Show Wheat Program For 1965 Same As Last Year The 1965 voluntary wheat program in general will operate about the same as the 1964 crop program Karl Chairman Agricultural and ConservatIon County Committee announced Mon day While some program provi have been modified for 1965 he said participating far far- farmers mers can get about the same returns as from the 1964 pro pro- program gram Some farmers may get more by using new options that will enable many pro producers to adapt the program more close close- closely ly to their farming operations THE PRINCIPAL changes compared with program 1964 program provisions are 1 Domestic certificates willbe will willbe be worth 75 cents per bushel were 70 cents and export certificates will be worth 30 cents per bushel were 25 cents 2 Price support national avo av average loan rate will be per bushel was 3 Program participants can qualify y for domestIc cafes cates on as much as 45 percent and export certificates on as much as 35 percent of the nor nor- normal mal mal production from their al al- al allotment were 45 percent each 4 Wheat and feed grain in eluding oats and rye acreage substitution will be possible There was no provision for substitution in the 1964 pro pro- program gram 5 IF TH THE E grower under under- plants his 1965 wheat allotment t by at least 30 10 percent and de devotes votes those acres to an approved ed cd conserving use use-in addition to the 1111 percent minimum payment dIversion on such additional ad diversion will be made I I at 50 percent o of the county loan rate on the farms farm's normal pro pro- production of such additional acres I diverted to conserving use Maximum diversion for pay pay- payment ment can be 20 percent of the allotment or enough additional acreage within n the allotment to tomake tomake make a total of 15 acres No payment will be made for di di- di diverting to an approved conserving ing use the minimum diverted acreage equal to 1111 percent of the 1965 allotment Payment in 1964 was at 20 percent for all acres diverted to conserving use 6 A producer can qualify for loans and certificates even though he exceeds his acreage allotment by not more than Utan 50 percent on any farm in which he has an interest if he stores the wheat from the excess acre acre- acreage age under bond and carries out use conserving of I the program This provision was not included in Ute the program THE CHAIRMAN pointed out that the signup for the 1965 wheat program in predominant ly winter wheat areas will be beheld beheld held in the county offIce from August 24 trough through October October er 2 The program signup in spring seeded areas will take place early next year at the same time as that for the 1965 feed grain program |