Show Future Outlined For Agriculture The future demand picture for forthe forthe the type of ot agricultural prod products produced In this area looks bright but the farmers face economic production problems that need attention This fact was emphasized at the 1969 Area Agricultural Outlook and Adjustment Conference held at Ephraim February 21 Some 90 farmers and bankers from the counties participated The conference was one ofa of ofa a series of six being held in various areas of Utah The series is sponsored by the Utah Bankers Association Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of ot Agricultural Economics and Extension Services of ot Utah State University Reed Lasson of at the First Security Bank of Mt Pleasant was chairman of the Ephraim meeting Conference Conference Conference Confer Confer- ence arrangements were made by Mr Lasson and Russell Wilson representing the banks and Marven Ogden representing represent represent- ing the The fact was pointed out that most farmers will need more credit in the years ahead but the cost of credit is expected to increase To make money In agriculture 1 i it will be necessary necessary necessary essary to avoid tying up too many dollars in machinery and other consumptive units and put more into productive units such as dairy and beef cows Also more specialization and some reorganization of farms Is needed Extension Econ Economist mist Lloyd A. A Clement suggested sug sug- sl C i that at s several y rai smaller maller farmers consider combining their resources Into a cooperative cooperative cooperative coop coop- corporate type of ot farm farmin in order to obtain the advantage advantage advantage tage of size and to specialize A major concern expressed in the conference was VIas the drastic dras dras- tic Hc impact on the livestock industry In Industry industry in- in and communities of the area that will wUl be caused by the increase in grazing fees on public lands and the wi withdrawal of large parcels of land forbe for national monuments that i is s be being being be- be ing put into effect The group expressed the opinion that the said fee Increases were unfair unfair un unfair un- un fair to those dependent upon Public Land grazing for their livestock operations particularly particularly particularly because they did not take Into account the costs paid by bythe bythe bythe the farmer or rancher for their fees and thus under the new fee schedule if increases come as proposed the value of permits permits permits per per- mits will decline to zero Speakers at the Ephraim conference conference conference con con- ference were Professor Protessor Clement Clement Clement Cle Cle- ment Dr Keith Roberts and Dr Darwin Nielson of ot the Department of Agricultural Economics and Max Thomas Sr Vice President of at First Security Corporation fro from m Spanish Fork |