Show Elmo Hamilton replaced at Farm Bureau meet Joseph Hacking president of the Uintah County Farm Bureau led a group of voting delegates to the Utah State Farm Bureau Federations Federation's Annual Convention held at the Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City December 7 and 8 Delegates at the convention elected Frank O. O president of the organization He lie succeeds Elmo W. W Hamilton who has served in the theoffice theoffice theoffice office since the A JE I of the state FB Board of directors since 1972 was born in Riverside Utah where his father farmed The new president operates a 2 10 acre irrigated farm where he raises potatoes sugar beets and grain C. C Booth executive vice president of the Utah FB in an address to farmers and ranchers said Regulatory agencies have become a fourth branch of government and has a virtual stranglehold on farm producers The federal government published pages of new regulations in 1977 Many of these have a direct t f impact on the farmers of Utah said Hacking commented that the supports efforts by our congressmen to place a moratorium on increases to the grazing fees on government lands The Farm Bureau is also opposed to further withdrawal of public lands in the state of Utah for parks and wilderness areas It favors federal legislation to override the restrictions on grazing area development by recent court decrees Consumer food supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies are endangered and costs increased by b these unnecessary environmental impact statement restrictions Climaxing the convention at a banquet in Hotel Utah's Grand Ballroom American Farm Bureaus Bureau's President Alan Grant was guest speaker Governor Scott Matheson also addressed those in attendance JOSEPH HACKING was recently elected president of the county organization with Dale Snow of Jensen as vice president Wallace Church continues as secretary- secretary treasurer Charles Gray of Randlett was elected mem mem- chairman and Linda Hacking was elected Women's Committee Chairman and also ir information officer Governing as board of directors are Ross Hoss Snow of Jensen Charles Gray of Randlett Lorin Merkley and andRay andRay Ray Hay Searle of Vernal |