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Show Page 12 - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. July 24. 2001 The committee also approved the following requests of Bennetts for other Utah agricultural programs: Bennett secures funds to combat Mormon cricket infestation Utah crop loss should exceed $25 million this year seSen. Bob Bennett cured $4 million to combat the infestation of Mormon crickets and grasshoppers in Utah which, if left unchecked, could cost the state tens of mi I lions of dollars in crop losses next year. These funds will help avert an agricultural disaster for Utah farmers, Bennett said. The Senate Appropriations Corn- - mi ttee today approved the Department of Agriculture Appropriations Bill for FY 2002 and included Bennutt's request for $4 million for USDA's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for its grasshopper und Mormon cricket control program in tlie West, the largest grant approved forthispurposc since 1993. Mormon crickets and grasshoplands pers reproduce on in Utah, and leave to feed on and grazinglands where crops and forage are significantly dumaged from the infestation. construction of the Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory at Logan, Utah. The senator noted that last year over one million acres of land in Utah were infested with the insects causing damages in excess of $22 million to the states agricultural producers. It is anticipate! that the infestation will affect approximately 1.5 million acres of Utah land thisyear and cause a potential crop loss in excess of $25 million. Lack of adequate Rinding in past years to address the problem, and the anticipated Mormon cricket and grasshopper population increase, will continue to pose a threat to Utah fanners. Local producers testify before Congress about crickets Utah producers testified today fore the House Subcommittee on Purks, Forestry and Public Lands about the dumuge the recent cricket infestulion has caused to theircrops, liomes, und communities. This comes after months ofeffort by Utahs senators und congressmen to get the attention of Congress on the subject. . Rep. James V. Hansen, chairman of the U.S. House Resources Committee, arranged for the hearing. Utah Farm Bureau was instrumental in working with Rep. Hansen, as well us Sen. Bob Bennett, to obtain funding for improved control of the insects, which largely hatch on federal lands and then spread to private and state property, where they devour virtually every plant in their path. So far this year, crickets have caused an estimated $25 million in dumuge to nearly 2 million acres of furm und rangeland in Utah. be- Oak City mayor Mike Anderson, from Millard Co., testified today on behalf of rural cities and towns. In my town, our children dont even dure to go outside or sleep in their own rooms for fear of the big, hluck croulu res they sec all over lawns, sidewalks and flower gardens, he said. Anderson also quoted Eld Bianco, the Pest Control Specialist for the Utah De pa rtmentof Agriculture and Food, who said. The Mormon cricket can devour 38 pounds of alfalfa in its short life cycle. Darrell Johnson of Rush Valley, representingthe Farm Bureau, testified that the insects liave destroyed at least 75 percent of his forage. He stated that his only choice is to buy hay to replace the feed, for a total loss of about $15,000. We in the West know we must contend withdrought, variable mar- - The Farm Bureau delegation brought along visual aids to demonstrate the severity of the situation, including a jug of crickets and pictures of crickets covering homes and cropland. Utahs congressional delegation asked for federal Rinds to control the crickets from hatching on govern- ment lands, but environmental groups claimed the chemicals would harm wildlife and blocked efforts by the U.S. Forest Service and BLM to combat the insects. The Utah Department ofAgriculture and Food has provided up to 50 percent cost share to private farmers and ranchers forcontrol chemicals on -- private land. But unless something is done to manage the crickets as Boon as they hatch on federal lands, it is nearly impossible for private land control efforts to be fully effective, according to Farm Bureau. A particularly cold winter would kill some of the crickets' eggs, but winters in Utah have not been as cold as usual lately, so more muBt be done to prevent the eggs Rom hatching. A congressional heari ngon crickets and grasshopper damage is an important breakthrough in Utah's long efforts to draw Washington's attention to these devastating insect infestations that primarily begin on federal lands, said C. Booth Wallentine, UFBF chief executive officer. We commend Rep. Hansen, Sen. Bennett and other members of our delegation for this important ;f step." Information sought on deer poaching NATIONAL PAGEANT FINALIST- S- Tancsha Bcath, Candancc Davenport, and Alissa Pricbe