Price-Sensitive Com Growers to Pursue Grassroots Trade Campaign DENVER, Colo. - The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) met here last week to discuss four seri ous "can'ts" confronting com growers preparing for this fall's harvest: can't sell, can't export, can't ship, and can't J-STAR Silo I nluader lechnologs lakes a (>iant I eap loruaid! ■^jjluanlum SYSTEM CALL US TODAY FOR A VIDEO AND BROCHURE The ■*! SUo IJnloader ■■ I Experts I • CABLE ALLEY • WASTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT • FEED HANDLES SCRAPER DUMPS - TANKS - TILLAGE APPLICATOR BELTS - FEEDERS - CONVEYORS Soo These Dealers For Details Now FRANKLIN’S FARM SERVICE Laceyvllle, PA 717-M9-2407 HARRY TROOP Cochranvtlle, PA 19335 215-593-8731 HISTAND’S FARM & HOME SERVICE Rom?, PA 717-744-2371 HOOVER EQUIPMENT MARTIN EQU,PMENT PRINGLES SUPPLY & H Chambarsburg, PA EQUIPMENT INC. 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NCGA's immediate priori ty is to influence Congress and responsible government agencies to pursue sound and strong trade policy objectives, which include: •Passage of fast track and International Monetary Fund (IMF) support which are both scheduled for deliberation in late September. •Meaningful trade sanctions reform, streamlining biotech trade approval poli cies, World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations, Foreign Market Development (FMD) and Market Access Program (MAP) funding. •Equally sound and strong domestic solutions like crop insurance reform, flexible loan policy and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDPS) to provide more timely relief. •In the area of grain transportation, NCGA is calling for enactment of a Federal Emergency Preparedness Plan, emergency repeal of the Jones Act, passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), and close monitoring of the nation's railroads to ensure adequate ser vice. "This ambitious plan takes advan tage of our proven grass-roots capabili ty, but we can't do it alone," said Utlaut. "The outcome great- of these work ' shops. Upon comple tion, it will become a "living" document, that can change and grow as new discov eries and breakthroughs are made. The final step will the be actual research and busi ness development efforts that will make renewable technologies and products a reality. For more infor mation on the Renewable Vision or a copy 2020 or a copy of the "Plant/Crop- Based Renewable Resources 2020" doc ument, contract the NCGA at (314) 275- 9915 or visit its web site at http://www.ncga.com 67
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