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Show Emery County Ptoyess, Castle Tuesday, August 24, 1999 3A titan Da-e- . Farm Bureau acts to help farmers Keeping kids safe Farm Bureaus AgRecovery Action Plan calls for approximately $9 billion in new and News. previously authorized funds TO address the needs of its to help farmers survive the defarmers all across the country pressed prices, slumping exwho are suffering from record ports and economic disasters. low prices. Farm Bureau, in The plan calls for approxilate July, announced an mately $4 billion in direct financial assistance, about $2 AgRecovery Action If implemented by Con- billion for immediate export gress, the plan would go far in initiatives, and around $2 billessening the economic woes lion for reform and expansion of the federally supported risk of the countrys producers. Most Americans dont have management safety net. The plan also seeks an adany idea how bad things are for the farm sector right now, be- ditional $5 billion in federal cause they are enjoying the assistance to help farmers benefits of an unprecedented cope with the growing cost of robust national economy," complying with federal regusaid American Farm Bureau latory mandates. The economic situation President Dean Kleckner. Utah Farm Bureau Presi- out m farm and ranch coundent Kenneth R. Ashby ech- try is desperate," said Ashby. It has reached a critical oed Kleckners comments and said its quite a contrast be- stage. Relief is needed now to tween the national economy help our producers survive these rough economic times. and farm economy. "Unfortunately, are I enjoying the ecoOther state Farm Bureau nomic climate right now, the presidents have rallied behind nations food and fiber produc- the AgRecovery Action Plan, ers find themselves out in the each telling a story of personal cold, he said Many are strug-glin- g concerns and suffering back to survive a farm home. Talk to any Farm Bureau economy that has reached a critical low." President, and you will hear Few sectors of Americas the real accounts of the poor farm economy have escaped farm economy," Carl B. Loop Jr., President of the Florida the reach of prices. Low farm prices have Farm Bureau said. Ask anytouched virtually every region one here about the shape of the farm economy, and you and commodity. Livestock producers also will get the real story. have taken a severe hit. Hog Ashby said the situation, on prices have reached lows not its own, is not likely to get better. seen since the Great For three years, Americas The following article is being reprinted with the permission of Utah Farm Bureau while-consume- rock-botto- M rs m High Pressure farmers have stood by helplessly as prices for most com- modities have steadily declined, he said. To com- pound farmers worries, there is little evidence to suggest that commodity prices will improve over the next 12 to 18 months." To illustrate just how dire the economic situation is for Americas food producers, wheat prices are as low now as they were in the late 1800s. And, earlier this year, farmers who used to sell their hogs for around $150 each were forced to accept prices as low as $18 per animal in some parts of the countryThe crisis we are facing is driven by low prices for just about all crops, including fruits, vegetables and livestock," said Ashby. While farmers Utah are bringing in this years wheat harvest, they are facing market prices comparable to those seen in the late 19th century. - Emery County Sheriff Deputy Martin Wilson presented a car seat safety check during the grand opening of the new Green River Medical Center. per-bush- el Market prices for virtually every farm product have fallen Lupus expert will address symposium dramatically over the past Evelyn V. Hess, M.D., three years and some are at FA.C.R, M A.C.R., Director of lows. And there is Immunology at the Univerlittle reason for optimism sity of Cincinnati Medical given the current economic School from 1965 to 1995 will price estimates." address the Utah - Idaho AFBF's Farm Policy Com- Chapter of the Lupus Founby dation of America Sympomittee, appointed Kleckner this past spring, sium which will be held Salt drafted the plan as an emer- Lake City on Sept. 11. Dr. response to Hess has authored many scigency, short-terwoes. entific articles, editorials and economic agricultures The committee is continuing book chapters. She has been its mission to develop inter- active with the National Infarm stitutes of Health and is conmediate and long-terpolicy recommendations. sidered a national expert on lupus and potential environmental factors. She will discuss recent research break 20-ye- joint and muscle pain, persistent low grade fever, hair loss, and skin or facial rash. Lupus is treatable but because it can be extremely difficult to throughs in lupus research. 15.000 Nearly suffer- lupus ers throughout Utah and ar Idaho live with the debilitating effects of this disease which turns the bodys immune system against itself, killing healthy brain tissue, and damaging vital organs such as the heart and kid- diagnose, it often goes unrecognized and untreated. 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