SPOKANE, Wash. The del
egates to the National Grange
recently voted to continue support
of the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA), as well as
maintaining current policy regard
ing Federal Milk Marketing Order
reform pricing.
Agriculture Committee chair
man Robert Caldwell of North
Carolina said of the action, “Our
delegates came her to Spokane
with some concerns about the
Grange’s support of NAFTA,
GATT, and our dairy policy. After
some intensive committee discus
sion, it was our feeling to give all
three of these issues our con
tinued, wholehearted support”
Building upon the tradition of
representing small to mid-sized
farmers, the delegates to the
National Grange voted to continue
support of these issues at the annu
al convention.
The topics stemmed from the
recent ruling from the NAFTA
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trade panel to uphold tariffs in
excess of 300 percent on certain
dairy products into Canada. Dele
gates voted to continue to support
NAFTA, but to call on Congress
and the president to insure a level
playing field for United State’s
agricultural products.
Dairy policy discussion was
due in part to last year’s Farm Bill
ruling that directed the secretary
of agriculture to reduce the num
ber of federal milk marketing
orders and compile a new pricing
mechanism for dairy products.
Delegates reaffirmed their stance
of supporting a pricing system that
reflects the cost of production,
regional markets and multiple
component pricing.
National Master (President)
Kermit Richardson expressed his
pleasure with the decision of the
delegates.
“I am very pleased with how the
delegate body voted. These issues
can become very passionate to our
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members,” Richardson said. “1
look forward to working with
Congress in trying to woik out any
inequalities in our trade agree
ments. I commended our dele
gates for understanding the impor
tance of these trade agreements
and just how much they benefit
our members.”
Speaking at the organization’s
annual convention, Richardson
called upon the Grange’s 30Q.000
members to lead the fight in pro
tecting rural America against any
unjust costs due to electric utility
deregulation.
Building upon the tradition of
representing rural electric custom
ers, delegates to the National
Grange voted to oppose mandated
retail wheeling and any other lan
guage that may be detrimental to
electric customers.
Delegates from 37 Grange
states voted to support policies
that would insure all consumers
safety and reliability to electric
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Richardson told delegates,
“Resist those who would rush to
embrace federally mandated
electric utility deregulation which
includes retail wheeling.
“When people in Washington
D.C. are promising customers
lower utility bills, one would rush
to embrace such an idea; however.
I remain very skeptical of such an
idea for rural Americans.
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competition legislation, state or
federal, residential and small
electric consumers should receive
equal treatment Universal service
should be a requirement for any
retail service providers. It is not in
the national interest for the mar
ketplace to favor large consumers
of electricity to the disadvantage
of those less able to negotiate rates
and services,” Richardson said.
Founded in 1867, the National
Grange is the nation’s oldest gen
eral farm organization. There are
approximately 300,000 members
in 37 states.
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