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Show V LIBRARY' uicctm . With key ag issues on tap Df D0i)ft(Ui? (LOln) OF UTAH JAN141975 $fiU 303D1 groups will seek to hold school capital outlay funds to no more than 106 percent of the previous years level in cases of Official policy defines the Farm Bureau position on other issues that are likely to come before the Legislature vocational education, agricultural research, right to work and others. Thomas Bingham, director of public policy on the Utah Farm Bureau Federation staff since the May 1974 heritance tax law would cut the tax burden of those who inherit farmland so that they might keep the farm intact upon the death of a former owner. Inflated land values often force heirs to sell at least part of the property to pay high inheritance taxes. Farm Bureau is also supporting a law to set up a state fund for stateg wide projects. This would boost the supply of storage wacloud-seedin- ter. Rangeland development will be the subject of one piece of legislation that will come up during 1975. It would establish a revolving loan fund for financing reseeding on private lands. of bills of to Farm Bureau members awaits the Utah state legislature's opening session on Monday, January 13. As the states lawmakers prepared to open their A list high-priori- ty regular session, they were busy with committee hearings, drafting bills, and in other ways setting the stage for the important months to come. Utahs Farmland Assessment Act of 1969 will come in for its share of attention as lawmakers attempt to pass amendments that they feel will stop up some of the loopholes they now see in the measure. It is designed to help keep land in agricultural production by setting up tax assessment 60-da- y based on the present use of the farm. Farm Bureaus official stand is in favor of most of the possible amendments requiring the property owner to have at least $1500 of gross farm income, creating an audit system for the Act, and others. Water law and policy are always in the limelight in irrigated states like Utah. Amendments will probably be proposed that would favor oil shale and other energy development, to the detriment of agriculture. Farm Bureau policy urges caution in considering changes in water law's. In a move that would make it easier for a farmer to transfer his land to his heirs, an amendment to the in retirement of LeGrand Jarman, will devote full time during the legislative session to presenting Farm Bureau's views to lawmakers, a number of whom are farmers themselves. At the direction of voting delegates attending the recent UFBF annual convention, the Utah Farm Bureau News will carry the voting record of all legislators on matters of importance to ranchers and farmers. Lengthy discussion may result as predator control comes before the Legislature in a proposed act to set up a control board and funds within the state department of agriculture. School tax limitations and property tax reform will capture much attention, both from farm segments and other Utahns. The Utah Taxpayers Association, Farm Bureau and other Vol. XXI, No. 1 Utah Farm Bureau wins Hirt and his band. Utahs official voting delegates at the resolutions sessions Wednesday and Thursday were Elmo Hamilton and Jerold Johnson, UFBF president and vice president, with state board members Kenneth Ashby and Jack Brown as alternates. Delegates to the womens activities were Pamela Turner and Eileen Stefanoff, with Dorothy Holmes as alternate. More than 70 of Utahs delegation of members will leave New Orleans Thursday for an agricultural study tour of Mexican and Nicaraguan locations. They will return to Utah January 16 after visiting farms, markets and ed top national recognition ceremony witnessed by thousands of Farm Bureau leaders from all over the nation, the Utah Farm Bureau Federation was named this week as the top program in the nation. President Elmo Houghton of UFBF accepted the award for Utahs being State. The Beehive named States Farm Bureau won seven star awards, tops at the 1975 American Farm Bureau Federation convention in New Orleans January Utah was recognized for her achievement in commodity activities, membership work with an gain, local affairs, information, marketing, natural resources and policy development. Iowa, Michigan and Massachusetts also received honors for topping states of their membership size. Nearly 90 Utah farm leaders flew to session, New Orleans for the four-da- y g at the which features national and international level. They heard several national speakers address the annual gathering on key topics of the day. AFBF President William J. Kuh-fus- s opened the Monday morning general session with a report to the Farm Bureau membership, largest of all time. Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon also spoke at the meeting. The general program was followed Monday afternoon, January 6, by a conferences schedule of special-intereon beef, cotton, dairy. Farm Bureau organization, poultry, wheat and feed In an award All-St- ar grains, and Farm Bureau women. Highlight of Tuesday's morning general session was an address by Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi. Roger of AFBF Fleming secretary-treasurand a familiar figure to Western Farm Bureau leaders, gave his official report at the same session and reviewed the work of the Washington, D.C. office which he manages. More conferences followed, with the spotlight on insurance, marketing, na er January 1975 Salt Lake City, Utah resources, horticultural crops, rice, soybeans, sugar, swine and the Farm Bureau tire program. A vesper service opened the formal program Sunday afternoon, January 5. Monday nights program featured winners of the various state Talent Finds, including Utahs Sherry Bingham, flute soloist from Honeyville, Box Elder county. The Tuesday night award program featured the Dixieland music of fam tural A1 of Mormon ruins. Book 5-- 8. all-cou- nty policy-makin- st Much of the credit for Utahs recognition as top state Farm Bureau for 1974 goes to work of these county leaders who were recognized at the UFBF convention for helping their counties exceed their membership goal for the year. SOMALI O UNIV S L C ULPT UTAH LItJrtARY UTAH |