Show T V Page 34 -- The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday November 22 1992 Gold 4 Continued from page 33 Prices at elevators around die state range from $180 a bushel to $210 or approximately 30 cents a bushel less than last year and well below the $230 an acre some fanners say they need to breakeven ‘‘I could see where fanners could go broke this year producing record yields” Iowa’s agriculture secretary Need Some Extra Cash? Dale Cochran has said Jim Vollmer watching his harvest unloaded for storage on his northwest Iowa farm near Spencer said he won’t know how he made out until he adds up all his expenses Even with a harvest approaching 180 bushels an acre the weight of his kernels is below normal and he has had to use more propane gas than normal to dry it for storage “I like a challenge and this is a challenging fall” Vollmer said ' V - ' ''- ‘ t W V' - p c 'i "V f ' ' Classified Advertising can help f 4 i ' " ' W V' A T ' ' -- r- v - - if ’ sv ?’ s’i-- Km I— fPhota Dick Lohr of Lohrville Iowa walks past a pile of com on the town's Main Street USD A seeks to boost flour exports while paring down school donations WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department is providing millions of dollars in subsidies to boost US flour sales abroad at die same time it is paring back flour donations to school cafeterias and soup kitchens because of short domestic supplies ' Agriculture Secretary Edward Madigan said the subsidies would give US exporters a chance to compete for flour sales against die European Community in several markets But a consumer activist called the department’s plan announced last week irresponsible Madigan said USDA would subsidize sales of up to 201 million metric tons of wheat flour to seven countries or regions around the worid If realized the sales would represent an eightfold increase over die 233000 metric tons sold overseas in fiscal 1992 with USDA subsidies “The European Community with its high subsidies on wheat flour supplies about 80 percent of the world commercial trade of flour” Madigan said "With today’s announcement we are allowing US flour exporters an opportunity to compete against EC exporters who receive on average a subsidy of $180 a ton — an amount equal to said Rep Bob Wise that while he understands the D-W- Va need to remain competitive 'It seems to me that the USDA should try to protect America’s schoolchildren with a overseas zeal at least equal that which it has used to protect our markets’ Rod Leonard a consumer activist with die Community Nutrition Institute said die subsidies would tighten domestic supplies and force up flour prices driving up tire cost of bread and baked goods at a time when millions of Americans face hard economic times A record 23 million Americans now receive food stamps “Here we’ve got a clear indication of hunger and all problems in die United States is can think he how about can punch Madigan the sales price” the European Community in the nose” Earlier this year USDA cut back donations Leonard said ‘Hie trade war is much mote of flour to emergency feeding program and important than hunger at home — this shows schools because farm policies have emptied die you where (the Bush administration’s) government warehouses of surplus commodipriorities are” ties such as wheat Europe and the United States are on the brink of a trade war over farm subsidies although a new round of talks is now scheduled next week in Washington The United States has threatened to impose punitive duties on European imports Dec 3 said that while he Rep Bob Wise understands die need to remain competitive overseas “It seems to me that the USDA should try to protect America’s schoolchildren with a zeal at least equal that which it has used to protect our markets” “It is very frustrating to have administration officials tell me that we simply do not have enough commodities to donate to school lunch programs and food pantries and then see them implement a massive increase in a program which primarily benefits foreign consumers” said Wise chairman of die House Government Operations subcommittee on agriculture D-W- Under the Export Enhancement Program exporters buy US farm products at die domestic price and sell die goods at lower mote competitive world paces in selected markets USDA makes up the difference with cash bonuses to exporters The designated countries don’t always buy the full amount and USDA officials said they expect this package would result in sales of 133 Tniiiinw metnc tons with die subsidies costing between $106 million and $133 million Additional destinations and quantities however may be added later Livestock producers urged to prepare for impact of Endangered Species Act extinction is a purely biological decision “and it probably ought to remain there But the question is then how much do you commit of human resource to solving the problem and natural resource” Besides mote attention to economic impacts Schroeder said Congress may consider changing die law to mote clearly define “species” which could eliminate protection of narrower "subspecies" such as Snake River sockeye salmon Schroeder urged cattle producers to commit money to challenge attempts at listing species as endangered if evidence can be found that listing is unnecessary He specifically cited a proposal to