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Show MOMcuOTiiqa,,...WstiSifY a r, . t : . - , a Volume XVI, No. 5 0SBA Homs May 1970 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Gned$ Mmy pesticide 245- - on Food Crops Assist In $50,000 Study On Grazing Impact Utah dDses, The Utah Farm Bureau will jointly participate with Farm Bureaus in eleven western states, in a public land research project to show the value of grazing on public lands to local economies. The two-fol- d purpose of the research project is the collecting of solid data on the economic effects of grazing on federal lands, along with the probable results of increased grazing fees on the economy. The study, which is being coordinated by the AFBF Research Foundation, will concentrate on the economic value of livestock grazing to local communities and counties in addition to its value to public lands from a land management The U.S. Department of Agriculture has canceled many uses of 60 pesticides on food and feed crops. These insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides had been registered for use in controlling pestsof livestock and poultry, vegetables, fruits, forage, and cereal grains. The cancellation order is the latest in a series of actions by USDA's Agricultural Research " Service to phase out pesticide use patterns previously registered on a or basis. ARS scientists say tha present analytical methods are such that minute amounts of chemicals previously undetected and that the basis for registration is no longer "no-residue- "no-resid- "zero-residue- " ue practical. The notice of the cancellations is scheduled for publication in the May 6 issue of the Federal Reg ister. The cancellations have already been sent to the manufacturers, distributors, and other registrants of the economic poisons. Federal law," explains Dr. of II. W. Hays, Director the ARS Pesticides Regulation Divisthat no food or ion, requires feed crop contain pesticide levels higher than those set by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfares Food and Drug Administration. since the registrants of these pesticides have not asked for a tolerance level on specified crops, FDA has net established tolerance levels. Therfore, we have cancelled these specified uses of the CO chemicals." In other actions, the Department of Agriculture cancelled the Federal registration for all remaining uses of the herbicide 2, 4, T around the home, and for all uses on food crops intended for 5-- human consumption. intention to announced was take such action by the Secretaries of Agriculture, Interior, and Health , Education, and Welfare on April 15, 1970, for the protection of the public health and the quality of the environment. Letters confirming this action have been forwarded to registrants by USDAs Agricultural Research Service. Cancellation of the products will take effect 30 days after receipt of notice. Cancelled are all granular 2, 4, T formulations for use around the home, recreation areas, and similar sites; and all uses of the chemical on food crops Intended for human consumption (apples, blueberries, barley, corn, oats, rice, rye and sugarcane). The Department previously had suspended registrations of liquid formulations of the weed killer for home use, and for all uses on lakes, ponds, and ditch banks. In connection with the earlier suspension action, the USDA asked manufacturers and formulators to place an immediate stop sale on the suspended products and to recall these products from the market. State regulatory agencies were informed of this action and asked to The Departments 5-- cooperate. The cancellation notice sent to manufacturers, formulators, distributors, and other registrants says: Since . there are no finite tolerances established for use of 2,4, T on food crops Intended for human consumption and since 5-- women of age may be exposed to granular material for use around the home, a reasonable doubt exists as to the safety of certain uses of this material and, therefore, whether products registered for these uses are in with the Federal compliance Insecticide, Fungicide, andRoden-tlcid- e child-beari- ng Act. 2,4,5-- T was reported to cause birth defects when Injected at high doses into experimental pregnant mice. Pregnant rats were unafNo data on humans is fected. available. FB To standpoint Cache Agribusiness Dinner Speaker Focuses on Boycott (Continued on Page 2) by V Allen Olsen For many years, business and professional men have been inviting their farmer friends to luncheons on occasion and enjoying an hour or two with their feet under the same table. Cache County Farm Bureau has turned the tables and for several years has been inviting business and professional men in Cache County to partake of the farmer's hospitality. The latest event of this kind took place in the Student Union Building on the USU campus on April 23. Allan Grant, President of the California Farm Bureau Federation was the featured