ABA Works Toward
Genetic Improvement
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. Ayr
shire enthusiasts and board mem
bers who attended Ayrshire
Breeders’ Association forums at
either World Dairy Expo or the
North American International
Livestock Exposition agreed that
genetics will be their top priority.
“We spent a lot of our time dis
cussing genetics, particularly the
use of young sires,” said Jim
McConnell, Ayrshire Breeders’
Association president. “We left
convinced that breeders and the At
industry will work together more
closely to put more qualified
young sires into testing programs.
“I have not been more opti
mistic about the future for our Ayr
shire breeders than I am today,”
said McConnell at the end of the
October board meeting in Madi
son, Wise. “Working together as a
team, we can see our objectives
accomplished and be rightly proud
of our association and the pro
grams and services it provides.”
The board spent almost its
entire meeting in working on a
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strategic plan that will guide the
association for the next five to ten
years. Genetic improvement and
promotion, as noted in the sur
veys, forums and other discus
sions among breeders and mem
bers, occupies the forefront of that
plan. The board established sever
al objectives to escalate the eco
nomic traits that assure profitable
Ayrshire herds. Promotion of the
breed and its benefits will take
front stage.
McConnell said the positive
financial position of the Associa
tion is a step in the right direction,
and just cause for optimism.
“We expect to complete our
second year in a row with a posi
tive financial position, setting us
apart from the trends of the other
breeds,” he said. “We all recognize
that we have a lot of challenges
ahead of us, but it’s comforting to
know that we are ready to meet
them in a new and exciting way.
We have taken bold steps to assure
that Ayrshires will be making
news for the foreseeable futiifc.”
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POTTSVILLE (Schuylkill
Co.) Changes are coining
and it’s the Farm Service Agency
(FSA).
It came into being recently,
when President Clinton signed
into law a restructuring plan for
the U.S. Department of Agricul
ture (USDA) that will improve the
way USDA agencies do business
in Schuylkill County, said Roger
Neumeister, acting chairman of
the Schuylkill County FSA com
mittee.
The FSA will administer com
modity price and income support
programs, farm ownership, and
operating loans and the federal
crops insurance program. The
new agency combines all or part
of three agencies familiar to farm
ers the Agricultural Stabiliza
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Agency Combines Farm
Service Functions
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Roxbuiy, Pa.
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Lancasler Farming, Saturday, November 26, 1994-A23
tion and Conservation Service
(ASCS), the Farmers Home
Administration (FmHA), and the
Federal Crop Insurance Corpora-
tion. Other loans offered by the
former FmHA will be assigned to
a new rural development agency.
In addition, the FSA will offer
conservation cost-share assistance
under the Agricultural Conserva
tion Program, as well as cost
sharing and land rental payments
for the Conservation Reserve Pro
gram.
“We want producers to know
that the reorganization did not
eliminate any programs,’’ he said.
“What will change are that these
services soon will be available to
producers on a ‘one-stop’ basis.
The whole purpose of the new
FSA is to be able to provide bet-
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To the Farmers of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
I would like to say “Hello" to all of the farmers and friends
of Pennsylvania. We are getting ready to start our 1994-
1995 tobacco auction season December sth. I understand
we have a good crop this year and it looks like there is a
good demand for our crop. This is the ninth season in
Pennsylvania for the auction system. This system has
worked hard for the farmer in previous years and will con
tinue to work hard for you, the farmer, this year. The auc
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Happy Thanksgiving from your friend and auctioneer.
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PARADISE TOBACCO SALES
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ter, more efficient service and to
make it easier for farmers to use
our programs.
“The agencies are merging at
headquarters first.” Roger said.
“The combination of staffs and
functions at the county level will
come in time. In the meantime,
farmers can receive service as
usual at their county offices.”
In Pennsylvania, most USDA
offices are located with others in
the same county. Some cross
sharing of equipment and space
already occurs. However, more
sharing of data will occur between
staffs in these offices.
At the local level, farmer-elect
ed committee members will con
tinue to oversee farm program
administration and will take on
additional duties in overseeing
other FSA programs.