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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1976
Page
1
A note highlights the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation's progress and influence after a two year effort by a planning committee. The article reflects on gains in organization and impact within the agricultural community and mentions ongoing coverage.
A reader’s page lists local calendar items and notes from the range area. It highlights upcoming events, society notices, and community notices with brief mentions of dates and participants.
Karl Dieter Linde and his family of Oxford were named Outstanding Conservation Cooperators for 1976 by the Lancaster County Conservation District at the 25th annual meeting in Smoketown. The honor comes with a color aerial photograph by Grant Heilman, reflecting the Lindes’ resource practices noted in the series on conservation of agricultural resources.
Samuel Hay, former Holstein Friesen director and cattleman, visited Lancaster county to discuss feeding steers a ration of solid waste mixed with corn. The talk was held with Weaver Star Silo and addressed southern farming woes.
The meeting covered Livestock Waste Disposal and The Economics of Disposal under the Water Pollution Control Act of 1972. Gerald Bodman and Melvin Ice presented practical disposal structures while county dairymen shared site and economic constraints and showed installed systems. Donald Duncan of Robesonia could not haul.
The Berks County section reports that general public opinion on selling grain to Russia is mixed. Farmers offer nuanced views: buyers seek high prices while sellers seek fair deals, blurring lines between buyers and sellers in the grain trade.
A 37 year old dairyman and National Farmers Organization member advocates 100 percent parity. He cites a potential Class I price near 10.16 per hundredweight based on butterfat tests and insists on receiving his fair share along with a full time hired man for his 94 acre operation.
Visalia farmer Grant, former California Farm Bureau leader, says the California court’s narrow 4 to 3 ruling could harm property rights nationwide if upheld. He notes a direct appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is pending as CALRB enforces union recruitment.
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