Here Are Some Glimpses From Farm Shows Past
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Farm Show has made some dra
matic changes throughout the years. But few years are as dramatic as
this one, with new construction and upgrades. It’s a brand-new com
plex.
Here’s a trip down memory lane to Farm Shows in the past.
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Oregon Ag Director Says
Grange Plays Key Role
In Rural America
PORTLAND, Ore. In an address at the Na
tional Grange’s 136th Annual Convention’s “Sa
lute to Agriculture” breakfast, Oregon Depart
ment of Agriculture Director Phillip C. Ward
said that “despite a bumpy ride,” the future of
agriculture looks bright.
Ward, a former vocational agriculture teacher
and director since 1999, outlined a number of
challenges facing the agriculture industry over
th£ next few years and told National Grange
members they will continue to play a key role in
agriculture arid rural America.
“We can’t control many of the challenges fac
iq| agriculture,” Ward,said. “But, we can antici
pate new markets and changes in consumer
preference.”
Ward noted that cost and expense of produc
ing crops are at an all time high and that net
farm income is the lowest since 1983. He also
warned that increasing environmental require
ments and laws could continue to increase cost
to farmers and ranchers and that competition
for land and water space will escalate in more
populated areas.
He urged farmers to be creative, find new
ways to use by-products, find special things to
produce and let people know how to differenti
ate their products from other similar products.
“We in the United States are tremendous pro
ducers, but we are not good marketers,” Ward
concluded. “We need to be alert to new markets
for our products both in this country and as ex
ports.”
National Grange President Kermit W. Rich
ardson said in his annual keynote address that
the Grange remains a highly influential advoca
cy leader for rural America today, as it did when
it was founded in 1867.
The Grange’s legislative effectiveness on is
sues such as the 2002 Farm Bill, tax reform.
Medicare prescription drug benefits for senior
and issues on telecommunications shows the
Grange, the oldest grassroots advocacy organi
zation in the nation, is still the grassroots organi
zation rural Americans are joining.
While Richardson and the National Grange
supported the passage of the 2002 Farm Bill, the
Grange leader also noted it fails to address prob
lems facing family farmers and rrmnhjri
“The farm bill will provide financial assist
ance for many fanners in dire need, but it will
also continue to facilitate the consolidation of
farm production assets into the hands of fewer
and fewer individuals and families,” Richardson
said.
“The National Grange is much more than an
advocacy group,” Richardson reminded the del
egates in his address carried live on radio sta
tion KBNP, “it is also a community organiza
tion where individuals and families can
participate in community service activities and
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