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Show Page 16—THE HERALD. Provo. Utah, Thursday, January 24, 1980 Farm News PCB Situation Causes Unit to Form System WASHINGTON (UPI) — The Agriculture Department has established an emergency system designed to prevent a repeatof anincident last summer in which it took 41 days to alert other agencies to PCB contamination in Western states. In a report to Congress, the department said Monday technological and administrativeseston delayed the Tesponse to widespread contamination of meat, poultry and egg products. ‘The source was al feed from a ruptured electrical transformer at a Billings, Mont., slaughter and byproduct plant. The problem was first found in routine governmentinspection of poultry in Provo, Utah on July6. ‘ests were not completed until Aug. 3 and other federal agencies were not alerted until. Aug. 16. Assistant Secretary Carol Tucker Foreman said a comprehensive review showed instances ‘‘where our response was delayed, our technology, eae authority and resources inadequate, and our personnel not sufficiently aware of the gravity of the situation.” Under the new emergency system, conditions trigger a coordinated effort to determine the source and scope of contamination. Procedures are established from initial detection of an een to final —_e. PCB's, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are toxic industrial chemicals used in electric motors. After being linked to cancer, they were banned in 1976 but they are found in millions of transformers. In last summer's incident, contaminated food or feed spread to several states, including U' |, Idaho, Was! i n, North Dakota, Minnesota, Towa, Nebraska, Wyomit and Oregon, but no food with harmfullevels of PCB reached consumers. Range Programs Cost $340,000 4-H Elects Bureau Clarifies New Officers Horse Regulations Beekeepers PALMYRA — At a meeting held recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen (Marsha) Nash in Palmyra, the 4-H Clubs of Palmyra elected new of- Harvest They are, John Jacobson president; Wendy Harmer, vice president; Trudy More Honey Harmer, reporter. Leaders are Allen and Marsha Nash, Merrill West and Ken and Elaine Harmer. The group talked aboutdifferent projects and plans for the coming year and assigned projects and activities to the group members There are several new members in SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — Utah's beekeepers harvested 2.2 million pounds of honey last year, according to the State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service, up by 57 percent from 1978's low output. The state agency said 1979's honey production was reduced somewhat by “‘a cold and wet spring, followed by a hot and dry summer, which combined to slow bee activity and floral a In 1977 state honey production was 2.4 million pounds. The honey crop brought the beekeepers $1,292,000 = averaging 58.5 cents per pound. There appears to be some misunderstand: ng regarding new wild horse and burro tions issued recently by the Bureau of Land nt According to Ken Boyer, wild horse coordinator for BLM in Utah, there have been reports that some adopters have misinterpreted the new regulations to ficers and leaders for the coming year. meanthat they automatically gain ownershipof the animals they have had for a year or more While the new regulations provide for ownership of the horses after a year of care by adopters, Boyer Harmer, secretary-treasurer, and Joe JEANNINE EWELL Provo FFA Picks Queen the Palmyra Clubs this year. Palmyra Youths Attend Stock Show PALMYRA — Scott and Elizabeth Nash, son and daughterof Mr. and Mrs. Allen Nash of Palmyra,spent a week in Phoenix at the Arizona National Livestock Show. Scott was manager of the Snow College exhibit which won Grand Champion Charolais Pen and placed fourth in the show of 35 pens. Elizabeth exhibited some of the calves at the show. She is a winner at several cattle shows including the Palmyra 4H Stock Show. Corn Growers Will Get Interest Waiver WASHINGTON (UPI) — Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland says farmers who put 1979 corn into reserve prior to the embargo will get a waiver on part of interests payments for their crop loans. In an appearance before ite Agriculture Committee, Bergland said an official announcement would be made today. “We intend to waive the interest on all 1979 corn that’s in the program,” Bergland said Tuesday. There had criticism of the initial policy that farmers who put corn into the farmer-owned reserve after the embargo would not have to pay interest. ‘Theinterest waiver was one of several policies to entice farmers to put 13 million tons of corn in reserve, the same amountthats in grain embargo. But it was seen as unfair to farmers who happened to put their corn into reserve before the embargo. Yor those farmers,interest will not be charged after fan. 8. Farmers who participated in the 1979 farm: -ain are the only people whose corn iseligible to go into reserve. Nearly 80 percent of corn acreage was not placed under the program. In response to a question from Committee Chairman Herman Talmadge, D-Ga., Bergland said the administ it to permit someae corn ou! a art farm program to be clin toe fart- owmed renarve, but rey if ex: policies fail to entice 13-million tons of corn ito reserve. Grain Climbs Near a prison sentence, or both. Also, BLM must be Jeannine Ewell, daughter of Mr. and fine, advised if any adopted animals are transferred from Mrs. William P. Ewell of 1193 W. 1460 one adopter to anotherbeforetitle is passed. N., Provo, is the new Provo High Boyersaid that in the near future, all adopters of School Future Farmers of America Sweetheart. wild horses or burros who have had the animals for a She will répresent the group at the ear or more,will receive applicationsfortitle from annual state FFA convention scheduled at the Wilkinson Center on March 28.A junior at school, Miss Ewell is a member of FFA. The contest was conducted by Mikd King, FFA president. Mike also gavea pictorial report of the convention trip to Kansas City, he and James Fischer took. Kevin Manning, secretary, distributed membership OGDEN,Utah (UPI) — Grain prices in Utah have climbed back to nearly the same levels they were before President Carter announced his embargo of grain sales to Russia. “The prices are right back up there,” Robert P. Evans, who runs Evans Grain in Ogden,said Friday. “In fact some wheats are higher.” Prices plunged immediately after Carter announced the embargo. Bread wheats fell 50 cents a No. 11 protein wheat wasselling for $4.04 per bushel, climbing from $3.62 last week. It sold for $4.07 before the oberg bargoto #810 erbushelBut fheSaveAricalture to $3.10 per el. But culture Departmentquoted prices Friday at $3.38 per bushel, up 5 cents from the pre-embargo price. Evans said his com was bi $4.45, up 10 cents. Barley Sropped from $5.30 to $4.80 per hundredweight after Carter's announcement. But the price has climbed back to $5.20. 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