(ContfniMd from Pago A 10)
to UNITE, and then proceeded to
dump one day’s milk. How much
would this affect the price of
milk? I am not sure, because I
don’t have an the numbers in front
of' me, but take a lode at these
numbers from September.
In three regions. New England,
New Yoric/New Jersey, and Mid-
Atlantic production totals were
1,892,331,000 pounds from
17,625 producers.
If the producers in these three
regions were to dump one day’s
milk (63,078,981 pounds). It
would represent about 3.3 percent
of the receipts for the month. Now
assuming that the other regions in
the U.S. are similar, we would be
reducing the milk supply by about
3.3 percent. Reducing the milk
supply by 3.3 percent nationwide
would definitely cause the price to
increase. How much? I’m not
sure, but I dunk it would surprise
all of us .dairy producers-. We often
hear about* mythical milk surplus
' Uicg - mmmj*
milk would basically eat up that
surplus.
I know what you are thinking. I
can’t afford to lose one day’s re
venue. Well to offset the tost re
venue we would buy futures on
milk and cheese. Can we unite all
the dairy fanners? I hope so. be
cause it’s the only way we will
ever get paid a good price for our
milk is if we join as (me.
If we don’t unite, then we will
continue to produce more and
more milk, while the price of that
milk will continue to drop. With
upcoming milk around $l2 cwt
just take a minute and think if all
the work you do as a dairy farmer
is worth $l2 cwt Personally I
would feel more comfortable in
the $l5-18 range. Fax me at (413)
586-4092 or email me at
userl96S76@aol.com if you have
any interest in uniting as dairy
farmers.
Brian C. West
Hadley, Mass.
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ter, 9:30 ajn.-2:30 pjn.
Daily Farm Management Basks,
Two-Day Session, Lancaster
Farm and Home Center, 10
ajn.-3 p.m., also Jan. 14.
Belies County Daily Day; Berks
County Ag Center, Leesport.
Schuylkill County Dairy Day,
Penn State Schuylkill Campus,
Farm Show, Family Living
Farmers’ Market Association
Leadership and Communica
tion Skills Workshop, NYS
Dept of Agricultural Markets,
Albany, N.Y., 10 ajn.-4 p.m.
Morrison’s Cove Produce Auction
meeting, Martinsburg.
FSA Production Workshop, Leba
non Valley Ag Center, 10
a -m.-3:30 p.m., also Jan. 13,25,
and Feb. 8 and 16.
Ephrata Area Young Farmers pes
ticide meeting, Lincoln Village
Smorgasbord, Ephrata, 6:45
Mexico Vegetable Growers meet
ing, Mexico.
Drought Recovery Financial
Series, Holiday Inn, Beth-
For You!, Cochtanville Fite
Country Buffet, Harrisburg,
10:30 am.
Saturday, January 1, 2000-A35
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New Holland Vegetable Day,
Yoder’s Restaurant, New Hol
land, 9:30 ajn.-3:30 p.m.
Regional Agronomy Day, Licking
County Joint Vocational
School, Newark, Ohio, 8:30
ajn.-3 p.m.
36th Annual Meeting of the Farm
and Home Foundation of Lan
' Coi’' F r-
Jan. 20.
Risky Business-Solutions, Finan
cial Management Seminar,
West York, 9 ajn.
Regional Agronomy Day, Wil
mington, Clinton County Fair
grounds, Ohio, Expo Center,
8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Lime and Fertilizer Conference,
Penn Stater, University Park,
thru Jan. 20.
■Great Lakes Vegetable Growers
Convention, Grand Rapids,
cial Management Seminar,
Chambersburg, 9 a.m.