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Show October 1975 Utah Farm Bureau News Page 4 Senior Talent Find finalists point to convention competition 0 will Utah Farm Bureau members who attend the annual convention Nov. be treated to entertainment from the above senior division finalists chosen in the state Farm Bureau Talent Find at the Utah State Fair in September. These five will compete for top spot and an expense-pai- d trip to the AFBF convention in 19-2- St. Louis in January. From left to right, they are: Cody Hale and Melody and Tim Dietlein, Grover, Wayne county; Julane Russell, Ephraim, Sanpete county; Denise Madsen, Orem, Utah county; Patti Nowak, Ogden, Weber county; and Jack Christensen, Randolph, Rich county. (See other photos elsewhere.) Meetings to explain range improvement slowdown The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has begun public meetings around the state to explain to livestock grazers how the recently concluded National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) lawsuit against BLM will affect grazing on public lands. The first meetings have been announced for the newly organized Salt Lake BLM district. This includes Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, Utah, Wasatch and Weber counties. All meetings are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. for the following locations and dates: Salt Lake City, Oct. 7, Prudential Plaza Terrace room, 107 East 33rd So.; Oct. 8, Brigham City courthouse. Grouse Creek school house, Randolph courthouse; Oct. 15, Ibapah school-housand Oct. 16, Grantsville ele e; room. mentary school audio-visuThe other four districts are expected to announce similar meetings soon, and BLM grazers are urged to watch al local media for announcements. In effect, the NRDC lawsuit resulted in a court decree which sharply restricts range development by BLM until costly environmental impact statements (EIS) are complete. Stock-me- n cannot improve their allotments with their own money and fencing; chaining, spraying and other practices are all at a standstill until these EIS evaluations are made. At least 13 years will be required to complete the first phase of the EIS program under the supervision of the court decree. In effect, needed ranee c in BLM areas has many improvement been set back at least 13 years by this 4 c Protect your dairy operation from costly power failures court ruling. At an earlier meeting where the court ruling was explained, Vern Wilson, Utah Woolgrowers president, said it was tragic that consumers do not understand how this environmental group action has effectively added to FB leaders outline policy in meeting with McKay Farm Bureau leaders from nine northern Utah counties met with Representative Gunn McKay in Ogden recently. UFBF president Elmo W. Hamilton presided at the meeting. State board member William Holmes and UFBF executive vice president C. Booth Wallentine were also present. The leaders presented Farm Bureaus position on major issues now before Congress. McKay was commended for his stand against currently proposed bills to give labor unions new secondary boycott authority in the construction industry. McKay said he has serious reservations about the national beef checkoff bill, although President Hamilton said FB supports the bill if producers are given refund and voting authority protection and if consumer representation is left off the bill. The congressman also pledged support to FBs position on the Highway Trust Fund. FB opposes current efforts to use the fund for non-highw- ay AND EXPERT GRINDING L. LORENZ Largest Selection of 363-282- . The loss from one power outage can more than pay for a tractor-drive- n alternator. An 18 or dependable 27 kilowatt unit can furnish all the needs of a farm and home, if appliance uses are scheduled around the demands Ag-Tron- of milking time. ic . McKay said he supports the sale of farm products overseas, including wheat to Russia if no taxpayer subsidy, is involved. He said the sale is vital to our balance of trade. He also supports a moratorium on further auto emission controls and said he favors phased decontrol of the oil industry. McKay is a sponsor of a bill to reduce estate taxes which impact heavily on transfers of farm property from one generation to another. However, his bill differs slightly from the one sponsored by Farm Bureau, and' the county leaders urged him to support the Farm Bureau version. McKay refused to commit himself to a vote against the bill which would create an agency for consumer advocacy. Farm Bureau vigorously opposes .the proposed legislation because it is feared to be another layer of government agency with powers to overturn many decisions made by the Department of Agriculture. 5-y- ear For farm improvement. . . ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT: driveway culvert? Covering a section of ditch? A trouble-fre- e . uses. FINE CUTLERY FINE QUALITY STOCKMENS KNIVES 1 29 E. 4th So., Salt Lake City, Dairymen need standby power. Dependable, power. 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