speaker and the guests included President Glenn L. Taggart of the USU, Thad Carlson, President of the Logan Chamber of Commerce, Marion Olsen of the leaders. Cache County Commission and many other non-farV were Elmo . HamVisiting from the State Farm Bureau ilton, President and V. Allen Olsen, Executive Secretary. Alton Hoffman, President of the even across the border into m Cache County Farm Bureau was in charge of the program, the dinner brought together some 250 Farm Bureau members and guests. -- Vice President Eddls Taggart and other leaders invited non-far- m guests. The evening appeared to be an excellent occasion for rubbing shoulders between farmers and the nonfarm leaders of the county. Mr. Grant, a widely traveled farm official who is also a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the American Farm Bureau Federation described some of the activity going on In the efforts cf the Labor Unions to organize the grape pickers of California. He pointed out that the grape pickers dont want to join the Union and in an effort to force with the them in the AFL-CI- O backing of the National Council of Churches and other church groups are supporting a boycott of California Table grapes in of the many country and parts Canada. lioycott has been only pareffective. tially Farm Bureaus position is that the grape workers can join a union' if they want to but the farmers are not going to be a party to forcing them into the union by signing with the union a contract that will require the pickers to join against their will. During the last four or five years Cesar Chavez the leader of the UFWOC (United Farm Workers Organizing Committee) has been trying to get the California grape pickers into his union and when he was unsuccessful in getting voluntarily affiliation resorted to the boycott as a means of forcing them into the union. California grape growers want The of a scheme to force grape pickers into the union against no part their will. Tw'o bills have been introduced in the United States Senate that would set the stage for union- '&: ' -- Combined Farm Bureau boards met to transact business details pertaining to several companies. See story, page 3. izatlon of farm labor. One is introduced by Senator Murphy S.8 which would bring agriculture of California. It provides the under the National Labor Relations right for farm labor to orvanize Act. Farmers don't like that bill and to have democratic elections because there is a long history of but would not authorize strikes at regulations set up under the Act times when the farmers crop Is which deal with labor and industry. In a life and death stage. Mr. Basic to that act is the philosophy Grant who is also a member that there should be no restricof the Board of Regents of th Untion on the right to strike. But iversity of California talked of if farm labor should be organisome of the problems they have zed under that philosophy strikes on the campuses of that Univerat harvest time, planting time, sity. or irrigating time, could take place that Many of the rabble-rouse- rs and farmers caught in a critical frequent the California campuses time in the production or harvestare not students and the great lie would a of crop utterly majority of the students are fine, ing to their legitiprotect helpless upstanding young people who earnmate interests. A strike at one estly want to gain an education. of these critical periods would The few that cause all the trouble lie nothing short of blackmail. are bent on dissention and trouble The other bill, S. 2003 was making. Contd. on P3 l!9S(S!) loiry Flings Moira Teiam f$ Sherman Toone of Grace, Idaho and Don Evans of Logan, Utah have won high individual honors for the Utah State University junior and senior teams at the Great Western Collegiate Dairy Juding Contest at Los Angeles, according to Dr. Clive W. Arave, assistant professor of dairy science and team coach. Toone of the junior team was second highest individual contest He was highest in judging Brown Swiss, fourth the in highest in Holsteins and fifth highest in Guernseys. Other USU junior team members are John Price, Heber, and Lorin Smart Salt Lake City. Evans of the USU senior team was second high individual in judging Ilolstelns, fourth in Ayrshires and fourth high in overall judging of all breeds. .Others of his senior team are Tommy Dorsey, Caldwell, Idaho and Jim Anderson, Wellsville. Sponsored with financial support from Cache Valley DalryAssocla-tlo- n, Trenton Feed Company and Utah State Holstein Association, the USU teams also participated in an educational tour of progressive dairies. These included the 700-co- w cooperative dairy at in Beaver County, Utah, the 1800-co- w Anderson Dairy in Hidden Valley near Los Angeles, the 2000-co- w Alta Dena Dairy at California and the Henry China, Sterk Holstein herd at Los Angeles that has been rated the second highest producing herd in the nation, Dr. Arave said. Mln-nersvi- o lle, OS N o |