALTH & DISEASE PROGRAM SUPPORT CONTACT FARMER BOY AG...YOUR PROFESSIONAL COMPANY manufacture butter and non-fat dry milk are “already returning no more than the support price for milk.” Block cheese prices on the National Cheese Exchange fell to $1.19 3/4 per pound a slide of nearly 20 cents in three weeks. Barrel cheese prices were off almost 10 cents per pound last Friday. "With cheese markets now within 7.75 cents of the $1.12 per pound CCC block cheese purch ase price and likely still falling, we see a great likelihood that milk prices overall will fall to support over the next several months,” Barr said. “This would represent a drop in milk prices of about $2.60 per hundredweight compared to price levels during the first four months of the year.” Barr urged “strong action” by USDA to counteract the drop in milk prices and “the upcoming steep erosion in dairy farm incom e.” He urged USDA to: • Purchase dairy products in advance for the remainder of this year’s and for next year’s school lunch and other domestic food assistance programs, • And to continue donations of CCC dairy product stocks under Section 416(b) and Public Law 480. ADD INCOME TO YOUR Poultry & Hog Contracts Available • CUSTOM DESIGN • NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANNING • ASSISTANCE IN PLANNING YOUR FINANCING • SERVICING BUILDING PERMITS & INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS AGRI-PLASTICS Swine Feeding & Confinement Equipment Industry, Government Cooperate (Continued from Pago A 26) • Only plastic pesticide contain ers, or plastic containers that held crop oils, surfactants, and fertiliz ers, will be accepted. Unaccept able are plastic containers that con tained such things as antifreeze, motor oil, detergents, milk con tainers, etc. • Plastic pesticide containers are to be examined at the drop-off site by PDA-approved inspectors. Those containers not cleaned prop erly are to be returned to the owner immediately. They can be taken home and properly cleaned for later drop-off the same day or dur ing another scheduled pick-up. • There is no charge or limit on quantity of plastic pesticide con tainers that can be dropped off. However, those in Adams and Franklin counties who wish to drop off more than 1,000 contain ers are asked to call the local exten sion office prior to the scheduled drop off. In Lancater County, those wishing to drop off more than 500 containers are asked to call ahead to the slate Department of Agricul ture at (717) 787-4843. For more specific instructions, in Adams County, call (717) 334-6271, or 6244525; in Frank lin County, call (717) 263-9226. Although at least one pickup day has already occurcd in all three counties, the program is scheduled / ** This Hog Finishing Facility features 2 Rooms of 1,000 head each to continue through the year. Officials ask that inquiries about the recycling program be directed to the extension offices or the state Department of Agriculture not to the owners of the drop-off sites. In Lancaster County, six loca tions have been selected as pickup points. There are three locations in each of the other two counties. Lancaster County The rest of the year’s schedule for Lancaster County collection points is: • Henry Hoover, 1731 W. Main St, Ephrata June 17, July 15, August 16, and Nov. 2. • G&G Feed and Supply, rear 123 E. Stiegel St., Manheim June 20, July 18, August 17, and Nov. 4. • Benjamin Landis, Landis Spraying Service, 587 Strasburg Road (Rl. 741), Strasburg June 1, July 1, August 3, and Sept. 2. • Gideon King, 5465 Elam Road, Kinzers June 3, July 6, August 5, and Sept. 6. • Martin Ag Service, 338 Grist Mill Road, New Holland June 9, July 8, August 9, and Oct. 5. • Little Britain Agri Service, 398 Little Britain Road, Quarryville June 10, July 14, August 12, and Oct. 7. Franklin County The Franklin County collection site schedule for the year is; • Cumberland Valley Co-op Hours; Full Line Of M-F 7:00-5:00; Parts In Stock Sat. 7:30-11:30 For Your Poultry And Hog Needs FARMER BOY AG, Swine Stabling ■ mltlWKm Heating Systems Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 28, 1994-A27 Association, Plant 908, Mu Rock Rd., Shippensburg June 16, July 21, August 18, and Oct. 13. • Mountain View Reclamation Landfill, 9760 Lelzburg Rd., Grcencastle June 23, July 28, August 25, and Nov. 10. • McGee & Smith Enterprises, Rt. 641, Spring Run June 8, July 13, August 11, and Sepu 8. Adams County In Adams County, the collection site schedule is: • Adams County Nursery, in Aspcrs June 21, July 19, August 19, Oct. 11. • Oylcr’s Orchard, 155 Hilltown Rd., Gettysburg June 28, July 26, August 23, and Nov. 8. • Mason-Dixon Farms, 1750 Mason-Dixon Rd., Gettysburg June 14, July 12, August 10. and Sept. 7. MILK. IT DOES A BODY GOOD. 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