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Show Dnios and rules for bcof referendum The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced announc-ed June 6th as the beginning of a two -week registration period for the beef research and information order referendum ref-erendum and issued rules for the referendum. Anyone who was a cattle producer during 1976 can register to vote, either in person or by mail, at local A gricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) offices between June 6 and June 17. A list of those who register will be posted dally at ASCS offices and a final listing will be posted five days after registration closes. Those registered can vote between July 5 and July 15 at their ASCS office. For approval of the beef research re-search and Information order, or-der, at least 50 percent of those registered must vote, and two -thirds of them must favor it. The order that producers will consider In the upcoming referendum would authorize a research and information program administered by a beef board of up to 68 producers. pro-ducers. Board members would be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture from nominations submitted by producer organizations. Each state or geographic area would be represented In proportion to Its cattle production. pro-duction. The beef board could Initiate Ini-tiate a broad spectrum of projects to improve beef production, distribution, and marketing. Such a program could Include consumer education edu-cation and information, and research. |