Ford meeting yields hints on 1977 plans and farm policy
President Ford met with Lancaster Farming readers detailing his stance on grain bills grain reserves and exports. He favors local private control and said he would veto the Senate grain inspection bill if presented. Ford avoided comment on FTC Justice Department cooperative probes and noted vaccine support and uncertain Texas primary prospects.
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Ford
United States
FTC
Justice Department
Texas
Dairymen symposium praised for public outreach
Commentary notes that dairymen and cooperatives attended meetings to share concerns. The symposium is described as a success and the onus shifts to media to print and broadcast the material. The piece urges consumers to read and remember the dairy industry story.
Krieg’s reporting earns national recognition in wheat harvest series
Lancaster Farming editor Dieter Krieg placed second in the National Pie Contest run by the Newspaper Farm Editors of America for a series on the 1975 wheat harvest in southeastern Pennsylvania. Tom Ferschweiler of the Oregon Journal won. Krieg was later named Editor of the Year.
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Lancaster Farming
Dieter Krieg
Farm Editors of America
Pennsylvania
Tom Ferschweiler
Oregon Journal
Portland
Oregon
Ferschweiler
Perm
Krieg
Pennsylvania Mirror
State College
Stable farm prices seen amid expanding export markets
The USDA predicts a record $22 billion in exports for 1976 with domestic demand rising, helping cash receipts hold steady. While some crops may fetch low prices this summer, overall price levels are expected to stay stable as markets grow and inflation eases in the first half of the year.
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Richard Breckhill
Oxford
John A. Kennel, Jr
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M. D. Lumis and Son
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Ben C. Stoltzfus
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