Show County groups may rule on farm conserving bases A producer whose farm conserving conserving conserving con con- serving base is a II limiting factor in operating his farm In line with good management practices practices practices tices may appeal for adjustment of the base through the end of farm program signup April 9 Three important provisions will be observed by the Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- cultural Stabilization and Conservation Conservation Conservation Con Con- County Committees Committees Committees Com Com- in adjusting conserving conserving conserving ing bases for changes in farmIng farming farming farm- farm Ing operations according to Dean W. W Anderson chairman of the Sanpete County Com Com Com- They are 1 Downward adjustment ofa of ofa a conserving base will be made only upon a determination t that at farm operations have changed from conserving crops to non- non conserving crops in recent years or in the judgment of the county committee such a change will be made this year 2 Acreage removed from the I conserving base will be limited limited limited limit limit- ed to that determined to be suit suitable able for continuous cropping 3 Downward adjustment will not be made to accommodate a farms farm's required set set aside aside acreage under the 1971 farm programs Basically the rules on conserving conserving conserving con con- serving bases are being updated in line with modern farming operations Mr Anderson said He pointed out today's oriented market-oriented farm policy requires that farmers have more freedom for decision- decision making about their farm oper The set aside set farm programs programs pro pro- grams of 1971 provide for this thisby thisby thisby by getting away from the rigid crop limitations of previous programs As for conserving bases he said although adjustments have been made over the years for tangible changes In farm operations In some instances conserving bases still tended to keep producers locked Into types of farming operations that were no longer In their best interests Or they may have had to choose between staying out of farm programs or continuing an uneconomic farm operation Mr Anderson emphasized that adjustments cannot be made to accommodate set-aside set acres By that we mean producers producers producers pro pro- cannot be given an ad adjustment adjustment adjustment ad- ad In their conserving base simply to make up for the theland theland theland land they must set aside In order to participate In the 1971 farm programs The county committee will review the en entire entire en- en tire Ure farm operation on the basis of Intended cropping He also emphasized that conserving conserving conserving con con- serving acreage which Is recommended for conserving uses he said |