Show Rep Way Wayne Owens Introduces Farmer Insurance Bill BillA A bill which would require that the Secretary of oC Agriculture formulate a aplan aplan aplan plan for insurance to compensate livestock live stock and poultry ranchers for excessive excessive sive losses of sheep cattle and poultry was introduced in Congress by Rep Wayne Owens Utah D-Utah Tuesday AS A result of the ban on poisons for predator control the number of predators predators pre pre- is increasing and the livestock and poultry producers are arc having to bear the burden of increased losses Owens stated A rancher can survive in bu business iness only so long with such losses I believe that since the government has enacted the ban it must carry carryon on and see to it that the rancher is not forced out of business Government must respond to the consequences of its actions remarked the Congressman This bill would provide pro vide the groundwork for a program of insurance that would be bo available so that such lo losses ses would not force forre them into bankruptcy Owens said the bill requires the Secre tary tart of Agriculture to seek out the opi opt opinions of local producer organizations and other interested individuals to insure that any plan will be responsive to the needs of those involved |