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Show UTAH Page 8 S JldDimisoiin Leonard H. Johnson, Assistant Director of the Natural Resources Department from the American Farm Bureau Annual Banquet at the Flying M. Cafe Wednesday evening, March 8th, that four great challenges face agriculture if it is to remain prosperous and free. First: Agriculture is on the threshold of a strong producer market in which increased need for food and fiber will be required to feed and clothe an expanding population. The challenge is whether agriculture continues the trend towards a free industry or go the Federal Farm Program, Subsidy route which road leads to a licensed agriculture, regulated from Washington D.C. as a utility. Second: Numerically, Farm and Ranch people are a minority voter group. The steering wheel of the ship of State is in the hands of City and Urban voters. The 2nd challenge to agriculture is to launch an effective Public Relations program to tell the Farm story and develope understanding of the real pei Css oS of Directors, reported that Farm Bureau in Utah and the Nation is becoming more valuable each year to represent and serve the important needs of Ranchers and (rfoey Farm Bureau Members If you are using yesterdays tools to do todays farm program issues. Unless a positive campaign is generated many allies of agriculture will be pressured into supporting P-- FARM BUREAU NEWS R" work, you will be unemployed morrow." unsound solution to the farm problem. The third challenge to agriculture, Mr. Johnson said, if the industry is to remain free is to reduce spiralling production costs by the application of sound economic principles. The uniting of agriculture in group procurement to contract for needed farm supplies promises opportunity to cut out some unneeded intermediary handling expenses, yet preserve and strengthen the essential local business men who service agriculture's needs. Unless cost can be cut, agriculture will not be able to compete and continue the trend intowards a free Agriculture's to- pro- duction plant is ready but the Farm Marketing Machinery is harnessed to horse and buggy machinery. The need to improve and change these bottlenecks is producing marketing and bargaining studies and National bargaining and marketing groups in the American Agriculture Marketing Association and the Utah Agriculture Marketing Association which are affiliates The State Farm Bureau has already achieved its 1967 membership quota and we believe Garfield County is very near its quota of 148 members. It is our intention to keep going until we are a membership quota county. President Hatch invited range March, 1967 users to meet with the Board of Directors and Mr. Johnson to discuss Farm Bureau's recommendations to the Public Land Law Review Commission for the improvement of aU public lands. From Panguitch Mr. Johnson goes to Columbia, South Carolina, for a two day conference of Southern Region Farm Bureaus to discuss land and water problems. This will be the first such meeting in the history of Farm Bureau. Similar meetings are planned for every area of the nation. of Farm Bureau. These marketing and bargaining activities hold tremendous promise to develop sound answers to the Industry's needs in this fourth great challenge. Carl Hatch, President of Garfield County, thanked Mr. Johnson for his comments and stimulating report on the stumbling blocks dustry. which and confront Ranchers and Modernizing streamlining as the move towards a Farmers agriculture's marketing machinery to achieve the tall market price is freer and more prosperous agrithe 4th great challenge the indusculture. Mr. Hatch as a member try faces. Mr. Johnson told the of the Utah Farm Bureau Board non-regimen- ted Vocalists at the Garfield Co. Meeting. Every seat was taken at the enthusiastic meeting held at the Flying M Cafe in Panquitch. Bennett Seeks Fair Farm Budget Act F. Bennett, R -- Utah, the Fair Farm Sen. Wallace today Act, legislation designed to clarify expenditures of the United States Department of Agriculture. The biU would provide for distinguishing between expenditures Budget which primarily augment or stabilize farm income, and those which clearly provide benefits to consumers, businessmen and the general public," Sen. Bennett said. I feel that if we are going to have the support we need for farm programs," the Utahn said, we must have public understanding of the details and of the realities of the farm budget. I think the present budgeting system helps to promote a widespread misunderstanding of that budget and its uses." Sen. Bennett said, Two out of every three dollars spent by the Department of Agriculture go for programs which are of clear benefits to the general public such as the U.S. Forest Service, meat and poultry inspection, the special milk program and school lunch pro- gram. Agriculture was our biggest dollar earner in world trade in fiscal year 1966, and our biggest help toward a favorable balance of payments," the Utah Republican said. Sen. Bennett remarked, Far- mers provide the margin against the tide of famine and starvation swelling in the underdeveloped nations of the world. A starving world is a restless and violent world, thus our farmers and farm abundance are in the first line of defense of world peace. Sen. Bennett said, In the United States, agriculture - related business is a major employer, and three out of every ten jobs in private employments can be traced to the farmer. The value of U. S. exports of unmanufactured tobacco in 1966 set a new record of $481.5 million nearly $100 million above the value for 1965, USDA has reported. WHOLESALF ZIPCODE DIRECTORY 35,000 Post Offices Wholesale $1.00 MAILMART (How many?) Dept. 95, Carrollton, Kentucky 4 008 All 1 Planting and farm accidents get started hand in hand each Spring. Already accidents resulting in injuries and death have been reported in Utah. FOR YOUR OWN SAKE BE CAREFUL! And make sure you're adequately protected with insurance. Call your agent, review your needs today! WE'D LIKE TO PROVIDE YOUR INSURANCE UTAH c U FARM BUREAU uHitauce HOME OFFICE 6 2 9 EAST 4th SOUTH f FOR YEARS TO COME! 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