. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. A New Farm Agenda (This guest editorial is excerpted from Behind the Ag Scene, prepared by Bozell & Jacobs, Agricultural Division, and Tinley.) It's unfortunate, but the problems of agriculture have long baffled the Washington experts. Now, after 52 years, it appears the bureaucrats are about ready to toss in the towel and walk awayâ and this may be the best thing that ever happened to agriculture! Because we have arrived at a time for new directions. A time for new ideas. A time for a new beginning. Let's take stock. Can
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. A New Farm Agenda (This guest editorial is excerpted from Behind the Ag Scene, prepared by Bozell & Jacobs, Agricultural Division, and Tinley.) It's unfortunate, but the problems of agriculture have long baffled the Washington experts. Now, after 52 years, it appears the bureaucrats are about ready to toss in the towel and walk awayâ and this may be the best thing that ever happened to agriculture! Because we have arrived at a time for new directions. A time for new ideas. A time for a new beginning. Let's take stock. Can Washington really control agriculture? No, Congress can'tâand neither can the USDA. Today, the USDA is like a mighty log floating down the Potomac, carrying 10,000 antsâand each ant feels he is steering! The USDA IS a "growth industry," rapidly approaching the point where there will soon be one USDA official for every farmer. Though the history of the USDA reflects a series of miscalculations, we shouldn't be too critical. USDA is a giant bureaucracy, operated by humans who are expected to be infallible, to know the unknowable and able to do the impossible. We can no more expect perfection from these men than from ourselves. We all put our pants on, one leg at a time! Whose problem is it? Agriculture's problem isn't strictly a fovernment problem. It's a problem for all of us. In all fairness, we shouldn't criticize the government for trying to help us, or the American taxpayers for supporting us. In the final analysis, the problem is ours. We must march to the beat of our own drum. Should farm programs be continued? No, they shouldn't. But the safety net they offer shouldn't be eliminated in one fell swoop either. iVe have a dangerous 52 year addiction to government programs ;hat must be broken first. As we consider future farm programs, let's take a hard look at )urselves: WHY ARE WE AFRAID to recognize that wealth is produced 3NLY when production takes place ...
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