. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. M'KTING COMMITTEE . . (continued from page 4) would run thirty to forty thousand dollars, he added. The Marketing Order budget this year is $90,000, up about $10,000 over last year's due to "one time costs like moving the office," according to Lawton. "We expect to maintain costs at the same level as in the past four to five years (about $80,000)," he said. "One of the things that has been lacking is communication with the growers," Lawton said. "This is the second most important thing we're going
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. M'KTING COMMITTEE . . (continued from page 4) would run thirty to forty thousand dollars, he added. The Marketing Order budget this year is $90,000, up about $10,000 over last year's due to "one time costs like moving the office," according to Lawton. "We expect to maintain costs at the same level as in the past four to five years (about $80,000)," he said. "One of the things that has been lacking is communication with the growers," Lawton said. "This is the second most important thing we're going to tackle. We'll have the toll free number available because the office will be out of the growing area for the first time in its ; A STAFF OF THREE, including Rasmussen, a computer operator and secretary-receptionist, will handle the two marketing orders at the Watervliet, Mich., headquarters. "We're looking toward maintaining the same size staff to keep costs down," Rasmussen said. Under his direction, the Qierry Administrative Board's staff was cut from nine employees to three and the budget reduced $60,000 by "elimina- ting a lot of unnecessary repetition, getting data into the computer that means something, simplifying the ; Rasmussen has an agricultural degree from Fresno State University. He started out running a family farm in Cahfornia raising grapes, peaches, apricots and cotton. He spent llVi years with the USDA during which he received a "rounded education" in the small fruit program. He was a process product inspector for nine years and then was stationed in Washington, , on procurement of produce for federal programs such as school lunches and nutrition for the elderly. He also worked with marketmg orders as a USDA agricultural marketing specialist. "One of our big reasons for going into this with the Cherry Board was Del's experience," Lawton said. "Growers spoke very highly of him. We've ha
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