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Show June 1975 Page 3 Utah Farm Bureau News FB corrects paper on beef checkoff registration policy VIEWPOINT on a cherry marketing information program to assist Utahs cherry. producers. A few days ago we dedicated and opened the new Farm Bureau Center at 5300 South and Interstate 15 in Salt Lake City. An extremely well written history of the state organization by V. Allen Olsen just rolled off the press and is now available to members. So all in all, Farm Bureau in Utah certainly is on the move in a positive way. But like Charles B. Shuman used to say, When you are for something as much as Farm Bureau is for the free enterprise system, there are lots of things you have to be against. By Booth Wallentine Executive Vice President Utah Farm Bureau Federation William J. Kuhfuss, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, has sent a letter to the editor of The Drovers Journal, Kansas City, Missouri, to correct a statement included in a May 8 article referring to Farm Bureaus position on registration and voting procedures in the beef checkoff Farm Bureaus really moving A little more than a year ago the Utah Farm Bureau launched a schedule of activities stepped-u- p under the theme farm Bureau On the Move. It has paid off. At the recent AFBF convention, the Utah Farm Bureau was designated the top state Farm Bureau in the nation in program areas. At the moment the Utah Farm Bureau is number two in the nation in percentage of growth. bill. The newspaper article stated, The ' Farm Bureau reportedly wants an system written in that would, in effect, require cattlemen to register and certify their status twice before being allowed to vote. Kuhfuss said, Our recommendation would not require cattlemen to register and certify this status twice eligib- ility-determining Under Farm Bureaus proposal, the Agriculture Secretary would be called upon to establish a procedure whereby qualified producers may register in person or by mail with the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office during a period ending not less than 10 days prior to the date of the referendum. This would permit the establishment of a list of those who are eligible to vote in advance of the referendum, Kuhfuss explained. At the present time there is no such list. He added, When we mandate contributions from producers, Farm Bureau feels strongly about the procedures to be followed in conducting referenda for community checkoff programs. We want these significant decisions to be made through a broadly-baseand refer- endum. Farm Bureau also finds it necessary to oppose the proposed new regulations giving the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expanded au- Thats why Farm Bureau must vigorously oppose a key section in Substitute Senate Bill 29 1 which will be on the agenda for the special session of the Utah Legislature June 23. Basically the bill is a good one. thority over navigable waterways and their tributaries. This issue could have serious impact on agriculture and were watching it closely. Freezers - Tires - Butler Grain Bins Effective June 1 9 through July 2 Butler Baling Twine Grain Roebic Regular Sisal, Bins Prevent Clogging in Septic Tanks and Cesspools Use bacterial products. d, well-participated- -in session. Water bill needs changes And Utah Farm Bureaus marketing affiliate, the Utah Agricultural Marketing Association, has successfully launched a spent hen sales program and is now embarking before being allowed to vote. It requires future water rights applicants to be diligent in proving up their claims. It allows some needed modifications in the public interest section of the law. But in its present form, it also would wipe out the prior filing priority right system in determining to whom the water is awarded by the state engineers office. Although this is only on new appropriations, we believe it is a massive change in the traditional water laws of Utah. Farm Bureau opposed the bill in the regular session and it was not passed. Unless the needed modifications are made, your organization will again work to defeat the bill in the special 7200 tt. Reg. weight 9000 ft. $29.95 Heavy duty . Legislature to view water allocation law in special session Storage Protection Plus Size 1257 bu. 1792 bu. 2647 bu. 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