The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, September 21, 1978, Page page 3, Image 3

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chursday, September 21, 1978
daily nebraskan
page 3
calendar
Ag leader pleased with program
9:304 p.m .-Computer
network, Centennial Room.
10 ajn.-PanhellenicIFC
housemother seminar, room
232
1 1 ajn.-Panhellenic Ad
visory Board, room 203
11:30 ajn.-Panhellenic
Advisory Board luncheon,
room 202
12 noon-Southeast
Community College, rooms
242,243
2:30 p.m.-Committee
on Admissions and Advising
room 216
4 pjn.-NUPIRG Board
Meeting, room 343
4:30 pjn. All Univer
sity Fund, room 232
6 pjn.-Abel-Sandoz,
Auditorium
6 pm.-Christian Science
Organization, So. Confer
ence room.
short stuff
Hie East Union Program
Council will meet at 6 pjn.
in the East Union Commit
tee Room.
The UNL Campus Scouts
will meet at 7 pjn. in Abel
731.
The Block & Bridle Club
will meet at 7 p.m. in the
East Union. Initiates will
meet in the East Union at
6:15 p.m. and the execu
tives will meet in Marvel
Baker Hall at 6:15 p.m.
The ASUN Govern
ment liaison Committee
will meet at 7 tonight in
the Nebraska Union. Room
number will be posted.
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Student Account! Welcome
6:30 p.m. - Council on
Student Life, room 203
7 p.m.-Beta Alpha Psi,
room 202
7 pjn.-ASUN Govern
ment Liaison, room 242
7:30 p.m.-Multi-Cultur-al
Affairs-minority faculty
& staff, room 243
7:30 p.m.-Council of
American Indian Students,
room 337
7:30 p.m.-Math counse
lors, room 225B, 225C
8 p.m. -Eta Sigma
Gamma, room 232
8 pjn. Housing office
Smith Hall, Auditorium
8 pjn .-Homecoming
Coordinating Committee,
room 216
Booths-2A-Young
Democrats, 3A-UPC Foreign
Film Series
By Jeff Unger
Stan DeBoer, the American agriculture movement
leader from Bertrand, is smiling this year but said other
farmers are not so lucky.
DeBoer said despite the fact Nebraska farmers face the
prospect of a record crop yield, he admits that "$ 1 .50 corn
is very realistic."
DeBoer, however will make more than that. He said
that this year he is in nearly total compliance with the
1978 farm program.
DeBoer realizes that not all farmers participated in the
program and that many will be forced to sell grain at the
market price.
"Some farmers can't afford to store their grain until
the price ' rises, and they can't get government loans
because they didn't comply," he said. "Storing grain is
expensive. Some elevators charge fifteen, twenty to
twenty-five cents per bushel for advanced storage, but I
can't blame them, they have to make money too."
He said those farmers who did not comply with the
farm program must depend on their own financial
resources and if they cannot afford to hold their grain
they will have to sell.
DeBoer said by complying he will receive nearly $2
bushel for his corn, and that this may be hard to take for
those who chose not to participate.
'There was good compliance in Nebraska this year, but
we may hear some crying from non-compliance people,"
he said. "On my last trip to Washington, Secretary
Bergland (Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland) told me 'I
can't bail these people (non-compliance) out.' He said he
can't say one thing then turn around and do another,"
DeBoer said.
DeBoer said that farmers from states where few
complied with the farm program may "put pressure on
the HU1" (meaning Congress) since this is an election year.
If there is pressure, DeBoer said he doesn't want to see
Bergland ousted.
"Bergland knows the problems. He's been in agricul
ture and doesn't need to be replaced," DeBoer said. "It
would serve no purpose."
He did admit, however, that Bergland is expendable,
but that it would be a "big mistake" on the part of the
government.
DeBoer said that he expects more farmers to comply
with the government program next year. He also said that
when he was in Washington about two weeks ago he was
told that next year's farm program will be announced in
October.
"I doubt it will come out that soon," he said. "We
probably won't see it until after the harvest. One thing the
government has to realize is that we can't plant everything
fence row to fence row to bring in maximum price. It's
impossible to predict the yield."
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