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pany is dependent on weather
and milk prices much like dairy
farmers are.
“When milk prices are up,
(machines) go out the door,” he
said.
The company maintains a fleet
of four semi tractor trailers and
several straight-body trucks for
delivering the goods. They also
hire independent haulers when
possible, Cummings said.
Various types of bale wrap
pers, mowing machines, and
other haymaking equipment
Jim Cummings distributes farm equipment from Maine
to South Carolina and as far west as Indiana.
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make up a large part of the in
ventory at Cummings and Brick
er. The company has also begun
to distribute more feed mixing
machines, Cummings said.
While servicing the trend to
ward bigger equipment for bigger
farm operations, Cummings said
his company continues to move
smaller machines as well.
Cummings & Bricker has
5,000 square feet of floor space
reserved for the 2003 Pennsylva
nia Farm Show, scheduled for
Jan. 11-18.
Special Provision For 2001 Crop
Loan Deficiency Payments
POTTSVILLE (Schuylkill Co.)
A provision in the Farm Secu
rity and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (Farm Bill) extending eligi
bility for 2001-crop year loan de
ficiency payments (LDPs) should
be welcome news to Pennsylvania
farmers that produced “contract”
commodities on farms without
Production Flexibility Contracts
(PFC), as well as for all farmers
who sold or disposed of their
crops before applying for the
payments.
“The new Farm Bill allows
farmers who produced oilseeds
and contract crops, such as corn
and wheat, on non-Production
Flexibility Contract farms to
apply for 2001-crop year loan de
ficiency payments,” said Ron
Troxell, county committee chair
man. “In addition, farmers who
NFU Supports South Dakota
District Court Ruling On Beef Checkoff
WASHINGTON, D.C. Na
tional Farmers Union said this
week that it echoes concerns be
hind a recent district court’s rul
ing that the mandatory
sl-per-head beef checkoff is un
constitutional.
“Producers are forced to pay
for activities that are contrary to
their beliefs, and therefore, their
First Amendment rights to free
speech are being compromised,”
said NFU President Dave Fred
erickson. “Many producers be
lieve U.S. beef promotion, as op
posed to the current generic
promotion of beef, would serve
them best. Currently, there is not
a process for producers to voice
their concerns.”
Poultry Groups Urge Congress
To Leave Most Of APHIS In USD A
WASHINGTON, D.C. The
National Chicken Council and
United Egg Producers have
urged Congress to leave the prin
cipal functions of the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) within the U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture rather than
transferring the entire agency to
the proposed Department of
Homeland Security.
“Most APHIS activities are in
volved in service to agriculture
and have little or nothing to do
with homeland security as we un
derstand it,” C.W. “Bill” McMil
lan, a consultant who was assist
ant secretary of agriculture for
marketing and inspection serv
ices (including APHIS) in the Re
agan Administration, said in tes
timony for NCC and UEP to the
House Committee on Agricul
ture. “These functions should re
main within the department that
is most oriented to agriculture,
that is, the USDA.”
The testimony of NCC and
UEP made it clear that they sup
port establishment of a Depart
ment of Homeland Security and
commented President Bush for
“taking the first steps to create a
unified, focused agency to deal
with this critical mission.”
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 13, 2002-A37
Jost beneficial interest in crops
before applying for 2001 LDPs
may now do so.”
“To ensure program equity to
all producers of eligible commo
dities, these provisions are also
being extended to producers who
grew commodities on PFC
farms.” said Troxell.
Troxell also said subject to cer
tain conditions, a producer will
be allowed to receive an LDP on
eligible commodities from non-
PFC farms even though the
farmer has already marketed the
commodity. The conditions in
clude that the producer seeking
payment was the actual producer
of the commodity and had bene
ficial interest in the commodity
at the time of the marketing. The
amount of the payment will be
based on the date the producer
On June 21, Judge Charles
Kommann of the South Dakota
District Court ruled that the beef
checkoff unconstitutionally as
sesses producers to fund pro
grams that may not be in a pro
ducer’s best interests. The ruling
resulted from a case brought by
producers and livestock auction
owners against the U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture and the Cat
tlemen’s Beef Board.
“U.S. checkoffs are producer
funded, therefore they should be
U.S. producer-controlled and
U.S. producer-friendly,” Freder
ickson said. “Checkoffs should
assist U.S. cattle producers by
strengthening the domestic beef
However, the poultry associa
tions told members of the House
Agriculture Committee that the
question before them is “how this
mission can best be achieved, and
what functions and agencies of
the federal government should be
contributed to
the new depart
ment to maxi
mize its effec
tiveness.”
“Some of the
border functions
provided by
APHIS should
be made imme
diately available
to the new De
partment of
Homeland Secu
rity, where those
functions can be
coordinated
with the immi
gration and nat
uralization
Service or the
Customs Serv
ice,” McMillan
said. “There are
many intra-gov
ernmental
mechanisms
through which
marketed, fed, or otherwise lost
beneficial interest in the com
modity.
For 2001-crop year only, LDPs
are also authorized for producers
of eligible crops grown on PFC
farms who lost beneficial interest
before submitting an LDP appli
cation. However, three conditions
must be met.
The conditions are that the
producer did not previously re
ceive a marketing assistance loan
or LDP on the applicable com
modity; the commodity would
have otherwise been eligible for a
loan or LDP; and, the producer
has not exceeded 2001-crop year
payment limitations. LDPs for
2001 crops produced on PFC
Farms are also authorized for eli
gible producers who grew con
tract commodities and oilseeds
and retained beneficial interest.
industry’s position in the market
place. Concerns will continue to
be raised about the checkoff pro
gram until sufficient firewalls
have been enacted to make cer
tain the original intern of the
Beef Promotion and Research
Act is fulfilled.”
Frederickson said his organiza
tion’s producer-formed policy
supports voluntary checkoffs
rather than mandatory assess
ments. NFU policy also main
tains that checkoff funds and
programs be controlled solely by
boards of domestic producers
elected by producers that are as
sessed the sl-per-head fee.
assignment or even partial trans
fer of expertise and resources can
readily be accomplished without
necessarily altering a well-estab
lished and still essential regula
tory structure.”
REAL ESTATE
AUCTION
TOES., AUGUST 20,2002
6 PM
Lane. Co. Earl Twp.
DIRECTIONS: From Lancaster Take 222 North
to Rt. 322 East appr. 4 miles to property on right
Watch for sign.
This property consists of 2 Dwellings on appr.
1-3/4 acre lot. Also a small workshop,
#1 dwelling is a 3 bedroom brick rancher
w/kitchen and dining room, living room, laundry
and attached 2 car garage. Also full basement
New furnace 1 yr ago.
#2 dwelling is a 2-1/2 story, 2 apartment house
Each apartment has 2 bedrooms, kitchen and liv
ing room and full bath. New siding and windows
appr. 3 yrs. ago.
Open House Aug. 3 and Aug. 10 1-3 p.m.
Sale agreement 10% down day of sale, balance in
45 days.
AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Property to be sold as
one. will not be offered separated.
Buildings are well maintained.
ESTATE OF ANNA H. ZIMMERMAN
Exec. Adam Zimmerman 717-733-9730
Exec. Raymond Zimmerman 717-949-3365
Att. Mike Kane
Gerald Hoover
\ AU #2794
717-933-5610
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