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Show 200 Utah Farm Leaders VJill Meet July 18 Some 200 farm leaders from most counties of Utah will be gathering next week to examine current action on farm issues and to plan policy for the Utah Farm Bureau -Federation for 1978 A Midyear Conference to which all Farm Bureau member families are invited will take place at Bottle Hollow resort in Uintah county Monday and Tuesday, July 18-19, 1977. One annual feature of the meeting is to discuss and list issues on which UFBF policy may be made at the winter convention. Farm Bureau policy is made by the members themselves at county, state and national levels each year. UFBF President Elmo W. Halmilton, a farmer in Riverton, Salt Lake county, will preside over the two day session. Besides the issue-surfacing activity, members from around the state will hear several speakers review the status of agricultuill issues at the state and national levels. The Honorable Glade -Sowards, speaker of the Utah House of Representatives will discuss state issues, including the use of drought relief funds, while Ed Yawn, assistant director for national affairs in Washington, D.C., office of the American Farm Bureau, will review issues now before Congress. UFBF head Hamilton and State Engineer Dee Hansen will discuss water shortages and their impact on farm production and energy development. Farm Leaders attending the conference will hear discussions on several new Farm Bureau programs. These include an "Owner's Mark" property identification program for crime prevention; a group purchasing program for grease, oil and tillage tool replacement parts; a training slide-tape presentation for more effective committee work in county Farm Bureaus; and a new Cookout King Contest featuring county and state competition. |