| Show Who Will Control Future Agriculture Farmers and consumers In Uintah County are much like those over the nation they share concern about the future fu ture of our food supply Will wm there be enough Will wm it be of satisfactory quality quality ity Will it be available at a price that consumers can afford to pay andone andone and andone one that will bring enough to the producers producers pro to pay their costs of production and provide a suitable living for their families JOE FALKENBURG Area Livestock Specialist pointed out that answers to these questions depend heavily on what types of systems for producing marketing marketing mar mar- and distributing food are encouraged en en- for the future City people and farm folks both have a voice in national nation al land n use tise se and agricultural policy Agricultural Ag Ag- Agricultural leaders in the county like others over th the country are consider consider- considering ing alternative ways ways of organizing and controlling resources for producing food Changes Changes' have been taking place in agriculture ag- ag agriculture ag ago over the country that can affect affect affect af af- af- af the supply of food its cost availability availability availability avail avail- ability and quality PART OF this is greater industrialization industrialization of agriculture as individuals and groups groups groups' expand the size and scope of their farm operations large corporations corporations corpora corpora- entering agriculture cooperative reorganizing or merging to become more effective and government extending its mantle of control over more of agriculture ture Joe Falkenburg stated that the following fol lowing are some of the more significant changes he has seen taking place in Uintah County Numbers of farms types and size of farms investment required per farm increase in in- increase crease in number of group or family partnerships corporations or production |
