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duce milk?
I would like to touch on another
subject within the dairy industry.
We consumer’s see many young
cattle knee-deep in pure s— in the
so-called feed lot, around the big
bale feeder. How can we be sure
the cows are kept any better? Oh,
because of the milk inspector.
Yeah, maybe for me, but what
aobut the 90% to 95% of consum
ers who never saw the inside of a
dairy operation? Is it any wonder
why milk consumption is off?
Also, why the animal activists are
a growing group? Enough said!
Clarence E. Scheaffer
Newport
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Editor:
Several Farm Organizations
across the United States are join
ing together in an attempt to pre
vent a collapse in prices paid to all
dairy fanners.
As a result of the dramatic
decline in the national cheese
prices of nearly 400 per pound,
prices paid to area dairy farmers
could be reduced from the Sep
tembers price by nearly $4.00 per
cwL (400 per gallon).
Representatives from several
states organizations such as Pro
Ag. Rural Vermonter, Empire
Farm Alliance, New England
Milk Producers, are joining forces
with National Groups such as the
National Family Farm Coalition,
NJF.O., National Farmers Union,
and others in the endeavor to ward
off the possible disastrous prices
paid to dairy fanners.
The groups, both individually
and collectively will be urging the
Secretary of Agriculture Dan
Glickman to floor the basic for
mula price at $15.00 per cwt. until
such time as a realistic method can
be developed to price raw milk at
the farm level.
The $15.00 per cwt. Basic For
mula price should return a blend
price to dairy farmers of at least
$15.50 per cwt
Also, the groups are planning
meetings with key people in
Washington D.C. in an attempt to
floor the Basic Formula Price.
In addition the groups will be
urging a complete investigation
into the Green Bay Cheese
Exchange to determine if prices
are rigged against the dairy
farmers.
Also, there will be attempts to
have the cheese exchange elimi
nated as a prime mover in de
veloping the Basic Formula Price.
In a conversation I had this
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morning with experts from the
U.S.D.A. on the cost of producing
milk, they admitted that dairy far
mers can just break even at $14.00
per cwt. milk, but the dairymen
need $15.00 milk to start making
investments back into their farm
and at $16.00 milk the farm can
start returning something to the
owner. Certainly, $12.00 milk will
do none of the above.
Help the cause by either work
ing with us or through your own
organization. Urge the Secretary
of Agriculture to take immediate
action.
The Secretary can be reached
by calling (202) 720-3631 or fax
(202) 720-2166, or by writing
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan
Glickman, U.S.D.A. Room
200-A, 14th & Independence Ave.
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250.
Please make your contacts
today. Pro Ag can be reached at
(717) 833-5776.
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