were invited to participate in the National Teen Pageant for Salt Lake City, Utah. All 3 made it to the top ten finalists in their division, with awards going to Tanessa Bcath for Miss. Photogenic and Candace Davenport awarded Miss Congeniality. They express their appreciation and say thank you to all businesses who sponsored them in this experience ofa lifetime-- . The Division ofWildlife Resources is seeking information about the poaching of two buck deer near Holbrook Creek, above Davis Boulevard in BountiRil. The two deer were killed near Holbrook Creek at approximately 1 150 East. Both were trophy bucks, one a 5x5 and the other a 4x4. Area residents discovered the deer on July 10. Wildlife officers estimate both were killed sometimeafler July 1 and were shot with a .22 caliber rifle. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to call the Divisions Help Stop Poaching Hotline at (3337), or the Division's Northern Region The case office at (801) 476-274- 0. number Built in 1962, the Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory in Logan is the only one of its kind in the nation. Since its construction, the metal building has been expanded four times to meet increasing laboratory and office space needs. The cobbling together of these four additions has created a hodgepodge of inefficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems which is with OSHA standards which require HXMF fresh air in laboratories. The agricultural industry, particularly the range livestock industry, is critically dependent upon research conducted at the Poisonous Plant Research lab. USDA estimates livestock losses from poisonous lands to range between $300,000 and $400,000 annually. This figure only includes confirmed death losses and does not include loss of productivity, infertility, etc. in animals that become sick but do not die Rom poisonnt ing. keta and a heavy layer ofgovernment regulations, Johnson said. Butthis insect infestation, coming in Large measure Rom inadequately controlled populations on adjacent public land, is an element that we alone cannot overcome. . is 2001-0066- TWEES. BBSS $5.6 million to complete 2. All callers will remain anonymous. The Division is offering a reward for the successful prosecution ofthe person or persons responsible. $250,000 for Pasture aod Forage Research at Utah State University. Forage is the single most expensive cost in the cattle, dairy, horse, and sheep industries. Most of the land in Utah has much higher for production potential than is current realized. An additional factor is that WE BEAT AN V PRICE! GUARANTEED 70 of Utah land is federal land. Much of this is used by ranchers for grazing. However, given the continuing threat by the government to curtail grazingon these public lands and increasing grazing fees, it is critical that production on privately held lands increase. The Integration of improved forage species and pasture management systems with enhanced animal productivity would result in a livestock production system that would maintain the livestock industry in Utah and reduce the potential negative results of federal land management efforts. The bill now goes to the fitll Senate for its consideration. The House of Representatives passed its version of the bill last week which only included fitnds for the Pasture and Forage Research program. Flag-burni- Cl 4m90: f .It"" .W" .W" 155111 I7570R11 1I570RI1 1 1570114 14570114 ' PI VEHICLES .15.' .H"" .14."" PM575II5 P1I5750I5 .1L" PERFORMANCE TIRES y. 710575114 .11."" FOft HIGH PERFORMANCE 4575114... 7PH57SI14 .ML"" IJGHJJRUCKtALL .SEASON It TRUCK TIRES ' '200 niiwu JPXS575llf .ML"" 4540114 'PI 4544113 P20540II5 P71540015 PI J m4JMI5( .ML"" .ML"" .M4."" ...If. .54." 1171573115 .M4."" JIXI4LSMI5 .7L"" .94."" .94."" 0115151141 amendment ng is back once again Shrugging off a succession of defeats, those who believe the flag should be protected by the Constitution are again taking their case before Congress. As in the past, the House is expected to vote in favor of a constitutional amendment Tuesday and send it to the Senate, where it probably will be defeated by lawmakers who say saving free speech rights iz more important than saving flags Rom desecration. Three times in the past six years, in 1995, 1997, and 1999, the House came up with the majority on the flag issue needed to amend the Constitution . In each of two votes in the Senate, in 1995 and 2000, supporters reached only 63 votes, four short of the necessary total. Three-fourtof state legislatures also must approve a constitutional amendment. The document has been amended only 27 times in the nation's history, including the ten articles of the Bill of Rights. The proposed amendment, sponsored by Reps. Randy "Duke and John Cunningham, states simply: "ConMurtha, gress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. 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