Washington Political Extremes
voting citizenry and that represcn- before they start putting Meds into
ution is decreasing, therefore the ground, that whatis done won’t
requiring more strength from rep- hurt them for making decisions
resentative organizations and more amid indecision and political posi
of a solid agreement within the Zoning by the nation’s legislators,
industry. The extremism of the so-called
However, no matter what, he freshman Republicans and the
said that change is coming. unyielding, irrational or even
In effect, what Wagner said was childish actions of some of those hi
that political maneuvering is hold- political power in Washington is
ing up progress on effectively somewhat unnerving, according to
dealing with a Farm Bill. Wagner.
He said that with Sen. Richard “ In 811 *6 yean. I don’t believe
Lugar, Sen. Bob Dole and others I’ve seen people dug in so hard and
running for president, as well as so firm as on this issue,” he said of
President Clinton running for re- the budget the Farm Bill and those
election, and the differences issuing positions,
between Senate and House Repu- And while, Wagner said that
blicans over the budget and Farm Sen. Lugar introduced into the
Bill, “We have a mix of scenarios Senate a proposal called the Agri
we’ve never son before.” cultural Market Transition Prog-
Some of the problem has been ram (the new Farm Bill) that would
attempts toram through legislation having sweeping changes, Wagner
without opportunity for debate by said he didn’t think it would pass,
not only other legislators of both “Right now I don’t think it will
parties, but also without allowing pass the Senate, and the President
review and comment by the U.S. will veto it as it stands,” Wagner
Department of Agriculture. said.
And, while some are making Sen. Bob Dole said he didn’t
efforts to extend the 1990 Farm think he could get it put on to a
Bill, the National Com Growers continuing resolution, according
can’t support extending the prog- to Wagner,
ram, because changes are sought Also, Wagner said that from the
and it’s too close to planting. Peo- corn and grain growers’ perspec
ple have to know what to expect tive. the Farm Bill needs to be
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payoff he said that work to get
a vote in the U.S. Senate for com
growers, as related to ethanol as a
fuel additive, came down to a tie,
all because of work done earlier to
convince a certain Senator about
the importance of ethanol use.
The tie was broken in favor of
com growers by Vice President Al
Gore, who presides over the U.S.
Senate. Wagner said the key, how
ever, was the fact that it took lob
bying efforts to first achieve the
tie.
The Farm Bill negotiations are
mixed and Wagner said that,
among others, goals sought for
com growers are for flexibility in
the new Farm Bill, to allow plant
ing for markets and not support
programs, and to create a seven
year weaning program to eliminate
support programs that would coin
cide with a seven-year budget
balancing transition. (In later
remarks he said dairy objectives
include eliminating the milk
check assessment that was part of
the budget reconcilliation act.
Among the political things of
which producers should be aware
is the fact that production farmers
represent less du n 2 percent of the
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settled now. “They start harvesting
wheat about May 10 in Texas,” he
said, and producers need to know
where they stand.
Or else, without a Farm Bill or
an extension, he said the program
would automatically revert to 1948
Farm Bill provisions which would
include a parity payment for wheat
and the [vice would go to $7 per
bushel an unlikely scenario.
Wagner said that if the most
recent proposal is not passed and
the nation’s politicians can’t resol
ve the issue, Dan Glickman, the
USDA secretary, is pushing for the
extension of the 1990 Farm Bill,
which Wagner said is unaccept
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If an extension of the ’9O Farm
Bill is done, Wagner said he didn’t
expect any participants in Ohio, as
the high price of com is expected
to cause more people to plant com
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“changing atanoat hourly.”
Feb. 26 is the target date for
passing legislation to change the
federal government’s debt limit
Wagner said, “My guess is (a Farm
Bill) will be attached to that bill."
Some others say “no.” Wagner
said, unless there is some “tweak
ing” of loan rates and more money
for rural development
Wagner said that with $3.50 per
bushel com, and with 1994 pro
duction being a record and no car
ryover into 95 that wasn’t used,
and because of increased uses
thanks to research efforts of the the
com check-off, there is going to be
a need for com.
However, the position of the
com growers is to establish a stable
market. “Our philosophy is we'd
rather have $2.85 com year after
year, than $3.50 one year and
$1.50 the next”
He urged the audience to go
home and write to their federal rep
resentatives and to say, “We sup
port (Senate Bill 1541 and House
Bill 2854), and we need them as an
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