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Show Volume XIX No. 4 Salt Lake City, Utah dlycifloifi) ofeHy, Utah State University hosted safety conference assisted by Utah Farm Bureau. Undersecretary of Campbell Agriculture J. Phil keynoted the conference on implications of Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH A) to agriculture. The full impact of OSHA is not completely apparent, but a study that has been underway by the Department of Labor should shed some light on this in a year or so. Presently Slow Moving Vehicle emblems, sanitation in temporary labor camps, storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia and pulpwood logging are the major areas of concern to agriculture. This is not to overlook requirements for posting signs or recordkeeping. Annual Policy holder meetings, 1973 in Session at Farm Bureau Office. Bureau Board To Govern Affiliated Companies Action was taken March 21 to officially companies now include Elmo W. Hamilton, president, Riverton; S. vice Child, board of directors as president, Clinton; C. the governing board Booth Wallentine, secretary-treasurefor Country Mutual Farm Salt Lake City; Frank Utah Life, r, Garland; Insurance Nishiguchi, Company and Farm Bureau Finance of Utah. Voting delegates to William C. Holmes, Jack Ogden; Edward 1972 annual Springville. the Other board meeting of Farm Bureau had M. Grantsville; H. Boyer, Brown, mem- directed bers include Kenneth a Brasher, Huntington; the adoption of common board of Jerold directors for com- Aurora; N. Johnson, Kenneth R. panies affiliated with Ashby, Delta; Barbara Farm Bureau to assure Whitebeck, Murray; closer coordination and and Stanley Jackson, greater support for Farm Bureau jectives. The action ob- Ogden. action will bring all companies organizations establish the duly affiliated with the Utah elected Farm Bureau Farm Bureau under of the board as the governing control board for these af- Federation board of filiated companies directors with the came during the an- exception of Salina nual policyholders' meetings for Country Mutual Life and Utah Farm Bureau In- surance Company. Two board members of Country Mutual Life who are not currently UFBF board members Marketing Inc. Service, Companies affiliated with Farm Bureau in addition to Salina Service Marketing include Mutual Farm Country Life, Bureau Utah In- will complete their surance Company, Bureau Finance terms of office. They Farm Utah Utah, are Don T. Allen and of Eldred Waldron. Agricultural MarBoard members and officers for Utah Farm Bureau and affiliated officers will be checking to insure that slow (under 25 mph) vehicles are properly marked. (See last months issue for details.) Agricultural accident figures are impressive. They show that this is one of the most hazardous industries in the country. But the information is not complete and not as accurate as it needs to be in order to take the necessary Compbdl keting Association, and Farm Bureau Service Company. a J. Phil Campbell, , corrective action, Secretary Campbell pointed out during his address. He said education is the big job necessary to reduce these ac- cidents. Extension Service has a key role here. All organizations concerned with agriculture and rural living must play a part in it. To. attack the problem in- telligently first requires more complete information concerning the location, types of accidents and other pertinent data.' Some county Farm Bureaus (see story under County Corner) are sponsoring an interest in safety through poster contests. II. 0. Gilder, engineer with the Extension USDA, Services, Washington, D.C., said this type of volunteer service is proving highly valuable in some other states, but only where there' is adequate Farm Bureau States Position On Price Controls Consumer boycotts of meat products and price controls on farm goods will reduce production and create serious food shortages, according to Elmo W. Hamilton, president, Utah Farm Bureau Federation. These shortages could only be met with government rationing of food," he added. Rationing of food, because it is a basic commodity, will certainly create black market conditions and other illegal sales activities according to the farm leader. Referring to pressure arising from demands of the AFL-CIexecutive council and a bill introduced in to Congress by Senator William Proxmire, asserted farmers and require controls, Hamilton to ranchers are responding higher prices with increased U.S. government statistics indicate more production. than 4,000,000 more beef are on feed today than were a year ago. The farm leader said consumers must realize it takes steer. more than two years to produce a market-readAn artificial surplus of meat brought on by consumer boycotts to force prices down would have serious affects on continued high farm production. Per capita beef consumption has increased from 88 lbs. in 1962 to 116 lbs. in 1972, and per capita consumption will probably rise again this year. Hamilton said the end result of such attempts .to control prices by a government price ceiling can only mean higher costs to consumers. The best hope for more stabilized food prices is to allow the market system to function without further gQvernmentJnterference. SALT LAKE CITY This to and h Ey T Utah law has changed the requirements for SMV signs. As a part of the Utah code they will be required and law enforcement seat the Utah Farm Bureau Federation Jay Bureau 1973 April, -- -- Under Secretary training and direction given. He urged the establishment of a reliable accident reporting system to obtain the necessary statistical information. and Youth groups such as womens and farm FFA, groups can become more actively involved in promoting agricultural safety. John Young, CLU, Junior Steward, CLU and Rulon Carnahan, Claims manager, were representing Farm Bureau on the 4-- H program and presented losses discussions of accidents, that are incurred including property and human loss, and ways thpt insurance can help compensate economic losses. Campbell noted that there has been much misunderstanding about the OSHA and its implications for agriculture. It is intended to eliminate accident hazards for employees wherever possible without hindering production of food and fiber. Inputs from various sources close to agriculture will be required to establish practicable safety standards, it was concluded. O cJ (D-Wisc- ), flp " ii r x n x H- z in y 5 u - N U A Q t 0. O O I vO U i - 2 at J - D J u - -Q HJ Ui JJ z if) |