Show r The Herald Journal Logan Utah- - Page 10 Sunday February 6 1994 Discrimination against grower found Farmers at high risk for loss of Texas farmer says he was denied loans and technical guidance because of his race ROSCOE Texas (AP) — The up” said Williams’ wife warning came early Robert Williams Jr says: He wouldn’t have an easy time as the only black farmer owning land in LaV-er-ne “They don’t care For the government — I mean all the way to Washington — to do hearing someone like this that was a hard pill to swallow “We thought maybe the nightmare was over” she said “In a sense it’s just begun” What the Williams camp calls a settlement the USDA describes as a proposal containing terms the agency has no authority to honor Bob Nash the agency’s undersecretary for small communities and rural development said the official who signed it Aug 27 was pressured Nolan County ‘“You got this old farm I helped you get in”’ Williams says he was told by a Farmers Home Administration official when he bought 349 acres in 1990 “‘Son you standing up there smiling but you're going to have to fight like hell to keep it"’ Williams' cotton crops never flourished on the land he bought using funds from FmHA the lending arm of the US Department of Agriculture He contends the agency’s employees in nearby Sweetwater ridiculed him and denied him additional loans and technical guidance because of his race “It wasn't no secret" he said “They let me know up front that I wasn’t like the white man When it came time for me to get money or do certain things they just wouldn't do things" By John DeViibiss USU Information Services ’ A V s Y - &' s ' -- &'& Jtt'r y 4' ' - v :j tion programs require for level that hearing conserva- industrial workers said Gary Straquadine assistant department head in the Agricultural Systems Technology and Education Department at Utah State University Citing the National Safety Council and university studies Straquadine said significant numbers develop a communication disability by age 30 Prolonged exposure to excessive noise such as ages and $27074350 in attorneys’ fees “Mr Lewis started the meeting out saying ‘We are not here to say who was wrong who was right because we know already that you Now Williams and his attorneys say adding insult to injury the USDA is reneging on a settlement signed to end the case "The whole system is messed AP photo Robert WWams picks rocks from afield near where he'fi plant cotton this spring A USDA official said an investigation found discrimination against WiOiams who says he was treated unfairtyby the Farmers’ Home Administration See RACE on page 11 BOISE Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s for industry is thriving again remaking its image after a decline caused by overcautious production buyers and public fear activists of animal-righ"When the market heads down there’s nowhere to stop but zero It cleans house in a ferocious way” said Lee Moyle of Moyle Mink Farms in Heybum “It wiped out of the producers But now capitalism is working its miralate-198- 0s ts ds cles Papa did pretty well has a little change in his pocket and can buy his wife a fur piece” from tractors combines choppers feed mills grain dryers and chain saws can cause permanent hearing loss Ringing in the ears or tinnitus is a warning signal Workers can protect ears by using devices These include ear muffs and plugs Muffs are noise-reducti- most effective but the level of protection varies due to seal material shell mass and type of suspension he said Ear plugs can be custom-fitte- d rubber or plastic or foam inserts Preformed inserts are cheaper pre-form- Moyle Mink one of about 30 Idaho for farms is the nation’s largest family owned for operation and the world’s only “totally integrated mink farm” The mink are raised the pelts dressed and clothing manufactured on ate About 80 percent of the farm’s products are exported Even Russia is importing US for products Moyle said the North American Free Trade Agreement means Idaho furriers no longer face a tariff for shipping their wares to a growing Mexican market “Who would have imagined anyone wearing a duty-fre- e Idaho-mad- e mink coat on the streets of Guadalajara?” he said It is the latest upturn in what has been a existence for for producers since more casual clothing became a permanent part of the American wardrobe in the 1960S A shortage of pelts in the 1970s drove prices back up and the industry remained strong through the early 1980s But the bubble burst with what Moyle called a “triple whammy” in 1988 “We had overproduced too well for two long Whammy number two was the roaring ’80s were coming to an end and people roller-coast- er on differences in size shape Mink producers revamp image and tKrive again two-thir- per- acting branch chief for the The document instructs the ger" Safety Council Estimates are that 10 But attorney James Myart FmHA to pay William $108 million for farm liabilities and dam- draped the farm's entrance with a banner: “KKK Go Home Nig- according to the National are exposed to average daily ur shut the locks to his gate and ed noise levels above 85 decibels This is the “action” FmHA’s Equal Opportunity Division Myart says he considered the document final “That’s his interpretation and I’m not going to refute it one way or the other” Lewis said declining to comment further The document in dispute labeled a “settlement memorandum” resulted from a seven-homeeting in San Antonio between Williams’ attorneys and USDA officials from Washington After each planting season noise-induc- cent of US farm workers denies pressuring Carlton Lewis Williams' widely known financial