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The Agriculturist-April 13, 1982-Page 11
Agricultural Convocation
By KITTY FRALEY and VALERIE S.
CLARK
Future farm bills will face the same
problems as past bills, says the leader of
the congressional “Boll Weevils,” and
those who believe a free world market
exists “still believe in the tooth fairy.”
Rep. Charles Stenholm, D-Stamford,
said two other problems are keeping the
cost of government dairy programs
under control and dealing with enthu
siasts of a “cheap food” policy.
“Congress spent 12 months trying to
pass the 1981 Farm Bill, and the irony of
it all is that the new bill is an extension of
the 1977 Farm Bill,” he said. “The only
difference is that now the bill can’t be
blamed on Jimmy Carter.”
In the past 10 years, the national debt
as a whole increased 159 percent, but the
nation’s farm debt increased 229 per
cent, Stenholm said.
“The debt has to be repaid,” he said,
“and everyone wants to cut federal
spending to balance the budget—as long
as the cuts are in the other guy’s
program.”
The problem with agriculture today,
he said, can be summed up in one word:
price.
Stenholm said there are two ways to
deal with the price problem: controlling
supply or subsidizing. And, he said, far
mers don’t want subsidies.
' Managing supply can be accomplished
by not over producing or marketing the
product, he said.
“And we in agriculture have done a
lousy job of marketing,” Stenholm said.
“Farmers reserve the right to produce as
much as they want, but refuse to market
their product.”
He urged farmers to participate in the
USDA’s acreage reduction program (see
related story, p. 10), and said supply
management is the height of the free
enterprise system.
The coveted Gavel Award was again
won by the Poultry Science Club for hav
ing the highest percentage of members
present.
Alpha Zeta awarded four $200 scho
larships. The winners were: Roy Beard;
Jim Jackman; Charles Phillip; and Lisa
Taylor.
Outstanding freshman was Mike Phil
lips; outstanding sophomore was Bryan
Terrell; and outstandingjunior was Shir
ley Altenhof.
Jim Harris was awarded the $500 Eva
Simmons Potts scholarship.
Senior merit awards went to Kelly
Castleberry, Matthew Cole, Gregory
Elliot, Patricia Gamble, Randy Green,
Cynthia Hunter, Ken Johnson, Ellen
Kutsky, Laura Larson, Ann Simoneau,
and Lauren Snyder.
Rick Hardin won the $1,000 A. M.
“Tony” Sorensen Jr. Achievement
Award, which is presented to a doctoral
candidate in memory of the late Dr.
Sorensen. Mrs. Sorensen presented the
award.
The Outstanding Professor Award for
1982 went to Dr. Marihelen Kamp of the
horticultural sciences department. Mem
bers of the Student Agricultural Council
choose the recipient of this award.
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