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Show '.TMLWA r f AMtnlbWin WF-STfHH Ur12 FARM BILLS FARED WELL IN BUDGET SESSION for Utah farmers and ranchers resulted in the following actions in the 1974 budget session of the Utah legislature, which met from January 14 to February 2. 1974. Land Use Planning - Passed with amendments to limit existence of planning commission to 3 years, reduce state funding of county studies, and House others; Senate. Farm Bureau favored, with a stress on local control. Deseret Livestock Ranch Purchase Key bills W w. - 17-1- V. I f L - c 55-2- 0. 0; 3. T r r X - j 3 4 c- - & OFFICIAL NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING , Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation of the Utah Farm Bureau Insurance Company and Country Mutual Life Insurance Company, notice is hereby given that the annual meetings of these companies will be held at the Coldfield Convention (enter of the Tri-ATravelodge, 6th South and 2nd West in Salt Lake City, Utah. The) are scheduled on Wednesday, March 20. 1974, at these times: 10:00 a.m. Countn Mutual Life Utah Farm Bureau Insurance 3:30 p.m. Compan) C. Booth Wallentine Secret a ry -- Treasurer Failed passage. Senate passed, failed passage in House, Farm Bureau opposed. , Fees on Farm Trucks Registration Provides special fees on farm trucks and decreases fees on trucks over 9,000 House, pounds; passed; Senate, 17-Farm Bureau favored. Increase in School District Mill Levy Proposed an increase of mill levy, mainly for transportation in school districts. Opposition was based on lack of need, in light of increase in school 15-1- 4; 41-3- 4. 9; 44-2- 4. .budget. House defeated by voice vote. Did not go to Senate. Farm Bureau opposed. Surety Bond on Farm Product Increases former minimum Dealers surety bond on buyers (for resale) of farm produce1 and livestock (unless covered by federal act) from $1000 to $5(XX). sets maximum bond at $100,000. Amount of bond to be determined by fc'ire. Passed. commissioner 23-Bureau House. Senate, favored. 5(-r?7j- 0; m rc Volume XX, No Salt Lake City, Utah 1 January - February 1974 Utahns draws AFBF program Top Major reports to AFBF members by president William Kuhfuss. a recent visitor to Utah's annual Farm Bureau convention, and secretary-treasurRoger Fleming. A great concert by Fred Waring and his Young Americans. An award program that saw Utah come away with inorcthan its share of honors. And ccitninly not least in the . . memories of this 1974 convention, a close-u- p look at the famous Boardwalk and Convention Hall. Utah's delegation was led by state president Flino Hamilton and executive Booth Wallentine. vice president . . . er r . 4 President f Happily accepting a Golden Eagle award for program excellence is Elmo Hamilton (right). Utah Farm Bureau president. American Farm Bureau president William Kuhfuss' made the presentation. More than 30 Utah Farm Bureau leaders braved cold Atlantic seacoast winds recently to represent the Beehive state at the 55th annual American Farm Bureau convention. It drew some 6.000 farm leaders Iroin all over America to Atlantic City. New Jersey, in Highlights of the convention were numerous . . . . . Speeches by U.S. Vice President (ierald Ford. Presidential Assistant Peter Flanigan. Assistant Secretary of . Agriculture Carroll Brunthaver. Environmental Protection Agency (I P A) Chief Russell Train and others. Hamilton and Frank Nishiguchi. a state board member, were voting delegates in the business sessions. They took part in elections that saw President Kuhfuss returned to office, and represented Utah in resolutions discussions. Utah Farm Bureau and its members won several honors. President Hamilton accepted a (iolden Eagle one of only five presented award for Utah's having made the most progress (for a state its sie) in building and programming the organization to belter serve the needs of farm and ranch families. Utah also won a Star award plaque loi outstanding achievement in policy development and membership. Brent Parker of Wellsville, named Utah's Outstanding Young Farmer in last fall's contest sponsored by the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee, was named one of three national Outstanding Young Farmers. He and his wile Sharon received their award plaque and a Seth Thomas clock Iroin AI BF President Kuhfuss in an awards program at the convention. In a series of special subject matter Farm Bureau conferences. Utah on heard representatives reports in activities successful many states. humorous the highlight of the Perhaps Atlantic City gathering was an address at the organizational conference by coach football Joe Patcrno of Pennsylvania State University. 1974 state At that session, including Utah's membership quotas 10.101 were announced. Travel and hotel arrangements for the convention were handled by Beehive lours & Travel of Salt Lake City. Ihe 1975 AFBF convention is scheduled for New Orleans from January 5 to 9. 1975. i FB wins tough fight on t Alter a vigorous campaign of opposition to the Deseret Livestock ranch purchase, the Utah Farm Bureau and other farm groups in the state iew ed w ith satisfaction the defeat of the proposed purchase in recent legislative action. l inal defeat for Senate Bill 13. the proposal for purchase of the 205.0(H) acre ranch, came on the last day of action by the House of Representatives in the budget session ending February I , State Farm Bureau staff activities were spurred by a resolution adopted by the November 1973 UFBF convention. We ... oppose the It reads in part; purchase of the Deseret Land and Livestock by the State of Utah. We will use our utmost influence to stop this purchase." The campaign included radio spot campaigns on several radio stations KSL. Kl.UB and KALI, in Salt Lake City and KVNU Logan. The cost of ranch purchase was shared by Utah Farm Bureau and several other these announcements farm organizations, voluntary plus contributions other from concerned citizens to the Utah Agricultural Landowners Association. Television appearances, speeches, and mailed information to legislators. Farm Bureau leaders and others also made up part of the campaign. Key Farm Bureau objections to the purchase by the state were: With the state and federal government already owning 78.5 percent of all the land in Utah, no more should pass from private to public ownership. (This one purchase would involve 2 percent of all private land here) Government should not be involved in owning and operating a ranch. The recreational possibilities of the ranch are not nearly as great as was represented; fishing is very limited there. hunting would have to be limited to few (Deseret relatively persons. Livestock has issued hunting permits, with the maximum hunters totaling 598 in one year.) And snowmobiles and other recreational vehicles would have to he limited to protect the watershed. Many more urgent needs for the money exist in Utah. The purchase would have taken $8.5 million from budget surplus; vocational education, school alterations to meet safety codes, mass transit and other pressing needs could use the money for more essential 1 items. The state now owns 43 state parks which are not being used to their full potential because of lack of development funds. Final passage in the Senate was by a 4 vote. However, the House of Representatives voted the purchase 4 down by a margin on the last deliberations. morning of their 15-1- 41-3- Le Grand Jarman, public policy for the Utah Farm Bureau, against state purchase of Livestock ranch before committee hearing. director testifies Deseret Senate and crowd at a public i |