make the bull trout an endangered species in Idaho and other states “Before you surrender you better get your biology done” he said But Schroeder warned cattle producers to keep die issue in perspective “Deal with die Endangered Species Act but interest rates are going up Don’t spend too much money and go into debt” he said “There’s not going to be any money to fight listings if I have to talk to somebody in bankruptcy court” BOISE Idaho (AP) — Changes are expected in the federal Endangered Species Act but livestock producers should not assume there will be much less impact on them speakers told the Malm Cattle Association convention “It’s wishful thinking to think there are going to be major revisions to the Endangered Species Act” Boise attorney John Schroeder said Thursday at a meeting of the association’s Public Lands and Environment Committee And in an earlier address to Cattle Association members on die second day of their convention in Boise Sen Larry Graig said he was optimistic the federal law will be reauthorized next year with more attention to the burden saving endangered wildlife places on economies in die West "We will be remiss as a country if we do not build a human factor into die Endangered Species Act” Craig said “I don’t think there are any who would disagree in this room at least that it has been used by some interests in this country well beyond what it was initially intended to do” The senator said whether an animal species is threatened with ho Feds outline plan to control gypsy moth MISSOULA Mont (AP) — The federal government has announced plans to update its strategy for battling die destructive gypsy moth ' “Gypsy moths currently defoliate over 4 million acres of federal state and privately owned forests and shade trees a year and threaten millions of dollars worth of natural resources” David Jolly head of the Forest Northern Region Service’s Missoula-bare- d said Thursday Although the gypsy moth has not been a major problem to date in die region that includes Montana northern Idaho and North Dakota Jolly said the potential exists Jolly said that small infestations of the moths were discovered in the Coeur d’Alene and Sandpmnt Idaho areas in 1988 but they were mostly killed off by 1990 And he said a survey this year detected no gypsy moths in North Dakota and only a few northern Idaho and Montana But nationally he said about 287 million acres of forest hind are susceptible to the modi The Forest Service and another U3 Apiculture Department agency die Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have teamed up to take a new look at die modi problem and ways to control or prevent damage to forests The new program probably will take two to three years to complete Jolly said Under the current program begun in 1983 the federal government assists the states in u r ai w WaW Uiim llrtllM4k vt ! 444 4 Continued from page 33 It is caused by a fungus that reduces the yield and quality of wheat oat barley and rye crops by robbing host plants of food and water The fungus is spread by windblown spores and can live on a variety of other host plants The inspection service helps enforce a nationwide quarantine that restricts the interstate movement of plants susceptible to black stem rust Meat poultry exports up this year WASHINGTON (AP) — Exports of US red meat and poultry are up 17 percent this year the Agriculture Department says and an increase of around 7 percent is expected in 1993 All major meat groups are registering substantial gains according to a report issued this week Larger production lower prices and favorable exchange rates have made US poultry and meat products more competitive in worid x?-- 4 managing existing infestations of gypsy moths and killing new ones “With die European gypsy moth spreading into Southern and Midwestern states and die Asian gypsy modi threatening die Northwest many more people are concerned about this pest” he said “Because Asian gypsy moths were found last spring in die Pacific Northwest die situation has became more urgent This variety of gypsy moth can spread much faster than the European variety which infests the Northeast” Jolly said the federal agencies and die states of Washington and Oregon worked hard this spring to eradicate Asian gypsy moths but final results are not yet in on how successful the effort was x 4 4 44 markets it said “Consumers will find plentiful supplies of turkey and ham at attractive vices for the holiday season” the report said “Production of red meat and poultry is expected to rise about 3 percent in 1992 and 3 percent in 1993 Retail meat and poultry prices are lower in 1992 and will likely be unchanged in 1993” Producers’ returns are expected to improve slightly in 1993 USDA said as feed costs decline while livestock and poultry prices stay near this year’s levels A 2 percent increase in turkey production and record frozen stocks which are up 11 percent will result in a record total supply of the traditional holiday birds the report said “Consumers will find hams even more plentiful this holiday season thau last year and prices may be lower” it said “Fourth-quartpot production is projected to be up 4 percent from last year” Broiler production is expected to rise about 6 percent tills year and an additional 3 percent in 1993 t The Herald Journal 752-212- 1 er I I 4M4 |