Pennsylvania farmers push for producer control of marketing orders
At a meeting with FAMC Henning and state leaders, producers from Pennsylvania state farm groups including Grange members voiced support for keeping marketing orders in the hands of producers. Critics from potato and farm women groups raised concerns about dictatorship and dumping of out of state goods. A revised plan to include one delegate from each state food group was approved to streamline council input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Penna
Pennsylvania
Elsie Mumman
Lebanon County
Sec
Henning
MeSparran
John Rainey
Food Marketing Advisory Council
Penna. Agriculture
Marketing Orders Defined Under Agriculture Act Proposals
Explains how marketing agreements and orders would operate under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1959. Requires 65 percent of volume signed for agreements and majority approval for orders to bind all producers. Orders can be terminated by the Secretary or by growers, with no price fixing or production controls allowed.
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Sec. of Agriculture
Sec
Regional COT entries for 1959 Chicken of Tomorrow finals listed
Floyd H. Moore reports 161 contestants including 75 from Lancaster region. May 2 at the Cooperative Exchange plant Coatesville hosts 36 dressed birds. Statewide judging Sat 9 am with local winners named. Auctions set May 6 7 at Lancaster Poultry Center with special sales for 15 and five birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd H. Moore
Coatesville
Lancast
Harrisburg
Moore
Jethway
Ernie Horn
Muber
Henry E. Eben Grubb
Coatesville Region
Lancaster Poultry Center
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
Claude F. Smith
Lowell Blass
Paul L Martin
Miles Moyer
F. W. Fisher
Lancaster County
Robert W. Armstrong
Drumore
Elam
Blank
Strasburg
Phyllis Raymond
Robert Bomberger
Lititz
Glenn Bricker
Manheim
Harold and
Kenneth Brubaker
Mt. Joy
Rural Life Sunday Services In Lancaster County 4-H Clubs
Lancaster County 4-H clubs and cooperating churches plan Rural Life Sunday across three services. Northeastern district hosts Bergstrasse Lutheran Church service at 10 a.m. tomorrow April 26 with Barbara Heisey and Jean Snader as co chairs. Salunga Church of the Brethren hosts service at 7 30 p m May 3. Western end coordinators Glenn Bushong and Roberta Landis head the 4-H rural life program. Chestnut Level Church concludes county events.
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Lancaster County
Rural Life
Barbara Heisey
Jean Snader
Willead
Bergstrasse Lutheran Church
Ephrat
Bergstrasse
Salunga Church of the Brethren
Glenn Bushong
Roberta Landis
Chestnut Level Church
4H Council
LaVon Nolr
Mt Joy
Donna Heckendorn
Lancaster
Sheridan
Judy Ginder
Florin
Ephrata
Harold Frey
Marietta
Fred Bernhard
Mt. Joy
Robert Wagner
Quille
Herbert Frey
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FAMC
McSparran
Penarmer
Sport
Secretary of Agriculture
Ntries
Operatederick
Daniel Lancaster
Will Nires
Clyde Dn Smith
Char- 1
Victor Plastow
John Kreps
Mpson
Kenneth
Paul GL
Martin pSoinz
Pennsyl
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