woes deepened Other farmers in his West Texas hometown of 1500 taunted him he said and someone killed his dogs glued More than 50 percent of older farmers and 25 percent of young farmers suffer from hearing loss were losing jobs The third was the ‘animal worship’ movement” he said The animal-righcampaign against for had the smallest impact of clothing actually the three Moyle said While North America and northern European customers may have been swayed for sales elsewhere were largely unaffected “We knew that if they wanted to burn down the fur shops on Rodeo Drive that ts wouldn’t bother us a bit as producers because our big markets were in Korea Japan China and other places” he said but ed earplugs custom-fitte- d may offer better protection due to differences in ear canal shape he said “If you are continually exposed to kmd noises you should have a periodic hear- ing exam” he said “This test known as an audiogram will reveal signs of hearing kiss” Quality colostrum key in battling calf scours management system that maximizes the chances of newborn calves receiving an adecolostrum with quate amount of at the problem antibodies directed specific organisms reports Don Hansen DVM Extension Veterinarian Oregon State University Ensuring calves receive adequate colostrum within two to four hours of birth is key to scours prevention There are a number of factors that influence the quantity and quality of colostrum the calf receives from the dam These include age of dam precalving nutrition precalving vaccination calving difficulty and calf vigor Studies have shown that precalving nutrition high-quali- ty high-quali- ty has a measurable impact on calf survival Hansen reported that pregnant cows fed 70 percent of their calculated energy requirements during the last 90 days of pregnancy produced calves which experienced increased sickness or death rates Calves born to first-ca- lf heifers restricted ' geting cows for a medium body condition heifers an even score of 5 and for first-ca- lf score to at of 55 60 calving is impor-higher The best preventative for calf scours is a tarn The scale used here is 1 to 9 thin to fat There are a number of vaccines on the mar- - Huber ' ket that advertise protecting calves against either in protein or energy had reduced ability to produce body heat soon after birth This likely results in calves that are more susceptir ble to cold stress Also calves born to old heifers whose body conditions score is below optimum (4 on sole of 1 to 9) are less vigorous and have reduced serum immunoglobulin (antibody) levels at 24 hours of age It is important to meet the nutrient requirements of the pregnant cow if she is to deliver a healthy calf with maximum opportunity to resist environmental stress and disease An excellent tool in ensuring nutrient requirements are met is body condition scoring of all cows Those on the low side could be sorted off for better or more feed before calving Tar two-yea- infectious scours by vaccinating the pregnant cow thereby boosting the colostral immunity of the calf Recommending precalving vaccination against scours is a function of herd manage- ment history risk of disease cost of vaccine and accessibility of the cattle We know that vaccination alone is seldom enough In many large extensively managed cow herds there is less opportunity to vaccinate cows just before the calving season (with the exception of first- calf heifers) These herds are also more likely to be calving in huger areas where exposure to infectious organisms may not be as great as when calving in more confined areas The See IIUBER on page J II Agriculture report lenges for the US cherry industry at a time when broadening overseas markets is crucial A hone care seminar entitled “Fine Tuning leaders said Wednesday Your Horse For a Summer of Enjoyment will induvtry The collapse of the Soviet Union which offered Wednesday Feb 9 at the ASTE Build-ir- g the bulk of the sour cherry crop purchased at 1500 North 801) E in Logan in satellite nations such as Hungary and grown Speakers will indude Doug Curie of MonEast Germany has those countries looking tana foie Equine Nutrition and Dr Rady Jorwestward for new customers dan DVM Eqaiie Specialist Valley Mst recently the conclusion of a new interVeterinary Oiftic national GATT pact is cipeclcd lower trade The seminar h free to the public and begins barriers worIJwiJe But agriculture was a at 7pm major vxLrf pml and it is no early to Ic3 whether the agreement will create new markets foe US thanes the indasay leaders sail New cherry market “If jam war the industry So grrw s fiaj new markets and new said ACME MaJL (AT) — GerjvLritaJ director chal and Davis rearmed iste ia Europe is crtafjrg iypnrm:ici marketing Gary Horse care seminar AP Kan Beycn cMds an ktoewr frw negation wmI before a±u'°9 bnnfia Tondir Pw t to Acute Valter Gafcf unto la wjawv irpr-tri na tow 90s at tegrt Beytavi pterSng oat and twtey n a Sew tv a spring orop t needed wet pi crirn 9 for the Cherry Marketing Institute a group that promotes cherries grown in Michi-ga- a Wisconsin and Utah Growers marketers academics and other insiders were attending the International Cher- ry Conference and Orchard Show this week at the Grand Traverse Resort non-prof-it The three-da- y conference which cads 1 ' Thursday featured exhibits of equipment and speeches on industry trends and ' fauMtatiims Nine foreign cocrtrics were rep-- ’ resented Michigan H the Wan'i leading producer of tart cherries fewer than 13 percent of which are etpnriedL said EXttRicU a Mch tan Stale University ipinTtctl economist Most are ued in baked pwh Such as pics state-of-the-- T |