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Show NEWS more lives has saved DDT probably itwouldbew1aetotake than any other chemical known to The federal government J. now flttn. There is no question but that thfe use of agricultural chemicals . . m should be governed by strict regyoung people involved in the Montana Agriculture" vironmental issue with nation-wid-e ulations, but as someone said in "teach-in- s. Students at the left discussing this same problem, lets By Harvey Griffin leaning University of Wisconsin not throw out the baby with the Sometimes a man has to pay have even gone so far as to de--a bath water. fat figure for becoming involved mend an end to all pesticide a thin one. search. The in thing now is air and water pollution plus the new Its not the work I enjoy, other Success is relative; the more sue- - glamor science of ecology the taxi driver, "Its the said environmental and earth sciences. cess, the more relatives. And pf course the farmers, being a people I run into. roup are now bring Somebody said a mermaid was Home cooking: Where a man made the whipping boy for much of hopes his wife is. a bottomless girl in a topless suit. the pollution. N one can fault our concern The farmer waa assisting the doctor at the birth of hie latest about polluUon of air and water Palmby Would be-tchild. He was holding the lamp In Unfortunately when such issues the solutions Liberalize Trade rural bedroom. When the doc s!eer em-th- e ?aed Palmby said the opportunity is tor had delivered three fine babies. fnd and tlon Political to develop a world agriculhere necessity. room. left the farmer suddenly answers to tural the The economy based on economlogical only "Come back with that lamp, ic which our environment of comparative problems advantage. But yelled the doctor. develop-comingacthe caused have the been could be lost if by opportunity "Nom was the renlv "Aint trend the of a industrialized and toward ment government inhighly Doc. Its the light neterference in of must trade, involvement technological society thats attracting them of in from come same pricing that exports, continues. cessity We and science Where the recognize that this will technology. "They seem to be such a devot- at least for the short continue is diluted by ed couple, said the wife to her scientific approach run. But we are not reconciled husband. "He kisses her every time political expediency, then the very it. to We en-twill continue to do he goes out, and waves to her from integrity of our scientists is we can to persuade so about much We everything hear dangered. do sidewalk. Why dont you other trading nations to liberalthe persistent dangers of the hy-that? and ize rationalize their trade of drocarbon of chemicals, family "Good Lord, Grace, replied the policies. Yet is DDT. the real the truth husband in astonishment, I dont even know the woman yet. Poge8 April 1970 UTAH FARM BUREAU SERIOUSLY ana Otherwise en-Fro- No One Will Corner Market In Any Farm Commodity re-wi- th ad he f0T.tic By Kenneth Hood, Gen. Mgr. American Agricultural Marketing Assn. Farmers must manage their marketing through their own marketing associations or have farming managed by someone else, was the gist of the presentations made at the big annual meeting of the Ohio Agricultural Marketing Association, an affiliate of the Ohio Farm Bureau. It was also pointed out that this big job must be done now or we may never have another chance. Irresponsible marketing evangelists are going up and down the country offering quick, easy, painless panaceas for the solution of all the marketing ills' of fanners. make it stick. Moreover there are countervailing forces to be encountered, such as imports, substitutes, production from other areas fair trade practices and monopoly, and government action against unfair trade practices and monopoly One big pitch of these organizers is the claim that it is possible to comer enough of the supply of a commodity to beat the buyers to their knees and force unrealistic prices. Here is my answer to the monpoly approach: I can assure you that no association is going to control a major part of the supply and The 1970 AAMA goals and recognition: AAMA is in the process of developing state minimum goals for each operating program that is a part of the AAMA program. States reaching or exceeding this minimum goal will be appropriately recognized during the next annual AFBF meeting in Houston, Texas. (V- Bargaining is for nickles and dimes and quarters plus an opportunity to earn more. A bargaining association can do three things and three things only. They are: (1) Get full value, based on market conditions. (2) Earn more by supplying products and services worth more to the buyer. (3) Perform special services for members of the association, not available to k, he The USDA estimate of the number of farms in Montana for the last three years is as follows: 1968, 27,100; 1959, 26,700; 1970, 26,300. When it comes to the total number of acres in these farms, the figure is constant for these same years at 67,100,000. The California State Chamber of Commerce, in an effort to bring to the attention of as many individuals as possible the need for a new attitude toward the laws of our country, prepared a statement endorsed by Governor Reagan and 14 organizations large California In order to which, in part, says: our as soundness a nation regain it is essential we restore the precept that each individual is responsible and accountable for his actions. We must reject the idea that every time a law is broken society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is the basic commitment of government that every citizen should be safe safe on the street, safe in his home, safe in school, safe in the park. But it is also a part of this commitment that each individual is responsible for his own actions that each citizen must accept his full share of responsibility for law and ord- The Goodfruit Grower of Washington State Fruit Commission, quotes Cesar Chavez of the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee as telling a Granger, Wash., audience that Farm Bureau is to blame for the grape boycott and "The NFO (National that Fanners Organization) and the NFU (National Farmers Union) endorse it . . . NFO President Oren Lee Staley was given VIP treatment in a recent issue of Chavez El Malcriado . . . Staley, interviewed in an NFO meeting in Stockton, Calif., pointedly expressed no opposition to the grape boycott, suggested instead a union of to raise the price growers of grapes and cover increased costs of unionization. "Priority concerns of the National Council of Churches Migrant Ministry in supporting the grape boycott are reported to include "working with the NFU, NFO, and other like Protect your home the easy, low cost way with Utah Farm Bureau Insurance For some reason we Americans like to jump on an issue with all four feet and kick it to death. Weve had the cancer scare in cigarettes, the cyclamate scare, the racial issue, the Vietnam war, the malnutriation scare, the hunger scare and others. Now the glossy new scare is pollution. Before ire get too far along in our frenzied campaign to clean up our environ- - ! t 1 IJK & y n .... "... ' ; i f 20 O BELOW the standard Farm Bureau rates are Utah rate for home insurance. There was a time when it was necessary for a man to go to great lengths to adequately protect his home. He had a moat to build, a drawbridge to construct, an army to hire, and a thousand other troublesome details that required his attention. 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